tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10360039522657583342024-02-18T17:49:49.191-08:00Shaman Metaphysical StoreA store to get information and products of relevance to daily shamanic livestyle and worship.Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-46530522923150152022009-02-16T08:24:00.001-08:002009-02-16T08:51:09.942-08:00The Beautiful Mongolian People<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOE6EbXBRdK3hNtMSMncgoywpjVpM75h_pMNVXt8ahcP24r0I79tOgSNhdVuJ2Fly4uzcx7QAR6-zo9LYKmHqBHnZhX1oUiovp9YTJQZdAy091hJNsVoUr9m8xeuwVPFHvlt2kdMaP-k/s1600-h/my+shaman+picture+small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303438425045437378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOE6EbXBRdK3hNtMSMncgoywpjVpM75h_pMNVXt8ahcP24r0I79tOgSNhdVuJ2Fly4uzcx7QAR6-zo9LYKmHqBHnZhX1oUiovp9YTJQZdAy091hJNsVoUr9m8xeuwVPFHvlt2kdMaP-k/s200/my+shaman+picture+small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I had the pleasure of having a very beautiful Mongolian person be my friend. She did so much for me in all her generousity. I would like to help others who may be interested to get to know these wonderful people.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>There is a Mongolian chat which I truely enjoy at Asia Finest. <a href="http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showforum=65">http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showforum=65</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>They chat about all kinds of issues affecting Mongolians. It is a great place to visit and learn about Mongolian culture, make some friends, and just plain chat. They are very open to anyone as long as there is respect for them and their culture.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Another grand thing is the Byki software. It's just wonderful for those wanting to learn Mongolian. I am awful at languages but even I am learning Mongolian with this software. </div><br /><div><a href="http://www.byki.com/">http://www.byki.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>If you want to do some language exchange. I've had wonderful results with my language exchange. I've even been able to chat with others in other countries. Lots and lots of fun. <a href="http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/SignUp.asp?msg=1&showmenu=1&lang">http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/SignUp.asp?msg=1&showmenu=1&lang</a>=</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many blessing</div><br /><div>Amy</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-37643163758411563942008-11-28T06:33:00.000-08:002008-11-28T06:58:12.439-08:00Black Friday Sale, Christmas Sale, Yule/ Winter Solstice Sale<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg7H6A-MVb51YKVv5JcKiryzghyphenhyphen2nq47Q9iGwSJ8fIFmOYqMN9xalvasJDOjG2br0lpe9lpt2nADBxLGsXURh4xBt08VJ3FegGevY4aYHJXpdl5EhrCeq5zmHL9NADwx8iNewfFIyW6s/s1600-h/banner+etsy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273722814859788818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 26px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg7H6A-MVb51YKVv5JcKiryzghyphenhyphen2nq47Q9iGwSJ8fIFmOYqMN9xalvasJDOjG2br0lpe9lpt2nADBxLGsXURh4xBt08VJ3FegGevY4aYHJXpdl5EhrCeq5zmHL9NADwx8iNewfFIyW6s/s200/banner+etsy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Black Friday Sale, Christmas Sale, Yule/Solstice Day Sale at our ETSY Store. The ETSY store is our store for all our handmade items and some vintage items and some supplies. We are having items reduced for our Black Friday Sale, Christmas Sale, Yule/Solstice Day Sale as low as50% off and everything in between to as little as 10% off. We are saleing items such as handmade Navajo jewelry, protection jewelry, moon pad patterns, shamanic healing, tarot card readings, singing bowls, and of course our handmade goat milk soap. So come see what wonderful stuff we have on sale at our ETSY store. http://www.ltafrank.etsy.com.</div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-52038471636302794762008-11-22T10:11:00.000-08:002008-11-22T10:28:52.398-08:00The Shamanic Center<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXbXmc4bhrd9_senVNjr7BupnNk3vuF2nscC2EvaOa0n6LuEWG0SEBlneqGTRQnVz3c4ONNOGZXbEaey5Ah7Eyk3b4r1V-U19j9_A9HSS1GitZIyd2XbWwBUfu5UU7Izjf7u0RIvRJNU/s1600-h/Bull+the+Navajo+Churro+Sheep.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271548849065339602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXbXmc4bhrd9_senVNjr7BupnNk3vuF2nscC2EvaOa0n6LuEWG0SEBlneqGTRQnVz3c4ONNOGZXbEaey5Ah7Eyk3b4r1V-U19j9_A9HSS1GitZIyd2XbWwBUfu5UU7Izjf7u0RIvRJNU/s200/Bull+the+Navajo+Churro+Sheep.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Shamanic Center,</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well, we got a little bit done on our little center. We got one large compost pile completed and it is really good compost. We got our sheep sheared and some of his fiber washed. We will card it later and spin it. Hope to make a pair of ceremonial felted boots from the fiber. We completed the mountain shrine but still need to do ceremony for it. We at least have the fence up in the bio-intensive farm area and started clearing away a two hundred foot area in hopes of growing something there. Hope to get a small 5o foot mini- green house built for our winter food. We have started the 40 foot compost pile. This should make enough compost for the entire small mini-farm next season. We are still working on the fire pit site. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We have been working on our etsy store mostly and have some of our hand made items on it and very reasonably priced shamanic consultation, and tarot card readings at <a href="http://www.ltafrank.etsy.com/">http://www.ltafrank.etsy.com/</a>. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Well, this is all we have for update.</div><br /><div>Many blessings Shaman Amy</div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-71968042621956290152008-11-20T16:54:00.000-08:002008-11-20T17:02:01.218-08:00Get Witchified Podcast Interview of Shaman Amy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauOYv_813Anb8DYR8gGSNaNvluzkdbTj5hOte5YFJGOc2YEPUwBndO2AjdSC66L41MOaJLeSS6ZRusZtdmS9EHAnLRcOVXx1eH7ahAw4-BmACK_Rf_15jj1DsACvYHaHUxZ-HsKYrnjc/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270909513835088242" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 189px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauOYv_813Anb8DYR8gGSNaNvluzkdbTj5hOte5YFJGOc2YEPUwBndO2AjdSC66L41MOaJLeSS6ZRusZtdmS9EHAnLRcOVXx1eH7ahAw4-BmACK_Rf_15jj1DsACvYHaHUxZ-HsKYrnjc/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Get Witchified Podcast Interview of Shaman Amy</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>First I'd like to tell all of you that are interested where to find the podcast. It is the seventh episode: <a href="http://www.getwitchified.com/">http://www.getwitchified.