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ANCIENT SPIRIT RISING BY PEGI EYERS
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Pegi Eyers is to be commended for her deeply thoughtful, intelligent, inspiring and passionate compendium text Ancient Spirit Rising. The knowledge, spirit, and generosity of this book is of priceless value. It is an honest testimony of the past and a vision into the future. Ancient Spirit Rising can be experienced slowly one chapter at a time, and the book concludes in poem prayer (poesis - to make, to create) to begin again. Ancient Spirit Rising awakens us, and it is an essential, important, and healing experience to be taken into hand, heart and mind, again and again.
Diane Leslie Kaufman, Arts Medicine for Health and Healing www.artsmedicineforhealthandhealing.com |
February 2022 "Upsetting Colonial Intellectual Narratives in Partition Literature" >by Ellie Johnson< Referencing the article "Decolonization: Meaning What Exactly?" by Pegi Eyers. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Office for Undergraduate Research.
2021 "Decolonization and Transformation of Higher Education for Sustainability: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Policy, Teaching, Research, and Practice" >Open Journals in Education< Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, Volume 13, Issue 3, paper by Lin, Stoltz, Aruch and Rappeport referencing the article "Decolonization: Meaning What Exactly?" by Pegi Eyers.
We recognize that Indigenous populations and Indigenous worldviews are diverse, but there are common principles that are shared across Indigenous communities. For example, the Indigenous Seventh Generation Principle is commonly held among Indigenous groups. This principle holds that anything we do could affect seven generations into the future. This Indigenous principle reminds us we must be responsible for our actions, as future generations and their ecological living systems are affected for the long term, and multiple generations of humans share an interconnected destiny with their ecosystems. IHEs’ understanding and adoption of this Indigenous principle can shift the current colonial paradigm to one that values and sustains life, where “the priority is to care for and protect the land is for the Web of all Life, and the Seven Generations yet to come.” (Eyers, 2017)
2021 "The Cure For Climate Trauma: Reclaiming Our Indigeneity" >Zhiwa Woodbury on Medium< An exploration on trauma, ecocide, reparations toward "all our relations," and re-learning ourselves as relational beings once again. "Not only are we called by Gaia to this sacred task, Indigenous peoples themselves are calling us home in this way, as faithfully set forth by the Canadian writer/activist Pegi Eyers." Zhiwa Woodbury is an ecopsychologist, researcher, and author of “Climate Sense: Changing the Way We Think & Feel About Our Climate in Crisis.”
2021 "when the sacred is for sale: mcshamanism and the plastic or cosplay shaman phenomenon" >The Comrade General: A Guide to Transcending the Soul//Ego Spacesuit< re-print of "What is Cultural Appropriation?" by Pegi Eyers
2021 "Why I Left my Priestess Training, Part 1 &2" >Serena Oakley, Willowroot Healing Arts< Attempts to educate on cultural appropriation, willful ignorance of Indigenous issues and spiritual bypassing in the UK.
2021 "Community Ecopsychology: Extending Holistic Approaches" >Carol Koziol, Canadian Ecopsychology Network, May 20< CEN Founder Carol Koziol, PhD, outlines various concepts and approaches that indicate the emergence of a community ecopsychology.
Ecopsychology Voices >Vimeo Channel<
2021 "Ideas Are Like Sweaters" >Sofia Batalha on Medium< Journeying 🌿 between inner and outer landscapes, remembering ancient earth practices, radical presence, active listening, ecopsychology, art and writing.
2021 Good Relative: Recovering European Ancestral Memory by Hilary Giovale >Books & Articles<
2021 >Healing from White Supremacy ~ Articles< by Hilary Giovale "What is Cultural Appropriation?" and "From Colonial Rescue to Cultural Genocide" by Pegi Eyers
January 2021 "Pequeno livro da Imanência / Little book of Immanence" by Sofia Batalha, Conceição Sampaio. Recuperação e aprofundamento dos atributos sagrados da vida / Recovery and deepening of the sacred attributes of life. An invitation to change our perception of reality. >New Book Available<
Winter 2020-21 "Sacred Boundaries" by Pegi Eyers, Green Egg: A Journal of the Awakening Earth, #174, Winter 2020 Edition https://greeneggmagazine.com/product/winter2020/
December 20, 2020 "The Rainbow Tribe and Visioning 'The One'" by Pegi Eyers, re-post by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Itazipčola-Mnikwožu Lakȟota), Radio Host/Programmer >First Voices Radio<
December 3, 2020 "The Story of Ecotherapy: Valuing Indigenous Wisdom and the Many Different Ways to Practice Nature Connection Healing" by Linda Buzzell-Saltzman, Alliance for Ecotherapy and Social Justice. >YouTube Video<
November 2020 "Sentience as The Antidote to Our Frenzied Mediated Selves" by Alexandra Bal (RTA School of Media, Ryerson University), International Society of Electronic Arts Conference Proceedings >www.academia.edu<
October 14, 2020 "An Exploration of Four Ecovillages through the Ecoresilient Lens of Spirituality" by Carol Koziol, PhD Thesis.
