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Tag Archives: indigenous teachings
The Halfway Café
Here is a podcast of my short story, “The Halfway Café,” narrated by a dead woman and examining such questions as: Do our ancestors watch us? Why would they care if we mourn? An outtake from my mystery novel, Stone’s House, it … Continue reading
Posted in death, Uncategorized
Tagged afterlife, indigenous teachings, ourgatory, short story, storytelling
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Talisman of gratitude
According to Mayan shaman Martín Prechtel, all inspiration comes from the Other World. When we create something, we are supposed to give back to our ancestors in the Other World, using the form of “eloquent sound,” or by offering something … Continue reading
Posted in death, genealogy, mental health
Tagged African spirituality, ancestors, indigenous teachings, Martin Prechtel, mayan spirituality, ritual, shaman, shamanism
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Tarantella, an ancient Sicilian dance ritual
My Italian ancestors lived in the Dolomite Mountains, the Alps near the Austrian border. However, there’s a theory that the family name, Ciliotta, referred to a migration from Sicily (note the “cil” in both words), many centuries back. So when … Continue reading
Posted in mental health, spirituality
Tagged ancestors, dance ritual, healing, indigenous teachings, Post-Traumatic Stress, ritual, Sicily, tarantella
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Ancestralization: Water your family tree
My friends and I are digging a home for our ancestors under an old church. Maybe your ancestors would like to live there too. The church has been deconsecrated, as it is no longer needed for Christian services. We find … Continue reading
Posted in death, genealogy, spirituality
Tagged African spirituality, ancestors, ancestralization, Glenn Leisching, indigenous teachings, ritual, shamanism
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The Civil War and the hungry ghosts
In the previous post, I wrote about Mayan teachings related by Martin Prechtel in a Sun Magazine interview with Derrick Jensen in 2009. Like the West African Dagara, whose traditions I have been studying with Glenn Leisching (pictured), the Mayans … Continue reading
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Tagged African spirituality, ancestors, Civil War, Glenn Leisching, indigenous teachings, Malidoma, Martin Prechtel, shaman, shamanism
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What is a shaman?
In a 2001 interview for the The Sun Magazine, Mayan elder Martín Prechtel sets out a world view that is similar to that embodied in the West African spiritual practices I have been studying with Glenn Leisching, an initiated elder … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, Dagara, Glenn Leisching, indigenous teachings, Malidoma, Martin Prechtel, other world, shaman, shamanism
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