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I'd also like to tell you a little about the podcast and Oseaana the host of the podcast.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The podcast delve into the witch world of spell craft, devination, the paranormal and everyday life.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Oseaana also has several stores and other websites. <a href="http://www.themoonlitsea.net/">http://www.themoonlitsea.net/</a>, <a href="http://www.thetownwitch.com/">http://www.thetownwitch.com/</a>, and an Etsy store where you can get her handmade one of a kind special spiritual creations <a href="http://www.themoonlitsea.etsy.com/">http://www.themoonlitsea.etsy.com/</a>. Go and enjoy her podcast, she offers music, pagan happenings around New York, witchy information for spell making, interviews with various people, etc.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I had a custom bottle for my altar make. She is very gifted. Go and get your own custom items.</div><br /><div>Many blessings </div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a></div><br /><div>http://www.ltafrank.etsy.com</div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-58095390909133872522008-09-12T04:32:00.000-07:002008-09-12T04:51:13.161-07:00Wild ShamanI had to address this because I don't think people are really knowing me. That is the problem of making assessments based on electronical equipment. We don't really see the people in their day to day life and so we don't really know how they live by just receiving an email or occasional phone call. <br /><br />I found it funny that anyone could think I was wild. Most people that know me think I'm boring. When I was a teen ager my parents were mad at me because I liked foriegn customes. When I was a teen ager I wanted to make a museum of folk customes. If I found someone with an interesting custome in the mall I'd walk up to them and say. "Oh, I just love what you're wearing." "Where are you from." "What is that custome called". And I'd be having them in public trying to teach me how you wear the thing. These are the wild things I did as a teen ager along with ice skating, horseback riding, growing trees, painting, knitting, crochet, embroidering, reading, yoga, ballet, writing, building a trimaran boat with my father, and helping out my family in the family business. You can tell I was just a very problem child for my parents.<br /><br />I've never liked alchohol or drugs. I got high once in my life on alchohol, thought it was stupid and never touched a drop ever again. When I want to Partie, it means we sit together with a small group of people quietly and eat what I consider a nice meal and have desert and talk. A good meal is like a pizza, chicken, meat loaf with if I'm really going to go all out( apple juice, ice cream, and maybe chocolate cake).<br /><br />The crazy insane things I like to do are beading, painting, biointensive farming, make dolls, sew clothes, spin fiber into yarn, crochet and knit clothing, quilt,read books, just plain ol try to keep up on my mobile mantanince.<br /><br />I go to really wild places like Wild West Nature Park, the natural history museum, libraries(oh i just love libraries) the zoo, parks with my son and husband. <br /><br />I love people and love the Earth we live on and all the creatures we share this world with. My spirituallity has always been important to me and takes up a considerable amount of my time. I hope this little letter about what I like to do helps people to better understand the kind of person I am. I don't really know what wild means but this is me. <br /><br />Many blessings<br />Shaman Amy<br /><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com</a>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-3074474745264338362008-08-30T17:57:00.000-07:002008-08-30T18:14:32.669-07:00Our New Etsy Store<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBKaQm_1BUcasUsI_qSGTrm3SkqlzaJTzhIOblccBcZNA2H1o4D9zaG1XKIdpRysMID3j6EGKs1lVxnjkh26-YQeVYw30twH3RkGQeJxyQwlrbF-kY6nWHBh6VFWSgmwD7PImJvmj0cg/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240483660409165074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBKaQm_1BUcasUsI_qSGTrm3SkqlzaJTzhIOblccBcZNA2H1o4D9zaG1XKIdpRysMID3j6EGKs1lVxnjkh26-YQeVYw30twH3RkGQeJxyQwlrbF-kY6nWHBh6VFWSgmwD7PImJvmj0cg/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>A friend of mine told me about ETSY. It is a really wonderful website where everything sold is hand made. I really like the idea of letting everyone have a part in hand making items and making a living out of it. Here's what they say-</div><br /><div>What is Etsy?<br />Etsy is an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade.Our mission is to enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers.<br />Our vision is to build a new economy and present a better choice:Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.<br /></div><br /><div>I like this option because now people have control over their lives and happy people making stuff puts positive energy into the items they make. This helps to create an upward spiril of spiritual good. Also, then everyone will really have their own look. When I used to be a teacher I noticed that all the teachers went to the same store and we all looked alike. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I also see clothes and other items as being an extension of the spiritual self and so to me hand made is a very important spiritual item as well.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>When you go to ETSY you will find our store with just only handmade items from us only. So far we have some jewelry, one shamanic item, and soap. We hope to add more items soon.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div><br />What is Etsy?<br />Etsy is an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade.Our mission is to enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers.<br />Our vision is to build a new economy and present a better choice:Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.<br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6182133">http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6182133</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-20215948434437309872008-08-20T12:22:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:40:17.355-07:00Sarangerel's Birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqBneeJhUTzoZjm7IqDJ1o1Loy0vnEvvIVPtsTwi_lXKgWOLpcxqMHLjG8blwOq7MIyzHJbcf4GdJVBfFqU2xYdbpwaJm_Cqm6TAvO8o4NlHmnlm-XgUmW2pSZP8Hdk5Ucm1drrBlneQ/s1600-h/Sarangerel+in+the+Forest.