Contemporary Shaman

We all originate from the same source (whatever you choose to name it) and in my view, far beyond the rights and wrongs of duality. In my understanding we all chose to come here, maybe not knowing how things would play out exactly, what experiences and challenges we were in for, but on a deeper … Continue reading Living And loving The Earth Suit You Are In.

Dear Kin I have been asked to share what I do in sessions of service so I thought to take a few moments and offer some insight into my ways. Before each session I clear space both on a practical level and an energetic level. I then become quiet and invite spirit and my spirit … Continue reading Sessions with Odette in Contemporary Shamanism

We are very fortunate in comparison to our ancestors in that we have access to many more tools to help us keep balance. There is so much available now to access ones particular needs in this regard. The challenge that we face in this era is the pace, the extremely fast pace of everything and … Continue reading Seven Tools For Tense Times

When we arrive out of our cocoon and into the light of humanity, we experience what it is like to be ‘in’ the world. We get tugged in all sorts of directions via the need for nourishment and support both externally and internally. How this is responded to or reacted to defines much of the … Continue reading Inner Nourishment. Feeding the Spirit rather than the Ego

When you decided to walk the path to be more consciousness and spiritually in touch, you may not have known that it would include times where you not exactly beaming with happiness. Growth can feel painful at times and leave us feeling quite exhausted. However this is what we came for and subconsciously called out … Continue reading The Cleansing Ways to Growth

Many people who I refer to as ‘deep divers’ find it challenging to be around people who are ‘surfers’. When observing the surfer, they seems to have the easiest ride as they lightly skim over the tops of the waves (emotions) and ride them back to shore. To the observer it’s much like a beautiful … Continue reading The Divers and Surfers Of Emotion

We all arrive here to learn. Whether we learn through extremes or not, the learning is there, the opportunity for insight and growth is always there. Whether we take that opportunity will define our paths trajectory and the challenges we come across from experience to experience. One of the most challenging aspects of being human … Continue reading The Pattern in the Path

I have often listened to clients who have said they have experienced past lives through either a psychic telling them, a flash in a meditation or on a drug induced trip, or a regression into a life with a regression therapist. I often ask about that life and what they experienced in it. What I … Continue reading The Difference Between ‘Hypnotic Past Life Regression’ & ‘Healing Other Lives.’

Since I can remember I have had challenges staying centered and grounded inside my body. A wonderful human vehicle I refer to as my EARTH SUIT. It wasn’t until the day my shamanic teacher showed me what my spirit does when my emotions are too overwhelming and I begin to fragment, that I began to … Continue reading Spirit Flight. Leaving The Body Safely

The shamanic path is sprinkled with what is referred to as ‘Little Deaths’. In traditional shamanism this would come by taking a plant medicine like Ayauasca named “ The Little Death”. This is due to going through an initiated rebirth of sorts where you transform, transcend and release. However even without the plant medicine we … Continue reading The Little Deaths In Life

The Shamans Tree, the Axis mundi (immovable central pole) is the primary gateway to worlds beyond this physical dimension. This has been an intrinsic symbol in shamanic lore and journeying from ancient times. From the Yggdrasil ash tree of the Nordic Tradition to many others, ‘The world tree’ can be found at the center of … Continue reading The Shamans Tree in a Contemporary World

The reason for this months article is due to a number of people asking me where on earth do they start on the journey of Contemporary Shamanic exploration? (This is not about how to become a Shaman. One cannot ‘become’ a Shaman just by wanting to and really if you knew what that entailed you … Continue reading Contemporary Shamanism. How To Begin The Journey

What is it that makes one resistant to doing things that fill the soul? What is the part of one that insists and says I will do it tomorrow rather than today? Why is tapping into the source, something that one tends to keep on putting off? As I have mentioned before the mind is … Continue reading Transforming Negative Lies

Narcissism An excessive interest in or admiration of oneself and one’s physical appearance. Extreme selfishness, with a grandiose view of one’s own talents and a craving for admiration, as characterizing a personality type. As evolving conscious beings each and every one of us is learning to walk our talk. If we are here on this … Continue reading New Age Narcissism

So what is the difference between a benevolent guide and a visiting energy that assures you they are there to assist you even if they are bossy and invasive? Are even the yucky ones guides? Well yes, in a strange way they are. They are the lesson givers of the shadow realms. The word shadow … Continue reading Navigation, Negotiation and Discernment with Guides and Visiting Energies

In general the breath is taken for granted. It is assumed, as is the heartbeat, to go on and on even when we are sleeping or busy with other things. With out the breath of life every one of us would be dead. Just for a moment think on that…… and the power of that … Continue reading The Breathe of life The most precious tool (without costing a thing)

Often before I write my monthly blog I wonder what will be written and more often times than not, the subject tends to write itself if not suggested by someone in need of clarity. This blog post came at a gushing flow before I even got out of bed. My Indonesian friend (much like a … Continue reading Negotiating with Non Ordinary Reality in Different Languages and Cultures

The most common guidance I am asked for is how to deal with entities and things that come through what people perceive as a place of evil. Let me be clear. I am not fond of the word ‘Evil’. It does not resonate with me. I agree that some actions are abhorrent and sickening and … Continue reading Facing The Darkness

The practice of the action of letting go can take anywhere from a blink of an eye to lifetimes. Hearing someone saying ‘Just let go’ when you are battling within your stuff or your attachment to your stuff, often times leads to a reaction of anger or hopelessness. The anger may initially be projected at … Continue reading Letting Go Of The Shore

We have all been blessed to be born with and Earth suit (body) and a mind (conceptualizing tool). We are spiritual beings (Souls) living a human experience. In my younger years it seemed vital to understand and question everything. There was a constant barrage of questions but with little digestion. Like a shovel I just … Continue reading Beyond The Mind-Made