Spiritual Wisdom

Mother of Nature speaks to her kin. Stone Person, Wild Flower, and Wolf are her friends. Together, they weave the rhythms of the seasons. Riding the Winds of Change, she opens her heart with gladness, providing shelter from hunger and pain. As the Guardian of the Earth’s needs, she nurtures all beings, great and small. I see her in the dewdrop, and I hear her in the Eagle's call. TALKS WITH RELATIONS is the Clan Mother of the First Moon Cycle and is the Keeper of learning the

Understanding Spiritual Guidance "Spiritual Guidance"—what do these words mean to you? It might surprise you to learn that "Spiritual Guidance" can mean many things. What it signifies to me may not resonate with you at all. Let me share my journey and insights. Since 2014, I have been exploring what my life could look like if I followed the guidance of my higher self. Initially, I believed that following this path would shield me from unfavorable experiences. I was mistaken.

A lush and fertile sign, Lamat, or Q’anil in K’iche’ Maya, brims with the energy of positive growth and abundance. Lamat carries the codes for all life, nourishes perpetual regeneration, and represents the seed, corn, pride, harvest, and food. A harmonious and cyclical day, it also symbolizes love, understanding, and realization, and embodies ancestral knowledge, universal memory and genetic wisdom. Lamat is the nagual of all kinds of animal and plant seeds, and the day sign

Fear A long time ago - no one really knows how long ago it was - Rabbit was a brave and fearless warrior. Rabbit was befriended by Eye Walker, a witch. The witch and Rabbit spent much time together sharing and talking. The two were very close. One day Eye Walker and Rabbit were walking along and they sat down on the trail to rest. Rabbit said, "I'm thirsty." Eye Walker picked up a leaf, blew on it, and then handed Rabbit a gourd of water. Rabbit drank the water but didn't sa

Understanding Animism and Its Importance Animism is the belief that all things contain a spark of divinity, not just humans. This belief emphasizes that everything is interconnected by this divine spark. When we honor all aspects of ourselves—from the smallest creature to the towering trees and the vast land—we honor our own existence. In essence, it is about remembering how to be truly human. In our modern world, we often become self-centered and disconnected. We forget that

Men, or Tz’ikin in K’iche’ Maya, is the far-seeing Eagle, the great bird that soars far above the highest peaks of mountains and pyramids, high above the din of mankind, where only sacred silence and the breath of winds reign.Sweeping across vast stretches of sky on broad powerful wings, Men enters the dreams of men and women to impart important messages and revelations. Made of legend, his breadth and acuity of vision surpasses that of any other living thing, and that is why

The following is an excerpt from "The Serpent and the Jaguar" by Birgitte Rasine. For those of us used to living with the no-nonsense, business-like Gregorian calendar, it can be a bit of a stretch to integrate not only a completely different timekeeping system (260 instead of 365 days, 13-day weeks, and no specific beginning or end), but also a vastly different conception of time - the concept of sacred time. The ancient Maya lived - and their descendants continue to do so