Who are the Elemental Beings?

Who are the Elemental Beings?

by | Sep 6, 2019 | About Divination

In the West African tradition I am initiated into, the elemental beings are called the  kontomble, (the little people or, more literally, the one who comes to the bell). In the Italian tradition they are called le fate. Essentially, these elemental beings are the same...
Why Ancestor Work is Important

Why Ancestor Work is Important

by | Jun 1, 2019 | About Divination

The ancestors are a major part of divination and many other kinds of spiritual work. This can be perplexing for some who have no relationship to their ancestors and downright disturbing for those who feel they do not like their ancestors. The way I like to look at it...
A Recording for and about the Trees

A Recording for and about the Trees

by | May 30, 2018 | Interviews Given

In September of 2016 I gave a talk at Many Rivers Books and Teas in Sebastopol, CA on my Tree Medicine Trilogy of books. The recording of that event has been made available only recently. I thought I would share it here for anyone that may be interested in listening....
The Memory of a Thing is the Song that it Sings

The Memory of a Thing is the Song that it Sings

by | May 15, 2017 | About Divination

Wedeme tell us that they work with the memories that are stored inside us, inside our bones, inside our psyches, inside our hearts. They tell us the memory of a thing is the song that it sings. They liken this to the way we can hear the sound of the ocean in many...