Shamanism
BuryatMongol.com: Shamanism, Folklore, and
Poetry: visions
from the land of Baikal and the Sayan Mountains: Siberian and Mongolian
shamanism from the Buryat perspective. Our friend Sarangerel Odigan,
author of Riding
Windhorses and Chosen By the Spirits,
has created and moderated
this site. Unfortunately she has recently passed on. As of April 2006,
the site is still running.
Circle of
Tengerism is an
organization dedicated to the preservation of Siberian and Mongolian
shaman traditions, which is associated with Golomt Tuv, the official
shaman organization of Mongolia. They maintain this web site for the
purpose of educating Westerners about their traditions, and to keep
those traditions alive.
Guest Teachers and
Graduates
of our Intensives have links on
the Guest Teachers and Gathering of Healers pages.
Mything
Links
is a brilliant and exhaustive web site covering an amazing range of
topics, including shamanically relevant material. I first found it when
researching Hungarian language and culture.
Sacred
Texts/Shamanism
Siberian
Shamanism exhibit at the Illinois State Museum.
The Totem Peoples Preservation Project is
an international non-profit initiative dedicated to supporting the
sustainability of indigenous nomadic cultures, their totem livestock
and their ecological habitats in Eastern Siberia and Mongolia.
Local
Native American Sites
Adena/Hopewell
Mounds in central and
Southern Ohio
Serpent Mound
is
the largest and finest serpent effigy in the United States. Nearly a
quarter of a mile long, Serpent Mound represents an
uncoiling serpent.
Newark Mound Complex,
located in the Newark OH area, has a musuem as well as a number of
mounds which have been perserved.
Flint Ridge,near
Zanesville, is the location where much of the flint used by local
Native people, and traded by them to other tribes thoughout the U.S.,
was quarried.
Indian tribal
records in Ohio
Shows distribution of Indian tribes in Ohio and has census records,
history, myths and legends and more.
Local
Natural Attractions
Lake Hope State Park
Hocking Hills
State Parks, including Ash Cave, Old Man's Cave, Rock
House, Cedal Falls, are located between Columbus OH and Athens county
(where we are). There are lots of camping areas, cabins and lodges
throughout the park, as well as bed-and-breakfasts from rustic to
exotic.
Burr Oak State
Park
Local
Free-Range and Organic
Food
Suppliers and
Restaurants
Casa Nueva:
Nouveau Hippie-Mex Restaurant, specializing in locally grown veggies
and local free-range meat and eggs. Many vegetarian and vegan options,
a different theme special each night of the week, plus the
Cantina (complete bar) and Bodega (quick light food). Menu at
their web site. All our friends and students know and love Casa!
The Village Bakery Every day the
bakery
features locally grown organic vegetables, non-GMO meats and
free-range
eggs, FairTrade organic coffee, and organic dairy, flour and
sugar. Unique variety
of freshly baked hand crafted loaves,flaky quiches, sweet and
savory pastries, breakfast pizza, tasty soups,
salads and sandwiches, cookies,
brownies, tarts and cakes, plus a Sunday brunch.
Big
Chimney Bakery and The
Cabin
at Chimney Lake Bed and Breakfast. The Bakery serves European
baked goods and fine cheeses.
Integration Acres specializes in
food products made from local Pawpaws, Spicebush berries and other
native foods. Chris Chmiel, the owner, is the originator of the Pawpaw
Festival, based in Albany OH in Athens County.
Athens Farmer's Market Our local
market is known for its wide variety of locally produced food and other
items, from eggs, meat, veggies and fruits to goat's milk soap, honey
and beeswax candles, live herbs, native shrubs, and lots more stuff.
Many items are raised organically.
Local
Herb Nurseries and Herbalists
Plant-It Herbs
specializes in Chinese medicinal herbs, and occasionally other exotic
herbs.
Companion Plants carries
hundreds of
unusual medicinal and sacred plants, as well as a large variety of
culinary herbs.