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236684374245893506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqBneeJhUTzoZjm7IqDJ1o1Loy0vnEvvIVPtsTwi_lXKgWOLpcxqMHLjG8blwOq7MIyzHJbcf4GdJVBfFqU2xYdbpwaJm_Cqm6TAvO8o4NlHmnlm-XgUmW2pSZP8Hdk5Ucm1drrBlneQ/s200/Sarangerel+in+the+Forest.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sarangerel was a great shaman and we are celebrating her birthday with a spiritual birthday party to honor her for all she has done for Americans and the rest of the world. Here's a little about her. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Born Mongol in the United States on August 20, 1963, Sarangerel later went to live in Mongolian regions of (the central) Mongolia, Buryatia and Tuva. She worked tirelessly to restore and reconstruct the ancient and the original belief system of the Mongols and to reintroduce it to the people around the globe. As a scholar and lecturer, and as the Foreign Outreach Officer of Golomt Tuv, she travelled back and forth between the Mongolias and the Western countries, giving lectures and workshops. In her first book, Riding Windhorse, she expressed that the ancient Mongolian spiritual belief system could offer a lot to help resolve some of the modern problems, such as environmental destructions and the lacking of harmony between the nature and humans.</div><br /><div><br />“Tengerism” is a term that Sarangerel reintroduced and is increasingly being accepted by practitioners of Mongolian shamanism.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Happy Birthday Sarangerel!!</span></strong></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-53289751480361550952008-08-20T07:45:00.000-07:002008-08-20T07:49:18.374-07:00Lessons From The Dead<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCPXQJ7gbsbU4pEeNxwRZmhCZti1weG62Xgga3cmceqUFetoVa0qMEmzwW_w1yiOt9YHBFrHRSinEnw6K11OTfF574WfqV2ObdqLkMP4ae-YE0ETkxRQfSru4k-6oj4OjRrei-viP-4Y/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236611955425734786" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCPXQJ7gbsbU4pEeNxwRZmhCZti1weG62Xgga3cmceqUFetoVa0qMEmzwW_w1yiOt9YHBFrHRSinEnw6K11OTfF574WfqV2ObdqLkMP4ae-YE0ETkxRQfSru4k-6oj4OjRrei-viP-4Y/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />Lessons Taught from the Dead<br />By Shaman Amy Frank<br /><br />I have a very special gift. I am able to communicate with beings in the other worlds almost as well as I communicate with people here in our own physical world. The wonderful thing about this gift is the lessons I have learned from those who have passed on. I truly believe the words “passed on” or “transitioned” are correct, because leaving this realm is not the end of existence, it is just a passage to another realm.<br /><br />I now have the true understanding of dying. So now death is not fearful to me. When we die it is no different than being born and also just as uncontrollable to the spirit. In other words, when it is time to be born there is nothing the spirit can do to stop it from happening. They will be born into this world, like it or not. The same with dying, a spirit can not stop the dying process. They will die and go on to the next realm like it or not.<br /><br />Another thing about dying is that you take with you all of your emotions, and any other ideas you had in this realm. In other words, there is no escaping from your deeds that you did while you were in this realm. If you did something nasty here you will face it in the next realm. If you murdered someone, you will face that dead person in the other realm and they well make you know about what you did. If you did good things, also you will face that as well. People you helped, were kind to, etc. will remind you over and over at the wonderful things you did for them and you will feel happy at what you did in this realm. But not only does this apply to people but to animals as well. If you used to enjoy setting dogs on fire or drowning cats, you will be faced with that as well.<br />If you didn’t get all you were meant to do in this realm, or you were careless with the precious physical body you were gifted with, you will be faced with remorse and sadness. If you had shattered relationships in this realm, guess what, you take all of your dysfunction with you, and all of the unhappiness too. The most difficult thing of all when a person goes to the next realm is seeing over and over again all the mistakes they made when they were here.<br /><br />There are many lessons that the spirit people want me to tell all of us here in this realm.<br />1. Do your best with relationships so when you pass on, you will not be faced with how awful you were. Don’t focuse on how the other should have done this or that. Just do your best to be as good as possible to all people and everything else in this realm.<br />2. Don’t commit suicide. Commiting suicide is not the excape people think it is. It is far better to resolve stuff here in this realm than to excape to the other realm because you will take all that stuff with you and so it is NOT AN ESCAPE AT ALL.<br />3. Forgive your relations that have passed on. They really need forgiveness because they carry a heavy burden.<br />4. Keep an altar for your ancestors and pray for them in the other realm. It really makes a difference for them and the prayers help them where they are and they really want all the people that they used to communicate with them to remember them. The old Egyptian saying that as long as a persons name is spoken they never die is true.<br /><br />With all that say I wish all of you many blessings in this realm and the next. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Shaman Metaphysical Store<a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a><br /></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-8639405974293630562008-08-15T19:02:00.000-07:002008-08-15T19:19:28.263-07:00Helping with the Comprehension of my Shamanic Pathway<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47vRsdKavIbBp1-Cyp5HOInbmUJQK2t4wzzKGIY3WwHc_ZbSr70DRYOF-fHZffvowdYtUDYw4o3ztGluBYk59bO9P1T5YPw0FWoINA5IqfPpPfjIrNLWalr0afterPOLW44te22MX_lc/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234934340798424050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47vRsdKavIbBp1-Cyp5HOInbmUJQK2t4wzzKGIY3WwHc_ZbSr70DRYOF-fHZffvowdYtUDYw4o3ztGluBYk59bO9P1T5YPw0FWoINA5IqfPpPfjIrNLWalr0afterPOLW44te22MX_lc/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I've had many people confused about what I am and what I do. I have to say that I am not a New Ager. I am very traditional having learned from indigenous medicine people and Shaman. I found an article that really explains what I am very well and all the differences. This is important so people do not waste their time with me when they should be somewhere else. