This morning I witnessed the most beautiful sun rising up over the lake. The lake was so calm and the reflections were amazing. Peace is the only word that comes to my mind. This is a photo I took of the sun being mirrored on the lake reminding me that we are all mirrors of [...]
Sham News Fall 2008 - Upload a Document to Scribd
I just came back from presenting “Shamanism” to a world religion class at Almaguin High School in my hometown of South River, Ontario. The class was an hour 1/2 long and the students seemed to be very interesting if not captivated by the topic. There was a time I would hesitate to present [...]
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This is a video of Mandaza (Augustine) Kandemwa, who is a nganga, a Bantu shaman, in the Shona and Nbebele tradition of healing and peacemaking. In this video Mandaza shares the importance of Dare´in family and community as a way of peacemaking. He also shares the importance of ‘dreams’.
We will be hosting Mandaza at [...]
Medicine for the Earth Shamanism Newsletter
Spring 2008
Changing the Dream
Hello Friends,
As spring melts the snows of winter layer by layer, we are invited to consider what needs to melt away and what new seeds wish to be planted? For a few months now, I have been through a process of clearing away what no longer fits [...]
We just finished hosting the 3rd 2 Year Advanced Shamanism Winter Gathering, where 15 participants gathered at the Edge. Our theme was exploring the Light and Shadow within. We had a perfect day for snowshoeing and skiing, and during our afternoon break we ventured out to explore the islands where Tom Thompson frequently [...]
Martha has been very busy participating in 3 private blogs with current and past Advanced Two Year Shamanism students. Martha has also been writing her newsletter, Shamanism and Medicine for the Earth and teaching shamanism every month. Martha is also overseeing the Transition of the Blue Canoe in South River, formally our retail [...]
I step off the plane….up until this step I had fully anticipated having a pleasurable trip with my loved ones. As my foot hits the pavement I feel an ache in my heart. With each passing step I feel the pain in my heart deepen. Something has triggered me and the [...]
A few months ago a friend of a friend passed away. Over the years while visiting with my friend “Maria”, I would hear stories of how her magical community of friends shared their passions with one another. I heard stories of the “Dream Circle” where they shared their nighttime dreams with one another, very gently [...]