by JoAnne Dodgson | Nov 23, 2022 | Blog
Walking along the arroyo, I admired the animal and bird tracks imprinted in the sandy soil. A family of deer left a trail of hoof prints. Mice revealed their network of homes and travels with well-worn paths between the junipers and piñon pines. Ravens and songbirds...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Nov 12, 2022 | Blog
My grandmother gave birth to a daughter who gave birth to a daughter. In my grandmother’s womb, the growing baby generated the entire collection of eggs her ovaries would naturally hold. The potential for my existence was floating somewhere inside a pair of delicate...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Nov 1, 2022 | Blog
We had all kinds of magic happening in our recent online Throwing of the Bones Ceremony! “What an amazing ceremony. I just finished watching the video for the second time and I am simply blown away. It is literally the definition of mind blowing. And such a...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Oct 11, 2022 | Blog
My deep dive in the ancient ways of Ka Ta See began over two decades ago. I had no idea, when I took my first workshop, that I’d just taken a huge step into a significant shift in the path of my life. Back then, I was in my late thirties and had been living in...
by JoAnne Dodgson | Oct 1, 2022 | Blog
As I walked through the sagebrush and juniper trees, I noticed a commotion by my feet. I knelt down to have a closer look. It was Dung Beetle doing the dung beetle dance, walking backwards in a handstand, rolling a pellet through the sandy soil. There were ruts and...