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The article is: The Role of Fear in Traditional and Contemporary Shamanism<br />Copyright: Michael York. Bath Spa University College and the article can be found at <a href="http://www2.ull.es/congresos/conmirel/YORK.html">http://www2.ull.es/congresos/conmirel/YORK.html</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I will just put the last paragraph of his conclusion here and you can go to the article to read the rest. I promise you will know exactly where you stand and were I stand when you read the article. It is really very well done.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The contrast between New Age shamanism and pagan shamanism in a modern Western context revolves around the role of fear. In traditional shamanism, the shaman’s initiation is an ordeal involving pain, hardship and terror. In its classic version, the shaman experiences death, often dis-membership or skeletalisation, before undergoing reconstitution and rebirth. New Age, by contrast is a religious perspective that denies the ultimately reality of the negative, and this would devalue the role of fear as well. But in seeking to dismiss the fearsome, New Age also has the propensity to eliminate a central feature of religion qua religion, namely, the experience of awe. The encounter with the mysterium tremendum et fascinans engenders a mixed emotion of fear, reverence and wonder. If, however, all becomes `sweetness and light’ through a New Age agenda, there is no dread. But without the experience of fear, there can then be no real experience of the awesome. New Age shamanism would then seem to constitute an incomplete form of shamanism – one which does not include the central feature of shamanic initiation, and one which also does not include a central feature of religion. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Please, please, please, read the entire article so you can know exactly where the differences lie. This will help you decide if you want spiritual guidance from me, healing from me, or to even mentor with me. It is very important if someone wants to mentor with me because my worldview is very different from New Age and you may not feel comfortable with me. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-80899541350705541022008-08-12T07:43:00.000-07:002008-08-12T07:52:52.595-07:00In Buffalo Bird Woman's Footsteps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VbRnZ284oLo_phnznxk_34lI4v3aowRspZO3818-eULzZQidPPeCcYg57nvIeOW03PE0yewZmC0anNUsCzKNAaS6ZdY0imSJhqsSUOzqattJfTHOeYTdFp_uuNChqw46u5ZJxsZfipE/s1600-h/buffalow+bird+woman.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233644220924869794" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VbRnZ284oLo_phnznxk_34lI4v3aowRspZO3818-eULzZQidPPeCcYg57nvIeOW03PE0yewZmC0anNUsCzKNAaS6ZdY0imSJhqsSUOzqattJfTHOeYTdFp_uuNChqw46u5ZJxsZfipE/s200/buffalow+bird+woman.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>In the Footsteps of Buffalo Bird Woman</div><br /><div><br />Buffalo Bird Woman was a Hidatsa Native American and anyone interested can get her book at Bountiful Gardens at <a href="http://www.bountifulgardens.org/">http://www.bountifulgardens.org/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br />As told to Gilbert Wilson, 1917, 129 pp.<br />Diverse Gardens and Gardeners, </div><br /><div><br />Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa, was born in 1839. She was an expert gardener who shared her traditional Native American ways in this book, first published in 1917. Includes planting and harvest traditions, ceremonies, songs, and recipes, focusing on the traditional crops; corn, squash, beans, sunflowers, and tobacco.</div><br /><div><br />It is a very interesting book and like her I am preparing to dry food for the winter months. I really wanted a solar dehydrator and found a wonderful book with plans and everything but just haven’t gotten around to getting the dehydrator made. I do right now have an electric dehydrator with five trays and instead of being held back by not having the solar one I originally wanted went ahead and used the electric one.<br /><br />It’s harvest time and although we didn’t grow a large garden this year (we were investigating many types of gardens to see which worked best).We did have 200 square feet of biointensive beds and two forest gardens. We have finished drying one load of bell peppers and 10 of them fit in a quart ball glass canning container.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading Buffalo Bird Woman’s book. It let me know how self sufficient Native American’s were. I like the idea of drying food in a solar dehydrator so no need of using a lot of energy would go into drying the food. I also like having my food dehydrated because it saves on storage space as well as energy.<br /><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/"><br />Shaman Metaphysical Store</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-73343205601237626672008-08-09T14:09:00.000-07:002008-08-09T14:12:06.864-07:00Navajo Protection Bracelet Class Tomorrow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHP-F0y38EpupzknQPP9HzQlsaLZqxROwn4GOR6ETbEi3rc4cAqJxlThyphenhyphenvcdDVh2CEwPLzw86g01n4AlPIBoW07tV78s3ZAHUsNITHMryqTWs3K6PywYHGcZwQ6wisGSgpmSQH4LIYhQ/s1600-h/Navajo+produced+protection+bracelet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232628707739337650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHP-F0y38EpupzknQPP9HzQlsaLZqxROwn4GOR6ETbEi3rc4cAqJxlThyphenhyphenvcdDVh2CEwPLzw86g01n4AlPIBoW07tV78s3ZAHUsNITHMryqTWs3K6PywYHGcZwQ6wisGSgpmSQH4LIYhQ/s200/Navajo+produced+protection+bracelet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Free Class on Navajo Protection Bracelet 8/10/08 at 4PM with the Edgewood NM knitters Club. Held at Good Fibrations #4 George Ct. Ste D. Edgewood, NM 87015 505-281-5963, Shaman Amy Frank will discuss the use of protection jewelry and with particular attention to the Navajo Cedar Berry Protection Bracelet.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">Shaman Metaphysical Store</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-5254588116942500592008-08-09T13:58:00.000-07:002008-08-09T14:01:10.226-07:00Cedar Berry Protection Bracelets produced by our own Pure Navajo Jewelry Maker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UYQfb8InfMzp2JAdFnMO27e7hwA3eFKwas0EM518pdW3YIDdOtG3D1eAyQXZkmmp4Mb_cdyNz9PZ5VXRYjuGmPonw4DSyD5pkNEgUWh-E5RR27a5BA3sWEReG-qFr-O0hyphenhyphenjaK52e1Ew/s1600-h/Navajo+produced+protection+bracelet.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232625808879354082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UYQfb8InfMzp2JAdFnMO27e7hwA3eFKwas0EM518pdW3YIDdOtG3D1eAyQXZkmmp4Mb_cdyNz9PZ5VXRYjuGmPonw4DSyD5pkNEgUWh-E5RR27a5BA3sWEReG-qFr-O0hyphenhyphenjaK52e1Ew/s200/Navajo+produced+protection+bracelet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://navajosoap.blogspot.com/2007/11/navajo-protection-bracelets.html">Navajo Protection Bracelets</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Cd42cb8crqmZjJM0yXMLY9eDCaSDusZT6Bv4dkWe9bx0nOqri8jU6uZbGNy132HgVqcU7Fd2qiQVm45XW4cgu8dhvdNynFWZq8rbbXvPzWgLh4rdXC5d91gZIW7bODYkThQk3Q8Oa18/s1600-h/Navajo+produced+protection+bracelet.