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Bowling for peace....
Its time. Enough worrying 'bout war. And I am not only talking about the battles raging around the world, ready to break into a full...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 17, 20132 min read
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Full Moon Beams of Love and Compassion
Old song by Burt Bacharach: "What the world needs now is love sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of. What the...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jun 18, 20133 min read
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Where the rubber meets the road of life...
It's finally here: a little memoir called Notes from the Road of Life is now live on Kindle. Over two years ago, Jim and I were facing...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jun 17, 20133 min read
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So grateful for this work
I've been trying to get this post to you all for about a week, and have several starts on different topics---all of which have been...

Elke Siller Macartney
May 27, 20132 min read
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The Modern Shaman
Questions I get now and again: What is a shaman anyway? Do you have to be of indigenous heritage, and born into being shaman? Is there...

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 24, 20133 min read
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Springtime resurrection
Happy Springtime, no matter the weather in your part of the world. My neighborhood is near the fields of the Skagit Valley Tulip...

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 12, 20132 min read
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Connection in the Field
Here's a Rumi quote for you to ponder: "Out beyond ideas of wrong doing and right doing there is a field, I'll meet you there." There is...

Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 13, 20132 min read
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Emerging out of the tunnel: a review and a relief
Emerge: verb 1. to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity. 2. to rise or come forth from or as if from water or...

Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 25, 20125 min read
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"Really, what do you do?" On being "legitimate"
I am an entrepreneur of 27 years in a profession that has no name really, no organization to hold conferences, certainly no...

Elke Siller Macartney
Oct 26, 20122 min read
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Candle lit.
Many of you have heard this line from me, spoken from my heart: "I'll light a candle for you." "And what, exactly, do you mean by that...

Elke Siller Macartney
Oct 13, 20122 min read
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The story of Bear, my animal guide
Guidance--we tune into it in differing ways. Some of us pray. Some of us meditate. Some of us look for signs. Or we consult an adviser of...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 26, 20124 min read
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Working on Purpose. and...I opened a new office!
Work. The word has so many connotations because we, as individuals, have such different perceptions of what that noun/verb/pronoun is in...

Elke Siller Macartney
May 28, 20125 min read
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Word has it....
Word has it.... Throughout this personal journey of a lifetime, I have sufficient evidence of both the negative and the positive...

Elke Siller Macartney
May 19, 20124 min read
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Thanks for Giving it Forward!
The following is a thank you letter i just sent to the generous people who donated to a medical bills fund for us, while Jim was in the...

Elke Siller Macartney
May 11, 20123 min read
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Jim is still here, forever changed
I am sitting on a king-sized bed in a nice hotel near downtown Seattle--the stay is a gift from my wonderful in-laws. Last night's glass...

Elke Siller Macartney
Feb 29, 20124 min read
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Notes from the road of life: Wisdom follows us where-ever we go
Now that we are settling (at least for the moment) into this house by the sea, I am finally catching my breath, and harvesting what I...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jan 24, 20125 min read
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I need a psychic! Seeking guidance in a complex world...
He walked into the wellness center, look of determination on his face: "I need a psychic. Do you have one here?" The owner thought about...

Elke Siller Macartney
Jan 13, 20123 min read
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Prayer: Why?
Prayer is a huge part of my spiritual and work regimen. Before I work with a client, or teach a class or lead a drum circle, I ask who...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 13, 20114 min read
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What do I do with this gift?
For a few weeks, people have sent me a link to a movie that was recently shown on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Wake Up documents the...

Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 13, 20112 min read
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We are specially created angels...
From some "down loads" I've been receiving, I offer the following words, spoken into my digital recorder. I love the information and...

Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 9, 20101 min read
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Priorities: Sorting out what's important.
Oh mama mia, the dreams my friend Tony and I had! Such foolish dreamers. He was a soul brother who once said we should buy a bus to carry...

Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 13, 20103 min read
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Downloading a Friendly Universe is here! new blog site!
New Book, new life! Please visit my new website for up-to-date information about my new Book, Downloading a Friendly Universe, Book One;...

Elke Siller Macartney
Aug 24, 20101 min read
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Author, author!
For the past year in this house, both the kitchen table –top and the dining room table top have peculiar decorations on them: one laptop...

Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 28, 20101 min read
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An important question
In examining huge options for the future of my career, I am asking myself: Is this on my path, is it a detour or is it a distraction?...

Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 25, 20101 min read
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