Buddist principles of stepping away from the universe, of letting it flow over you without causing ripples, has always tempted me.. especially with how Shaman are viewed in general.. I've always felt like modern society things it doesn't need Shaman anymore, that we're archaic, that we don't have anything to offer to Western Civilization. I don't ( Read more... )

I'll just leave this here:

I remember well the day we wed
I can see that picture in my head
I still believe the words we said
Forever will ring true
Love is certain, love is kind
Love is yours and love is mine
But it isn't something that we find
It's something that we do
It's holding tight, lettin' go
It's flying high and laying low
Let your strongest ( Read more... )

.. than by telling a story to someone else ( Read more... )

Strange how discussion of one thing leads to a realization about something completely different.. The more I learn about Buddhism, the more I realize that a lot of religions have some of the same concepts for things, but then take a different tack on how to relate to those concepts. As I understand it, both Shamanism and Buddhism recognize a fairly ( Read more... )

I've been horribly so.. so here's the update on shaman-y things.

I'm being called again.. for the first time in... since... <-.-> since Montana I think... definitely the first time since coming here. Two simple words.. "...then come". In response to so much ( Read more... )

Yet another bit of wisdom from the trees ( Read more... )

Last night was definitely a good experience. They didn't have a french horn for me to use (and I'm still kicking myself for not bringing my mellophone with me) but they gave me music and a t-shirt and enjoyed my singing of my parts, especially when noone else had that particular line ^_ ( Read more... )

In the movie Armegeddon, there's a good quote that just about sums up my mood right now ( Read more... )

... i'm not pregnant.

every time this happens, i feel worse about it... we manage to have sex when my body thinks it's fertile, i miss a period, wait a few weeks for good measure... then nothing...

I've never had other people shift in my dreams before... There was a blond lion and some kind of bird. We had to get across a continent and took our own paths to get back to a small town by a river... reunion and shifting together is another something new, too.