by karenduffin | Aug 3, 2019
New housing for the Red Spirit. The PONDificator overlooks the pond, of course and will soon be ready for those who love the songs of frogs. I’m teaching them to harmonize a lullaby. But do they listen?!! More pictures to...
by karenduffin | Aug 3, 2019
Sonia has traveled the world visiting industrial farms, getting into the secret world of meat production. It’s not just the horrors of slaughter houses and how immune people are to the suffering of animals. By the way, that includes people who eat these animals....
by karenduffin | Jun 30, 2019
Just a few pictures of the snowy weekend the scouts were here again. They learned their fire making skills and supplied the Red Spirit with a large stack of firewood. They are such a...
by karenduffin | Jun 30, 2019
Ruth Zwald once again held ritual here for solstice. Some Native American dances were re-enacted followed by a potluck in the barn.The same night the regular shaman group came and held class among themselves. Late Saturday evening we decorated some amazing...
by karenduffin | Jun 30, 2019
My wonderful guests arrived this weekend and fortunately the weather is perfect. Instead of trying to find a restaurant for brunch, we had one here in the barn where everyone could stay and talk as long as they wanted, enjoying the food and quiet...
by karenduffin | Mar 2, 2019
These four turkeys come by every day, sometimes pecking at the sliding door perhaps thinking they can check out the shelter of the barn. After all, it’s been pretty cold this winter especially for March. I saw a pair of osprey’s in these trees a week or so...
by karenduffin | Feb 2, 2019
Kat led this workshop where 6 women each created her nature spirit using materials from the woods and paper mâché. It was a bonding experience that brought a story from each of...
by karenduffin | Dec 26, 2018
This picture was taken before the lights and candles were lit. Our intentions were inserted in the Yule log and burned at the campfire with a group of 25 or so. These are very meaningful ceremonies given by Ruth Zwald, a shaman practitioner in the Peruvian tradition....
by karenduffin | Nov 18, 2018
Well, this day has come and gone. It’s now almost Thanksgiving and the trees are no longer dressed, the turkeys make their rounds, the deer leave their tracks, the owls hoot their mating calls, occasional wood ducks float on the pond and the moose dances in the...
by karenduffin | Sep 25, 2018
Once again, the Red Spirit hosted the equinox with 30+ people. Ruth lead the ritual with her creative presentation to make it truly meaningful for each person. Connect with nature, community, your deepest thoughts, add laughter, share delicious food and you will enter...
