PART EIGHT: Black Bear & “Soft Paw” Medicine It was the last day of the retreat, and Moon Dancer and I had the day to ourselves to review the work we had done. Early that morning, soon after the…
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Notes on A Woman’s Shamanic Retreat in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains: Part Eight
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Notes on a Women’s Shamanic
Intensive Retreat
in Pennsylvania’s
Endless Mountains: Part Six
Swan Medicine & Past Life Healing It never occurred to us, when we chose to remain open to whatever animal spirits appeared to assist us with our healing work over the weekend, that the shamanic archetype taking the form of…
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Notes on a Women’s Shamanic Intensive Retreat in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains: Part Five
Lizard Medicine & Feminist Shamanic Dream Healing One of the women at the Intensive, who deals with a challenging family history on an ongoing basis, reported having recurring nightmares related to that history, and it soon became clear that…
Notes on a Women’s Shamanic Intensive Retreat in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains: Part Three
Part Three: Mother Light Opening Smudge Ceremony Feminist shamanic workshops, circles, and Intensives are begun with a Mother Light Smudge Ceremony, during which we connect with the feminine energy of the Earth in the specific place in which we’re gathering,…
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Notes on a Women’s Intensive Retreat in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains: Part Two
PART TWO: Inner Practice & Outer Expression We had arrived at the farm in a state of discouragement about the events of the past year, and the future of our small, scattered community of women. Because our discouragement was so…
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