by Nate Long | Nov 19, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Turkey Medicine : Nourishing the body, mind and soul Blessings from the underbrush and For the earth we stand upon Gratitude for all abundances For all of the harvests For all of the relations that grow A “Thanks” that is given For all that Mother has...
by Nate Long | Nov 15, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Spiritual Practice : Spiritual Practice From across cultures and time Ritual and ceremony and sacrifice. Deities and holy icons and sacred symbols. Drums and choirs and mantras. Meditation and prayer and quiet reflection. Blessings and healings and the laying on of...
by Nate Long | Oct 16, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Thunder Medicine : The Thunder people sit on highWatching in regal splendorPlaying their gamesBringing the rainsAnd the winds and the chill. Knowing that their purview is vast:From life-giving to life-takingFrom cleansing to chaotic upheavalWith a purpose we do not...
by Nate Long | Oct 8, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
Crow Grants a Visit : Passing through the fog With Crow flying nearby Crossing through this portal The sky seems to have fallen Upon this highway Where you have already passed I fly through now, too, As Crow gives me a tour Of where the living do not belong I know I...
by Nate Long | Sep 20, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work
A Sanctuary for Lovers : Your great arms suspended above With fingers curling and twitching at the air, Shading and hiding the lovers Within the grasses below, Who touch each other softly And whisper vows with poetic lips. They have chosen to sit beneath you Because...
by Nate Long | Sep 11, 2018 | Illustration, Journey Work, Special Event
Seventeen Years Ago : The barber has passed on now, But he is not forgotten For he held sacred space for me Seventeen years ago. I am journeying back in time To a haircut And the sound of scissors Metal edge against metal edge. There’s an unusual chill Even when...
