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Mark A. Ashford
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/08/28"
Hello and welcome to the inaugural edition of Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally. I am Mark Ashford, I am your host, and I am a Type 2 diabetic. My diabetes was diagnosed on December the 20th, 2022. And as I record this inaugural edition of the podcast, it is August the 25th, 2023. … Continue reading "2023 Sept Prevent & Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/08/21"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/08/14"
Directions: East When you look East, you see the sun rising to brighten our lives and warm the earth. It is the start of our day. We set a special time in our calendars for it, it is called Sun Rise. Before alarm clocks people went to bed and rose with the setting and rising of … Continue reading "Monthly News Letter – August 2023"
Directions: East When you look East, you see the sun rising to brighten our lives and warm the earth. It is the start of our day. We set a special time in our calendars for it, it is called Sun Rise. Before alarm clocks people went to bed and rose with the setting and rising of … Continue reading "Monthly Audio News Letter – August 2023"
Directions: East When you look East, you see the sun rising to brighten our lives and warm the earth. It is the start of our day. We set a special time in our calendars for it, it is called Sun Rise. Before alarm clocks people went to bed and rose with the setting of the sun. … Continue reading "Monthly News Letter – August 2023"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/08/07"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/07/31"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/07/24"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/07/17"
Directions: West In the Northern Hemisphere Winter is cold. The colour of North is Blue. The traditional animals representing North include white buffalo, moose, and bear. they are regal yet show patience to all the seasons of which North, Winter, is one. The shaman know which direction is West. In the modern world we look … Continue reading "Monthly News Letter – July 2023"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/07/10"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/07/03"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/06/26"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/06/19"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/06/12"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2023/06/05"
Directions: North In the Northern Hemisphere Winter is cold. The colour of North is Blue. The traditional animals representing North include white buffalo, moose, and bear. they are regal yet show patience to all the seasons of which North, Winter, is one. The shaman knows which direction is North, the North star guides his or … Continue reading "Monthly News Letter – June 2023"
May 15 and 29 2023Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Stone People – Knowing
Shamans see spirits and energy in everything in this world. Streams, rivers, lakes and plants. Mountains and stones or rocks all have energy that speaks to a place, a time, and a purpose. The Stone People are the spirits in the rocks and mountains we see all around us. This is why being out in nature, spending time outside your home will bring energy and encourage you along your life path.
The card repeats the ask to be open and accepting of the message[s] the sprits of the Stone People have for you. The information you need to move forward if you are stalled is available but you are not paying attention, or being open to receive it and apply it. If you are lacking energy, depressed or confused, the energy and knowledge of the Stone People is open to you now.
Is it that you do not want to move on? You may not be happy with the situation you find your spirit in, but change seems more uncomfortable and daunting and for that reason you struggle to ignore the positive messages being given to you.
If your resistance to hear the messages is because of a loss, a person, or a pet. Now is the time to experience the calmness Stone People bring you.
Slow your mind that is so captivated by the minutiae of busy mind living. Slow your mind from the loss you are feeling. As you slow you mind, slow your spirit to listen and learn from the messages of the Stone People you start to see the world through the eyes of a shaman.
Look around as you walk in nature, if a pebble or small rock speaks to you pick it up and hold it in your hand. Let the energy speak to you, breathe it in and learn from the message of the Stone person in that small piece of early energy.
The Stone People ask you to be clear about your intentions in life. As you are challenged, learn from each challenge, and move on to the next with new knowledge. Be open to esoteric knowledge that is revealed to you, accept and use it. If you are being asked to study something, be open to doing so. In that study your mind will expand and you will be encouraged to move in a new direction on your life path journey.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content
Click here – https://linktr.ee/markaashford
May 22 2023Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Buried in the Earth – Transference
The energy here is asking you to pay attention to the message the card brings, find a way to apply the vitality in your life to the challenges you face, and your future.
