Category: Nature
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Evelyn Rattray
Evelyn Rattray I first heard of Evelyn Rattray in 2003 at Raymon Grace’s dowsing school at the Hansen property on Swan Lake in Vernon BC. Raymon and Evelyn had worked together on First Nation’s reserves across Canada to break through the multigenerational trauma caused by the residential school system. Through dowsing Raymon would identify…
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Summer Solstice June 21 2019
Summer Solstice Sun at Stonehenge The year moves swiftly! It is time to honor the longest day of the Sun. Summer Solstice 2019 in Northern Hemisphere will be at 9:54 a.m. on Friday June 21, Mountain Time. How will you celebrate the longest day? The summer solstice is associated with change, fresh starts, and with…
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How To Display Trust – Mother Duck
Several years ago, one of my friends sent me the coolest story of a duck trusting her instincts and going to a policeman for help to save her babies. This Mother is a shining example of faith, of extreme love for her young, of the way Nature is changing with all of her children, and…
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A Morning Prayer for All
The following prayer comes from writer Deng Ming-Dao. From Wikipedia – About Author – Deng Ming-Dao (born 1954, San Francisco) is a Chinese American author, artist, philosopher, teacher and martial artist. Deng is his family name; Ming-Dao is his given name. From a young age, he studied Taoist internal arts such as Qigong and Kung-Fu. …
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Should You Ever Give Up?
Picture from: https://weatherfarm.com/community-photos/tornado-season-touches-down-in-alberta/ I was listening to some people talking in the shopping mall. They were talking about a friend who had suffered some extreme bad luck. They marveled at the friend’s ability to see the brightness in every disaster – even when part of their farm was ripped up by a tornado. One of…
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A Life Based On Conditions
A while ago, one of my friends sent me the following story in an email. The story moved me so much, and made me also think about all the clients that I have worked with over the years who live their life based on “when” and ‘if”. These folks miss so much because they are…
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About Sweetgrass
Hierochloe odorata – Sweet grass at Chief Whitecap Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada by SriMesh, used with permission under GNU Free Documentation License Sweetgrass is a very aromatic grass – some call it herb – that grows in Europe and parts of North America. Our Ancestors believed that the Sweetgrass plant was the first plant to…
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To Be Filled With Joy!
How do you become filled with joy when you feel like the bottom has dropped out of your life? The answer is simple and complicated at the same time. It is about finding a place to start… a place to take a simple step. For me, that simple step is usually to go through the…
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Spirit Animal – Magpie
Magpies are very resourceful birds with a reputation for stealing anything that is not nailed down, especially if it is shiny. Because of their characteristic of liking valuable baubles and for having picked up gold nuggets and coins, our Ancestors believed that several magpies around your house or yard, or around where you were working,…
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Ancestors Speak – Big Rock, Alberta
“Big Rock In The Sun” Photo by Judith Hirst, July 2008 This picture is of a “glacial erratic” and it is located south of Calgary, Alberta, five miles west of Highway 2A, on Highway 7. This chunk of rock is the only huge rock of its kind in the area. It is made up…
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Enjoying Spring!
Talking About Spring! Happy Colors – Spring also brings out the beautiful colors of the earth. From the blue sky and luscious greenness of the grass to the myriad of blossoming flowers, spring is a rainbow of colorful delight. Love – Spring is the time for love to flourish – it’s just the way nature…
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A Curry, You Say?
Check out the information on the Questers Spring Conference in Red Deer Alberta at https://questers.ca/conferences/spring-conference/. A Curry, You Say? I have friends that swear by the power of curry to cure what ever ails a person. When I was feeling the after effects of the flu and then a cold, they urged me to have…
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Circle of Life – Nature Style!
Circle of Life – Nature Style! The movie and stage show, “The Lion King” popularized the concept of the circle of life through the wonderful song with the words by Tim Rice put to music by Elton John. Our ancestors understood that the events in their lives were cyclical – much like the seasons…
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Welcome March 2019
Welcome March 2019 March is a wonderful time of the year! It makes us think of green grass and leaves and fresh air and baby animals and golfing and camping and swimming/water skiing. It feels like freedom. In come the March winds,They blow and blow,They sweep up the brown leavesThat green ones may grow.–George Washington…
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Using Juniper As A Herb
A good read is Whispers From the Woods by Sandra Kynes (Lewellyn Worldwide, Woodbury, MN www.llewellyn.com). The description of one of the trees really struck a me with a moment of AHA! All over Canada, it seems that juniper bushes get planted in front of the house or behind the house or in the yard.…
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Psychometry and Dowsing
Send your ideas for blog postings and your comments about different blogs to Judith at Judith-hirst@questers.ca, and I will post them on the blog. Psychometry People ask about the different subject areas that Questers look at. An interesting topic area is the whole phenomenon of psychometry. One of the reasons for the interest is that…
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UFOs, Project Blue Book, and 2019 Sightings
UFOs, Project Blue Book, and 2019 Sightings Many Questers have a keen interest in UFOs, because, after all, so much of it is not explained, and there are so many stories about individuals who have had a “UFO experience”. Now, there is a new TV show on the History Channel called, “Project Blue Book”, that…
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Listing of all Full Moons for 2019
Full moon time for our ancestors was a time for honoring the power of the moon and for setting intentions for the next 30 days. Here is a schedule of all of the full moon dates for 2019 so that you can plan for setting your intentions! Full Moon Year Date Time Day Wolf Moon…
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Being Kind To Yourself This Year – 2019
No rules this year… just guidelines! Be kind to yourself and do not set yourself up for failure. Life is good. Recognize that fact. Life is not out to get you. 1. Make room for all of your emotions. 2. Forgive yourself for your mistakes. 3. Love your imperfect self. 4. Treat yourself to at…
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A Great Christmas Story–A Busy Christmas Eve
Gas station picture by Q. T. Luong A Busy Christmas Eve The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn’t been anywhere in years since his wife had passed away. He had no decorations, no tree, no lights. It was just another day to him. He didn’t hate Christmas,…