by Nate Long | Oct 28, 2025 | Illustration, Journey Work
Reflection and Shadow A quiet pool will hold your face,A liquid portrait, soft and near,It knows your form, your time, your space,But cannot know the thoughts you bear,A lovely ghost, but not the soul. When evening comes, the form extends,A stretch of charcoal upon...
by Nate Long | Oct 9, 2025 | Illustration, Journey Work
She, the Tree, stands highand beckons for us to landSacred groundsConnecting us deep in the soilOpening the sky for our wingsWhere a feather’s tickle tells allUpon a breeze where whistlingComes from the beak of babesSome of us are closer to transformationTo...
by Nate Long | Oct 4, 2025 | Journey Work
The Bridge-Keeper A soul’s transition has begun, and for those left behindonly grief, disbelief, and anger, with a crushing sadnessthat has opened a lonely chasm. I have been chosen for this role, a sacred and heavy obligation.I am the mediator, the...
by Nate Long | Sep 16, 2025 | Illustration, Journey Work
The scent of woodsmoke and damp earth,Has settled on a cool and crisp morning,Whispering a promise of change. We stand at the year’s crossroads,With a harvest to fill our hearts for what’s to comeAnd gratitude, as we release the summer heat. The amber...
by Nate Long | Sep 10, 2025 | Journey Work
Imagination The drum beat and the dimming of the lights are tools for journey work, as are a quiet room and a focused mind. One of the most important tools, however, is your imagination. For some, this comes more easily than for others, but with practice, it becomes a...
by Nate Long | Sep 8, 2025 | Illustration, Journey Work
Not mine, not the fire’s But the third spirit is ours;Safe in sacred light. The Keeper, the Kept, and the Spirit that Holds Them To own something is not to possess it. To truly own something is to enter into a “relationship” with it, assuming the...
