Spirit of Southwest Articles Index

MODERN DAY MYSTIC

Shamanism 

• Shamanic Journey in Today’s World:
  Direct Experience with the Sentient Universe—article
  
• Shamanic Journey Sessions Details
• Power Animals Bring Gifts of Vibratory Infusion—article

Vision Quest

• Vision Quest, Communing With our Soul in Nature—article
  
• Why Do a Vision Quest Retreat?—article
  
• Vision Quest Perspectives—article
• The Will of the Heart, Earth Energies and Vision—article
• The Call to Deepen Vision: Nature Sojourn on the Colorado Plateau—article

Ceremony

• Ceremonial Circles–essence of ceremony–article
• The Power of Sound To Heal article

Nature Mysticism

• Expanded Now Awareness in Nature––article
• Attention–A Core Mystical Perception Skill––article
  
• Nature Mysticism is a Calling—article
• Mystical Contemplation & Frequencies of Consciousness—article

• Honoring Earth: Connecting with the Natural Life Forces Heart to Heart—article
• Sedona Sacred Site is a Summer Solstice Marker—article
• Freeing Our Indigenous Soul––article
• Primal Vibrations of Nature and Mystical Perception Bring Us Home to Who We Really Are–article

• The Patterns in the Stars are Patterns in Us—article 
• Conversation with Nature––article

Conscious Creation Skills

• Conscious ReCreation: Instigating the Next Becoming—article
• Healing Dreams excerpt
  
• Ride the Wind: Invite Intuition—article
  
• Listening, Flow and Change—article

Seasonal Energies

• Spring Equinox, good time to know your true east and west article
• Summer Solstice Energies––article
• Fire on the Sacred Mountain–summer solstice sign for all people—article
• Winter Call of the Sonoran Desert—article
• Winter Solstice Hopi 2012 Incubation Time–article 

SOUTHWEST & NATURE ARTICLES

• A Burning Testament essay by Terry Tempest Williams
• Wild Places Charge our Imagination––article
• Captivated by the Spell of the Southwest–Maynard Dixon paintings
• Call of Sedona’s Canyons & Landscape Temples—article
• Answering the Call of the Desert article

• Grand Canyon: Early Days of Tourism. Grand Canyon Fever images, article
• Brighty of the Grand Canyon, folklore and images

• Tri-Cultural Mosaic: Cultures and Spectacular Landscapes of Northern New Mexico article  

Nature

• Agave Roasting: A Prehistoric Puebloan and Apache Tradition—article
• Spirit of the Juniper Tree article  
• Creosote Desert Shrub That Smells Like Rain article
• Fluttering of Butterfly Wings Ripple in My Heart–Desert Garden article-images

WISDOM, INSPIRATION 

• Mid-Winter Landscape of the Soul; John O’Donohue wisdom— article
• Mayan Cosmo Vision and Grand Canyon images-article
• Venus Transit, June 2012: Astronomy, Myth, New Age Perspectives–article  

NATIVE AMERICAN 

• Circles of Connection in Hopi and Navajo Spirit-Scapes––photos, cultural spirit of place perspectives
• Sacred Peaks Meaning to Northern Arizona Tribes article
• Native Infusion–-interactions between cultures can engender fresh perspectives article

• What is Healing? Sage Words From Native American Wisdom Keepers article
• Honoring the Passage of Death–A Native American perspective on crossing over article

• Hopi Cycle of the Year article
  
• Kachina Role in Hopi Life article

•  Weaving Life in the Dine World, Navajo Weaver interview
• Navajo Rugs by Winnie Henry, images.
• Yavapai Ancestral Spiritual Beings legend and painting

CONSERVATION

• Leave No Trace Guidelines as you Enjoy Hiking article
• Tread Lightly – Tips for Low Impact Backcountry Driving article