Second Moon of Winter 2022
By Phoenix the Elder – Greetings dreamers, healers, artists, soul, and moon lovers! Our Second Moon of Winter begins on January 2, 2022, and the full moon will be on January 17th. This is our next 12 degree New Moon in a series of five auspicious new moons. We enter the Element of Earth and […]
Shamanochki Horned Kichka – The Evolution from Grandmother Shaman reduced to Maiden Bride
By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – I am particularly interested as a shaman, in my ancestral grandmothers and their ancient prehistoric rituals which were dominant before the 5th through 8th centuries. Before writing, we had art and oral traditions that carried our stories during the long winter moons and the celebrations of life. Much can be seen […]
Light Who Loves Her Sister Darkness, The Perils of Rejecting the Shadow
Article by Madrona Holden – Should living in the light be our highest spiritual goal? Be careful, the ancient myths warn us, there are perhaps just as many ways to be lost in the light as there are in the dark. From Sumeria, we have a story that exposes the dangers of scorning darkness and […]
Wasp Totem – The Fine Art of the Sting
By Phoenix the Elder – When we combine a life of Sacred Art or Sacred Creative and Artful living with the joys and perils of our real-life journey and our emotional life, nature teaches us everything we need to know how to navigate the mirrors of the winding river. In order to navigate this journey, […]