Shannondoah Buckley

Thursday, September 19, 2019

identity

I am Shannondoah and I am Tsalagi.

As I return Home and learn the Old Ways; the Traditional Ways of my Indigenous Ancestors, I become whole again, honoring my holiness.

I identify as a woman of North American Indigenous descent. I am Tsalagi (Cherokee).

Spirituality is a Way of life for Indigenous people, versus an organized religion. When asked “What is your religion?”, I will now say “Earthkeeper”, as it is a contemporary word that most accurately describes my “religion”, which is a Faith in the Oneness and Inter-Connectedness of Mother Earth and All Our Relations.

I was not baptized and raised in a Christian religion, or any other ‘organized religion’. Although I was raised amongst Catholicism connected to my Irish family lineage. As well as Tsalagi from my mother, I am second generation Irish from County Cork, Ireland from my father.

I am of mixed ancestries; Tsalagi, Irish, Scottish, French and Scandinavian.

I Love and Respect all of my lineages, as well as all of the lineages of Mother Earth’s children. I believe We Are All Connected, All Our Relations, to the Divine Mother Father Creator within each of our Hearts’ Centers.

Regardless of our personal spiritual/religious choices, We are all connected to Mother Earth and to the Divine Creator within Each Other. We are All Connected.

As an Earthkeeper and Starseed Lightworker, I choose to believe in Universal Unity. I choose to walk the Beauty Way following the Holy Whole Heart’s Path.

I honor the Interconnectedness and Sacredness of All Life.

All Our Relations.

We Are One.

We Rise Together.

Saturday, August 31, 2019

tree medicine

by Shannondoah

Go to the

Trees

When you feel

lost

and Return

to yourself

Go to the

Trees

When you feel

fear

and be Blessed

with Unconditional

love

Go to the

Trees

When you feel

sorrow

and Return

feeling

Joy

Go to the

Trees

the Trees are

Medicine

https://buffalomary.blogspot.com/

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

About

My name is Shannondoah Buckley and I am of Cherokee descent as well as Irish, Scottish, French and Scandinavian ancestries.

I Am totally “Mixed”.

Mixed Ethnicities

Mixed Ancestries

Mixed Lineages

Mixed Religions

Mixed Cultures

Mixed Heritages

Mixed Traditions

I Identify as a Woman of North American Indigenous Ancestry, I am Indian.

I am also wildly Irish, second generation emigrated from County Cork, of Rebel Freedom Fighter blood.

I honor All My Ancestors and I Give Thanks for the Blessings and for the Challenges of this life.

I am a Momma, an Artist, a Writer, and a Gardener. As well as an Energy Medicine Practitioner, Reiki Practitioner, Crystal Medicine Practitioner, Channel and Shamanistic Healer.

I’m a full time homeschooling Momma who also works from home. I’m continually choosing to decolonize myself, my family, and my lifestyle daily.

Much of my Art is Socio-Political which addresses Identity Issues, Experiences, and Social Constructs. I consider my Socio-Political Art to be ArtActivism as my art work explores and questions concepts of Identity, Culture, Social Constructions of Race, Religion, Class and Age. My perspective is Feminist, Contemporary, and “Fierce”.

I believe in Indigenous Unity Now and the Reconciliation, Resolution, and Reconnection within and with All Indigenous Communities around the world. I choose to live in Peace and Solidarity with Mother Earth and All Our Relations. My Prayers are for the Holy Wholistic Healing of this planet and all who call it home.

As well as Socio-Political art, I also make art that addresses various Eco-Political issues such as Climate Change and Urban Expansion. I draw and paint plants and animals that have been affected by Colonization; some extinct and others endangered.

I write Rumi inspired Poetry that explores the experiences of Divine Love in All its Forms. My Poetry channels the Divine Love experienced by All Our Relations. I believe that Love Heals All, and Love can Save and Heal this planet.

I am an organic gardener who is continually learning and practicing organic gardening, landscaping, medicinal gardening, small farming, SeedKeeping, permaculture, sustainability and herbalism.

I am learning everyday to be my best and to ‘walk my talk, rather that talk about my walk’. I’m focused on decolonizing myself; my body mind and soul, as much as possible, one day at a time.

I’m a work in progress.

I am stepping up as a Woman, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunty, and Friend and doing my very Best, to be my Best, for myself + As Well As+ All My Relations, All Our Relations.

I look at each New Day as an Opportunity to Grow, Learn, Transform and Evolve.

My Spirituality is my Identity; it is my life story.

Who Am I?

I’m someone who never fit in to ‘the box’, or fit any label, in any way.

I’m someone who was gifted a Multicultural name and a Multicultural family lineage of North American Indigenous, Irish and European ancestry.

I’m someone who didn’t grow up Catholic or Protestant or in any other religion for that matter. My Mother was a Flight Attendant, not a hippie.

Growing up in a small Eastern Long Island town with an Indian name and “no religion” was a unique experience.

I’m someone who stayed Strong. I’m a Survivor and now I’m a Thriver.

I believe in Love, and the Power of Love to Heal oneself, and one another;

All Our Relations.

I believe in the Radical Power of Love to Heal All.

I beleive the Most Radical Political Act one can do or be is to Be Loving, is to Be Love.

And Love does not mean saying Yes all the time...Sometimes Love is at its’ most Powerful when saying “No”.

I say Yes to Love every time.

I say Yes to Love in All Ways, Always.

My Allies are Forgiveness, Faith, Trust and Patience.

My Spiritual Teachers and Practices are varied, and are Multicultural, inspired by my life’s experiences. At a young age I was drawn to study Theology, Sociology, Anthropology, Art History and Indigenous Art History which led me to study and learn about various Indigenous Cultures and Spiritualities from around the world, as well as my own North American Indigenous and Celtic Ancestries.

My Greatest Spiritual Teachers are of Spirit and are of Divine Love.

My Greatest Spiritual Guidance comes from Spirit and comes from Within my Holy Whole Self, my Soul’s Heart Center where Everything is Blessed and Birthed and Transformed continually within the Womb of Great Mystery, of the Great Spirit within.

May We Rise Together

Stronger As One

May We Be Reminders That

We Are Still Here

May We Walk In Beauty

Shining Love

May We Light Up

the darkness

With Each Breath

May We Honor Our Ancestors

With Each Step

Releasing All That