by Nate Long | Oct 25, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Looking Up : I am Eagle and I see you below Marching along with many others who walk Upon the broken shells Scattered upon the lake’s shoreline. I send a thought like an arrow down And you shudder under intrusion, But just as I intended, you look up — You...
by Nate Long | Oct 19, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
A Shamanic Journey : What is your intention? Burn this into your mind’s eye Repeat it ten times under your breath And relax. Lay back and close your eyes Position your head toward the altar Be as comfortable as you can And let the drumming pull you along. There...
by Nate Long | Oct 15, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Reflection and Shadow : I move across ocean waters,Endless and expansiveAnd my wings beat without effortAgainst a breezeless full moon night.Like glass below meMy reflection moves across the surface,Then the reflection moves over a sceneThat shimmers like a movie of...
by Nate Long | Sep 27, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
“Come with Me” : Not a question and not a demandBut an invitation that cannot be refusedA gentle hand waiting to be takenThat leads into a once-feared place of dark No resistance withinAnd a willingness to give up and followWith a trust beyond wordsBeyond...
by Nate Long | Sep 26, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
I Am Water : (In support of Standing Rock and the global need for environmental awareness and balance) #NoDAPL I am wet and yet thirsty. Floating within an endless sea that is deep blue below and light blue in the expanse overhead. There are very few waves, just a...
by Nate Long | Sep 13, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
The Circle Lives : The Circle (Ceremony) we create is not a ‘symbol’ of us connecting with each other — it is actually a real, living, sacred entity that truly DOES connect us. This is my journey –Nate Long...