This is a time to look for energy, thoughts and ideas that have not made it to the front of your consciousness. Ancestor stories, events, circumstances and dreams have all contributed to where you are now.
Think for a moment of an ancestor who moved from one country, city or region to where you are living now. They were not intimidated by the journey they would have to endure and worked hard to make it a reality. They had a vision of where and what they wanted to be. They were open to the opportunities and challenges their new home would bring.
If you have anything physical from your ancestors, a watch, a purse, a piece of jewellery, even a letter or photographs. Gather them together. Find a quiet space, in your home or in a park, somewhere where you can hold the items and look at them, feel them.
There is a moment of connection.
The energy of that connection flows from the journeys and challenges of your ancestors to you. If you are facing challenges let the energy of the past flow into you and help you face what is in front of you whether it is physical or emotional. Your ancestor’s energy will help you move forward.
When you are finished, place all the items in something where you can find them easily and take them out again in the future if you feel challenged by what is in front of you and draw energy from them.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content
Click here – https://linktr.ee/markaashford
May 15 and 29 2023Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Stone People – Knowing
Shamans see spirits and energy in everything in this world. Streams, rivers, lakes and plants. Mountains and stones or rocks all have energy that speaks to a place, a time, and a purpose. The Stone People are the spirits in the rocks and mountains we see all around us. This is why being out in nature, spending time outside your home will bring energy and encourage you along your life path.
In this card is the message that the sprits of the Stone People have information you need to move forward, if you are stalled. If you are lacking energy, depressed or confused, the energy and knowledge of the Stone People are opening up for you.
Stone People bring you to a sense of calm. Slow you egoic mind so captivated by the montage of busy mind living. As you slow you mind, slow your spirit to listen and learn from the messages of the Stone People you start to see the world through the eyes of a shaman.
Look around as you walk in nature, if a pebble or small rock speaks to you pick it up and hold it in your hand. Let the energy speak to you, breathe it in and learn from the message of the Stone person in that small piece of early energy.The Stone People ask you to be clear about your intentions in life as you meet challenges, learn from each challenge, and move on to the next with new knowledge. Be open to esoteric knowledge that is revealed to you, accept and use it.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content
Click here – https://linktr.ee/markaashford
Directions: South
When you look to the South, you see the sun high in the sky. It is warming, encouraging, and brings light to the darkest part of nature and ourselves. Even in the middle of Winter, the cold is not as cold as it would be without the sun in the south.
The sun is a symbol of abundance in all its forms. Money, a new house, a new car, a job or a relationship that has warmed your heart for a day, or a decade. The sun from the south may mean a returning past relationship that seemed forgotten but now offers new life and possibilities. If you want it?
Relationships enrich us and our lives as well as frustrate and anger us if they contain negative energies. If the relationship that wants to return was difficult in the past, have you learned from the experience? Have you learned how to deal with the emotions it created and the disappointment when it ended? You must decide whether you will accept it back if the other party wants to start over again.
Remember, abundance is not always about receiving. Sometimes you have to decline what appears to be an opportunity because it is not right for you. In doing so, you make an opening for someone or something different to enter your life who is right for you, who will bring you beauty and enrichment.
Recall the saying…”as one door closes, another door swings open.” When we hear those words, we think of what is leaving, a door closing. We rarely think that for a new door to open and bring us something much more beautiful and encouraging, something must leave. Be prepared to accept what leaves as no longer serving you and welcome the new and what you will learn from it, what it will bring you is change.
Above all, as something new enters your life, be gentle with it and do not “make it pay” for any hurt you still feel from what left you.
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May 8 2023Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Medicine Wheel – Continuation
The space inside a medicine wheel is a sacred space. Inside the wheel you can appreciate the circle of life. Life is a circle of energy and being.
When you look at life this way, you can learn from the challenges and experiences you encounter and move forward to what comes next. Until you have learned from an experience, it will not resolve itself or allow you to move forward.
Allow the cycle of life to form your spirit, and how you learn from and communicate with your intentions, hopes, and dreams.
