Rattling the Bones

The Dinosaur gate is huge!  To read my blog about it, go to wheelkeeper.blogspot.com

From wheelkeeper.blogspot.com/ Thursday, August 9, 2012 I just returned from a Family Reunion in Southern Alberta with my Mother's side of the family. I rarely see these people or talk to them unless I go to these renions. Some I can connect with when we do meet, but mostly it is just a pleasant time spent in the country with semi-strangers. But for some reason, I felt like I had to go this year. Maybe it was because the location was close and also because this year the BISON gate is the COLLECTIVE GATE... meaning that everyone should be going through this gate. So what does it mean to go through a gate. Well I thought going to the reunion would help me understand this, seeing as Bison is about family, unity and wholeness. It also extends out to nation and country. This was only my third time going to a family reunion. They.ve been having them for a lot longer, and hold them every four years. But what I noticed this time was that they do the exact same...

Raven Gateway: Lately, I feel like I’m a walking character in an urban fantasy novel.   It’s incredibly how many of the Blue Moon gateways are popping up in “real life” (so to speak).   Last month for example, G and I were walking the dogs after supper.   We got near the alley way near the CD elementary school and noticed a whole flock of Ravens perched on the fence.   There was so many I decided to count them.   16!   They were cawing so loudly we were tempted to cover our ears.   For a moment we hesitated to cross the alleyway.   We tried to figure out why they were gathering there; but couldn’t find anything.   At the last moment, G suggested that we move through the Raven gateway .   I actually had to pause before agreeing.   I wondered for a moment: “What exactly am I getting myself into?”   As soon as we made it to the street the birds flew away.   Ever since this experience we’ve bee...

Lila sent me this story this evening and I thought it was incredible.  Loved it. Hope you do too. ******* Hit by a car at 75mph, embedded in the fender, rode for 600 miles - and SURVIVED! When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75mph they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on.They didn't realize this was the toughest creature ever to survive a hit-and-run.Eight hours, two fuel stops, and 600 miles later they found the wild animal embedded in their front fender - and very much alive. Daniel and Tevyn East were driving at night along Interstate 80 near the Nevada-Utah border when they noticed a pack of coyotes near the roadside. When one of the animals ran in front of the car, the impact sounded fatal so the siblings thought there no point in stopping.
"Right off the bat, we knew it was bad," Daniel explained. "We thought the story was over....

SPIDER GATEWAY: I n recent years I’ve often come across people who hesitate to make choices and act on them because they are afraid of conflict or consequences. It was infuriating to watch JP for example literally stand paralyze over initiations dealing with silence and generosity. How difficult is it to sit still and listen?  Too many people need to constantly fill “the silences” in a conversation because they are afraid of what they will find or feel within the dead moments.  With living in a community setting for over a decade I learnt fairly quickly how important it was to become confortable with silence alone and with others.  It takes self-awareness and presence to be able to share silence with others and not feel overwhelmed or uneasy.   I’ve always found that you can learn more about someone by listening to them through silence rather then focusing on their words.  At the convent as I was growing up, the sisters often encouraged ...

It’s been a wonderful summer: Lots of sun and heat.   It’s the kind of summer I remember enjoying as a child and teenager; but ironically haven’t witnessed since my children were born.    When I was growing up my grandfather often compared his childhood with mine; showing me each time how much our worlds were different. I loved listening to his stories because they invited me into the unknown where I could imagine a life without a refrigerator, television or even cars.   Recently, I’ve been noticing how much my life has been different then the life of my children.   It’s no longer difficult to understand the Mayan perspective that all it takes for the world to change is 52 years. In August of 2012 we’ll be celebrating a Blue Moon.   This event occurs approximately every 3 years when there are two Full Moons in the same month.   The second Full Moon of the month is what we refer to as a Blue Moon.   ...