by Nate Long | Jun 20, 2025 | Illustration, Journey Work
When we enter into a ceremony, we do so with trembling hearts and open hands. We come as seekers, carrying the weight of our wounds and the fire of oaur longing. We kneel before the Mystery, offering our songs, our sweat, our silence. Some bring tobacco. Some bring...
by Nate Long | May 15, 2025 | Journey Work
A River Between One sees only fire,the other, a hearth aglow.Same flame, different eyes.What we fear or praisedepends on the gaze we cast.The water holds both. Two stand apart, facing one another, as if looking into a mirror. They are rooted in their own perception...
by Nate Long | Mar 29, 2025 | Illustration, Journey Work
Step by step we go,Balance found in gentle sway,Trust in each new move. Instinct guides the way,Shifting with the flow of life,Finding ground anew. Hesitate, then charge,Caught between extremes we fall,Striving to hold firm. Wisdom brings us peace,Steps aligned with...
by Nate Long | Feb 26, 2025 | Illustration, Journey Work
Blame and Balance Blame drifts on the wind,seeking faces, hands, and names—never our own breath. We kneel, we reach out,to gods, to laws, to healers,forgetting our hands. Mind’s path bends inward,each step shifting what we see,power starts within. Still, the world...
by Nate Long | Feb 12, 2025 | Journey Work
The Full Snow Moonwatches over the silent Earth,wrapped in Winter’s hush.She does not call for attention,nor does she demand to be seen—yet her presence is undeniable,casting her glow upon the frozen world.In the quiet of winter, she whispers:”Strength is not...
by Nate Long | Feb 3, 2025 | Illustration, Journey Work
In the face of overwhelming political or social upheaval, natural disaster, or man-made tragedy, how does one offer help when any single act one might be compelled to offer feels as insignificant as a grain of sand falling on the skin? The weight of helplessness and...
