Thoughts and discussions revolving around the world as I see it through my own peculiar lenses.
Winter is an important season for me. It is a time that allows for the going into deep dark places, sitting with oneself and looking at the strange scars, and growths, and changes that have come about from the process of just moving through the seasons of the previous year. …
There are special breaths that come to us over the course of our lives. There is the “Breath of Arrival”. We come into this world from our mothers and are shocked into wakefulness. The sudden awareness of the world overwhelms us and fills our lungs with this great breath that …
Last time, I talked about this process that I call the “Winter Counts” which arose out of the character creation process found in Ehdrigohr: The role-playing game. I figured it was worth it to break down how this process actually works for me so that groups could try to do …
Ehdrigohr has been the beginning of many interesting discoveries and journeys for me over the last few years. When I set out to make it I was never quite sure what it would end up being. I didn’t know what I would end up finding in it. More importantly, I …
Day 5 Water dancing thoughts Mni wiconi! Today was a day of water in Chicago! Brisk, penetrating, awakening water. Summer warmth that we had enjoyed for a few days had passed suddenly. When I stepped out of the house this morning I could see my breath plume and swirl and …
Dancing thoughts day 4 (Earth transitions to water) My movement from earth to water actually began a day early. There was a certain dissolution happening and sediment was being loosened but the waters were so dark. Today I moved further up from the earth that I felt glued to and …
My Day 3 thoughts of motion and earth movement I’m thankful for the motion of this day. I woke up with my branches twisted into knots and my roots all confused and mired. My life earth was sodden with tears and sorrows and blanketed in a fog of anxieties and …
My Day 2 Challenge thoughts: I struggled with this this morning lumbering around trying to find a fluid motion from the ground. My bones protested and I gave in and allowed my motion/dance to be simply walking mindfully. As I left the house I stopped to tie my shoes. As …
