What is (Core) Shamanism and What Does it Do?
A basic explanation of Core Shamanism Before jumping into the fray, it’s a good idea to understand shamanic healing and what it strives to do.
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How I became a shamanic practitioner
I’m Kim McLaughlin, a shamanic practitioner offering shamanic healing treatments and trauma-informed counselling. I practice mostly in Canada and Scotland, and my clients come from all four corners of the globe. My goal is to help others reduce stress and anxiety and feel more peaceful and grounded in their lives, but it’s taken me 20…
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Why can’t I connect anymore? Shamanically speaking
Every day can’t be an initiation, and thank goodness for that I had a friend ask me this question recently, and it’s a common one for those who’ve been on a spiritual path for some time… Remember how it feels to spiritually wake up? For some, it can be downright dramatic. The dreams, the…
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Power Animal Retrievals For Children? Absolutely!
Power Animal Retrievals for Children (This is a transcript of a podcast you can no longer find online, but I wanted to keep the transcript since I get this question quite a bit) Hi everyone, my name is Kim McLaughlin. I am a shamanic practitioner living in practicing in North Ayrshire, Scotland. My business is…
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A practical guide to spiritual protection
How can we ensure spiritual protection? This blog is long overdue. A few years ago, I saw an ad for a one-day workshop on spiritual protection and how to protect ourselves from spiritual attacks – or something along those lines. While protection is not something to take lightly, and any practitioner worth their salt will…
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How to respect the spirits around us
A few weeks ago, Tik Tok learned that you don’t need to take pebbles to connect to sacred things… I try to avoid doom scrolling on Tik Tok (preferring to doom scroll on Reddit, if I’m being honest), but now and again, controversies from one platform spill over to another and capture my attention.…
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The Shamanic Healing Crisis
What is a shamanic healing crisis? First let’s review the basics. Shamanic healing is concerned with two things: Removing energy/power from your body that doesn’t belong there (called ‘intrusions’) Restoring to you your own energy/power that was lost, given away or stolen When a healer restores energy to you, that energy needs to integrate with…
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How To Get Rid of A Ghost
Having a ghost in your home is never good for you. Here’s how to get rid of a ghost, once and for all… How many times have you been out with friends and the topic of conversation turns to the ghostly realm? Who doesn’t love to share these morbidly fascinating stories and experiences? There’s often…
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Why I Don’t Do Ouija Boards, Ever
I believe, I really do, or at least I want to… most of the time When I was a kid, my best friend and I got pulled into using a Ouija board at a sleepover party. We took the board home the next day and promptly became addicted to it over the course of the…
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The Politics of Soul Stealing
Why would someone steal your soul? (From a Reformed Soul Stealer) We live in a society where soul stealing is endemic, and nobody is immune. We all soul-steal, and we’ve all had portions of our soul stolen, some worse than others. It’s kind of like having the common cold in that it’s super common,…
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