The medicine wheel allows you to access the energies of the four cardinal compass points as well as the minor ones. It gives access to spiritual energies and the energy of Mother Ghia, plants, animals, crystals and anything you wish to bring into the circle.
You may build your own medicine wheel, either in your mind, on a piece of land where you can build one for real. A medicine wheel does not have to be large, it can be small, in your garden, amongst the flowers and growing things. Under a tree in your yard. Using pebbles or small ricks rather than big boulders.
Medicine Wheels, are found all over the world and many are ancient, left behind by our ancient ancestors. They speak of the first spirits that emerged from the Underworld to become people to walk upon the earth.
Each medicine wheel is special and unique to the religious philosophy of the race of people who built it, and to you.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content
Click here – https://linktr.ee/markaashford
May 1 2023Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Cave – Retreat
A cave offers a home away from the dangers, stress, and aggravation of daily life. It offered our ancient ancestors protection and warmth. In the modern life, we are always running here and there. Our mind is in constant turmoil and filled with the noisy chatter of our egoic mind. All these stresses have a negative effect on us, they wear us down.
Cave is a retreat, a literal cave or an emotional cave. It is a place to go to and rest away from the negative energies that can consume the good in our soul and spirit.
It is time now to slow down and spend some time away from the demands of others so you can concentrate on you, your hopes, your dreams, and the messages your guides are sending you. Messages just for you, messages to help you grow and develop.
You need to move forward, evolve and change but cannot if your energy is drained away by others. You have learned where you can retreat to heal and shed the negative energy of others and life in general. After a period of tranquility, you are ready to seek your goals, ambitions and dreams.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content
Click here – https://linktr.ee/markaashford
2023/04/27Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Birds—Freedom
This card came to you last week. When a card repeats in consecutive weeks. This is a message of reinforcement, and, encouragement.
We are only in the fourth month of the year but if this year has already been tiring and exhausting look at April as the start of spring and shedding of the winter months. All is new in spring, plants grow, animals join and mate, there is optimism all around you.
Take a moment to get outside, especially if you have a park or open space near you. Look up, you see the birds and hope passionately that your hopes will soar like them. If you are near water, you can watch them swooping and enjoying the breezes moving from water to land, and back again.
This is a time to believe in dreams and hopes manifesting and moving forward.
Your soul is like a caged bird. The stress of living the way you are is the cage denying you freedom. If you are to welcome new experiences, people and manifest your hopes and dreams, then memories and experiences you are carrying must leave you. You cannot, must not, carry the past with you like luggage or an old suit of clothes.
The past burdens you and makes it difficult for everything that is new this year to enter your life. Look up and smile, welcome the sun, welcome the new life around you.
In the first week of April, the Feathers card appeared symbolizing what is ahead and to let go. Be prepared for excitement and expectation.
If you live in a part of the world where you can open windows and let fresh air into your home, do so. This breath of fresh air is the literal breath of new air that you need to breathe. If you cannot open your home because of the weather. Bundle up and go for a walk in a park or near a lake.
The new air in your lungs, its freshness and energy, will motivate you to spread your wings and seize new opportunities Spring brings. Do not hesitate. When you walk and breathe resolve to be prepared to speak your truth when things get difficult. Spring is a wonderful time but it also brings challenges that help you change, being truthful to yourself at this time is important to your life path through this year.
The cage the past can create for your soul includes bars that prevent you from speaking your truth. Your honesty is locked away because you fear that what you have to say may not be well received. This confines you and makes you a follower. It takes away your power. Resolve to take back your power and express yourself to the world in your own way on your own terms.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content
Click here – https://linktr.ee/markaashford
2023/04/17Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Birds—Freedom
We are only in the fourth month of the year but it may have already been tiring and exhausting. When you look up, you see the birds and hope passionately that your hopes will soar like them. If you are near water, you can watch them swooping and enjoying the breezes moving from water to land, and back again.