June 18, 2020 "Adopting Indigenous Rituals: a Triple-Edged Sword" by Rhian Daniel, Canadian Ecopsychology Network (CEN) >Vimeo Video<
Summer 2020 "Feature on Ancient Spirit Rising: Reclaiming Your Roots & Restoring Earth Community" by Pegi Eyers >The Keene Correspondent<
May 9, 2020 "Book About Late Mom Sheds Light on Finding Wholeness in Brokenness" by Nathan Taylor. Acclaim for Pegi Eyers and Stone Circle Press for book design services. The Mended Mirror: Reflections on Life: Wholeness in Brokenness by Karen Celeste Hilfman >Orillia Matters<
January 2020 "The Challenge Today......Getting Back to Our Own Indigenous Knowledge" Journal IV, >Digital Sand Painting< Evolving Literary Project
October 31, 2019 "Falling in Love ~ With the Earth~!" by Pegi Eyers, re-post by Chris Faiers, author of "Eel Pie Island Dharma: A Hippie Memoir," a rare and celebrated example of a haiku/haibun work in Canada. >Riffs & Ripples from ZenRiver Gardens<
October, 2019 "Author Spotlight: Pegi Eyers" by Jo Shaw, Ben Fletcher-Watson and Abrisham Ahmadzadeh >Dangerous Women: Fifty Reflections on Women, Power and Identity<
September 23, 2019 "It’s Not Eco-Anxiety – It’s Eco-Fear! A Survey of the Eco-Emotions" by Linda Buzzell-Saltzman and Craig Chalquist, editors of Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind >Chalquist.com<
July 14, 2019 "She Says She Married a Pirate's Ghost --- and She Wants You to Stop Calling Her Crazy" by Marisa Iati. Pegi Eyers, author of Ancient Spirit Rising, as source on Amanda Teague for the >Washington Post< July 15, 2019 ~ Reprinted in the >Jewish World Review<
March 20, 2019 "New Book by Pegi Eyers ~ Ancient Spirit Rising" by John Schwartz, This Week in Art/Culture/Entertainment >Orillia Sun Online<
March 2019 "Discours Décolonial, Préfiguration Et Dispositifs : Allié·E·S Et Complices Anarchistes À Montréal" by Benjamin Pillet, Université Du Québec À Montréal >Academia.edu<
February 22, 2019 "Required Reading Including Ancient Spirit Rising" by Jessica L'abbé >Facebook<
January 22, 2019 "Ancestral Legacies, Lost Cultures and Personal Mythmaking: Interview with Janelle Hardy" by Amber Magnolia Hill >Mythic Medicine Podcast<
2018 "Imagined Stories: Repercussions of (Re)telling of Fiction as Fact – An Anthropological Study of Transatlantic Reactions to German Indianthusiasm" by Michelle Thompson, from the PhD thesis for Freiburger Ethnologische Arbeitspapiere >Purchase Link on Amazon<
November 2, 2018 "Of Witches and Ancestral Heritage - a conversation with Lola Pickett" Podcast with Vanessa Couto >Intersection Stories: Purpose + Livelihood<
October, 2018 "Magical Resistance in the Suburbs: Witchcraft in an Age of Rapid Urban Transformation" by Gabrielle Bates, UNSW School of Art & Design, Paddington >Academia.edu<
September 30, 2018 "Ancient Spirit Rising" by Satori, The Edge Holistic Living >The Edge Directory: Holistic Resources<
August 2018 "From Shaman to Witch: A Personal Journey + An Invitation" >Deprogramming Spirituality by Lola Pickett<
2018 "Fragmentation and Assimilation in Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine and LaRose" by Irma Garcia >Watermark Volume 12< WATERMARK is an annual scholarly journal published by graduate students in the Department of English, California State University, Long Beach (CSULB)
https://cla.csulb.edu/departments/english/watermark-journal
June 2018 "Fragmentation and Assimilation in Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine and LaRose" >Irma Garcia San, Jose State University, ResearchGate<
May 22, 2018 "European Shamanism: 4 Books to Explore Your Lineage in Spirituality" >Lola Pickett<
May 3, 2018 "Religion Media Centre: Guide to Paganism" Sources: Goddess Spirituality Introduction to Goddess Spirituality by Pegi Eyers >Jennifer Uzzell<
April 27, 2018 "The Blanket Exercise: The Indigenous Rights History We're Rarely Taught: Further Resources" Exploring historical relationships between Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. Understanding Indigenous history outside of the colonist context. >Nikiah Seeds ~ Ancestral Healing, Ritual, Magic<
February 21, 2018 "Ancestors Heal My Heart: Making Peace With My White Skin" >Lola Pickett<
2018 "Tracing the Motherline: Earth Elders, Decolonising Worldview, and Planetary Futurity" by Amba J. Sepie, College of Science, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand >Academia.edu<
