Vision Quest The ceremony of the Vision Quest is one of the most universal and ancient means to find spiritual guidance and purpose. A Vision Quest can provide deep understanding to people, helping them to understand their role in life. Vision Quest of the Past Vision Quest is one of

Native American Sweat Lodge Introduction The Native American Sweat lodge is one of the most profound healing and transformative indigenous ceremonies that I know. At the age of 16 I attended my first traditionally run Sweat Lodge and personally experienced the power and beauty of this

I had a recent conversation about sacred purpose that I wanted to share here. The talk focused on “knowing one’s purpose” and how people instinctively want to find – and fully live their purpose and sacred destiny. During this dialogue I spoke about how certain visionary experie

I have a couple upcoming events in the California area that I wanted to share with you all. These events are open to the public and your presence is welcome. During the events I will be sharing my personal stories, talking about the wisdom of the ancients, speaking about indigenous ce

Report: Global Biodiversity Down 30 Percent in 40 Years http://news.yahoo.com/report-global-biodiversity-down-30-percent-40-years-000930009.html Today I saw this article and felt compelled to write this blog. I write this not to frighten anyone or use scare tatics but to inspire other

I recently took a trip back to South Dakota to catch up with old family, friends, and mentors. This was a very quick and busy visit lasting only a few days. During my time there I had to drive over 400 miles and see many people. One of the main reasons for taking this journey was to h

The other day I did a conference call speaking about ceremony, culture, healing and the recently published book: A Man Among the Helpers. Here is a recording of the call. Enjoy! Healing culture with ceremony call Part 1 Healing culture with ceremony call Part 2

Balance is a word that is thrown around a lot when speaking of spirituality and people’s relationship to the Earth. I think it’s important to take a good look at what balance means and how we affect our both our internal and external balance. We will start with our internal balance. H

In the last blog, Indigenous Wisdom for the Modern Age, I wrote about how native cultures are based on human beings survival upon the Earth. I went on to explain that there are three sacred relationships (connections points) that determine if human beings survive or perish in the worl

During my 17 years in South Dakota I was fully integrated into the indigenous society of the Lakota Sioux on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. In this time I functioned as a ceremonial Helper and was deeply educated in natural medicine and spiritual understanding, diving into these a