by Nate Long | Nov 2, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Baptism : He stands close to meWaste deep in the small poolSet within the podium floor.Mood lights shine downHot beams into my just-combed hair. Something brushes my legAnd I quickly raise my foot.What strange creatureLives within this strange pool? Sand now sifts...
by Nate Long | Oct 28, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
“Make Your Circle Bigger” : My Circle has always been big enoughTo allow those who need to sit withinNow Circle wants to be more within their heartAnd so I have made it bigger, as it needs to be”Make your Circle bigger”Is the message I keep...
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 24, 2016 | Journey Work, Photography
Rainbow Hearth and Medicine Rock on Lake Buchanan Visit this Google Photo Album for more photos of this great event. On a hillOut by the lakeThe flags of color flutter in the late breezeSage smoke drifts between the prayer tiesAs butterflies paint the sky A white wolf...
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...
