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Apu Mt. Monadnock
In the central Andes, where the second highest mountain chain makes their imposing presence viscerally felt, the indigenous people have since time immemorial venerated their mountain peaks. Quechua-speakers (the language of the Inca Empire) call them Apus. Certain Apus are designated sacred mountain peaks, based upon teachings of the wise ones. Typically these sacred Apus Continue reading
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That Dark Place
Robin Williams’ suicide has touched many of us and the familiar Parrish Shoe sign has become a shrine of sorts to his life and legacy. My favorite role of his was as Patch Adams, a doctor who found out that making his patients laugh was a very healing thing to do. It is ironic that Continue reading
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MY FATHER’S DEATHS – Published March 2013, Monadnock Shopper
Today is March 29th, 2013. On this day, 94 years ago, my father was born. He almost did not make it through his first year of life, at just a few months of age he was one of the millions of victims of the influenza epidemic that killed so many people in the United States Continue reading
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ANDEAN RITUAL CLEANING – From my monthly column in Keene, NH
I am writing this article from Otavalo, Ecuador, after a visit with the shaman Jorge Tamayo who recently carried out a ritual cleaning for me. Don Jorge, as he is known, is a gentle spoken man of an indescribable age who speaks Quechua and a spotty Spanish. About five feet tall, he lives with his Continue reading
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A PRAYER FOR KEENE
CRYSTAL MANDALA PRAYER Dear Keene We come to you Small spirits on a winding path At the turning of these days At the changing of the cycles Please open the way For our small and humble community To shape shift into the next Step of planetary evolution We call upon the spirits Up high and Continue reading
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LET’S NOT CONFUSE CRIME WITH TERRORISM
Several recent articles published in the local press – including one about the Concord City Council requesting permission to apply for a Lenco Bearcat armored vehicle – quote individuals who seem to be confused about the important difference between general crime – which society always has to some degree – and terrorism. Terrorism is a Continue reading
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ONE ASPECT OF COMMUNITY HEALING
ONE ASPECT OF COMMUNITY HEALING When we think of healing, most of us tend to think of physical, mental and/or spiritual aspects of healing. Another very important type of healing not as often discussed is healing around issues of employment and monetary well-being. As this long recession drags on, there are millions of people Continue reading
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THE WEEDS OF OUR LIVES
Weeds! All summer we are pulling out those “pesky weeds” so our lawns will be closer to “perfect.” Out come those rambunctious dandelions; those spreading wild mints; and those plantain plants with their wide spread leaves. What we want is an immaculate green grass carpet without a tinge of brown or a hint of any Continue reading
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