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ReStorying Matricultures
ReMembering Indigenous Matricultures in Canada (Excerpt 3) Paula Gunn Allen (Laguna) (1986) has long asserted the prevalence of matricultures as an “advanced social system” on Turtle Island (p. xiii). In my research into Indigenous matricultures in Canada, I privilege the … Continue reading
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Poem to Sedna
As sojourners, we are like shamans diving into an icy underworld to make right our relationship with the Mother. We plead with Her on behalf of our people, but she is angry that her people break taboos by taking more … Continue reading
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Poem to Persephone
As sojourners, we languish in the underworld of a eurogenic Dark Age waiting for the arrival of new Life – a new beginning. Waiting, we walk the winter garden where last-year’s leaves quietly compost beneath blankets of snow renewing soil … Continue reading
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Poem to Mother Earth
As Sojourners on the spiral of time We wait for the Mother to gestate seeds planted before the cold of this long winter this chaotic Dark Age that seems to have no end. We are natals waiting for the world … Continue reading
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Great Mother Garden
Terra Mandala Meditation Garden has morphed into The Great Mother Garden. You are welcome to book a garden tour in before August 2o. I prefer individuals or small groups of 2-5. Allow 1 hour.
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Cultural Stories
Today I began adding another layer to this website. The cultural stories illustrate the theme of Natality through myth, ritual, sign and symbol. I include many images to create a mood, and where possible, I also add a video link … Continue reading