
Black Mirror
" The screen’s the altar, I’m the one they sacrifice to — then ’til now, Golden Age to Golden Age. They sit side by side, ignore each other and give it up to me. Now they hold a smaller screen in their lap or the palm of their hand so they don’t get bored watching the big one. Time and attention: better than lamb’s blood." - Neil Gaiman, American Gods In Neil Gaiman’s American Gods (first a graphic novel, later an incredible TV show), the “new god” Media (played by Gillian An

Witchcraft.
The funniest things happen when you slow down, don't they? As a practitioner, I am always surprised by the power of taking my own advice. I shouldn’t be. I know that these things work, which is why I recommend them to all of you nice people on the regular. I guess it’s like the shaman version of the detective’s curse: the answer I was looking for was in front of me the whole time. It’s so overt it’s covert. I’m working on it. The season of fatigue As I headed into the Solstic

May the crows be with you.
A major sign of digging into deeper shamanic waters is a rapid cycling of TOTEM Animals. Despite having just initiated intense spiritual work with Snake, it became obvious that Crow was starting to sneak in. For three consecutive days last week, I had dreams in various rooms, all of which featured framed paintings of crows hung on their walls. Subtle as it was, I kept waking up in the morning, briefly thinking, "Huh, guess I'm going to have crow medicine now" before forgettin

A total eclipse of my kidney stone.
The word shaman means "wounded healer". And while, on the surface, this is a metaphorical statement about how shamans are called to do spiritual work when finding healing during their own time of crisis, it's also a literal phenomenon. As in, physical, medical wounds. And while every shaman's wound is different, there is always a chakra connection to shifting energy, spiritual downloads, and the big work of life. Wounded healer For my whole life, I have struggled with urinary