by Nate Long | Oct 7, 2015 | Illustration, Journey Work
Funeral in the Valley : I am sitting with my friend, the twisted cedar “Chief”. He gifts me with a vision. I see a large grassy field stretching across a mountain valley. The steeple of a church sticks up in the middle, out of the tall grass. A...
by Nate Long | Oct 2, 2015 | Journey Work, Made-Art
I Make Prayer : The Oxford dictionary defines prayer as: “A solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship”. The secondary definition is also just as much if not more relevant to my purposes: “An...
by Nate Long | Sep 26, 2015 | Illustration, Journey Work
My Star : I stand on the top of a very tall mesa. It is night time and so is very dark. There is a cool wind that touches my face. I cannot see below the mesa. I cannot see the edge of the cliffs. There is a lone star on the horizon… at least I think it is a...
by Nate Long | Sep 23, 2015 | Illustration, Journey Work
Create the World Below You : Once you find that special place up high, you can then create whatever world you wish below you. (for my little sister, Lena) This is my journey. — Nate Long “Owl”
by Nate Long | Sep 21, 2015 | Journey Work, Photography
This is a Sacred Universe : This is a sacred universe, which contains a sacred Earth, upon which resides sacred plants and animals, sacred thought and prayer, sacred hope and caring. For everything is truly sacred and contains a Spirit that deserves respect and...
by Nate Long | Aug 2, 2014 | Drum and Rattle, Journey Work
Dreams of Birds drum Dreams of Birds Sitting with drum I clear my head. Two large buzzards circle and watch. I smudge drum and myself again. Ask drum to speak to me, to give me its name. Owl stone is in front of me. A quick pace is played on the drum and I listen to...
