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A Call to the Fire Warriors: Under the Eagle’s Wing Open House

A Call to the Fire Warriors: Under the Eagle’s Wing Open House

Join a free online gathering with plant and stone elders, meditation, and Medicine Stories from Eagle School graduates. An open house for those cal...

Wítheȟí Wi — The Hard Moon

Under the Hard Moon of winter, I follow the stories of my ancestors and the bright eyes of Witch Hazel to remember what it means to live a romantic...

What to Do When Falling

A poetic guide for moments of disconnection. Ground, breathe, and remember your belonging through humor, ritual, and deep listening.

The October Full Moon & Water Essence

Under Canwápe Kasná Wi—the Moon When the Wind Shakes Off Leaves—we enter the Lakota season of Water: a time of reflection, surrender, and renewal.E...

Shayne Case Apothecary | Flower Essences & Belonging

Explore handcrafted flower and stone essences by Shayne Case—medicine rooted in Indigenous wisdom, belonging, and Earth-honoring healing.

Energetic Boundaries: A Story of Protection and Prayer

Discover how Energetic Boundaries, a flower and stone essence blend, became a trusted ally for protection, grounding, and energetic clarity.

Stone People Speak: Writing as Ritual and a Reciprocity Practice with Shayne Case — February 23rd, 2025

What if a stone could speak? What stories would it tell? In this immersive workshop, we will explore the wisdom that stones have to share, calling ...

Shayne Case and McMahon's most recent conversation

Alexis Pauline Gumbs writes, [Sylvia] Wynter says we are not Homo sapiens, we are Homo narans, not the ones who know, but the ones who tell oursel...

A Short Story About the Inevitable Extinction of Connect-the-Dots Puzzles

I spent many of my childhood Saturday afternoons perched on industrial washing machines at laundromats with connect-the-dots puzzle books in my lap...

On Friendship

By the time I graduated from high school, I had been enrolled in 13 different schools. I had learned that the art of packing up a life was simply ...

In Celebration of Our Humanness

Last month, my father suddenly died of a Covid-induced heart attack. The next day, I got severe food poisoning. The next day, my car was stolen–the...

The Writer’s Life

For the past few weeks I have been participating in a 45 day writer’s workshop called Get It Done. Basically, participants are challenged to write ...

Touch Skin

Last night my child turned on the fireplace and placed a bottle of oil and a few small smooth rocks next to his favorite blanket that he’d spread i...