Tag Archives: shamanism
My Year of Being Grateful – 2011 Year-End Review
Reid Dickie I’m calling this My Year of Being Grateful because time after time, day after day all year I found myself expressing gratitude for an aspect of my present life. Wherever I was and whatever I was doing was exactly what … Continue reading
Finding My Audience – ReadReidRead.com First Anniversary
Reid Dickie It’s hard to believe a year has passed since I started this blog. A year ago I had several intentions for ReadReidRead: as an ongoing celebration of beautiful Linda, as an outlet to share my enthusiasm for local heritage in its many … Continue reading
Filed under BEAUTY, Blog Life, Linda, Local History, Music, Prairie People, shamanism, Soul Building
What’s with “Happy Deathday”?
Reid Dickie “Nothing is lost, nothing is created … all is transformed. Nothing is the prey of death. All is the prey of life.” – Antoine Béchamp “All goes onward and outward. Nothing collapses. And to die is different from … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, Deathday, Love, Old Souls, shaman, shamanism, Soul Building, Spirit, Wisdom
Eternal Romance
Reid Dickie “I was a key that could use a little turning.” - Soul Asylum Water and wind and their eternal romance with rock, etched into the weary flesh of stone, glowing eloquent beaches appear and disappear in a flash. … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, Hope, Linda, Natural Places, shaman, Spirit, Wisdom
Journeys of the Heart, Journeys of the Soul
Reid Dickie “Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.” – Dogen My new life purpose has been revealed to me with great clarity during my travels this summer. In a few words, one part of my current life purpose … Continue reading
First Spirit Sands Hike of the Summer
Reid Dickie Yesterday I found out the access road to the Spirit Sands had been rebuilt and opened so I immediately planned a day trip out. Today was the perfect day! About 21 degrees Celsius, constant breeze and an amazing … Continue reading
Filed under Day Tripping, Linda, Natural Places, Sacred Places, spirit sands
Sacred Places Video Update – Big Beaver Buffalo Effigy
Reid Dickie On my recent excursion into the Saskatchewan Holyland, I spent most of a morning at the buffalo effigy south of Big Beaver. My visit resulted in this video report on the site and its vistas.
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, Love, PRAIRIES, Sacred Places, Saskatchewan, shaman, shamanism, Spirit
Sacred Places Update – Minton Turtle Effigy July 2011
Reid Dickie I visited Minton Turtle Effigy on July 3, a hot and breezy day in southern Saskatchewan. The dirt road up to the site had about a foot of water at its lowest point so I opted to walk rather than drive. … Continue reading
Filed under Ancient Wisdom, Local History, Sacred Places, Saskatchewan, shaman, Spirit
Sacred Places – Castle Butte, SK
Reid Dickie June 20, 2011 “Enticed back, fulfilling an unspoken responsibility.” I wrote about Castle Butte in a post called Local Knowledge. Castle Butte, a quarter of a mile around and over 200 feet high, is a huge, ever-eroding sandstone … Continue reading
Giant Manitoba Sinkhole Is Getting Deeper! Update June 16
Reid Dickie Compared to my visit to the sinkhole south of Dauphin a week ago, it is much deeper today. The hole covers at least three acres, the size of two Canadian football fields, and in some spots is now a hundred feet … Continue reading
Filed under Earth Phenomena, Local History, Natural Places
