The Intrepid Deer

The Intrepid Deer

We were not far from shore when we saw an animal going into the water and starting swimming toward the open water. A fast glance through the binoculars showed that it was a deer, a young buck, horns just as long as its ears. We got a little closer and kept watching. To our amazement, this young buck swam from the mainland shore toward Vancouver Island! He clearly saw us but the presence of two humans on a boat did not distract him from the direction he had chosen.

The Message Of The Whale

The Message Of The Whale

Heeding The Call   A few hours ago, I crawled out of a sweat lodge, sweating and steaming and gasping for air. I was elated because the understanding of what whale had been teaching me was revealed during the ceremony. But let me slow down and tell you what had...
The Six in the Healing Arts

The Six in the Healing Arts

Once again I was preparing a homeopathic remedy with students, one of my favorite topics to teach. They sat quietly for hours, grinding a tiny piece of a herb with mortar and pestle, diluting it with milk sugar, in the end dissolving it in an alcoholic solution and...
Time Heals All Wounds?

Time Heals All Wounds?

You probably heard this saying as often as I have. But the number of times we heard it does not make it necessarily true. I hope it would be true but I have my doubts. Looking back at my own life, four year old little Roland shows up, standing in front of his angry...