Valerie’s book-baby is about to be published/born, on July 24 (Australia & New Zealand) & August 24 (US, Europe, Canada, Singapore, & other English-speaking countries). The front & back cover from the official Rockpool & Simon & Schuster pages: Available…
Blog by Valerie It is autumn here, and at the recent equinox we did a ceremony of thanksgiving. I like to read the Thanksgiving Address of the Haudenosaunee peoples. I find it really beautiful. We also asked for a few…
Blog by Valerie Lately some protracted conflicts have come to the surface in my life at a macro level in the world, and at a micro level in my daily life. I have been praying quite a lot since the…
Blog by Valerie This blog idea came to me a while ago when I read an article about the revival of Deq, a traditional tattooing technique in Kurdish and some other Arabic and Northern African cultures. I had always been…
Blog by Valerie, following recent presentations with breastfeeding and pregnancy groups We do ceremonies at important moments in our lives, such as weddings, graduations, and funerals. Ceremonies support us to gain knowledge, purify our spirits, and honour life. They can…
Blog by Lukas (For non-Australian readers, there will be a national referendum later this year on changing the Constitution to add a First Nations ‘Voice to Parliament’ as an advisory body to the federal government, without official powers. “This is part…
Blog by Valerie Often the term ‘sorcery’ is used negatively, but any manifestation of a spirited, emotive thought or prayer can be considered sorcery. As Shaman Chiron Armand says: “[T]he word sorcery implies control one wields or seeks to wield…
Blog by Valerie A friend brought this question to me, and I thought it a good one to take on. For some, being ‘spiritual’ is like the U.S. Supreme Court decision about porn – ‘I know it when I see…
Blog by Valerie – a final chapter shared from the book that was just written Being authentic, centred and grounded means having awareness of our core values and doing our best to en-live-en them through our life choices and forms…
Blog by Valerie – hope you enjoy another book chapter! Initiations are rites of passage ceremonies marking existential life transitions. An important one across Indigenous and Western cultures is the transition from spiritual child into spiritual adult. Abagusii scientist Mircea…