Monthly Archives: October 2011

There’s a Story Waiting

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

We return to the teepee for three more posture experiences in the next twenty-four hours. I’ll describe two of them in this post. We encounter our mythic selves more deeply by experiencing the birthing posture. One of my favorites, this particular … Continue reading →

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Mythic Beings Arrive

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

Returning to our process under the bower, we start sharing the stories of our encounters in non-ordinary reality. Quickly, we realize that we are truly setting out on an unknown journey – our ceremony will be peopled by mythic beings. … Continue reading →

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The Woman at the Gate

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

V, whose bower this is in a manner of speaking, rubs the trance from her eyes. Rising to her feet and shrugging her shoulders, she says, “I need to go to her. I bet it’s our neighbor. She’s deeply religious.” … Continue reading →

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The Following Day

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Morning dawns with summer perfection. We decide to hold our next posture outdoors to connect more deeply with the sensory delight of our earthly home. A bower beckons. The dictionary tells me that a bower means both “a pleasant shady … Continue reading →

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Giving Voice

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

Holding a posture that looks like this,* we tilt our heads, open our mouths, close our eyes and sing, “Ahhhhhh,” when the rattle and drum beat begins. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…Ahhhhhhh…Ahh….Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. The drum and rattle hold the center of the belly rich sound … Continue reading →

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