Fire in the Bones:
The Official Newsletter of the Sacred Ecstatics Guild

October 27, 2020

The Lion People: Shapeshifting and Surrendering to the Wild

Be less sure about your nature, the source of danger, and who is the stranger. A therianthrope is a mythical being that is part animal and part human, the result of the metamorphosis one undergoes through some process of shapeshifting. Brad has met numerous shamans and spiritual elders throughout the world who have experienced this... Read On
October 19, 2020

A Day and Night
in the Life of an Ecstatic Misfit

An autobiographical description of daily living inside the room of Sacred Ecstatics (This essay was recently written for current members of our Guild. A few of the metaphors may make no logical sense to the general reader. That’s one good reason to proceed!) * * * As partners in rhyme, we aim to live every... Read On
October 9, 2020

Peace Comes in Fireworks

Essay and Poem. Hillary had an unusual dream where she traveled back in time to experience a teaching about the present: I found myself in Paris, in a large city park. It was nighttime and the stars were shining across the sky. I was with a group of about fifteen close friends who were young... Read On
September 19, 2020

The Rope to God is Made
of a Dot and a Line

A Visionary Mathematician Teaches Us About Kalahari Bushman Spirituality and The Two Rooms of Existence Prologue: The Mystical Rope The original ecstatic practitioners, the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, believe everything is connected by lines of relationship. Depending on the strength of the line, it is called a thread, string, or rope.... Read On
September 8, 2020

Come To Gather, Come Together
& A Kalahari Homecoming

Two Visionary Reports * * * We’re still “on break” after finishing up our summer camp, which means we’re working like crazy getting ready for our upcoming online Guild season! This essay and drawings were posted one year ago. Not long after the dream of Sister Gertrude Morgan telling us to come together, we announced... Read On

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