FOUR WINDS

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

Author: The Pathfinder

Flying in a Different Direction
Flying in a Different Direction
April 13, 2026

Ever since the new Pipe awoke and the old Pipe went to sleep ... I've felt a bit off. Not bad or like I was walking in the wrong direction, but more like I was walking in the righ...

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The Long Night Moon's Ceremony
The Long Night Moon's Ceremony
December 6, 2025

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...

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Honoring the First Peoples
Honoring the First Peoples
December 1, 2025

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...

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One Goes to Sleep, One Awakens
One Goes to Sleep, One Awakens
November 25, 2025

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
Sunstone Comes Home
November 23, 2025

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?
What's in a name?
November 21, 2025

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!!!
Sunstone: It's Done!!!
November 21, 2025

(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...

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Putting on the Sunstone
Putting on the Sunstone
November 19, 2025

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
Sunstone: Entering the Home Stretch
November 19, 2025

(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...

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