Your soul is like a caged bird. The stress of living the way you are is the cage denying you freedom.
Spring means new life and new possibilities beckon you to believe. If you are to welcome new experiences, people and manifest your hopes and dreams, memories and experiences you are carrying must leave you. You cannot, must not carry the past with you like luggage or an old suit of clothes.
The past burdens you and makes it difficult for everything new this year to enter your life. Look up and smile, welcome the sun, welcome the new life around you this spring.
In the first week of April, the Feathers card appeared symbolizing what is ahead and to let go. Be prepared for excitement and expectation now.
If you live in a part of the world where you can open windows and let fresh air into your home, do so. This breath of fresh air is the literal breath of new air that you need to breathe. If you cannot open your home because of the weather. Bundle up and go for a walk in a park or near a lake.
The new air in your lungs, its freshness and energy, will motivate you to spread your wings and seize new opportunities Spring brings. Do not hesitate. When you walk and breathe resolve to be prepared to speak your truth when things get difficult. Spring is a wonderful time but it also brings challenges that help you change, being truthful to yourself at this time is important to your life path through this year.
The cage the past can create for your soul includes bars that prevent you from speaking your truth. Your honesty is locked away because you fear that what you have to say may not be well received. This confines you and makes you a follower. It takes away your power. Resolve to take back your power and express yourself to the world in your own way on your own terms.
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2023/04/10Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Medicine Bag—Treasure
This card is a reminder to pay attention to the things you have brought with you through your life to this point. Take out those special things, mementoes of people, places and events. They may not be material items; they may have been gifted to you by a relative who is passed over. My father’s medal ribbon is a powerful memory of strength, service, and willingness to accept risk, but also endeavour, valour and courage.
A memento from my mother brings thoughts of all the things she did for me as I was growing up. When she bandaged and hugged me when I took a fall, or the nights, she spent with me doing homework. She comforted me when I was sick and praised me when I succeeded. She was always there for me.
When you look at your mementos do you see them or do memories associated with them play out in your mind? What can you learn from the memories? Can you see how you are passing on the same vibrations to your own children, and to the animals in your life?
A wedding dress and decorations from a wedding cake speak to hopes for happiness in a future pairing with another, and the first shoes worn by a baby of growth and hopes, wishes and dreams for a future generation.
Just feel the power in these memories, let them wash over you and communicate to you.
Pay attention to the lessons, feelings, thoughts, and experiences brought to you now. As this year unfolds, use these messages of hope to create fresh new memories, and be open to collect new mementoes along your journey.
Now put what is in front of you carefully away so you can bring them out again when you need an emotional recharge.
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Directions.
We are used to the cardinal directions found on a compass: North, South, East and West. There are lesser directions that mark the halfway point between the major compass points. They are North-East, South-East, North-West, and South-West.
To a shaman, there are other directions that are equally important.
Look straight UP to the stars, the moon, and the sun. The starry heavens describe hope, mystery, beauty and energy.
Look straight DOWN, to look at the earth, Mother Gaia. Looking down is to look not just the earth under our feet, look past the surface to the roots of the trees, plants, and further down into the lower world.
When you look East, you see the sun rising to brighten our lives and warm the earth and us every morning. The sun feeds all living things with energy, and so it does us. It is all about our daily spiritual awakening.
New beginnings start with each sunrise.
Every morning is another opportunity to step closer to a higher level of awareness and enriching our soul with wisdom. The sun pulls us from our sleep and embraces us with warmth and divine light.
As our higher self-awakens, we see unlimited potential everywhere, including in ourselves.
The East and Spring are youthful and full of curiosity and wanting to explore a brave new world of opportunity and hope.
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2023/04/03Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Feathers—Restoration
Spring is here. The calendar date was March 20, and yet the weather has still been cold. Rain has replaced snow, animals are active, they are looking for mates, and building nests.
