Text, photographs, and illustrations by Totupica Candelario English translation and plant species identification by Humberto Fernández, Conservación Humana AC Introduction by Patricia Liles, CSEE Board Member “The Center for
Read More
Supporting Traditional Maya Medicine and Spirituality
by Christopher Casillas, CSEE Board Member Recently, CSEE partnered with New Mexico based nonprofit, Saq’ Be’ to support Mayans in Chichicastenango, Guatemala. For over 20 years, Saq’ Be’ has worked to advance Mayan
Read More
Maya Spring Equinox Message
by, Denise Barrios, Maya Spiritual Guide In the Maya tradition rites and ceremonies are inextricably linked to the forces of the Universe and Mother Earth, to sacred numbers and energies, to the solar
Read More
The Chawas of Chavin
By Juan Rivas Palacios I am a Chawa of the territory of Chavin, Peru, located above 10,000 feet in the Andes. Chawa is just a word for a guide. In other places they
Read More
Pathways to Hozho
By Belinda Eriacho “There is a point when you have to decide and to allow yourself to fly into the unknown.” ~ Belinda Eriacho ~ Yá’át’ééh shik’éí dóó shidine’é (greetings relatives and my
Read More
The Legend of the Cedar Tree – A Cherokee Legend
A long time ago when the Cherokee people were new upon the Earth, they thought that life would be much better if there was never any night. They beseeched the Ouga (Creator) that
Read More
The Circle People and the Square People
By Ben Boomer In the mid-nineties I traveled to Zacatecas Mexico with Hopi artist and Architect Dennis Numkena. He was working on a museum exhibition that explored the relationship of the Hopi to
Read More
Transforming Fear of the Future
by Deva Powell The stones spoke, a low frequency grumble not unlike the moan of a hungry belly. The ceiling perspired, oozing liquid mineral enzymes like an enormous rock giant’s digestive tract. My
Read More
Cacophony of Chaos
By Ben Boomer, CSEE Board President Coyote plays a big part in Navajo culture, and was very much a part of my childhood. Those coyotes are an hilarious and tricky bunch with their
Read More