sacred bones: the old craft and using bone magick in ancestral work

SACRED BONES What remains Mark C. Taylor Throughout much of human history, bones have been associated not with death but with life. In many cultures, people actually believe bones are the seat of the vital principle or even the soul. As the locus of life, bones have mystic powers ranging from cure and divination to…

whispers of waitaha: the sacred houses of the universe

Nga Whare Taputapu Atea – The Sacred Houses of the Universe The sacred houses were situated, it was told to us during the Wananga, in the twelve sacred levels of the heavens. There are thirty-six sacred houses of the Creator who carefully placed the Whare Taputapu Atea, the sacred houses of the universe, strategically on…

anishinaabe wisdom: the 7 fires prophecy

Seven fires prophecy Seven fires prophecy is an Anishinaabe prophecy that marks phases, or epochs, in the life of the people on Turtle Island, a Native American name for the North American continent. The seven fires of the prophecy represent key spiritual teachings for North America, and suggest that the different colors and traditions of the human beings can come together…

accessing the akashic records: epigenetic memory and ancestral connection

There are two types of people who seem to find their way to this strange little corner of mine on the internet. The first group are those who are looking for a healthy dose of vintage glamour – the second group are those who are delving deep into the mysteries of the universe (multi-verse?). Both…

my family’s giant secret: woden worhte weos

Are you ready for a story that is truly stranger than fiction? I had my genealogy revealed to me through a series of dreams. Impossible? Read on, young padawan (and that applies to me, just as much as it does to you!), read on… My awakening through dreams Last year changed my entire life. I…

the shape of water: mami wata and the rainbow serpent

As per usual, my mind has been writhing with tangled thoughts of the past, present and future – all thanks to my ancestor spirits who constantly hurl me down the proverbial rabbit (serpent!) hole that is human history. Tension headaches and incessant insomnia are nothing new, but they intensify during these periods of walking the…