Ever wondered who would come to your funeral? Most people wonder what, if any, impact they are having on the world. Though I caution you to not define your worth by who approves or feels something for you enough to show at your funeral (or any other life event),...
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A Letter to Myself
I was recently interviewed on the spiritual nature of being third gender. As a part of that summit, I was invited to write a letter as myself today to the self I was during the time of intense struggle over this issue. Before submitting the letter, I sent...
Healing Potential in ASMR
In the upcoming book Become Your Strength, the next edition in the Talking Stick Diaries series, we talk briefly about Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) and how watching a few videos online can help a person with healing mother issues and the acceptance of gentleness and love. There...
What Exactly Is Witchcraft?
After a lovely conversation with a very Christian woman on whether or not essential oils were witchcraft I came to the realization that most people don’t know how to define witchcraft, let alone know how they feel about it. We have a culture in which the witch is...
Smudging 101: The Vessel
This is the final post of a four part series on smudging. If you’d like to start at the beginning, the first post can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smudging-101-introduction-rebekah-gamble The Vessel You have probably seen smudge kits with abalone shells in them. There is nothing wrong with using an...
Smudging 101: Plants Used in Smudging
This is post three in a four part series on smudging. To start from the beginning, see the first post here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smudging-101-introduction-rebekah-gamble?trk=prof-post Plants in Smudging Plants are my favorite. I am fortunate to call several trees and herbs my first teachers, and as I realized others did not...
Smudging 101: How to Smudge
This post is part of a four part series on smudging. To see the first post, “An Introduction to Smudging,” use this link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smudging-101-introduction-rebekah-gamble How to Smudge Smudging is not just burning plants in a room. First, you must understand that you are using the smoke, not the...
Smudging 101: An Introduction to Smudging
This post is the first in a four post series. The next post, “How to Smudge,” can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/smudging-101-how-smudge-rebekah-gamble The man lit an absurd amount of white sage in an abalone shell in the middle of the room. As the plant matter burned down, I asked “What are...
Finding and Caring for Your Frame Drum
We work with drums often in my classes, whether that be using them for musical reasons, trance work, journeying, healing, or group rituals and certain ceremonies. Often people will find one of the drums they work with really calls to them and works with them. Others will go...
Is a Balanced Life Possible?
Is a balanced life possible? This is a loaded question for some people. For those of us in America’s estimated 11% of people who work 50 hours a week or more, it gets even harder. Balance doesn’t look the same for everyone. Personally, my body cycles like a teenager...