Last year you worked, and learned every day. There has been happiness and sadness. Now is the time to take a breath and slow down and appreciate the new world coming to life around you.
Shamans cover their cloaks or headdresses with feathers. The feathers capture and distribute beneficial energies from the animal world and the upper and lower worlds they journey to. Feathers are sacred.
Feather provides confirmation of your guardian angels, to find a feather lost by a bird flying freely over your head is a message your guardians are with you and looking after you. A feather is incredibly personal to your current circumstances, dreams, and goals.
All the worries, trials and tribulations of the past need to be set aside. Do not carry them like old clothes that should be disposed of. The feather is a message to let go of the worries and pains of living life it is not all about worries and struggle, there has to be time for your soul to rest.
There has to be time for you look up and forward to the new world being created around you.
The feather connects you with yourself, the Great Spirit, and the bird that lost the feather as it flew freely above you.
The feather brings a sense of freedom that only a bird can give you. Take this time to refresh yourself, become more grounded and in tune with your spirit. A bird that is not in tune with itself has difficulty flying.
This year you will be asked to fly, now is the time to get in tune with your life path, your dreams, and your hopes.
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2023 March 27Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
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Soul Retrieval – Reclamation
If you are, or have been concentrating on the needs of others and not yourself you must be feeling tired and exhausted. Helping others is a wonderful thing to do, but when the needs of others become more important than your own, you have to look at your own self-worth and whether it has become neglected and also set aside in preference of others.
When you give others, more value than yourself a part of your soul is lost. If you stop for a moment and take a breath, you can see who you have become, and what you were before you gave away so much of yourself.
This card is sent to you to encourage you to separate yourself from all those who are taking from you and making you subservient to their soul and spirit. Now is the time for two important things to happen.
You need to start saying No to the demands of others. No! is a powerful word. It breaks the spell others have over you. It may be difficult for you to say if you have been the servant of others for a long time, and it requires you to be firm and committed to the word and not go back on once you have said it.
You need to undertake a soul journey, perhaps with a shaman, to gather the parts of your soul and spirit that have been lost or no longer seem to be alive within you. The shaman will help you reintegrate the parts that have been lost and help you become whole again and at peace with who you are.
When you are at peace, your power to be who you are will return to you, allowing you to make your own decisions, follow your own path in harmony and completeness.
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2023 March 20Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Air – Creativity
Take some time to meditate and connect with your intuition and spiritual self. Air is energetic and will give vitality to your hopes and dreams. It will push you to use your creativity to bring new purpose to your existence.
Look long and hard at any doubts, fears and negativity about your ideas and ability to create. Negativity will take you, off course. Negativity if left unchallenged will make you doubt yourself and ability, your creativity and all aspects of your life.
If you breathe energy and life into your creative ideas, you will see a new life open up for you. One that brings more and more life energy and you will start to see your ingenuity take over and multiply your creative opportunities. Paint, draw, write, create in whatever way appeals to your spirit and your intuition. Relying on your intuition will serve you well as you create.
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2023 March 13Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
On YouTube, please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell. If you are listening on a podcast, please subscribe. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
For legal reasons: all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my website, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Thank you.
Medicine Bag – Treasure
This card is a reminder to pay attention to the things you have brought with you through your life to this point. The material things you are looking at are linked to memories. The medal ribbon of a parent who served their country bravely brings a particular type of memory. A powerful memory of strength, service, and willingness to accept risk and perhaps pay the ultimate price.
A memento from your mother brings thoughts of all the things she did for you as you were growing up. When she bandaged and hugged you when you took a fall or the nights, she spent with you doing homework. She praised you when you were sick and praised you when you succeeded. She was always there for you.
A wedding dress and decorations from a wedding cake speak to hopes for happiness in a future paired with another that manifest in the first shoes worn by a baby.
There is a lot of power in these material things and the memories they stir in you. Pay attention to the lessons and experiences brought to you with these thoughts and feelings. As this year unfolds, there are messages of hope for creating fresh memories, and new things to collect along your journey.
