I wasn't smart enough to read relationship books when I was coming up. I learned everything the hard way.
Everyone else is waiting for eternity and the shamans are saying, 'How about tonight?'
Only when all conceptions of space and time, life and death, are exploded, when the grip of the past and fear of the future become merely conditions of one's past, only then can one live in the present fully.
Modern physics is describing what the ancient wisdom keepers of the Americas have long known. These shamans, known as 'the Earthkeepers,' say that we’re dreaming the world into being through the very act of witnessing it. Scientists believe that we’re only able to do this in the very small subatomic world. Shamans understand that we also dream the larger world that we experience with our senses.
Having the courage to dream means following your calling today, in some way, despite the facts in your life that seem to be unmovable obstacles. And then, if your canvas is unfinished at the moment you die, at least you'll die an artist rather than a dabbler who talks about how she or he would truly like to live.
Destiny is saying yes to the calling we were born with.
The shaman is a self-realized person. She discovers the ways of Spirit through her inner awakening.
Our Children no longer learn how to read the great book of Nature from their own direct experience, or how to interact creatively with the seasonal transformations of the planet. They seldom learn where their water come from or where it goes. We no longer coordinate our human celebration with the great liturgy of the heavens.
An equation is a prophecy that always comes true.
The Mekons are the most revolutionary group in the history of rock 'n' roll.
We still are looking for someone who knows the secret of immortality. Only God is immortal; we are not.