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg75GmmMRlTFrDg3vqYFle0dMs7FNiyO0DI9LGYtFs8ZmI8gh6RWt3Q_Um086U8Ja4FTDP_xeBI2wSITWtYd_WzoeGq5pOgpUdr39XU_Q-Zxz0kWWBbgj9_kPMtV4ouAO-722TBvJ6tlMY/s1600-h/navajo+protection+jewlery.jpg"></a><br />The Navajos have many types of protection. They have various types of wild tobacco that grow on the reservation that are smoked for protection. One can also use arrowheads for protection. They are said to split off the negativity but these must be blessed by a medicine man before they can be used. There are certain herbs like Ch il Diche but this herb can be difficult to find. And there are cedar berries bracelets. The Cedar Berries in this bracelet are from the Navajo. Legend has it that they have been worn for hundreds of years as protection from evil spirits and bad dreams. They never have to be taken off.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br />Our Navajo protection bracelets used to be made for us but the business that made them went out of business. The good news is that our Navajo Jewelry maker who is pure blood Navajo is going to be making them. They will now come in three sizes small medium and large. They will be made with turquoise chips and wild crafted cedar berries that he drills holes in his self to allow them to be beaded. He will use three colors of glass seed beads, crystal, turquoise, and red and red pony beads too. It will use the metal jewelry wire. This will also include a shamanic blessing for protectiona as well. We hope you will enjoy this new product.</div><br /><div><br />Please click on the protection jewelry link to see our protection bracelets: <a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=108_130">Protection Jewelry Link</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-77888426661563409882008-07-26T12:32:00.000-07:002008-07-26T12:45:34.761-07:00The Sacredness of Trees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWcgPC-uOzsR3kWWVzYmppUPsjJp4sSvuHtf2eR4DfHn0sHaO2vvcEzLAhFaW2la3xdwnPxh1NiIQNu4405r64TSM1i5xuT5fbMGLLgjNudrZfJ97AqOqR5Vlth6wgyvsZtvpSIRqR8g/s1600-h/pinyon1t.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227411213157110642" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWcgPC-uOzsR3kWWVzYmppUPsjJp4sSvuHtf2eR4DfHn0sHaO2vvcEzLAhFaW2la3xdwnPxh1NiIQNu4405r64TSM1i5xuT5fbMGLLgjNudrZfJ97AqOqR5Vlth6wgyvsZtvpSIRqR8g/s200/pinyon1t.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Sacredness of Trees</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Trees are very sacred. Not only are trees sacred by our modern science but spiritually as well. Science tells us that our weather is changing. One of the reasons for this is the disregard for the value of trees and the constant cutting them down. Also, tree deep root bring up nutrients for plants with lesser root systems. Trees also leave valueable mulch in their leaves for building up vital soils. Trees are the habitate for all types of insects, birds, pollenators, and other creatures. Trees help prevent soil erosion. Trees exchange carbon dioxide for oxigen. Trees have medical properties that we use even in todays modern medicine. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>On an everyday person point of view. Trees provide shade for a hot summers day. Trees are beautiful. Some trees provide food not only for animals but for people too. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>On a sacred level. Trees have individual personalities. Trees represent the three worlds. Trees are portals to various worlds. Trees are healers. Trees are wisdom. And when a tree is used sacredly as a peace tree or oboo it is especially important to treat it with respect. It is then important to smudge it with smudge ( sacred smoke from burning sage, sweet grass, or sandalwood incence). It is important to give it sacred drink ( tea, water, and milk) . </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It is important that trees be respected.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>A respected tree gives many blessings to a society. A disrespected trees brings problems even though most people now days don't see this because they live in a pretend land. But, just look at the global environmental problems and you can see that all of us must change and learn respect for all of the creation.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Shaman Amy Frank</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">Shaman Metaphysical Store</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-2283293490197416012008-07-25T06:25:00.000-07:002008-07-25T06:30:11.596-07:00The Price of Authenticity<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iTaF5APMxHwXlVDyVrH3A0dADuvaXxPFLuhtZHLDuSN4Ycr3nZLab7bP-k22JYUHLSNMzHcU0_ndxogTNVkTi6LLqXMe4mK3mBGTNx1WM-E3f1nWNHO-FpnbCCPapmNTtgqSdEpXeK8/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226943380061043490" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iTaF5APMxHwXlVDyVrH3A0dADuvaXxPFLuhtZHLDuSN4Ycr3nZLab7bP-k22JYUHLSNMzHcU0_ndxogTNVkTi6LLqXMe4mK3mBGTNx1WM-E3f1nWNHO-FpnbCCPapmNTtgqSdEpXeK8/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Price of Authenticity<br /><br />I was speaking with a lady the other day and she told me about a horrible childhood with extreme abuse that actually went on until well into adulthood. She also told me that while going through a very tough time in her life that a spirit of a holocaust victim came to her and told her there was a cost for survival. I thought about what she told me and realized it wasn’t so much for survival than for authenticity.<br /><br />I also some days back had a lady tell me that smart people pretend to be whatever to stay in the good graces of their community. She told me that although she wasn’t catholic she went on a regular basis to church and took the holy items of those peoples.<br /><br />Thinking back on what these two ladies told me let me realize that it is definitely not for survival more than for authenticity that there was the greatest cost.<br /><br />I really feel for people who pretend their lives away. Yes, they are surviving but they never fully become the people they really are. These pretend people never really get to know themselves and their true purpose in life for the sake of deceiving everyone into thinking they are something they are not.<br /><br />On the other hand people, who stay true to themselves no matter what the price (the Jewish people in the holocaust) they are at least genuine, have their true self.