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Resting in the arms of repetition
Resting in the arms of rhythm and repetition. For me this has been an ultimately profound experience. The journey of trance is a very grounding and life affirming journey, one that enables me to connect body, heart and mind with … Continue reading
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Tagged artists, creative writing, creativity, dance, dreams, drum beat, earth, ecstatic dance, ecstatic dancer, energy, guidance, heart, higher power, memory, middle-earth, middleearthmedicine, poetry, repetition, rhythm, shamanic journey, shamanism, spirit, Spirituality, tribal, vision, wisdom
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Soul Free Of Shame
Shame is generally felt as unworthiness, caused by how we perceive others to see us or think about us. Guilt is generally connected to something we have done that has caused problems regarding what others think or feel and what … Continue reading
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Tagged changes, children, creative writing, dance, education, guilt, health, men, poetry, relationships, shamansim, shame, society, speaking out, spirit, spiritual healing, Spirituality, thoughts, women, writing
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The sweetest pill
A time comes in our lives, does it not, to re-connect to the innocent soul, the creative soul, the wounded soul within us, the poet and artisan, the shapeshifter that knows itself and its many faces, learning – always learning … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan, artists, creative writing, creativity, dancing, dreams, earth, ecstatic nature, energy, nature, poem, poetry, shamanic tools, shamanism, shapeshifter, sharing, spirit, Spirituality, thoughts, tribal, vision, women
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my cultures wounds
Shamanism is about healing our own cultures wounds – and when I look at the dysfunctions around me I get a glimpse of why I follow this path. I’m not sure that shamanism is always the right description for me, … Continue reading
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Tagged creative writing, creativity, cultures wounds, dance, energy, healing, health, inner voice, medicine, medicine women, nature, rites of passage, shamanism, speaking out, spiritual, voice, wild love
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‘Mandorla’
Its an interesting word, it means almond in Italian. I sometimes think I’d like to find a different word for it. The ancient symbol with its profound meaning, was always called the Vesicus Piscis. And that means fishes bladder…even stranger! … Continue reading
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Tagged alchemy, changes, creativity, dance, energy, faith, health, magic of mandorla, movement medicine, poetry, vesicus pisces
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Swan Song
Some time ago Ben and I found a dead and decaying swan. It wasn’t in our own country I hasten to add, before anyone alerts the queen! (as we know all swans in England belong to the queen!) In fact … Continue reading
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Tagged alchemy in movement, benefits of dance, caroline carey, ceremony, dance, dancers, death and rebirth, deep sense, dreaming, ecstatic dance, embodiment, energy, healing, movement medicine, poetry, shamanic journey, singing, soul retrieval, swan, swan song
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Learning from a dancing doctor
I’ve been an ecstatic dancer most of my life. Even in ballet classes I couldn’t wait till the teacher gave us a few minutes of release, of dancing freely away from the structure of ballet steps and poses. I liked … Continue reading
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Tagged bushmen, dancing doctors, desire, empowerment, leveraging, namibian tribes men, passion, power of dance, psyche, tension
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The darkest nights mask of polarity
This year’s Winter Solstice is a day later than usually expected, we tend to think of it as the 21st of December. The Solstice time actually changes every year and is not a fixed time or day. The moment of … Continue reading
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