Contemporary Shaman

To have a receptive relationship with ones earth suit, it’s important to view our body from a broader perspective, beyond the flesh and bones and sinew. We are a mass of subatomic particles and there are many layers to this body consciousness. Etheric body Emotional, Mental, Astral, Etheric Template, Celestial and Ketheric Etheric Body: Its … Continue reading Body Consciousness

Back in the days not so long past. Miners used canaries to test the quality of the air down below, to see if it was a risk to humans. Many canaries died. I liken self-criticism to the coal dust that many including young children breathed in day after to day, to the point it would … Continue reading The Coal Dust Of Criticism

People often ask me how did I manage to be comfortable with my unique ways of understanding and viewing things when they bumped up against… lets say societies norms both within family and peer groups. Honestly, It wasn’t an easy ride. Looking back at my childhood after the initial early years, I definitely wasn’t comfortable … Continue reading Your Unique Authentic Self

Its really easy, too easy to get thrown off ones path. Peoples opinions, judgements and influences can pull you every which way. I can like anyone else, get pulled off the path to a degree, and in reaction I find myself getting in a mind muddle, unconsciously experiencing other peoples emotional influences in my energy … Continue reading The Path Of Knowing

In my early days of training I learned something that I feel may be pertinent in these times of conflict, grief and death. Its called Spirit Rescue. This technique is to be done in a group of dedicated people who know how to take responsibility for their own energy and most importantly know how to … Continue reading Spirit Rescue In Action

I have been listening to people’s points of view on the ‘Vector’ (my nickname for it) for a while now. The opinions have often been very extreme one way or the other depending who your are talking to. Some are avidly pro and some avidly against. I am writing this because it’s one of the … Continue reading Beyond The Fear & Judgement, I Will Meet You.

The path of the traditional shaman was quite brutal in many ways. They faced the terrors of madness and initiations were hard won. It wasn’t an easy path by any means. In contrast, shamanism today has become über fashionable. In current times many have been drawn to groups run by bring in traditional Shamans so … Continue reading The Path Less Travelled

Grief is one of the most important journeys we will ever experience. It has a way of taking us to places within ourselves that we never thought possible. It brings up such strong emotions for so many. There are those that don’t seem to express their feelings, tending to shut down and detach, but its … Continue reading Grief, The Sacred Rite Of Passage.

If you knew that the dark didn’t always represent evil or malice would you be less afraid? When I was a child I was terrified, absolutely terrified of the dark, mainly because I felt the lacking of my ‘sight’. Even without sight though, I could still feel things so easily. Things other couldn’t. Was it … Continue reading Disowning the Dark

I have often been told and even just recently, that I am a really good gardener of the mind and psyche. Personally, I am grateful that others see and acknowledge that trait in me because I have worked hard to get here and yet I know there is so much more to do and grow. … Continue reading The Inner Gardener

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Catherine Skye Knot recently. This link takes you to Episode four and five of the podcast. I trust you may find helpful medicine in this interview to add to your recipe of wellness. Blessings Odette

Without imagination, the world would be incredibly bland, grey, beige and boring. It would be filled with grey boxes and grey-clad people. There would be no art, no sciences, zilch creativity. In the halls of perceived madness, too much imagination is unhealthy and when it takes over and the person loses insight, it is categorised … Continue reading Imagination Is Not A Dirty Word

This time in history is like no other. Unlike previous generations, we have not had to live through world wars where all countries are involved. Humanity is facing a different kind of war with this virus pandemic. Many have become fearful and greedy. People are selling rolls of toilet paper for at least $300 a … Continue reading Compassion Loving Kindness & Recapitulation In Times of Crisis

As a kid of the 60’s I wasn’t allowed to play with ‘Anger’ any more after the cute tantrums became not so cute. My friend ‘Anger’ would still try to pop up every now and then slamming the door or storming off in a huff, she really helped me express my frustration. As time went … Continue reading Meet my friend ANGER

For many years this country has been nicked named ‘ The Lucky Country’. The term was actually a derogatory joke, but it was taken on and flipped into a positive as we were advertised as the land of the bright blue skies, beautiful beaches, abundant nature with an optimistic ‘G’ day mate’ attitude. As I … Continue reading Gratitude In The Face Of Unimaginable Devastation

Mental health issues are more talked about between the younger generation nowadays than they have ever been. Those of us over 50 who I refer to as the egg crackers slowly started to bring it out into the open often at great risk. Before that, it was shut down into a steel box and … Continue reading The Troll Within

Shamans had an understanding of the soul from the very beginning much further back than any other spritual path of humanity. Maybe that wasn’t the word they used but by all translations from the Tungus across the other indigenous tribes on earth, it is and always has been interpreted it as the ‘Soul’. Etymology of … Continue reading Shamanic Understanding Of The Soul

From an early age I felt naturally drawn to a different path. When you are a kid and you like exploring graveyards, it kinda leans that way! I always knew reincarnation was a fact. To me, it made practical sense. I think I came in with this inner knowing as there was never a moment … Continue reading Tibetan Buddhism and Shamanism

When we set off on adventures to places we have never been or haven’t been for a long time we tend to forget that we will land on a different vibrational energy to what we are used to. This is because vibrations differ from country to country, state to state and from one place to … Continue reading When Sensitive Folk Travel