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23 Nov

A pilgrimage to the forest? It will heal your consciousness

24.11.2022
By Taina Mansikkamäki

We often think pilgrimage as a religious practice, but it could be a practice of healing accompanied by rituals that nourish holiness i...

16 Nov

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Stress, depression, burnout? Seek help from your power animal

20.11.2022
By ViljaJ

A power animal – what is it? The concept might be strange to many of us.At school, we don't learn what a power animal is, because weste...

02 Nov

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Find balance with the colour green

20.10.2022
By Taina Mansikkamäki

Camping in nature, taking care of the garden, hanging out in the forest...green is everywhere. Green is said to be a therapeutic color;...

26 Oct

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Brighten up your day with the colour yellow

24.10.2022
By Taina Mansikkamäki

Yellow is a very bright and distinctive color, and that's why it might divide opinions one way or the other. However, it is a body-stim...

19 Oct

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Calming your mind and body with the colour blue

24.10.2022
By Taina Mansikkamäki

The harmonious coulour blue is also the colour of healing and calming. Blue light was used already in the 50´s to treat jaundice and r...

12 Oct

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The remarkable masked shamans of the Alaskan Yupik tribes

22.9.2022
By ViljaJ

The snowy ravens of Alaska have been inhabited throughout the ages by a people called the Yupik. The culture of the Yupik had a lot of ...

05 Oct

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Feasting in Valhalla – A peek into the folk religion of the Vikings

22.9.2022
By ViljaJ

We have all heard of the blood-thirsty Vikings who ransacked many countries, but they also left their mark geopolitically and influence...

28 Sep

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Rituals and drumming – A peek into folk religions in West Africa

6.10.2022
By Taina Mansikkamäki

We are all Africans when we trace our DNA back to its roots. Humans originated from Africa about 60,000 years ago. The first religious ...

14 Sep

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Are you interested in shamanism? Do you have a shamanic altar?

13.9.2022
By ViljaJ

Shamanism could be a religion, a belief, or a world view, among other things. Many practitioners of shamanism have their own altar ...

13 Sep

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Five tips from contemporary artists on shamanic journeying

13.9.2022
By ViljaJ

Art could offer a great toolkit for shamanic journeying and many shamans today use it to meditate deeper. Check out these five contempo...

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