<br /><br />As for myself, I am a shaman and I am who I am. I will never pretend to be something I am not no matter how unpopular it is in my community to be a shaman and not a catholic. So I suppose I mean to say that I am willing to pay the price of authenticity.<br /><br />To me, it is a shame that humans have not evolved to the point where true authenticity is allowed in societies.<br /><br />Many blessings<br />Shaman Amy<br /><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">Shaman Metaphysical Store</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-7872803011387564412008-07-12T13:16:00.000-07:002008-07-12T13:21:57.302-07:00The Albuquerque Journal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5f2wvItsRvuDFh1s1T5j35kX52PoJ5xWn4B7KvMjeYEp9Af-P0hEEdmEIIC_rSP8p5IA43EJxo2hMJ7M4_dnuh6Zr42bLwA8QWFyK6gRprixtGFIHWKydRFfwggnjFlqjNkQr-iguCI/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222225390343385346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5f2wvItsRvuDFh1s1T5j35kX52PoJ5xWn4B7KvMjeYEp9Af-P0hEEdmEIIC_rSP8p5IA43EJxo2hMJ7M4_dnuh6Zr42bLwA8QWFyK6gRprixtGFIHWKydRFfwggnjFlqjNkQr-iguCI/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Albuquerque Journal is doing an article about me being a shaman and also an ordained minister for the Universal Life Church. They have taken pictures of me with some of my ceremonial garb on and of my ongons and some other tools. It will be out on July 27, 2008 in the people section I think they said. Anyway, I hope anyone who gets the paper will enjoy it. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">Shaman Metaphysical Store</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-30274635861231676812008-06-30T14:28:00.000-07:002008-06-30T14:48:11.663-07:00Use of Incense and Smudge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w6ydUurGjLsDmkYH0XI2GjHQ9UYt9oVCDdND0ofhSO0y8MxIrU3KX_Ml-x0C5UYkP7eYuJlEhunSSdSGvWSxmuGFcx7QOzgTWqQnPh-BoYr3pm3McnGzStsNI5_O4TiyJcHTXbWloW0/s1600-h/incenses-+morning+star.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217794507723692402" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6w6ydUurGjLsDmkYH0XI2GjHQ9UYt9oVCDdND0ofhSO0y8MxIrU3KX_Ml-x0C5UYkP7eYuJlEhunSSdSGvWSxmuGFcx7QOzgTWqQnPh-BoYr3pm3McnGzStsNI5_O4TiyJcHTXbWloW0/s200/incenses-+morning+star.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Use of Incense and Smudge<br /><br />Inscense of one kind or another are used in many religious and spiritual pathways. Here is a list of some pathways that use some kind of incense: Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Neopaganism and Shamanism.<br /><br />For the Buddhisht, Taoist and Shinto, incense is a method of purifying.<br /><br />For some of the Christians, the smoke of burning incense is viewed by many Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faith as a prayer of the faithful.<br /><br />Hinduism was probably the first religion in which incense was used and sacrificed to show loyalty to God.<br /><br />For Islam, some muslim burn incense for meditation, especially the Sufi sect of Islam.<br /><br />In Judaism they have the Ketoret which is the incense described in the Bible for use in the Temple.<br /><br />Neopaganism, incense is also often used in Neopagan rituals because it represents all of the elements. Incense smoke walfs through the air, is created through the use of fire, the incense materials are grown from the earth, and combustable incense is formed using water. Most Neopagans and Wiccans use incense for two basic purposes in modern rituals. First incense is believed to create a magical atmosphere that is apporpriate for the invocation or inviting of deities and spirits often present around the Pagan altar. Second, burning the incense is believed to release the large amount of energy stored within natural incense so that it can be used for magical purposes.<br /><br />Here are some magical association of incense used by some people.<br /><br />Frankincense- burned for purification, spirituality and is associated with the Sun. Frankincense is associated with masculine powers.<br /><br />Myrrh- has simular properties to frankincense, though it is also used for healing and attraction as well. Myrrh is associated with feminine powers.<br /><br />Copal- most often burned for purification both spiritual cleansing as well as for cleansing physical items. Copal is actually a generic term referring to many different types of resins. Varieties include white, black, and golden.<br /><br />Dragon's blood- burned for love, strength, and courage and can be used to add potency to any spellwork.<br /><br />Pine and Cedar- help cleanse space of negative energy.<br /><br />Sandalwood- Used by Mongolian Shaman before and during ceremonies, before praying and to bless the altar. Normally use three sticks at a time and wave them nine times at the altar.<br /><br />I use a lot of incense and it runs up quite a bill when you can only purchase a few at a time. That is why we sell bulk amounts for the ones that use it a lot like us.<br />To look at our incense click the incense link<br /><br /><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=153&osCsid=781d7089780bad52cc003a857b70b2a7">incense link</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">Shaman Metaphysical Store</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-89294157533560045942008-06-30T14:22:00.000-07:002008-06-30T14:27:42.255-07:00East Mountain Shaman Center<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXaGuiyB2GcCQVo2S5V_Yyanld3scKkNNYHzmqPOhH1yDC62h6iAgCwkM4_bPPzRSxmp-CrybK-iuse3eYVuKCvUuvRLkj2hN-Co2Iuw-ssKh0V19beOLbJHyNyDFz_CNaOMobA69Lc0/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217789305558976658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXaGuiyB2GcCQVo2S5V_Yyanld3scKkNNYHzmqPOhH1yDC62h6iAgCwkM4_bPPzRSxmp-CrybK-iuse3eYVuKCvUuvRLkj2hN-Co2Iuw-ssKh0V19beOLbJHyNyDFz_CNaOMobA69Lc0/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The East Mountain Unitarian Church had worked on our center and biointensive mini-farm and decided they had not done enough. They will be returning to complete the fence for the biointensive mini-farm. We can not thank them enough.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Also, we have cleared away an area near the tree we will be making a Peace tree and we have started to build the oobo for the Mountain Spirits. We look forward to finishing the project. Thanks to all who have helped us with the project.