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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Q’ero Despacho Ceremony
How to Create an Altar as a Focal Point for Awakening Your Spiritual Self
By Katherine Skaggs, CSEE Board Member Creating an altar is a spiritual activity of intention as much as it is a physical endeavor. Altars can be communal, public or absolutely personal and tucked
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