Healing Heart Herbals was
founded by Cindy Parker, our good friend and a master herbalist. Cindy
is a teacher, writer and healer who focuses on working with herbs as
well as with energy, and often combines the two.
Area Healers
and Educators working with
Client-Friendly Modalities
Three Treasures Frances Gander is
certified in traditional Chinese medicine, as an acupuncturist and
herbalist, and teaches Tai Chi and Qi Gong. Her practice is based in
Athens, OH.
The Dogwood Center for Self-Development:
Roger Wilkins, PhD in Education, works with neurofeedback
training
to help people overcome the underlying neurological
basis of their self-defeating life patterns. Neurofeedback training
helps people become unstuck from their life patterns so they can move
on with their self development. Neurofeedback training is an
effective non-drug method for enhancing self development. Self
Development Seminars, Neurofeedback
Training,
and Wellness
Weeks for Mind-Body Transformation re just some of
the options available at the Dogwood Center.
Dream Pilgrims
is the web site of Mary Pat Mann, our good friend and
fellow traveler on the shamanic path, and it is devoted to dreamwork
and related topics.
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Earth
Spirituality Events and Educational
Opportunities
Convocation is a Pagan and
Earth-Spiritual hotel
convention held in the Detroit area each February by the Magical
Education Council, whose mission is "to create community by promoting
the
sharing of knowledge, experience, and fellowship among people who
follow mystical and esoteric traditions. In
order to promote community, we do not include those paths or traditions
whose doctrines advocate bigotry and / or violence against others on
any basis including but not limited to race, gender, sexual
orientation, disability, or religion." They are a great bunch of folks
who put on a great event,
which we are priviledged to teach at from time to time.
http://www.chrysalis.uk.net/
Artists and
Crafts People of an
Earth-Centered Persuasion
Local
Art and
the Goddess, Putting Fresh Faces on Mythic Legends
Mairyann
Wrentworth is a lovely person and gifted artist. Inspired by the
myths and legends of the ancient Goddesses, her art is whimsical and
unique, and her paintings include various paint media as well as beads
and other textural effects. Recently relocated to our area, she
is a welcome addition to our spiritual community.
Far-Off, Far-Out Friends
Wind
Wolf Studios
Beautiful art prints, tee shirts and sweatshirts of wildlife from
wolves to hummingbirds and everything in between, plus dragons,
unicorns and winged things. Reproductions of Sandra's original
paintings on feathers and drums as well as her larger paintings of
medicine shields and fantasy art. We're pleased to promote this
long-time friend's beautiful art work.
Earthcraftyr Our friend Ditchwitch
lives in the country east of Rochester NY . She crafts a lot of her own
products, much of it herbally based, and also supplies Bellydancing
needs. (She dances and teaches dance as well.)
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Sustainability
and Ecology
in
the Athens Area
Athens
Area Sustainability Festival Bekki and Crow have been on the
AASF organizing Festival since its first year(2001). With live music, demonstrations, workshops, great
food, vendors, informational booths, documentaries, children’s program,
this festival celebrates the many small
businesses,
organizations, individuals, and initiatives in the region dedicated to
building community identity rooted in the principles of sustainability.
Athens and Athens County have been identified by the Utney Reader and
Mother Earth News as a center of sustainability and self-sufficient
living. We are proud to live in a community that values diversity,
sustainable living and rural living.
Local Companies providing
Solar-Powered Energy Systems
Third
Sun Solar
Dovetail Solar
Other Cool Folks Doing Sustainable Things
Blue Rock
Station Ohio Magazine
said of Blue Rock in their Best of Ohio:
"BEST GREEN HOUSE Imagine living in
a house made from tires packed with dirt. Jay and Annie Warmke have
just such an abode, and they call it Blue Rock Station.
