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Establishing a Sacred Prayer Tree In Central Park

Sacred Prayer Trees have been found in Pagan and Indigenous cultures throughout history. There is an ancient belief (animism) that...

Soul Stealing: Facing the Masks From Our Past

One after another, like broomsticks in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, an army of sad faced wooden masks advanced.

Grandma Fasulo & The Rosary

My grandfather, Carl Giorgio, lost his mother shortly after his birth. In 1906 baby-formula in a bottle did not exist so finding a wet...

My 91 Year Old Mother Visits the Temple at Burning Man at the Renwick Gallery

I was heading down to DC to help my parents, now in their 90s. I knew it was going to be an intense trip. Memory loss and medical...

Prayer Pods in Central Park

Prayer Pods at the Sacred Tree - by Nancy D'Antonio The Prayer Pods, created from un-fired clay, arrived just in time for January New...

Spotted Horse Sundance Ceremony

In 2016 and 2017 I participated in the Spotted Horse Sundance Ceremony on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation near Allen, South Dakota.

Native American Sweat Lodge Ceremony

One of my favorite ceremonies is the Native American Sweat Lodge. It consists of building a small domed structure out of sapling trees...

Establishing a Sacred Prayer Tree In Central Park

Sacred Prayer Trees have been found in Pagan and Indigenous cultures throughout history. There is an ancient belief (animism) that...