According to ancient shamanic knowledge, there is a conscience, a spirit, in everything that surrounds us. When we connect with Our Mother Earth and with the spirits of nature, they nourish and protect us. Mother Earth is constantly whispering signs inviting us to forge a connection with all the sentient beings that surround and support […]
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Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together Marcus Hurelis
A Perspective for the Times This time of the Spring Equinox when the celestial powers of Sun and Moon are in balance is a propitious time to examine aspects of ourselves that are not in balance. Cross- culturally, the season of Spring offers fertile ground for each person to plant and nurture new life […]
We are often called to make a pilgrimage: to a place from our personal past, to a sacred site from our collective history, or to a place of beauty and power in nature. We go to renew our connection with nature or place, with people, with ourselves, and with the Great Mystery. Sometimes we go […]
We were honored to provide ceremonial support for the annual staff retreat for The Center for Violence Free Relationships here at The Sanctuary at Mt. Shasta this past June. We facilitated a number of activities specifically designed to support individual and staff needs that included ceremonies to deepen their connection with each other and with […]
With the rise of the “green movement” and heightened awareness of climate change, Mother Earth is reasserting herself, whether we realize it or not. In particular, the acknowledgment that our planet is a living organism, strikes a responsive cord in millions of people as it re-connects us with our personal, intuitive experience of nature and […]