FOUR WINDS

  • EAST
  • SOUTH
  • WEST
  • NORTH
  • EARTH & SKY

Exploring the old northern spiritual pathways,
... influenced by an indigenous mindset.

Also known as … Mike Tripp — photojournalist & scifi geek who also happens to be tracking his spiritual path in a very different and interesting wilderness.

Went from walking in the woods as a kid to a person lucky enough to originally taught by two elders with the Bear Tribe Medicine Society and a few members of the Aniyvwiya  (Cherokee), Lakhota and Ojibewa peoples.

Found similarities within my own heritage and now follow an old Northern Europe nature-based spiritual pathways, influenced by “Turtle Island” … ie. teachings from the first peoples of this land.

Basically, a person exploring his druidic path, and how it connects with the natural world and spiritual realms who is tasked with carrying a sacred Pipe.

“There is more than one way to get
to where we need to go.”
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"We are related to all things, and all things are related to us."

~~~ Adapted from the Lakota’s “Mitákuye Oyásʼiŋ,” which means “We are all related.”

LATEST POSTS

Wearing Mjölnir for my ancestors
May 17, 2024

The reason I choose to put on this Mjölnir every day is to honor my ancestors … especially those who are traced back to Norse settlers who settled into Scotland and formed clan Ruthven. ...

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Máni or Luna?
November 29, 2023

Máni or Luna? ... Which name to call the moon when addressing its spirit during prayer? This is a question that has been in my thoughts off and on for a time now. Although I've gr...

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Defining a spiritual practice for myself
August 29, 2023

For too long, I feel like I've been stumbling around in the dark ... hobbling pieces of this and that together in a fashion that doesn't even full make sense to me. It always leaves m...

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Updating the shield
July 30, 2023

I've been running with the shield design with the Viking ship on it for quite some time. And that design has slowly evolved over the years ... the addition of the hawk / owl in flight,...

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Seeing "Joy" again ...
July 25, 2023

A hummingbird seeks out nectar in a Mimosa tree in Staunton, Va., on July 22, 2023. (Photo by Hauk the Wolfseye / aka. Mike Tripp) Every year, I look forward to the arrival of the h...

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Are sunflowers speaking to me ?
July 23, 2023

Sunflowers grow in a field alongside a country lane on a farm outside of Charlottesville, Va., on July 23, 2023. (Photos by Mike Tripp / F8 Explorer ... aka. Hauk the Wolfseye) For ...

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Shifting worldviews
July 22, 2023

Sometimes you have to wipe the slate clean and start fresh, and that's what I'm doing here with this website. I held a Pipe ceremony to lift prayers of healing at the request of anoth...

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