Blog Posts
Special Journey, honoring the Spirits & Land
My trip to South Carolina came with several special moments and places of which I’ve had to sit with and process. This was more than a family trip. It was also my first trip ...
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The Long Night Moon's Ceremony
The Long Night Moon ... The December full moon is named after the fact that the nights surrounding the Winter Solstice are the longest of the year, with light slipping away as the veil be...
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Honoring the First Peoples
On Black Friday, I woke to find a Facebook post from the City of Staunton acknowledging the observance of Native American Heritage Day. "... a time to reflect on the deep cult...
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One Goes to Sleep, One Awakens
It's awake! ... The Sunestone Pipe! When the ceremony began and the bowl of the Malstrom Pipe was loaded, the spirit of that Pipe decided it was time and went to sleep. It woul...
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Sunstone Comes Home
This is a journey that began with dreams back in early Spring 2025. When the dreams persisted and gained definition, I began speaking with Vince at Seven Shields Forge who took ou...
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What's in a name?
In the everyday world, I go by Alan Tripp, but in the spirit ... it's Pathfinder ... or Pathfinder Hauk ... that identifies me these days. Let me begin by repeating a quote I heard in ...
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Sunstone: It's Done!!!
(Photo by Seven Shields Forge) "I am overjoyed to say the pipe has been brought into creation," says Vincent of Seven Shields Forge. (Photo by Seven Shields Forge) His worlds spa...
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Putting on the Sunstone
As the Sunstone Pipe nears completion, I felt drawn to a pendant fashioned from the shard of an Iceland Spar ... aka. a "Viking Sunstone." During the Viking age, it is believed...
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Sunstone: Entering the Home Stretch
(Photo by Seven Shields Forge) The Sunstone Pipe is entering the home stretch in its creation. The bowl has been forged, the stem carved & oiled, runes carved, a three of the talis...
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Sunstone: Work has progressed
(Photo by Seven Shields Forge) "My hand for scale this is definitely a large pipe," says Vincent of Seven Shields Forge. "The length currently is looking to be almost exactly 16” end to en...
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Decade since I met a lot of bears
Twelve years ago, I met a brother whom I did no know at the time was a brother. Met several brothers as a matter of fact as they were orphans being raised by the Wildlife Cent...
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A Walk in the Forest
I have not been in this forest really since my furry companion, Benny, passed several months ago. It's a special place, for me at least, as I feel a spiritual connection to the li...
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