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…
Here is another chapter from the book I am writing. I hope you enjoy! Blog by Valerie Some years ago while working with practicing Jews and Christians, I realised the underlying process many of them were continually going through: judge…
Here is another chapter from the book I am writing. I hope you enjoy! Blog by Valerie As Diné (Navajo) historian and lawman Wally Brown says: You can never conquer fear, it’s always going to be there…Walking in beauty involves…
Adapting another chapter from the Indigenous Science book I’m writing into a blog. Blog by Valerie Cloud Clearer This week we’re going to consider eight common spiritual traps we can fall into that take us away from Indigenous Science, along…
Blog by Lukas Are the most prescient ideas and images that come to mind when you think of the word “warrior” all about physical strength, toughness, and violent conflict? I doubt you’re alone. To borrow a trick from Valerie, if…
Blog by Valerie Cloud Clearer As some of you know, I have been writing a book (or it’s being written through/with me may be more accurate language ), so I have felt less inclined to blog. Today I thought I’d…
Blog by Valerie “You can never conquer fear, it’s always going to be there…Walking in beauty involves encountering fears, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, and getting beyond them, so we can have joy, happiness, confidence and peace in the four…
Blog by Valerie The human mind is a story-creating meaning-making machine, and as we get to know our minds better, we uncover beliefs, values, and stories underlying our thoughts and behaviours, and ultimately defining our paths in life. We may…
A poem by Lukas Our position of dominance hides our shame and pain. I see those white fellas who show up with their engrained sense of superiority manifesting as ignorance, hate and prejudice. I see saviour types who subjugate their…
Trauma and addiction are interrelated. I was listening to a talk yesterday by Dr Gabor Mate, a western medical doctor and wounded healer I have a lot of respect for. He said simply, if you can’t fight, flee, or ask for…