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">Shaman Metaphysical Store</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-15630076014987604152008-06-19T17:40:00.000-07:002008-06-19T18:35:13.094-07:00Using Gray Water from Your Washing Machine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6wfKs1yjmda4icYPZga5JmLLQATLqUG69o7sKxb3I_KTmE2BM6zhTORUS-fcZwaPAjH8WBWhEGgtNxzemBjzAFtIAr9yL8w2VFqHsGG_VLaQ6GoW_T0dcDAyYkEsMLW2ZhmRfyLIQjw/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213771112131665410" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6wfKs1yjmda4icYPZga5JmLLQATLqUG69o7sKxb3I_KTmE2BM6zhTORUS-fcZwaPAjH8WBWhEGgtNxzemBjzAFtIAr9yL8w2VFqHsGG_VLaQ6GoW_T0dcDAyYkEsMLW2ZhmRfyLIQjw/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm always looking for easy ways to be green. One way I found to use gray water easily from your washing machine only cost $12.00 in parts. The two parts are Bar Fitting and Pipe to Hose fitting. First you fit the Bar Fitting into your hose coming from your washing machine. Sometimes those pipes get a little hard. Just measure the inside and tell your hardware person the measurement. If it is too hard to push the part in just soak the end of the washing machine pipe in boiling hot water for ten minutes and it will be a lot more flexible. Then screw on the Pipe to Hose fitting and fit that to a watering hose and push it out the window or door like I do and water away your trees. I use a green clothes soap that breaks down to a fertilizer and my trees are loving it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a></div><br /><div></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-55611639139763232562008-06-18T15:58:00.000-07:002008-06-18T16:08:39.941-07:00How I lost weight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvBMCSAncajDvgQTsZwkvAnSmyT3qBHCplUU9iKAP1XcIRvo-Ct-_7v9m60aKVvIZa7H8l-6YKBchguAGklB04JJeMLeSNecRkOZDB_DmBa1OdFLLbRd-xnITTQMGqAHpEiwtDeSc-Pw/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213362306086189202" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidvBMCSAncajDvgQTsZwkvAnSmyT3qBHCplUU9iKAP1XcIRvo-Ct-_7v9m60aKVvIZa7H8l-6YKBchguAGklB04JJeMLeSNecRkOZDB_DmBa1OdFLLbRd-xnITTQMGqAHpEiwtDeSc-Pw/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Many people have asked me how I lost weight and complain they have tried everything and can not lose weight. Well I gained weight after having had a massive stroke many years ago and then I got diagnosed with diebetes. So I was put on a strict diet to control the diebetes. It is not a fun diet but to me it is better than taking insulen shots all the time and worrying about losing my eyesite, or having limbs cut off. So if you follow the diebetic diet you all will probably lose a lot of weight real fast. You only get 45 carbs with each meal which is very small amount. It's 1/2 cup of speghetti, 1/3 cup of rice for a meal, on slice of bread, etc. and then you can only eat 2 ounces of meat, and you can not ever have juice, candy etc. and you can eat all you want of free foods like green beans, tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, greens, and of course you lose weight because you don't get to eat very much period. We were taught to measure everything. So I use at every meal little cups to measure my food for only three meals a day. </div><br /><div>Many blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a></div><br /><div></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-723128776330783332008-06-15T09:35:00.001-07:002008-06-15T09:41:28.948-07:00Psychic Readings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVQtcfFLTnerpAcMuU-1a9ki5auA4bRALXmgN656KaPwLOO79QZN3VaS1P9GepKQt2aHv3vCEMuz2B1baAAWgLrkMt0tNEV8Nth6iAAFW3nehBnTP_TtCEqqwdNGLF1lLm9R6xH8ylcw/s1600-h/Walters+psychic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212149293201173922" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIVQtcfFLTnerpAcMuU-1a9ki5auA4bRALXmgN656KaPwLOO79QZN3VaS1P9GepKQt2aHv3vCEMuz2B1baAAWgLrkMt0tNEV8Nth6iAAFW3nehBnTP_TtCEqqwdNGLF1lLm9R6xH8ylcw/s200/Walters+psychic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We are doing psychic readings for clients over the phone. We have half hour and fifteen minute readings. Psychic readings done by a shaman have all the benefits of other peoples readings plus the added benefits of the wisdom of all my helper spirits as well. You must email me for an appointment and when I give the okay then you will pay first via the internet and then you will phone back at the appointed time and receive your reading. These readings are very reasonable. $15.00 for fifteen minutes and $30.00 for a half hour. Please click on the link below to order your reading.</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=193&osCsid=7b621c525b2c83f0f9ab26757fbae6b0">Psychic Reading Link</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-12291361686409945572008-06-15T09:26:00.000-07:002008-06-15T09:33:41.662-07:00Protection Dream CatcherA protection dream catcher is a special dream catcher that is made with specific beads of specific stones for a specific purpose. These, because right now I'm not somewhere where I can wild craft some willow, are made with a wire hoop as a base, deer sinew, natural red saddle hackles, jet protection beads, and buckskin thong, plus a ceremony for protection and free shipping for the United States of America are also included. To get one of these special dream catchers please go to our shamanic healing link and as soon as you pay we will begin the special dream catcher for you. <br />Many blessings<br />Shaman Amy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=176&products_id=332">Shamanic Healing Link</a>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-18433710997016859652008-06-06T12:02:00.000-07:002008-06-06T12:17:19.451-07:00Diversity Homeschool Group New Mexico East Mountains Area<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnhacJEDfNKQ5HSNRgQR2qAHj0_sKoq4uo79GP95CdHWBV193BKv_dUujbjFc7PtHqIh-mriMQHxRrUQl5BzVLF6LC3t9XybjLT5Hp6jc9qT5HJWmSMf0AWKqk4SDG_57jQNUDrUYeYI/s1600-h/home+school+picture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208849685517600898" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnhacJEDfNKQ5HSNRgQR2qAHj0_sKoq4uo79GP95CdHWBV193BKv_dUujbjFc7PtHqIh-mriMQHxRrUQl5BzVLF6LC3t9XybjLT5Hp6jc9qT5HJWmSMf0AWKqk4SDG_57jQNUDrUYeYI/s200/home+school+picture.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Diversity Homeschool Group</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It's never too early for homeschooling parents to think about a group for their children to play and make friends with.