Hummingbirds ~

I adore these little guys. They are so tiny, and you must watch your feeders closely or you will miss their presence altogether. They are swift, silent, bright little dots lightening up the day of anyone who gets the pleasure of seeing one. In fact, that is their medicine, they are “Bringers of Joy”.
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The Medicine of the Song Bird ~

The message the Songbirds bring us is an affirmation of life, and the fact that, against pretty impressive odds, it’s worth making a try at doing one’s very best to “make it work” as an individual. Now, this will mean different things for different people. For some this affirmation will be about life itself, and [...]

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The Barbarians ~

What is a barbarian? What constitutes being civilized? When has the line been crossed so that all will see an act as barbaric? There really are no answers to those questions, because it is all  in the point of view of the culture from which we come. The beautiful fur coat that you see here [...]

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Tricksters ~

Is the “Devil” a real “person” or just a concept? Big question, many answers. I have some opinions, no answers, but will lovingly share my opinions with any who will listen. The raven, my birth totem, is one of the well known tricksters in Native American cosmology. There are others, better known, i.e. the spider, [...]

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The Vision Quest ~

This eight point symbol, or star, is used by the Lakota to signify the Morning Star, the Spirit from which each Lakota asks guidance for their life path. That is the purpose of a ceremony called the “Vision Quest”. Though it sounds a bit romantic, I would caution you that it is several days of [...]

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Trees ~

I love the Tree of life, it is the symbol I choose most often to wear when attending a spiritual function. The reason for this is the existence of it’s presence in one permutation or another all over the world, so that, whether I am among Christians, Native Americans, Buddhists or Hindus, the TOL is [...]

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Ladders ~

The concept of the ladder of deeds by which one climbs to heaven is interesting to say the least. It never seems to occur to those who feel that one must climb this ladder that it is not a matter of how much you do, but how you do it that matters to the One.
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Meekness ~

This is another one of those fruits that Paul listed that doesn’t get a whole lot of attention. To my notion, first of all, this is not necessarily the willingness to stand still and be whipped, though that has been known to happen, it is by no means all that this concept entails. When I [...]

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Following the light that you now have. ~

Several years ago, in my youth, as it were, I read one of Taylor Caldwell’s books about Merlin, king Arthur’s mentor. He is depicted as having become a Christian, converting from Druidism, asked about this, he said that one must follow the greatest light that one posesses in one’s life, and that the Carpenter’s light [...]

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Gentleness ~

Kittens and bunnies evoke sensations of cuddliness and gentleness for all who see them, now, if they are feral, that won’t be the case, but if they have been handled gently from birth, they will snuggle with whatever human holds them, generally. Paul, the “Apostle” counts gentleness as a fruit of the Spirit, and I [...]

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