by Nate Long | May 16, 2016 | Camping, Journey Work
My Journey with Earth and Sky : dedicated to the Spring 2016 Shamanic Community Retreat I sink into the drumThere is a staff standing in the groundIt stands as sentry to the East gateOn it are tied the prayers to Earth and SkyAnd the prayers from our ancestorsThe...
by Nate Long | May 10, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Hummingbird Lessons : There is a loud buzzing, maybe it is Bee or Cicada.I hear the sound stop suddenly — it has landed.I cannot see this creature until I lay back on my blanketAnd look up through the tree limbs. There, five feet above my gaze sits Hummingbird....
by Nate Long | Apr 22, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
My Garden : Waking to the smell of fresh dirtI may have been sleepwalking in the garden againWhere I pull weeds from around the pepper plantsAnd converse again with the worms and ants. I check my fingernails but there is no sign of soilAnd there never has been a...
by Nate Long | Apr 17, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Drum and Rattle : I’ve been having vivid dreams lately. I see a large sun-yellow sheet hanging from the side of the house. On it written large and childlike is: Drum and Rattle Be in Sky and Earth This is my journey –Nate Long...
by Nate Long | Apr 17, 2016 | Journey Work
All you should do … is the best you can do… –Owl
by Nate Long | Apr 15, 2016 | Journey Work, Made-Art
Prayer Catcher : Made while in seclusion with heavy prayers and with only what Spirit could give me. This is my journey — Nate Long “Owl”
