The Oracle of Reflection

Keywords: Self-Awareness, Introspection, Meditation, Duality, Inner Wisdom Reflection represents the still and calm waters of introspection, inviting us to gaze into the mirror of our own soul. This feature of water embodies the power of self-awareness, urging us to turn our attention inward and explore the depths of our own consciousness, and our subconscious. Like…

Archers on Horseback, a Poem

My ancestors rode across the steppesrode beneath the rolling thunder.Between them and the landtheir motherthere was no dividebut the trampling of hooves.The dancing of shamansrumbled the earth belowand shook the skies above.Fire carried the departedback to the starsand archers on horsebackled an age of gold and valor.And now I sit and languish,riding only a rusty…

The Power of a Piscean Solar Eclipse

You may already be thinking “the eclipse is in Aries!” but it actually is quite literally in the sign of Pisces. Tropical astrology is figurative, whereas sidereal astrology is based on where the constellations actually physically are, their actual size (hint: they definitely are not all a tidy 30°) and accounts for the precession of…

Conchomancy II: Shell Divination Simplified

Given that there are nearly 100,000 recognized species of mollusks, it is impossible to assign a specific meaning to each individual shell like a Tarot card. It is much easier and effective to intuit a meaning from a shell based on several factors like the color, type, shape, features etc. No two shells are the…

Shamanism: A Human Birthright

I consider shamanic practice to be the purest spirituality as it is ubiquitous throughout world cultures, is rooted in nature, and is not part of any structured dogma or organized religion. The purpose of religion is to control the human spirit. The purpose of shamanism is to free it. Shamanism has no ruling deities, no…