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Evolver Full Moon Ceremony?

Hey everyone,

A few years ago I was inspired under the light of the full moon with the idea of people in many different places envisioning a healed, whole world.

I have done this practice for a few years by myself, but I wanted to invite interested folks to spend some time under the full moon tonight or tomorrow night envisioning a regenerative, restored world for people and nature.

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Cosmic Viewings

Over a year ago, I posted a few times on Evolver about a very powerful and unusual dream I had about the sky being lit up behind the clouds at night. The dream involved hummingbirds made of light, bears moving around on the ground, and a group of humans trying to keep a sacred bundle from being stolen from the government...I know it sounds like a great scene from a movie or book.

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Weird Oyster Shell Synchronicities

So, I will admit when my life gets weird Evolver is probably one of the first places I turn. Recently, I have been having weird, strange, and probably even absurd synchroncities around oyster shells.

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What is Real? Mytho-poetic Reality Part 1

Here is a piece of writing from Haida artist, poet, and writer Bill Reid that I read yesterday and really summed up several ideas that have been bouncing around inside my head:

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Obama, Dharmic Leadership and the Mandate of Heaven

It is absolutely amazing to watch the reaction of the world and more specifically of the citizens of the United States to President Obama and his decisions. In less than a year, he has literally gone from being a savior-like figure to a villain or in some circles the anti-christ. Considering the extraordinary times we are in, how can we possibly know what is really happening?

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Honoring the Salmon

A little over ten days ago, a remarkably thing happened to me. I was blessed and lucky enough to catch my first wild salmon. I caught it in a river nearby on a sunny morning after sighting the return of wild salmon at a hatchery a few days earlier.

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Hummingbirds, Clouds of Light, Sacred Bundles, and Dream Synchroncities

Just about a month ago, I had one of the most powerful dreams of my life which was then followed by a series of very serious synchronicities mostly involving Evolver.net.

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Spiritual Fungus of the Immortals

Very few people in the west are aware of the spiritual side of Chinese Medicine. Many of the "medicines" of the pharmacopeia of the world's second largest medical system are actual potent substances that support spiritual practice and cultivation. Many of them are seen as part of the path to immortality.

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"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders

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About Me

Bio

34 yo. Married with 3 yo daughter. Busy daddy trying to balance personal practice, a cool job that doesn't pay very well, and the demands of parenthood. Love the Pacific NW and the outdoors. Someday I want to build my own kayak and my own salmon-skin parka.

Skills and talents
I'm a teacher of nature awareness and survival skills including tracking, bird language, and ethnobotany. I'm a practitioner of Chinese Medicine and a long-time student and teacher of Bagua, Qigong, Taiji, and Xingyi. I am a lineage holder in the Hunyuan Taiji System (3rd generation)
Interests
Community-building, Daoism, Eastern Wisdom, Fishing, herbalism, Internal Martial Arts, Permaculture, Self-sufficiency, Shamanism, Survival Skills
What I'm Reading
Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan Keeping It Living by Douglas Duer and Nancy Turner The Search by Tom Brown, Jr. Spirit Walker by Michelle Paver
What I'm Listening To
Cheohoketen Northwest Native American Flute Music Nawang Khechog
Movies I've Seen Recently
13 Grandmothers
Websites I'm Into
Wilderness Awareness School, Rewild.org, Herb Mentor

Education

High school
University High School, Urbana
College
University of Illinois, Urbana
Graduate school
Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Additional study
Over twelve years of study at the Taoist Studies Institute in Seattle

Work

Employer
Wilderness Awareness School
Position
Instructor at Anake Outdoor School, Lead Instructor Anake Leadership Program