This is a (lightly edited) transcript of the above podcast… Imagine reaching out to a shamanic practitioner, asking for a certain ceremony – perhaps as soul retrieval or power animal – and the shamanic healing practitioner says ‘no’. This happened to me this week, and the other party was rather upset and even went as…
I don’t use drugs in my practice. There is no practical, cultural or spiritual reason for me to use them, and my teachings prohibit them. Just like my teachers before me, I am proof that you don’t need drugs in shamanism. This is sometimes misinterpreted as my not approving of or not supporting the…
Real Talk on A Non-Native Sweatlodge This blog on a non-native sweatlodge was originally posted as a Facebook Post on The Medicine Circle Facebook Page You feel drawn to the sweatlodge. Something in your soul is telling you this is something you need to do. But the chances of being invited to a private Indigenous…
What is a shamanic healing crisis?
“Let us go forth, the tellers of tales…” W.B. Yeats
Why Your Expectations and Shamanic Healing Experiences Rarely Match Up
What’s the right and wrong way to do healing work? The answer depends on the size of your ego…
Honouring the Humanity of Our Spiritual Teachers Yesterday I learnt that one of my spiritual teachers
What’s the difference between shamanic plant medicine and a non-shamanic approach that you might get from your local herbalist?
Did something come up? Why you should never just cancel your shamanic healing session In this fast-paced city of ours (hello Toronto),