Monthly Archives: September 2011

The Journey Begins

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Deborah

Dear Reader, Ten days ago you may remember I began chronicling the journey that eight ordinary people took to birth a living myth for our time. I’ve made a few “text-ural” detours which I hope add dimensionality to your appreciation … Continue reading →

Posted in gaialogue, truth | Tagged drum, endorphins, Gunter Hasffelder, kundalini, life tree, Nana Nauwald, rattle, rhythm, sounding | Leave a comment

New Thoughts

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Deborah

I’ve described the group, the setting and the process of Ecstatic Postures. I’ve even written about that which arouses skepticism and often heated argument – the idea that the invisible world surrounds us and is real, mentionned even that the … Continue reading →

Posted in gaialogue, truth | Tagged invisible in the visible, neutrinos, new thinking, reality, Werner Herzog | 2 Comments

Remembering the Reality of the Invisible

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Deborah

I’m not sure how long anthropologists and historians consider humans “modern.” They probably disagree. Given the quality of ancient artwork found inEurope, I think we are more like our ancestors of 35 to 40,000 years ago than we want to … Continue reading →

Posted in gaialogue, generations, truth | Tagged ancestors, Chief Seattle, eairth, invisible realities, living earth, Per Espen Stoknes | 1 Comment

The Posture Itself

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Deborah

So here we are, nervously and eagerly, anticipating what will happen next. We know the rhythm drives our nervous system and the specific posture we hold reliably opens the door to a specific neighborhood of what we call Alternate Reality. … Continue reading →

Posted in mystery, truth | Tagged awakening, Bradford Keeney, ecstatic experience, expanded consciousness, normality, vision | 2 Comments

Return to the Teepee

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Deborah

In the teepee I feel a sense of sacred space. My imagination soars along the converging poles leaning toward the sky and something deep in my body feels at home sitting round the fire pit. The images on the wall … Continue reading →

Posted in gaialogue, mystery, truth | Tagged Bruce Wilshire, communion, deprivation, ecstasy, Felicitas Goodman, sacred space | 2 Comments

Honoring 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Deborah

Nine years before the planes hit theWorldTradeTowers, I painted a prophetic image while spending two months in solitude. I didn’t realize it was prophetic until two days after the event happened. The painting hung in my living room and as … Continue reading →

Posted in mystery, truth, wonder | Tagged 9/11, eairth, ego, empowering, forgiveness, grace, knowing, love, Per Espen Stoknes, prophecy | 6 Comments

Re-storying

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Deborah

I’ve mentionned our four day ceremony several times here and some of you, I hope, are wondering just exactly what we were doing. I called the ceremony: Re-storying our Modern Lives – A Ceremony to Renew a Living Myth for … Continue reading →

Posted in gaialogue, generations, Uncategorized | Tagged ancestors, diversity, eairth, ordinary people, Per Espen Stoknes | 2 Comments

Gossamer Threads

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Deborah

My friend flies in from Boise to assist at the ceremony, Re-Storying our Modern Lives – a Ceremony to Renew a Living Myth for Eairth. She’s suffered a lot recently, so we walk a nearby beach to ground ourselves in … Continue reading →

Posted in mystery, truth | Tagged awe, bones, mini-dragons, mystery, tensile strength, treasure, wonder | 4 Comments

Persistence Paid Off

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Deborah

Around the Bend sold ten days ago at the same time we were engaged in our ceremony “Re-storying our Modern Lives.” Such serendipity! I am jubilant and grateful. Who’s Dreaming Whom, my first large Claybord piece ( 2 ‘ x … Continue reading →