Monthly Archives: March 2014

A Warrior’s Refrain

Posted on March 26, 2014 by gerrystarnes

Starting a 7th year teaching the Spirit Paths program, I am afforded the opportunity to examine again what it means to be a warrior. The word has often confusing meanings in our Western culture, and many of our images of warriors … Continue reading →

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The Shaman in the Cave

Posted on March 14, 2014 by gerrystarnes

A friend recently relayed her trip to the Lascaux Cave Painting exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. Many of you are familiar with the nearly 18,000 year-old Lascaux cave paintings discovered in France in the 1940’s. Werner Herzog’s recent … Continue reading →

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Magic Words

Posted on March 3, 2014 by gerrystarnes

A friend recently shared this popular poetic translation of a creation myth from the Inuit shamanic tradition: MAGIC WORDS “In the very earliest time,
 when both people and animals lived on earth,
 a person could become an animal if he … Continue reading →

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