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Raven in Chaos

tasara — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:51:36 +0000

It’s Raven’s compassion which allows him to wear such a cloak. Chaos! Chaos!, he cries into the nightpassing through grime of polluted rivers,lands of the distraught dead,through it unscathed. It’s Raven’s heart of crystal clear that shines through her darkness. I see you! I see you!, she cries,the jingles and jangles of baubles and dangles,each … Continue reading Raven in Chaos →

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Speak, Shout, Sing, for Mother Earth

tasara — Sat, 11 Mar 2017 17:27:51 +0000

The time is now. The place is here. There is no other time or place for us. A sacred, beautiful leadership has arisen in our indigenous brothers and sisters. They are listening to the great spirits of our Mother Earth and we join their voice to speak for the land. The blessed lands with all … Continue reading Speak, Shout, Sing, for Mother Earth →

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Hollow Bone

tasara — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 15:35:31 +0000

Being a hollow bone is availing one’s body to the spirits to be used as a vessel for the healing spirits to come through and do their work for the good of others. It is dedicating one’s life to the continual retransformation, clarity and care of this vessel so that it may be able to … Continue reading Hollow Bone →

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Raven II

tasara — Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:11:08 +0000

The Raven, she embodies the hollow night. She sits in the blindness next to you, quiet, yet unspeakably noticed. She peers into the spaces between your bones, and she sees everything about you. She sees it all, and then she envelops you with great comfort. A glow escapes her feathers, whose crevices are unable to … Continue reading Raven II →

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Peak Spiritual Experiences

tasara — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:21:06 +0000

Peak Spiritual Experiences are meant to open our minds, our hearts and our bodies to a new way of being. They can be found through shamanic journey, ceremony, fire-walks, relationship with entheogens, meditation, fasting, exertion.. and sometimes we knocked over by them spontaneously. They are a flash in the pan of what life can be. … Continue reading Peak Spiritual Experiences →

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After a Soul Retrieval

tasara — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:29:11 +0000

After a soul retrieval, a person can feel elated, buzzing with energy, emotional, having a sense of ‘being in their body’, a shift in physical sensations, a wonderful sense of groundedness. Of coming home. Home to self. It is beautiful beyond words. Directly after a soul retrieval, a person can also feel nothing at all. … Continue reading After a Soul Retrieval →

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Respecting and honoring your spirit teachers, yourself and the spirits

tasara — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:08:17 +0000

I try to teach good boundaries. I try to hold good boundaries as well. I expect students to be aware that they are coming to participate in an event which is interdependant. Even if you go through an entire course without getting to know your colleagues, your actions and presence have great effect on everyone … Continue reading Respecting and honoring your spirit teachers, yourself and the spirits →

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How to Make a Talisman or Sacred Power Object

tasara — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:35:36 +0000

First of all, what is a talisman or power object? It can be a power necklace, amulet, a sacred flute, a medicine bundle or a healing drum. It can be a healer’s tool to use in helping others. I can be a protection or a portal to clearing energies. A power object is where the … Continue reading How to Make a Talisman or Sacred Power Object →

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Tips in Finding a Spiritual Teacher or Healer

tasara — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:51:33 +0000

Effective spiritual teachers are doors for us. They embody the personal work they have done and the intimacy of their relationship with their helping spirits. They create a safe place for us to do our work and manage group dynamics in a way that allows everyone to share freely. Healing is an art form. Each … Continue reading Tips in Finding a Spiritual Teacher or Healer →

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Happy Martin Luther King Day. May we Be the Change that We want to See.

tasara — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:46:50 +0000

Shamanism is a Path of Love and as all in paths of love, it requires the kind of courage that our leader Martin Luther King had. Shamanism is not about how far you can get out there to meet the spirits but what you bring back for your community, how skillfully you can bring it … Continue reading Happy Martin Luther King Day. May we Be the Change that We want to See. →

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