Author: Nathara
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Book Review: Spirit and Dream Animals by Richard Webster
Richard Webster’s Spirit and Dream Animals is a multidisciplinary view of modern, mythical, and shamanic practices regarding animal spirit guides (totems), power animals, and shape-shifting. For those who have studied shamanism and mysticism for awhile, this reading may be a tad on the light side, but it does discuss interesting topics such as using the…
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Winter Solstice 2011
Wow, another Winter Solstice is upon us! Time seems to be passing by so quickly this year, and in just another couple weeks, it will be 2012! We have two Solstices every year, one during summer and one in winter. Winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and the longest night of the…
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Flower Energy Cards
I just found out about these beautiful cards from Alaskan Essences, Inc. They are a pictorial deck that features affirmations and information on the energy that each flower embodies and carries with it. All the flowers pictured are native Alaskan wildflowers, so I would especially recommend a deck like this for anyone from Alaska who…
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This Holiday Season
Every holiday season it seems harder and harder to find that perfect gift. Everyone seems to have everything they need or want – except for the really expensive things. So what’s a well meaning gift giver to do? Or maybe you’re thinking about going green or supporting the economy – I have some suggestions for…
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Thanksgiving Thanks 2011
I spoke yesterday of writing this post today and have found myself putting it off and putting it off. I thought it would be easy just to write a big old post about all the things that I’m thankful for and have gratitude towards but it’s actually surprisingly difficult. There is SO MUCH GOOD in…
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Who’s in Your Tribe?
According to the World English Dictionary, a tribe is: a social division of a people, esp of a preliterate people, defined in terms of common descent, territory, culture, etc. Though we consider ourselves a literate people, this pretty well describes a tribe. Especially the “etc” part. But in our modern culture, people use tribe in…
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Facing Our Shadow Selves
Tarot Elements developed a spread to help us face our shadow selves and reintegrate it into the rest of ourselves. It’s a wonderful spread and can be used for self-healing and getting to know yourself. While they view the shadow self as the Jungian view, I have a different perspective. A lot of people think…
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What Can We Learn From Wolf?
Wolves are amazing animals, but they have a reputation that paints them in a grossly vicious fashion. Wolves are not vicious and instead are cautious, take care of their pack, and primarily prey on the old, sick, or young. They rarely face down a healthy adult prey animal and even more rarely attack human beings.…
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The Cherokee Legend of Two Wolves
I love this story. I have tried to verify the origin and everything says it’s Cherokee, but it is the internet so you never know. Anyways, this is an amazing story and I thought it was a good time to share it. This version is taken from http://www.firstpeople.us. An old Grandfather said to his grandson,…
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Why Self Care Matters
I’ve done a lot of readings the last few days and one thing has really stood out to me. The most common piece of advice I’ve been giving people is that they need to work on self-care and being more confident in who they are. This applies to all areas of your life – romance,…
