Circle Stories From The Heart

Guest Post by Dalva Lamminmaki, Finno-Ugric Shamanic Practitioner & Teacher, Collective Circle Member I have lived. I have given my gifts to the Ancestors.  I have said my words in the smoke of the fire, it is you.  I have painted my drum.  I have called you. My Brother.  My Sister. I have grown roots […]

Guest Post The wind softly tickled our cold cheeks as we strapped snowshoes to our feet and headed out on our much anticipated winter adventure. My brother, sister, and myself had been planning this winter day trip for a few months. I live in the north and invited these two flat-landers from the big city

Story by Jane I have been working with the medicine of Turtle for a few months now. The Turtle medicine within me is calling me to come out of my shell;  out of hiding from behind the layers of armor I created to “protect” myself. The medicine of Turtle is calling me to move from

Guest Post by Salomeh Ghaffari, Collective Circle Member, Retreat Attendee & Mentor “By what right?” was the question that kept repeating itself in my ears, after our January CCSS Collective ‘Hearts and Souls’ conference call. The preparation journey of our call to, “Clear our soul pathways keeping the gateways of our hearts open and flowing”,

by Martha Lucier, CCSS Founder & Circle Member A voice within my own heart calls to me.  I follow the voice each step on the Soul pathway, even though I don’t really know where it leads, or why I have been called; even though the voices around me, might question, seed doubt or plant fear.

Listen to them Bones (Spirit inspired Song by Martha Lucier) Listening to the Bones: Feeding the Hungry Ghosts In the winter, we collect the bones in silent reverence. We slow down and listen, past the stillness, to the inside of trees, rock, fire and ice. With the old bones, we kindle the inner flame, surrendering, releasing,

It is the power of love that heals and fills the gaps in the circle. May our circles continue to expand and strengthen with the power of love at our center.

I had a dream for my daughter and it was a healing story about the teachings of the whales. Long long ago, before humans walked the Earth Whale was given a very important mission. This is the story of how they came to receive a golden key to the universe. With a thunderous roar the

Shifting Earth Beneath Us Just before leaving for Greenland I had a dream that was very powerful. In the dream I was performing an Ancestor Ceremony in an area where rocks marked the graves of the ancestors on a grassy land. I was standing at each rock holding a scepter while saying prayers. As I

Deep in the heart of every human-being there is a leader. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes, and have a multitude of gifts to share. When I used to think of a leader, what would come to mind is someone who is a strong, independent, and demanding; an extrovert who is not a very