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Elders Becoming

tasara — Mon, 04 May 2026 02:55:55 +0000

This editorial is for those who find themselves holding the torch as their spiritual teachers age. In my generation, many of us teachers are losing our teachers. They have either stopped teaching, can’t teach anymore or they have gone and died on us. This is disorienting, sad and scary – and there is really no … Continue reading Elders Becoming →

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Spirit-Walkers We Are

tasara — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 00:36:36 +0000

In case you haven’t heard, I have changed the name of a group I created and facilitate on Facebook from Pacific Northwest Shamanism to Pacific Northwest Spirit Walkers, to accurately describe the practices which were meant to be described in the forum. I would rather use a made-up title, than twist and turn an ancient … Continue reading Spirit-Walkers We Are →

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Rubber Bullet Talisman

tasara — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 13:13:12 +0000

Send me your rubber bullets and I will build an altar for us. It will contain the power that struck the hammer,sending them, cutting through the air. It will be packed with the force of cold, negligent denialof all wrongs done from slavery until now. It will be charged with the emotions of our people … Continue reading Rubber Bullet Talisman →

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Unraveling the Curse of Original Sin

tasara — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 03:33:42 +0000

One of the greatest curses cast upon the human race in the last few thousand years is the concept of original sin. Some religions insist it is incurable. Others claim that it can be wiped clean with baptism. Regardless of theological interpretations, many of us who are laypeople carry a deep-seated sense of being an awful, … Continue reading Unraveling the Curse of Original Sin →

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Embracing the Fullness

tasara — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 01:24:36 +0000

It has become commonplace to describe energy, people, places and situations as high vibration or low vibration. In these scenarios, typically high means positivity while low means toxic. This is a major misconception that not only robs us of the incredible healing properties of the low pulse of the planet but it encourages us to … Continue reading Embracing the Fullness →

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A Call to Action: Shamanic Practitioners, Consumerism and Community. Our Place in the Web of Global Healers

tasara — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 04:04:36 +0000

Original, 2012. The first draft of this article was originally rejected by the Society for Shamanic Studies in 2011. After working with an encouraging editor to tone down the intensity, their committee eventually decided that it still wouldn’t work for them. I went on to work with Peter Clark at “All Things Healing” to break … Continue reading A Call to Action: Shamanic Practitioners, Consumerism and Community. Our Place in the Web of Global Healers →

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The Raven’s Lesson

tasara — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 04:16:58 +0000

And I told her, “You have to make a choice. You can’t go around looking for something or someone to tell you what to do. Where to go. Especially in your spiritual life. That’s why you left the church. You didn’t want anyone telling you what to do.“ “See, some deities and forces of nature … Continue reading The Raven’s Lesson →

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Oligarchy Spell Revealed! The Imposition of Images and the Internalization of Black Magic

tasara — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:44:05 +0000

There is an insidious black magic woven into the customs of our current ‘civilized’ societies. Its source is greed and its result is loss – loss of self, of values and in every interpretation of the phrase, loss of life. It has a specific mechanism of which we are all familiar with. It is in … Continue reading Oligarchy Spell Revealed! The Imposition of Images and the Internalization of Black Magic →

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The Quest for Spiritual “Power” and Spiritual Awareness

tasara — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:39:04 +0000

What is it about Power? Power. Power. Lots of people seem to be seeking power in their spiritual, self-evolutionary.. path of power. Personal power, spiritual power, the power to, to… what? The power to impress? Who? Oneself? Ironically, power is all around us. It is in the air. It is in our bones. It runs … Continue reading The Quest for Spiritual “Power” and Spiritual Awareness →

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Will, Wants and Values.

tasara — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:04:07 +0000

The most powerful thing we have in our lives is our own Will. Our Will gets us out of bed in the morning, causes us to create and destroy. Without a Will we flounder. We can Will ourselves into doing something we don’t want to do or we think we don’t have the ability to … Continue reading Will, Wants and Values. →

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