In days gone by, two brothers, Raul and Johan, who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 35 years of farming side by side in central Germany, sharing machinery, and trading labour and goods as needed without a single problem occurring. However, one autumn, the long collaboration fell […] Read more

The Fates are in charge of the destinies of all beings, including heroines and heroes. The three old women, Lachesis, Clotho, and Atropos, are the string that represents these destinies. One determines the length of life, one spins the string representing life, and one would cut the string when that life was done. The goddesses […] Read more

#1: Origin of Space and Time From Einstein’s work on general relativity came the recognition that there must be an origin for matter and energy. From Penrose, Hawking, and Ellis’ work came the acknowledgment that there must be an origin for space and time, too. With the knowledge that time has a relatively recent beginning, […] Read more

#1: Origin of Space and Time From Einstein’s work on general relativity came the recognition that there must be an origin for matter and energy. From Penrose, Hawking, and Ellis’ work came the acknowledgement that there must be an origin for space and time, too. With the knowledge that time has a beginning, and a […] Read more

#2: The Earth as a Fit Habitat About a dozen more parameters, including several atmospheric characteristics, currently are being researched for their sensitivity in the support of life. However, the twenty listed in Table 12.1 in themselves lead safely to the conclusion that much fewer than a trillionth of a percent of all stars will […] Read more

At the time of his death, Eddie was a squat, white haired old man, with a short neck, a barrel chest, thick forearms, and a faded army tattoo on his right shoulder. His legs were thin and veined now, and his left knee, wounded in the war, was ruined by arthritis. He used a cane […] Read more

At the time of his death, Eddie was a squat, white haired old man, with a short neck, a barrel chest, thick forearms, and a faded army tattoo on his right shoulder. His legs were thin and veined now, and his left knee, wounded in the war, was ruined by arthritis. He used a cane […] Read more

This is a story about a man name Eddie and it begins at the end, with Eddie dying in the sun. It might seem strange to start a story with an ending. But all endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time. The last hour of Eddie’s life was spent, like […] Read more

Founded in 1979 by anthropologist Michael Harner, The Foundation for Shamanic Studies is dedicated to the preservation, study, and teaching of shamanic knowledge for the welfare of the planet and its inhabitants. All of our work is based on the concept of core shamanism, a system designed for Westerners to apply shamanism and shamanic healing […] Read more