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Shamanism is unlike many other topics, in that you get your best information about it from blogs. Although shamanistic practice reaches out to all of Creation, it is also subjective and deeply personal. Scientific minds insist that almost all the “evidence” for the invisible world is “anecdotal.” In their view, nothing matters except lab results, [...]

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Christian Science Monitor correspondent Laura Kasinof reports from Cairo, Egypt, that the art of zar has been reduced to only about 25 performers and one public venue, because the hardcore Islamists don’t like it. It’s perceived by them as a form of communion with evil spirits, but this is not so, as Kasinof tells us: [...]

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We often ask ourselves, “What can I do right now, today, for the good of myself, others, the planet?” Luckily, we are surrounded by simple tools that can make life a better place, with very little out-of-pocket expense. Sometimes, all it takes is awareness. Color Consciousness One such good tool is color. In “Color Therapy [...]

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Who were the first black South African musicians to record a jazz album? The Jazz Epistles, in 1960, headed by Abdullah Ibrahim (whose stage name then was Dollar Brand). Now in his late seventies, Ibrahim is still going strong. We know this because of the terrific interview with him that appears in the online magazine [...]

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“Meditation Guided Music Do’s and Don’ts” is a basic explanation of what guided meditation music (these days generally available on CD) is all about. In many cases it doesn’t stand alone, but functions as the background for the spoken-word directions that provide the guidance. It needs to be soft enough to enable the listener to [...]

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“Heal the Earth to Heal Yourself” is a title of Peggy Wheeler’s article about the Gaia Principle on Examiner.com. It just about says it all, but — who is Gaia, and why heal the Earth itself, or herself, as we are fond of saying? Just think of the planet as a sentient being… and don’t do [...]

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The Personal Celebration The Toltec Center of Creative Intent brings us an essay by Heather Ash Amara, whose message is “Celebrate Your Life: Infuse It with Joy and Spirit.” A celebration can mark a transition, the anniversary of an important (inner or outer) event, or the fact that today is Wednesday. A personal celebration is [...]

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For the Edmonton Journal, a very interesting writer named Florence Loyie interviewed Gary Moostoos, in Alberta, Canada, in a story called “Spiritual adviser brings hope to the lost.” Moostoos applies traditional healing solutions to current problems. He holds sweatlodge ceremonies on the reservation, and anyone who has maintained sobriety for four days can attend. Trunks [...]

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In his article on Sacred Naturalism with Steve Serr website, “Close Encounters of the Bird Kind,” the author displays some strong convictions that are hard to argue with. For instance, he feels that humankind has become distanced from the Earth’s gifts of healing and wisdom. Dr. Serr goes on to say that shamanism, a natural and [...]

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On the Earthpulse Press website, Dr. Nick Begich and Shelah Begich Slade tell about the ideas of Joel Sternheimer about music and plants, which have been creeping around the edge of Western consciousness ever since the early 1970s. Many highly respected scientists in various countries have found that plants are influenced by sound, in both [...]

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