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Summertime, and the Foraging’s Easy
Well, sort of easy..! Here are some words and pictures about that. A few weeks ago I set up a small camp near Wolf Lake, a beautiful small lake in the vicinity of the school. Since then, I’ve been going … Continue reading
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We of Mashkodens: Present and Future
Many changes have been taking place within our little wilderness circle after we returned from Leek Camp. Alyosha, after a number of thoughtful days and and sleepless nights, considered going to visit his family and friends in Pennsylvania, along with … Continue reading
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Leek Camp
The last quarter-moon has been quite an adventure! It began with Matt arriving, after a long hitchhiking trip, to join Nick and me for the Sucker-fishing camp. Except there was no Sucker-fishing camp.. the water was still too cold! … Continue reading
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The Seekers and the Residents
Mashkodens is alive with the energies of humans who cook, eat, and work on various projects together. It’s always a treat to sit around the evening fire with everyone else amidst bear and buffalo-fat chunks sizzling on skewers, dripping into … Continue reading
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Spring and Seekers
Ahh, it is warm! Though a few suns ago it was definitely not warm. It was freakishly cold – snowing, and windy, and Nick and I were fasting! The fast was done in solidarity with the eight Seekers of the … Continue reading
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Arrival
The wind is gently blowing through the forest, bathing me with pleasant coolness on this warm day – the first really warm day this Spring which seemed to refuse to let Winter leave. Nick and Paul are chopping on a … Continue reading
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Gone Yet Not Forgotten
It has been almost two moons now since our clan has walked out of Mashkodens into the “real world.” So much, so much has happened since then! I entered the world of clock time, schedules, money, labor, and boxes (aka … Continue reading
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Too Hot to Sweat and the Questions that Feed Us
I’m sitting in the Summer Arbor, watching a mosquito hop away on the fresh balsam fir floor. She’s filled with my blood and flying is a challenge. Will she make it to water, to lay her eggs? Asking questions is … Continue reading
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Why We Are Here
It’s becoming more and more apparent to us that we have returned to the wild life in order to deepen relationship with ourselves, with the Earth and all her children. We know this because the healing, whether intentionally sought or … Continue reading
Letting-Go Ceremony
As I sit in the Summer Arbor, I reflect on the ceremony we held two suns ago. The lightning and thunder shift further and further east, and the rain that was just a little while ago a soaking downpour is … Continue reading
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