Made Prayer

an artistic creative process

Flute Healing Journey and Healing Hands Song

This is a sound healing ceremony featuring flute, drum and song

Medicine Drum Making

A drum is a living being, built with intention and love. It is birthed through proper prayer and blessings. It is a guide and guardian and teacher that can bring healing by taking one on a journey within or a journey to another place.

Austin Labyrinth Project

Walking the Labyrinth is an amazing way to move into your own journey and focus in on where you have been, where you are and where you are going. Visit the Project page for a list of Austin-area Labyrinths.

Recent Blogs

I love loving you!

I love loving you!

Mar 16, 2026

Dancing with you through this world,through flowers bowing politelyand mud that sloppily insists on joining our feet. The earth turns the music quietly.Swirling on this sacred dance floor.Okay that our steps are rarely graceful. Still, of all the dances I could have...

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The Cup and the Moment

The Cup and the Moment

Mar 3, 2026

What Is Here Is Real The Cup and the Moment Blue notes drift like rain,steam unthreads its quiet prayer,cup keeps the small sun. Leaf silt settles down,porcelain reads their old script,wood table leans in. Door wind stirs the hush,time gathers inside two hands,moment...

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An Intentional Artist

I try as best as I am able to live a life that is intentional and spiritual. My creations are my prayers to whatever Spirit says needs help. I am able to channel the needs and create a physical, verbal or musical gift. These “made prayers” are my way to assist in healing… emotional, spiritual and physical.

This is a sacred universe, which contains a sacred Earth, upon which resides sacred plants and animals, sacred thought and prayer, sacred hope and caring. For everything is truly sacred and contains a Spirit that deserves respect and devotion. We, as Human, must find this vision of everything again… for where we have forgotten how to see the magic, everything else within this universe has not. Blessings, Nate Long “Owl”

Having an intentional/spiritual mindset is a way of thinking and seeing the world and reacting to the world. It coexists and enhances almost all forms of religious beliefs and cultural spiritual practice. It is about living with a view of the world as a living and connected organism. We, as Human, are a part of the whole, not in charge of – or overseers of – the world.

Ceremony creation and facilitation is another form of art and of making prayer. It can be a beautiful and loving undertaking or a powerful healing, supportive and visible statement. Ceremony involves the deep journey work, persistence and fearlessness of judgements.

Different from dreaming and from meditation, the shamanic journey is a tool used to provide a closer and more direct conversation with Spirit guides and ancestors; with the plants, animals and elements; and with the Earth herself. Within the journey, similar to lucid dreaming, questions are asked and answers are provided and healing and messages are sent and delivered. Allowing one to bring back the stories and recreating them in whatever artistic way is needed.

Journey Work

From the MIND, HEART and SPIRIT of Nate Long “Owl” with poetry and illustrations, journaling and mapping conversations with Spirit to bring hope, healing and love to whomever and whatever is in need.

Art

Drawings, paintings and photographs — drums and rattles — dream catchers and stones — ceremony and music. All work has been created with honor and respect and is infused with sacred intent — and interwoven with prayer.

Books

We Are All Related … No Matter What. How big is your family? When we are related to all that exists, then we can find love and help and companionship no matter where we are.