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”
by Nate Long | Apr 6, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Dance : Three whispers moveWith a flag of breath.Six feet captured in shadowBlur across the topsOf grass bladesThat enjoy the dance, too This is my journey. –Nate Long “Owl”
by Nate Long | Mar 30, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
Turning Fear Into Love : Below the skin next to the heart,Dark and uncomfortable and foreign,A black seed implanted within the chest. Gently caress this place as a mother would,Then reach in and pull it out,Hold it and recognize it for what it is. With the finger tip...
by Nate Long | Mar 25, 2016 | Journey Work, Photography
Red Tail Hawk : The field gets mowedAnd the mice runAnd Red Tail HawkComes circling down from on highWith focus and unwavering intentTo do what he knows how to do:Hunt with high definition,Teach with the clearest of wisdom,And to show us each how to trust our...
by Nate Long | Mar 21, 2016 | Journey Work, Photography
Bluebonnet : Grass Blade emergesFrom dark places between stonesPebble is patient and protectiveWithin the shades of budding branches.Green Shoot rises into in a breezeReaching up to touch something higherWhere other seeds drift byAnd Cardinal chirps for her...
by Nate Long | Mar 17, 2016 | Illustration, Journey Work
A Boy : I then see the body of a boy lying on the ground. It’s not a physical body, but the outline or the glowing resemblance of a body. The physical boy seems to be dead, but the energy is still present. I lean over the body and blow down and into his mouth. I...
