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Spirit Cat

Spirit Cat
Every fall I have watched the Leonids meteors, streaming from the constellation Leo. Like the Spirit Cats I drew over and over again as a boy, they seem far away, beautiful, and full of portent.  In California we had a neighbor who owned a car dealership. Every week there would be another great car in…
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The Heart of the Bear

The Heart of the Bear
Bear Medicine is a large part of my life. There is a place here we call The Heart of the Bear. I have stood at the doorway of the den, and listened to them sleeping from above. I welcome them into my dreams, and feel them when they are near. I hear them dreaming of the…
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Equinox

Equinox
Bathed in sunlight at water’s edge, I came to make an offering. At the confluence, everything abounds. It is as if any thing can be seen, or heard, or known there. Like rays of amber, light was pouring in through the pines and hemlocks, through the still water, golden from the fallen leaves. The remains of…
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Cloud Busting

Cloud Busting
Recently I visited my sister Carolyn who lives near Pittsburgh. I had sent my flute on ahead, as well as some sacred herbs for blessings of heart and hearth. One day we visited a small lake in the city that has been a welcome refuge for her and our father. The sun was brilliant, and…
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