Message from the Stone Clan
Those who have taken our shamanic training workshops over the last twenty years have become familiar, sooner or later, with the elemental spirits that are planetary in nature, as well as with the qualities and abilities that these transpersonal forces may convey to...
Messages from The Bird Tribe
In March of this year (2013) I arrived at the Breitenbush Hotsprings and Conference Center in the mountain forests and of northern Oregon to teach a week-long Visionseeker workshop to a group of spiritual seekers. These gatherings are designed to assist non-tribal...
The Re-emergence of the Shaman in Our Time
I often mention that in the Western world, when we hear the word "shaman," most of us tend to conjure up an image of a masked and costumed indigenous tribal person, dancing around a fire in the dark, involved in some sort of mysterious ritual, accompanied by...
A Healing Meditation in the Sacred Garden
Allow me to draw from the book that my wife Jill Kuykendall and I co-authored—Spirit Medicine: Healing in the Sacred Realms—to offer you a gift. If you have a serious health issue, here is a healing meditation that you can do in your sacred garden, your inner place...
New Beginnings: The transition from 2012 to 2013
In all true beginnings, there is no knowledge of what will follow. And in the beginning, we have no real understanding of what it means to walk the spiritual path, for our lives have yet to be tested against the stark reality of the enormous changes and challenges...
In Service to the Mystery
As the seasons turn and the light changes with the approach of Fall, we, like countless others, prepare to turn our outer focus toward an inner one ... a seasonal time of reflection, contemplation and reception of inner guidance. This is a good time for character...
An Encounter in Egypt with Isis
Many in our workshops have expressed interest in my visionary encounters with the spirits, and so I have decided to share some of the more interesting ones that have happened across the years. In 2003, for example, I visited Egypt for the first time, and there was...
The Seven Laws of the Great Spirit
I, like many of you, watch the news on television and on June 29th, it was revealed that 39% of the people of America believe that American Culture is in permanent decline and that our deepening financial crisis will never be resolved. In response, I recalled the...
Seasoned Greetings!
I have been remiss in writing blogums during the past five months during which Jill and I have been immersed in our teaching schedule as well as work on our farm… and I have also been involved with writing an ongoing series of essays that are regularly posted under...
Rain-Making And The ‘New Mysteries’ Reemerging In Our Times
Last weekend, at a two hour mini-workshop with a small group in Kona focused on ancestors, we happened to mention the previous event where the group had been successful in encouraging the rain. The islands are still in an exceptional drought, and as we discussed...
