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Mercury Retrograde Brings Us Back to What Needs to Be Remembered and Restored Drum Journey Circles with Quynn Red Mountain   Some definitions: Retrograde (astrology) From Astrology Weekly An apparent backward motion in the Zodiac of certain planets when decreasing in longitude as viewed from the Earth. It can be compared to the effect of […]

Dear YOU, the healers, mystics, transformers, blended spirits, nature lovers, pagans, artists, womyn and sacred men of this world, you are also ANIMISTS! It is November. The week of “Thanksgiving” in the United States of America. The “Holidays” are here. There are, gratefully, so many things for which to be grateful. People around the world

There are 9 people (plus me) who are preparing ourselves for tomorrow.  We have been thinking about this day for many months, even a year. At 3pm we open the doors of the Galactic Center (in downtown Tucson- 35 E Toole) to share a community ceremony with whoever feels called to join us. “We” are

 If you would like to contribute to this cause, please see the bottom of this post. We have each experienced trauma in our own lives.  Each family has had its share of trauma. Each clan, tribe,  village or nation have been the victim of traumatic violence, and at some point in the past we too have inflicted

  A New and Powerful Series highlighting a Shamanic Healing Approach to “Sickness” with Quynn Red Mountain Weaving Well through Illness- A Shamanically Oriented 7 part class with Quynn Red Mountain Sickness is a Spiritual Awakening – a wake up call.  One’s body says “it is time to listen”.  Take the time now to walk

In order to pray for something, and to honor it, it is helpful to become that thing, to the best of our ability. As we feel it, hear it, love it, then we can more likely “receive” and share it. In the Sonoran Desert, we are in that fabulous season we call Monsoon!  While some rain has

[thaudio href=’https://weboflifeanimists.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Dee-flute-song-for-Phil.mp3′][/thaudio] During an ISA evening adventure into Sabino Canyon, a beautiful and sacred place in Tucson, AZ, Dee Owl Woman played the Native American Flute for the group before the circle started.  This segment was recorded by Phil (and Dee played the piece for Phil, as you will hear at the end).  Drum by

Hi all, Quynn here~ How can we Weave Well through the challenges of Illness? Welcome to this approach of Spiritual Warriorship- Dealing with an Illness. My experience with illness has taught me so much, and inspired me to offer my shamanic tools to others who are experiencing some kind of “Illness”.   I have offered a

Summer is a potent time! So, I wanted to let you know about two new deepening programs beginning later in July. 1) A 12 week Personal Mentoring/Coaching/Collaboration Program called “Your Sun Shines Brightly” THIS PROGRAM CAN TAKE PLACE IN PERSON (IN TUCSON) OR ONLINE. There are two levels of this program available (“Bright” and “Light”,

Mother’s Day can be beautiful, and difficult. If your relationship with mother, or as mother, is challenging or estranged, this day can bring up unresolved feelings.  If your mother, or child, has passed from this world, Mother’s Day can cause sadness, or touch a wound yet unhealed.  Blessings to all who are in the process

The Institute for the Shamanic Arts is honored to host many circles in Tucson, Arizona, with so many deep souls from many places. So many people who are able to attend our circles  are exploring their inner worlds and contributing their voices to the sharing of our sacred stories. Over the years it has become

In the summer of 2014, out of a serious situation, came a desire for “Whimsy”.  Whimsy is a letting go of Self and to get out of one’s Life, at least for a while!  Now, Whimsy has become a seriously important part of The Institute for the Shamanic Arts’ repertoire of Sacredness~ Adults can have

Greetings from Labyrinth People! Our sacred labyrinth maker Jacob loves making labyrinths! Since 2002, he has scratched many in the dirt of various places, and laid ropes in the shape of labyrinths in many places.  Each month for full moon we host a labyrinth walk in parks and riverbeds around Tucson.  This last month we

At the Institute for the Shamanic Arts we create many opportunities to explore our inner worlds by journeying within to a rhythmic drumbeat.  So often, the creativity that unfolds from these journeying experiences is profound. Tales of journeys, drawings of journeys, poems and stories inspired by journeys, performances prompted by journeys~ the art never stops,

The Path of the Labyrinth is a winding one. There are great and simple teachings in a Labyrinth. There are no Tricks, yet it is always possible to lose our way, and then find it again. There is a difference between a Maze (dead ends) and a Labyrinth (no dead ends).  The term labyrinth came

Welcome to Quynn’s world of Animist Storytelling!  Over the years many stories and poems have popped into her head, and she wrote them down.  Many she narrated and recorded. This story tells the tale about a woman who loved Ravens, and who desperately wants to learn how to speak “Raven”!   Quynn wrote, narrated and

WHIMSY- “sudden turn or inclination of the mind” first recorded 1690s- “Whim” or “whimsy” is a sophisticated (in its purity and innocence) form of humor. In fact, the word “humor” used to relate only to bodily fluids-the humors, until whim was introduced. The original sense was ‘bodily fluid’ (surviving in aqueous humor and vitreous humor,

Greetings Friends, Quynn here- I would like to share some winding thoughts about what is often called the “shamanic journey“.  Each week I sit in circle with people and we listen to the drum with the Power of Intention.  So many amazing tales have been shared.  I am grateful that I will be able to

Greetings from Quynn Red Mountain!  “From the remnants of the Animistic Human tribes we form the New Tribes, and we find our way by practicing ancient tools with a new and intuitive twist.”   I am writing to let you know about a meaningful training series that begins on Saturday, October 1, 2016.  The Full

To help end 2014, The Institute for the Shamanic Arts recently hosted an Altar Creation Workshop called Private Shrines. A Shrine is a sacred place, which is dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, animal or miracle where one shows respect and honor. Generally they are stationary places where people visit and pray.  In this workshop

The Shining Tree is so loved…especially in the darkened deep of Winter!  For this Winter Solstice, some important details about Birch, and then a poem:    The Birch tree is a Tree of Life for many cold climate Peoples across North America and Eurasia, including Siberia, where the word “shaman” comes from.  Birch is also

In poetic form, Quynn shares her feelings about being Indigenous, and being a Visitor in Nature, and how she feels the land that she loves has adopted her.  A message for all who want to connect with the land where they live, and visit…even if their DNA is from somewhere else. This segment was created

Most of us would love to have all the time in the world to be in Nature to get quiet and reconnect, however, for many urban modern people we aren’t able to “get away” like that as often as we would like.  Understanding this reality, The Institute for the Shamanic Arts offers Nature connection excursions

Quynn here- Blessings to all on this day before Thanksgiving!  I am happy and relieved to announce that a long awaited project is now complete, and available!  It is purely synchronicity that it is available right before the busiest shopping days of the year. :) My book A TRIBE OF ONE-A GUIDE FOR EXPRESSING THE

Join Quynn Red Mountain for two unique and experiential shamanic circles at Storm Wisdom in Phoenix, AZ on November 14 and 15, 2014.  All are welcome! Find out more about Quynn HERE. On  Friday, November 14   7:30-9pm Grateful Release – A Shamanic Circle with Quynn Red Mountain   The end of 2014 is upon us. Before

Over the past year, Quynn Red Mountain has been creating a program to ordain ministers “those in spiritual service” in an Animist tradition.  She is doing this for Earth Web Media, a religious non-profit (an Animist church). This path is open to those of any ancestry who feel called to more fully express their Animist

Earth Web Media is pleased to announce that Quynn Red Mountain will once again visit Phoenix, Arizona for a weekend of shamanic events.  Both events will take place at Storm Wisdom.  These circles are open to people with all levels of experience. Beginner to experienced, Quynn’s drumbeats and guidance will help you receive what is