January 18, 2018 "Medicine for Whiteness: the Ancient Cultures of Europe" >Allison Peacock<
September 2017 "The Birth of the Canadian Ecopsychology Network" by Carol Koziol and Linda Buzzell, referring to Ancient Spirit Rising and the work of Pegi Eyers >Ecopsychology Journal<
September, 2017 "This is Where the Poetry Comes Out" Examining the Peterborough Poetry Slam as resistant space-making. Trent University, Nogojiwanong >Melissa Baldwin<
September 1, 2017 "Ancient Spirit Rising Book Launch on September 23, 2017" >TheRecord.com<
August 15, 2017 "Meet Author Pegi Eyers at Chapters Kingston Book Signing" >Kingston Herald<
2017 "Indigenous Peoples: Key Trends that Affect Their Development" by Yulia Nesterova, PhD Candidate in Indigenous Rights and Education at the University of Hong Kong >Academia.edu<
>Impakter Magazine<
July 18, 2017 "Ancient Spirit Rising by Pegi Eyers wins 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award" by Sue Dickens >Trent Hills Independent/Inside Belleville<
July 14, 2017 "Ancient Spirit Rising' by Pegi Eyers wins 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award"
>Toronto.com<
June 21, 2017 "Author Pegi Eyers wins award for her book Ancient Spirit Rising"
>Peterborough This Week/My Kawartha<
November 24, 2016 "Creative Arts Therapy and Coyote Mentoring at a Waldorf School" by Gabriel Keczan, Kutenai Art Therapy Institute >Academia.edu<
May 27, 2016 "as Anishinaabe audience member in a Poetry Community (that truly works at doing/being better)" by waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy >ANISHINABEWIZIWIN< On the issue of white performance artists or creatives in any space laying claim to "their Elders" and Indigenous forms of expression in some cases denied to First Nations themselves. From the blog: “European Indigenous Knowledges” is a term coined by Pegi Eyers in her book Ancient Spirits Rising. I hyperlinked to this book because the phenomenon of appropriating Indigenous knowledges (and other awful things) needs to stop, and Eyers makes a significant and impressive effort toward supporting this end. I’ve included what I wrote about Eyers’ book for those who would like more insight, from one Indigenous perspective.
>ANISHINABEWIZIWIN all the elements that make up anishinaabe life through ojibway makwa ikawe embodiment + anishinaabe feminist lens<
April 8, 2016 "Racist Message on School Shocked Mother" By Charmaine Magumbe with quotes from Pegi Eyers and Ancient Spirit Rising >Peterborough This Week/My Kawartha<
March 9, 2016 Is there a fundamental difference in the way we see the world vs. how our ancestors did? And does it have to do with the kind of stories we tell? At Gods & Radicals, Pegi Eyers considers the importance of "mythic stories." >Pagan News Beagle< by Aryós Héngwis
March 14, 2016 "The Cultural Appropriation Primer" by K. Tempest Bradford. Excerpt from the article What is Cultural Appropriation? by Pegi Eyers >K. Tempest Bradford< Speculative Fiction author, media critic, tech journalist and host of ORIGINality.
March, 2016 "iisaak teachings: The New Canoe ~ Respect and Teachings for Settlers." Read The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report: reprint of >Sacred Activism is Solidarity With First Nations< by Pegi Eyers. >iisaak teachings<
October 2, 2015 "Author Pegi Eyers signing copies of her new book Ancient Spirit Rising at Chapters" >The Peterborough Examiner<
October 1, 2015 "Book Launch: Ancient Spirit Rising by Pegi Eyers" >Arthur: The Peterborough and Trent University Independent Press<
September 10, 2015 "Pegi Eyers to sign books at Chapters Barrie from 1-4 PM" >Barrie Examiner<
May 20, 2015 "(Review) Whatever Works: Feminists of Faith Speak edited by Trista Hendren & Pat Daly, reviewed by Mary Saracino" Pegi Eyers calls for solidarity with Turtle Island First Nations women, reminding readers that Traditional Indigenous societies were egalitarian and based on the model of the consensus circle, with the emphasis being more on gender harmony than gender equality. (Page 83)
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February 25, 2015 "Pagan Writers Community (PWC) Author Spotlight" >Pegi Eyers<
Nature Care Earth Day Award
Presented to Pegi Eyers
Ancient Spirit Rising
April 22, 2018
