A racist notion found in neoshamanic circles is placing high value on indigenous wisdom but not on indigenous people.

Children arrive animists. They learn about life, themselves, and empathy by imagining the liveliness of everything they come into contact with.

Healing stories are magickal tales born from personal tribulation and victory, which are then shared.

Phrases such as "I'm beside myself, " "I was frightened to pieces, " "I feel lost, " "I feel like part of me is missing, " originated from a sense of soul loss.

People say that a dog can sense the longing of a person, so perhaps he's barking in response to your heart.

Faith doesn't always come naturally but as we take those steps of faith, we notice little by little that our faith has grown and it isn't as hard as we first thought.

The mind of a soul is beyond another’s’ imagination.

Wolves, and stars, and snow: Those things made sense.

Hang there like a fruit, my soul, Till the tree die!-Posthumus LeonatusAct V, Scene V

Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age.

Compassion is the litmus test and culminating touchstone of a spirituality of Earth.

Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit.

It is of no account; after all, the old bird does not fly far from his nest.

When the wrong people leave your life, the right things start to happen.