Tag Archives: Yaje

Apu Spirit of the Andes

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Michael J. Melville

When the Eagle Woman returned from Peru, she gave me a carved stone figure called an Apu. She said that all the medicine people in the Andes have these stones, but only the most powerful have a star incised in … Continue reading →

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Takiwasi meets Santo Daime

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

     Sometimes the Universe has a plan which we have to accept, even when the formal structure discourages doing what feels right. Within my understanding of the Santo Daime tradition, physical contact is kept to a minimum. The ayahuasca is … Continue reading →

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Core Shamanism

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Michael J. Melville

In 2010 my spirit son invited me to attend a Shamanism Workshop where I met Michael and Sandra Harner.  Having studied and used the principles of core shamanism (developed by Harner) in my personal work in dream journeys, I was … Continue reading →

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Rebooting Your Operating System

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Michael J. Melville

After a marvelous cleaning of body and spirit during the previous night at the Yaje Ceremony, I met a man who could see my soul as clearly as I could see his.  We talked of life, ecology, philosophy, and spirituality.  … Continue reading →

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