In my last post – Medicine – Part I – I wanted to provide a foundation and framework in which to speak about “medicine” – as in plant medicine, medicine journeys, etc. I defined “medicine” as anything that brings us closer to wholeness – physical, emotional, energetic, etc., and I included the image of the whole self (reproduced here), where, the horizontal line marks the division between what is… Read More »
I’ve been talking about “medicine” for decades. I’ve offered workshops on Medicine Wheel teachings, traveled to the Amazon to explore medicine plants, and taught about medicine names, songs, and encounters with medicine animals. Now, with the upsurge of interest in “medicine plants,” I want to share some thoughts about what the word “Medicine” means.
For a long time, I’ve tried to apply the mantra, “Energy flows where attention goes,” to my life, and considered my attention as perhaps the only thing I actually could control or take credit for. In service of that, for 30+ years I’ve begun most days by lighting sage and giving thanks to the world around and within me.
I recently read a blog post written by a local friend… Read More »
The well-known yin-yang symbol represents two snakes, the head of each one pursuing and devouring the tail of the other. The white snake (yang) is usually seen as masculine, and it creates rules, structures, and form (order). The black snake (yin), is generally seen as feminine, and represents nature and wildness, the forces of chaos and disorder.
Order (yang) creates agreements and the stability, safety, and predictability that follow, but… Read More »
Our oldest archetypal image – the World Tree – has roots that reach deep into the earth while its branches stretch upward to the sky. At its base, a spring – representing the Source of Life — bubbles up from beneath the ground, providing life to everything in “the garden.” Institutional spiritual traditions of the West habitually look up…… Read More »
