Contemporary Shaman

A wise man once said its all very well to sit on a hill and be a mediator but the true test of consciousness is how to retain that quality when in the market place of life. Meditation can be peaceful whilst sitting under a tree on a beautiful day with butterflies zooming around but … Continue reading Building Inner Medicine In The Market Place

Including…..Plant medicine, workshops and chasing enlightenment. Balance is a quality that many strive for but find it somewhat elusive especially when, chaos, drama, confusion and overwhelm takes center stage. Being out of balance can show itself via depression, anxiety, dizziness, immune deficiencies, chronic pain, mood swings, abuse, ground-hog day etc. Part of the attraction to … Continue reading Balancing Between Worlds.

I lay down as my guide/teacher inducted me in to a deep state of awareness. She did not use the drum, she used her voice. I travelled down the tree and further down the moss covered hallway to the door of my sanctuary where I felt safe and connected with my totem kin and my … Continue reading Contemporary Soul Retrieval. A Personal Perspective.

Before I found my feet on the contemporary shamans path I had what feels like another life. It was all about theatre, acting, performing, teaching etc. Between that life of theatre and the life of the shamans path I unraveled to a degree that I heard voices, felt incredibly ill, shaved my hair off, isolated … Continue reading The Bridge Between Two Worlds. A Shamans View of Schizophrenia & Acute Sensitivity. Available now as an Ebook

From time to time I am asked why I specifically mention safe practices in regard to my service and writings, so I shall explain. I have spent a great number of years adventuring through different therapies, modalities and practices with a few cults (churches are in that category) thrown in. Many years ago I had … Continue reading Safe Practices (and Spiritual Emergencies)

If you are reading this its probable that you believe you have lived a life other than the present one you’re in. I don’t know where I learnt the concept that I had experienced other lives, I just always felt it made perfect sense regardless of other peers belief systems. I just always assumed it was … Continue reading Other Lives, Other Dimensions. The Contemporary Shamanic Pathways To Reclaiming This Life.

“Woman is by nature a shaman.” Chukchee proverb The word shaman, or Saman comes from Russia (The Tungus people) the word ‘Shamanka’ was used to be helpful in describing a female shaman. Throughout history the majority of writings and teachings known world wide on shamanism and spirituality, have been from the masculine. The male has … Continue reading Women. Shamanism and Spirituality

Throughout the history of shamanism across the world it is often found that those that walked this pathway whether by lineage or rite of passage tended to walk alone and were often found on the fringe of the communities only being seen when needed. They may well have enjoyed the company of beloveds and lovers … Continue reading The Path Of The Lone Wolf * Shamanism

Before I begin on this rather huge subject, allow me to clarify a few things. The word ‘Alien’ has been misused. The actually definition of an Alien is someone who is a foreigner from another country. An Extraterrestrial is a being that originates outside the earths atmosphere, from space or from another planet. In the … Continue reading Extraterrestrials. (Out There and Down Here)

Depending on who you are listening to there are many theories about walking towards the end of this year. Even some leaders have spoken out about the end of the Mayan Calendar and other prophesies as the subject is so huge world-wide. There is also a great deal of fantasy and fear based theories flying … Continue reading Prophecies. Predictions. Paranoia and Practical tips. 2012. 21st-23rd

In today’s commercial society the majority of people look to what is now termed ‘Halloween’ as a time to bring out the ugly witch mask, get as ghoul worthy as you can and make mischief if you don’t get the treats you think you deserve. For children and many adults who are children at heart … Continue reading All Hallows Eve/ Samhain. A time of honoring your ancestors and those in the spirit world.

Many years ago I participated in a traditional American Indian Vision Quest. I sweated, I journeyed, I fasted and I was alone in nature with the bare necessities for 3 nights and 4 days. I had previously been through great tragedy and wanted to claim some of myself back. What I didn’t realise was that … Continue reading Healing Quest. The Path of the Feminine

I always had a soft spot for animals from a very young age. I still have my bear since I was about 2 years old. He has no nose and no mouth or ears, but at the darkest times of my life I still held him close to my heart no matter how old I … Continue reading My Journey With Animal Medicine

( I wrote this article a few years ago. As this blog is relatively new I thought you, the reader might find this perspective helpful) Exorcism (from Late Latin exorcisms, from Greek exorkizein – to abjure) is the practice of evicting demons or other evil spiritual entities from a person or place, which they are … Continue reading Exorcism and Mental illness (A Contemporary Shamanic Perspective)

Some symbols just hang with you for a while and are an analogy of where you are. For this blog entry I will use the pirate ship to tell this passage of conflict. Pirate movies in my mother’s era were all the rage. Errol Flynn and his tights and sword made women swoon. He was … Continue reading All at sea (keeping your ship afloat)

The majority of people I meet have issues stemming from their childhood and if you dig down deep enough the same child is inside the adult still feeling very hurt and misunderstood. We tend to get frozen in places that made a traumatic impact on us emotionally. When we arrived here in body, we already … Continue reading Honouring & Letting Go Of Your Ancestral Programming

If you go into a bookshop or library and head to the travel section there are loads of travel books with hundreds of destinations in the world to choose from. The lonely planet guide is the most well read. It’s like a well read bible for most travellers on a shoe string. Within the guide … Continue reading The Astral Planet Travel Guide.

Through all my practices and teachings in this life (and very probably others) there is one practice that I count as one that has built my resilience and ability to overcome adversity; Being a witness to my life through the path of meditation. The only way the witness can be developed within is by the … Continue reading Awakening The Witness

Many of our ancestors were taught that emotions came last in the in the need for survival. The men went off to war, many of them terrified but they had to swallow their fear and vulnerability, disown it so they could keep up with the rest of the soldiers. The only time you knew when … Continue reading The Vulnerable Self

One of the main differences between contemporary and traditional shamanism is that of the title of ‘healer’ which is often mentioned in the same breath when visiting or talking about a traditional shaman. Those called ‘Shamans’ have the ability to see through into other worlds and pick up what is out of balance within … Continue reading Contemporary Shamanism and Traditional Shamanism