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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Sacred Dance: Egypt, Alaska, St. Louis
Posted in dance, global community, good news, healing the self, path, practice, spirituality, teachers, transformation, Uncategorized, tagged Alaska, Alicia Graf, Aurora Sampson, Cathleen McGuigan, dance, Egypt, full moon, healing, inspiration, Laura Kasinof, native dance, praise dance, Rachel D'Oro, Sam Crespi, spirituality, teaching, Zar on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
More Simple Tools
Posted in dreams, healing the self, new beginnings, practice, shamanism, therapy, transformation, tagged Beth Lumadue, color, color test, dreams, emotional healing, laughter, meditation, power animals, shamanism, snakes, stress, therapy on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Let There Be Music!
Posted in global community, healing the planet, healing the self, music, practice, shamanism, spirituality, therapy, transformation, Uncategorized, tagged Abdullah Ibrahim, Bob Edgar, Carol Proudfoot-Edgar, Furusato, healing, icaros, Jose Stevens, music, shamanism, Sounds True on April 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Happy Earth Day To You!
Posted in global community, good news, healing the planet, invisible world, new beginnings, shamanism, transformation, tagged adaptive re-use, Amy Poteete, Buffalo Skyway, eco-refugees, Fran Korten, Garrett Hardin, intention, Jose Stevens, Lin Ostrom, Marco Janssen, Nobel Prize, Ran Webber, save the planet, Scott Thill, shamanism, Theo Schell-Lambert, transfiguration on April 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Random Good News: In an interview titled “The Woman Who Just Might Save the Planet and Our Pocketbooks,” Fran Korten talks to Lin Ostrom. (Korten is the publisher of YES! Magazine, who has 20 years experience, with the Ford Foundation behind her.) The main message spread by Lin Ostrom is that the “tragedy of the [...]
Simple Tools Make Life a Wonderful Place
Posted in global community, healing the self, new beginnings, practice, spirituality, transformation, tagged celebration, creativity, healing, Heather Ash Amara, intent, opportunity, peace, Raven Smith, simple tools, Spiritual Integrity, Toltec Center of Creative Intent, transformation on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Facets of Spiritual Healing
Posted in good news, healing the planet, healing the self, invisible world, new beginnings, practice, spirituality, therapy, transformation, tagged aboriginal people, alcoholism, Canada, Dory Cote, Edmonton, Florence Loyie, Gary Moostoos, Grant MacEwan College, healing, healing energy, hypothermia, journey, residential schools, stroke, sweatlodge, therapy, transformation on April 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Shamans, Gaia, and the Medsen Fey
Posted in animals, children, global community, healing the planet, healing the self, invisible world, practice, shamanism, spirituality, therapy, transformation, tagged birds, Gaia, Haiti, Hank Wesselman, healer, healing the earth, holistic, LouLou Prince, lwa, medsen fey, parenting, quality of life, Ross Heaven, Sacred Naturalism, shamanism, spirituality, Steve Serr, three souls on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Words and Thoughts, Toxicity and Suppression
Posted in global community, healing the planet, healing the self, invisible world, positive thinking, spirituality, transformation, tagged anger, est training, healing, hostility, illness, invisible world, negative energy, Paul Theroux, power, Robert Frost, Sergio Aragones, Stephen Gaskin, suppressed communication, thoughtcrime, toxic thoughts, transformation on April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Sandra Ingerman wrote and made available online a very powerful essay called “How to Heal Toxic Thoughts.” It’s about the negative energy we send out, and how unconscious of it we often are. She tells about a dream that brought her a powerful message about “psychic punches.” These are impalpable, intangible attacks done with weapons [...]
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