Category Archives: Shamanism

Listen to Creation: Conversation of Stewardship

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 17, 2018 Blog, Creating, Energy Work, Healing Journey, Shamanism, Spiritual Direction, spiritual journey #creating, #creation, #embodying, #faithinaction, #hope, #livingthroughyourheart, #onthejourney, #prayer, #prayyourlifeliveyourprayer, #spiritualjourney, #stewardship, #vibrationalhealing Leave a Comment

We, as western-thought humans, have not been taught to listen to the Land.  This causes problems when it comes to understanding how best to be stewards of Mother Earth, her waters, and all beings who live upon her.  This is one of the reasons we struggle with what it means to have dominion over creation. […]

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Lessening our Footprint

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 12, 2018 Blog, Creating, Shamanism, Social Justice, spiritual journey #avengersultron, #creating, #creatingjustice, #faithinaction, #lessenourfootprint, #personalresponsibility, #stewardship, #taosnewmexico, #thor, #thordarkworld, #tonystark Leave a Comment

One of the things that continually comes to mind when I contemplate stewardship of God’s Creation is “the size of my footprint.”  How much does my way of living impact the Earth?  What is my responsibility to lessen that impact for my descendants? Avenger’s Age of Ultron: After defeating Ultron, the Avengers come together at […]

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Conservation of the web-of-life: Caretakers of Earth

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Sep 11, 2018 Blog, Creating, Shamanism, Spiritual Direction, spiritual journey #conservation, #creating, #creation, #faithinaction, #hildegaardofbingen, #personalresponsibility, #spiritualleadership, #stewardship, #yellowstonenationalpark Leave a Comment

Being stewards of God’s creation invites us to awaken and notice how the Sacred is reflected in all beings on earth — from animals and birds, to flowers and trees, to insects and bugs.  Everything is alive and has spirit!  Conservation is an important and vital aspect of stewardship. Keeper of the Lost Cities My […]

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Magpie Medicine

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Aug 28, 2018 Energy Work, Healing Journey, High Desert Essences, Shamanism #animalessence, #highdesertessence, #lightbearer, #magpie, #onthejourney, #taosnewmexico, #vibrationalhealing Leave a Comment

While I lived in Taos, NM, I was befriended by a flock of magpie.  I wrote about this experience earlier this week.  Today, I thought I would share their medicine with you. They invited me to co-create an animal essence with them while there.  It was a beautiful experience.  The co-creation process began in the […]

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Spirit’s Holds us Accountable

Posted by Jocelyn Emerson Aug 21, 2018 Blog, Healing Journey, Shamanism, Social Justice, Spiritual Direction, spiritual journey #accontability, #communalresponsibility, #godswrath, #grace, #ironman, #personalresponsibility, #redemption, #spidermanhomecoming, #spiritualjourney, #spiritualleadership, #tomholland, #toughlove Leave a Comment

As I wrote about in the personal accountability series with Thor, Loki and Odin, personal accountability and integrity are key elements in our spiritual journey.  If we do not hold ourselves accountable, Spirit will… Spider-man: Homecoming Spider-man saved the day in Washington, DC saving his friends.  He rose to new heights in his school.  Spider-man […]

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