by Nate Long | Dec 3, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
Committee of Three : Sit down at this fire with this committee of three important souls: Your descendant, your ancestor, and you. You are the descendant that your ancestor wishes to nurture. You are the ancestor your descendant is calling on for guidance. And the...
by Nate Long | Nov 15, 2021 | Journey Work, Photography
In Council with the Sun The wind takes us Over the waves Over the horizon To sit in council with the sun Who has not-quite arrived And together conceive Then birth the day ahead This is my Journey– Nate Long “Owl”
by Nate Long | Nov 1, 2021 | Drum and Rattle, Journey Work
The Wheel Drum is a 16″ Elk hide with 16-sided maple rim. Painted with the four directions. Through journey-work, instruction was given to add a small medicine wheel each time I facilitate ceremony. Over time this line of medicine wheels will spiral around and...
by Nate Long | Oct 7, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
Lesson from Vertigo : Lesson from Vertigo With a bout of vertigo recently, my journey work has tapped into this ailment. I’ve since had a few conversations with this very (may I say) annoying Spirit Guide. Forward: New beginnings ahead. Anticipation. Fear. Right...
by Nate Long | Sep 23, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
Light and Love : When walking through the shadows, find that small spark of self-love within. Embrace it and turn up its brightness. Shine it on all around and walk with power and sacred purpose. The sacred is within. The shadows can no longer enter. And as the...
by Nate Long | Aug 27, 2021 | Illustration, Journey Work
(a return to the time of the Grandmothers) Legacy : He learned all he knew from his Mother and Grandmother. What time of year to plant each seed? How deep within the soil and how much space between? Did they need the morning or the evening sun? Would they require more...
