Day: May 16, 2017

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The Feathered Seer – Song of the Raven Clan

Originally posted on Stepping Stones:
“Their Danses Which They Use at Their High Feasts”, Theodor de Bry, Engraving The elders gather; to the stones; all that remain of the Raven Clan. The Shaman, bearing the Mother’s heartbeat, draws to the centre of the assembly; there to be joined by the Spinner, and the Weaver of Lore. The Weaver kneels, offering a reverent hand skyward,…

Unexpected Shaman (5) – Life and Death on Kukulcan

The Silent Eye The count had reached forty steps by the time the newfound realised what was happening. Below him, the rising air from the plateau smelled, newly, of summer grasses and deeply-perfumed flowers.  The sun, near vertical overhead, beat down with a ferocity that touched skin which seemed naked; and yet fed, unburnt, from the sky-borne radiance. It was summer’s height and yet, at the … Read More Unexpected Shaman (5) – Life and Death on Kukulcan