The End

The sun sets on another day, the final credits roll, the dishes are put in the washer, everything comes to an end. After a couple of years, I'm putting an end to The Modern Shaman. I wish I could say that it was with a heavy heart, but I'm happy about it. Like an old …

Cultural appropriation and you

One thing that I love about my pagan path is the openness. Because I don't follow a particular dogma, I am free to follow what feels right to me. At the end of the day, it's all just energy, right? In my studies, I have come across cultural appropriation. At first I wondered what the …

If It Isn’t Okay, It Isn’t the End

This post is a hard one for me, but it is important. It is important that communication flows and we don't allow it to stagnate inside. It amazes me that in this age of information, we as a species creates this happy little bubble of ignorance in almost everything. So, as a culture we make …

Good Things Happen When You Write

I have said before that my wife told me that good things happen when I write and it is a continuing inspiration for me. I had a good day today. We are evacuated from home because of the hurricane, so instead of staying in the hotel, we are exploring our current environment. We went to …

People in the Shadows

Yesterday, upon the stair, I met a man who wasn't there! He wasn't there again today, Oh how I wish he'd go away! This is from one of my favorite poems. Antigonish by William Hughes Mearns. It is a great poem about a haunted hotel. My life has been a little like this lately, but …

The Midsummer Fire

So, I am a little late with this post and a little late in honoring the day. Life happens and you have to work around it. This is the festival of Lughnasadh. It has so many parts and so many meanings. The Mother gives us her first harvest, we honor John Barleycorn and his sacrifice …

The Gift

I wanted to write a poem for my wife for her birthday, but it expanded and evolved to this small story. It isn't perfect, but I hope she reads and enjoys it. I love you I now present, The Gift The rough stone scraped his chest as he pulled himself over the last ledge. He …

The End is Not Here

For starters, I'd like to thank Irrational Worlds for the opening image. It popped up in my feed at a very pertinent moment in my life. The website is https://www.irrationalworlds.com and they have a free book offer at https://dl.bookfunnel.com/wk7h8kon4g. I just discovered them and look forward to reading more. So, why did I find that …

Why do I write?

Why has become a big part of who I am lately. Maybe I'm just going through an existential crisis. It's a good possibility but I don't think it's that big. The first why is why did I title this blog Modern Shaman? The answer to that one is simple. It felt right. I wanted something …

I’m Still Here

We are halfway through 2019 and it's been quite a year. Earlier, I had some issue where artificial light would cause splitting, mind-melting headaches. I had trouble with my vision. I just wanted it to end. But I'm still here. Lately, I have had another issue where there are times when the simple act of …