" 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

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

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

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