It’s more than their home, though; it’s an educational center for
Earthships — dwellings made from natural or recycled materials that can
support themselves with almost complete independence. The Warmkes’
Earthship, which they started building in 1996, was Ohio’s first. Now,
they have a 38-acre retreat where they teach people about
earth-friendly construction, offer hands-on workshops on a variety of
topics and let people trek around the land with one of their llamas. "
We
like Annie and Jay because they are our friends, and they drive all the
way to Athens to be on the Sus Fest organizing committee, putting many
hours of work into it, and participate in the fest. And Blue Rock
Station ROCKS!
Re-Use Industries is a
community non-profit and tax-exempt organization that saves reusables
from the landfill to support a sustainable economy, protect our
environment, and create jobs.
Regional and State Non-Profits
Supporting Sustainability
Green Energy Ohio is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
promoting environmentally and economically sustainable energy policies
and practices in Ohio. Its web site has a lot of resourse and
information about converting to green energy.
Rural Action
Based in Athens
County, Rural Action's mission is to promote
economic, social, and environmental justice in Appalachian Ohio.
The
Appalachian Center for Economic
Networks (ACEnet) is a community economic development
organization located in rural southeastern Ohio. The mission of ACEnet
is to build the capacity of local communities to network, innovate, and
work together to create a strong, sustainable regional economy that has
opportunities for all.
Community Food Initiatives CFI
is a non-profit,
membership based organization working to increase community
self-reliance by promoting food production and processing in
southeast Ohio, through hands-on education and direct mentoring.
The Ohio Ecological Food & Farm
Association (OEFFA) was
formed in 1979 and is a
membership-based, grassroots organization, dedicated to promoting and
supporting sustainable, ecological, and healthful food systems.
Non-Profit
Organizations Protecting the
Earth and
Supporting Conservation and
Sustainability
Regional:
Buckeye Forest Council
Ohio
Ohio
Environmental Council The mission of
the Ohio Environmental Council is to inform, unite, and empower Ohio
citizens to protect the environment and conserve natural resources.
Ohio
PIRG (Public Interest Research Group)
National
and International NonProfits:
Defenders
of Wildlife
National
Audubon Society
Sierra Club
TheWilderness Society
Raincoast
Conservation Society
Natural
Resources Defense Council
Social Justice and Right Action,
Local and Global
ATCO Sheltered Workshop, a
non-profit corporation, is the employment and training
center for people with disabilities in Athens County. Our goal is
to provide employment opportunities for all of our employees and
assist them in becoming productive members of their community.
The Appalachian Peace
and Justice Network (APJN), established in 1984, is a
non-profit organization that empowers and challenges groups and
individuals to work for peace and social justice. Nineteen years ago, a
visionary director of the United Campus Ministries at Ohio University,
Athens, initiated APJN during a nuclear freeze campaign. Since then,
the organization has grown from a volunteer organization serving five
counties to currently fourteen counties of Appalachian Ohio and West
Virginia.
The
Wire exists to facilitate social change by providing space
and
resources to spark creativity in Athens County, Ohio and surrounding
communities. Through educational classes, computer access, and a
lending library of alternative media, we will promote equality,
cultural awareness and social justice.
Heifer
International Sustainability and self-sufficiency for people all
over the world, though gifts of livestock, trees and other resources
and training in how to care for them. Particularly focused on Third
World countries and disaster areas.
Environmental
Educational
Opportunities
Ohio
University in Athens offers both an Undergraduate Certificate and a Master of Science in Environmental Studies. The
Certificate is especially
relevant for educators and those
seeking environmentally related careers in government, business, law,
and consulting firms. One
of the few programs of its kind in the country, The Master's of Science
is developed around five
areas of concentration: life sciences, physical and earth sciences,
environmental archaeology, environmental policy and planning, or
environmental monitoring.
Hocking
College offers a number of majors, including
Ecotourism and Adventure Travel,
Environmental Restoration, Fish Management and Aquaculture, Forest
Management, Natural and Historical
Interpretation, Natural Resources Management, Ranger Services, Timber
Harvesting, and Wildlife Management.
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