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Diversity Homeschool Group is for all people no matter what religion they are. I created this group because I wasn't allowed with my son in other groups because I was not Christian. This group is for any one who homeschool no matter if you are Christian, Pagan, Bhuddhist or any other religion. It is a very simple group where we meet at Los Vientos three times a week and once a month go to a field trip that everyone agrees upon. We don't do holidays, birthdays, pot lucks etc so everyone can feel comfortable. </div><br /><div>Contact Amy at 505-832-2242</div><br /><div>or click on the website link below</div><br /><div><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eastmountaindiversityhomeschoolers/">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eastmountaindiversityhomeschoolers/</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-69053230011632081662008-05-26T12:56:00.000-07:002008-05-26T13:06:11.115-07:00Ongon (spirit house) Class<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1LTjHDydto3UUcUzVMPGUXGYtaX3UzfqCRmB-NEHUuX98xQKgg4dnbsps2T6f7J-LRGA9mjbBhfMp68A0mG23hWKgohQKfip-l6KaSNbGwhuCNI8qkvwByjR1X7-mzifCIjagMIN5c8/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204779372143961090" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1LTjHDydto3UUcUzVMPGUXGYtaX3UzfqCRmB-NEHUuX98xQKgg4dnbsps2T6f7J-LRGA9mjbBhfMp68A0mG23hWKgohQKfip-l6KaSNbGwhuCNI8qkvwByjR1X7-mzifCIjagMIN5c8/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>We will be offering a class on Ongons(spirit houses) on June 21, 2008 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM for $25.00 each person. It closes at six people so get your registration done early. It will be at HarmNone Metaphysical store. 700 Central Ave SW Moriarty, NM 87035. phone: 505-832-9250 or you can e-mail Sue at <a href="mailto:administrator@harm-none.com">administrator@harm-none.com</a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This class will teach you a little bit about Shamanism, what are ongons and what they can do for you, how to make your altar, how to care for ongons, how to dispose of them when you no longer want them. </div><div></div><div>Many Blessings,</div><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a></div><br /><div></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-312681117970092022008-05-26T07:48:00.000-07:002008-05-26T08:27:04.424-07:00Organic Sustainable Farm and the Shamanic Center<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgcdgAjBrp7E0TZw51Sw0lR4Bvs5a9Sl6lZgcGo8FHPeeOjzURnOnlMp4Hd-gjfbFrgILyDmG5uyufdzozVJM5jszz88X0jgPwTkzbnBZyr0Xek7MkZD0YPEW40_7Ton20NGF1vWQokQ/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204708247485539314" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgcdgAjBrp7E0TZw51Sw0lR4Bvs5a9Sl6lZgcGo8FHPeeOjzURnOnlMp4Hd-gjfbFrgILyDmG5uyufdzozVJM5jszz88X0jgPwTkzbnBZyr0Xek7MkZD0YPEW40_7Ton20NGF1vWQokQ/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>On June 1, 2008 volunteers from the Edgewood Unitarian Universalist Church will be coming to the Shamanic Center, which is also our home and place where we are starting an organic sustainable farm. It's really small but my hope is to show to people that anyone can do it. We are using two wonderful books one is Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons, and the other is How To Make A Forest Garden by Patrick White. Wonderful books that can help anyone (even disabled people in a wheelchair) become sustainable as much as possible. John Jeavons main concern is the lack of land that people all over the world will have soon and the fact that we have distroyed the top soil over the years instead of building it up. With his techniques you can grow maximum amounts of food in 100 square foot beds. In Patrick Whitefield's book he is concerned also about the small amount of land people will have in the world and about the devistation of the rain forest and other forest. His gardening techniques allow for small gardens, with minimum work, using the nature of forest as the guide to grow food gardens. His dream is that every one will have back yard forest.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I love both of these books because they give us all a way that we can be a solution no matter who we are.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>These wonderful people from the Edgewood Unitarian Universalist Church are also going to paint the outside of the Shamanic Center and clean up the place so it will be a presentable place for people to visit.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>My dream is to have one of those metal fire pits for fire ceremonies, to somehow have enough materials for my shamanic regalia for public ceremonies, a yurt or a hogan built to have private healing ceremonies in, a small office to have clients visit to purchase ceremonial items. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>All of these are done on a small scale of only 3/4 acre of land. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>A famous Mongolian Shaman Sarangerel, said that Shaman are suppose to keep the traditions. I on the other hand will forge forward to present a better life for all of us today and a better future for the generation after us.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/">http://www.navajosoap.com/</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1036003952265758334.post-1264361539918216992008-05-24T19:51:00.000-07:002008-05-24T19:59:45.455-07:00No More Sacred Trading<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aZUrwPTiVLZJj2uQSuZJyLSyGDz8jtlu4heciJ8aAtumNLZ5qQIdIVOUopGMpBMw-M86NnVBcwSoSnZJA8runP0dayYUhfrXj5xGz4wB3PmZRvq0TTwrnUN4LRQdBy32KaPT0ri3yLc/s1600-h/shaman+cave.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5204144739186369506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aZUrwPTiVLZJj2uQSuZJyLSyGDz8jtlu4heciJ8aAtumNLZ5qQIdIVOUopGMpBMw-M86NnVBcwSoSnZJA8runP0dayYUhfrXj5xGz4wB3PmZRvq0TTwrnUN4LRQdBy32KaPT0ri3yLc/s200/shaman+cave.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>In my own culture, people know how to treat a Shaman and respect the spirits. But in the new culture I'm dealing with it is obvious they have no clue. People don't give me the items I need for their ceremonies. Or they have the attitude of, "Oh Great, Let me see if I can find some trash in the trash can to give her. That way I get my ceremony and don't have to spend any money or give her anything of value. Wow! like that I make out big time. Will this is the wrong attitude and I will not tolerate it any longer. From now on all private ceremonies will have a price and it has to be paid for in advance on line. If you send a check you will not hear from me until the check has cleared. If you are poor then look at the public ceremonies and go to one of the free ones that I offer. I can no longer disrespect my spirit helpers.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Many Blessings</div><br /><div>Shaman Amy</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.navajosoap.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=191&products_id=329">Free Public Ceremonies Link</a></div>Shaman Metaphysical Storehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345002192932285662noreply@blogger.com0