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Hello and welcome to Your March 2023 newsletter.
This month, as we move into Spring and new opportunities, new hopes, and new dreams, we are all about manifestation. Not so much about how to manifest, that is another newsletter, but what you think and do when you receive a gift, a blessing you have asked Spirit and the Universe to provide.
When you ask Spirit to manifest something, be clear on what it is you want and when you want it. But, hold on a minute, being clear about what you want to manifest does not mean the most minute detail of it.
Many of us have a vision board, on it we paste pictures of things we want such as a car, a house, a holiday, perhaps a person. These pictures are idealized versions of the core hope we want to manifest.
If you ask Spirit to manifest a four-season home set amongst trees, overlooking a lake which you have access to, that is different from just taping a picture cut from a magazine of a house we think we would be happy living in.
Consider what is manifested for you may not be what is in the picture but it is appropriate for your needs.
Be accepting of the gift Spirit sends you. Allow your spirit to grow and bring happiness in the gift.
Put simply, if you want a new car, you may not get the colour you want, but you will get a car with the features you need. It will serve you and your purposes, perhaps purposes you do not know of yet, very well.
A few years ago, I was a scuba-diving instructor. I had a car that just barely transports me, and my gear. When I traded it in, I was not sure of what I wanted. What I received was an SUV, something much more capable of serving my needs. A year later I gave up scuba-diving and sold my gear. I was not aware of why I received the SUV with all its space and carrying capacity. I was just happy with it.
Within a couple of years, I was back scuba-diving and grateful for the SUV. But, once again, I gave up diving and took up road cycling. Suddenly the space and capacity were valuable for carry my bicycle inside and out of the weather and dust.
I had received a vehicle suitable for two stages of my life and was very happy and grateful for the gift at each stage.
Being accepting of what you receive, when you receive it, is essential for manifesting.
If you always wanted a red car but what is manifested is blue, be grateful for the gift from the universe. Do not be unhappy about the colour. Express your gratitude to Spirit and the Universe and all your Angels and guides by saying thank you!
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2023 March 6Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Turmoil – Rasmus Faber
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Cave – Retreat
A cave offers a home away from the dangers, stress, and aggravation of daily life. In the modern life, we are always running here and there. Our mind is in constant turmoil and filled with the noisy chatter of our egoic mind. All these stresses have a negative effect on us, they wear us down.
Cave is a retreat, a literal cave or an emotional cave. It is a place to go to and rest away from the negative energies that can consume the good in our soul and spirit.
It is time now to slow down and spend some time away from the demands of others so you can concentrate on you, your hopes, your dreams, and the messages your guides are sending you. Messages just for you, messages to help you grow and develop.
You need to move forward, evolve and change but cannot if your energy is drained away by others. You have learned where you can retreat to heal and shed the negative energy of others and life in general. After a period of tranquility, you are ready to seek your goals, ambitions and dreams.
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Feb 062027Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Through the Blaze – Rasmus Faber
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Buried in the Earth – Transference
This card, this energy was sent to you at the start of this month. The message remains the same. But with the added energy of asking you to pay attention to the message and finding a way to apply the vitality in them to your challenges, your life, and your future.
This is a time to look for energy, thoughts and ideas that have not made it to the front of your consciousness. Ancestor stories, events, circumstances and dreams have all contributed to where you are now.
Think for a moment of an ancestor who moved from one country, city or region to where you are living now. They were not intimidated by the journey they would have to endure and worked hard to make it a reality. They had a vision of where and what they wanted to be. They were open to the opportunities and challenges their new home would bring.
If you have anything physical from your ancestors, a watch, a purse, a piece of jewellery, even a letter or photographs. Gather them together. Find a quiet space, in your home or in a park, somewhere where you can hold the items and look at them, feel them.
There is a moment of connection.
The energy of that connection flows from the journeys and challenges of your ancestors to you. If you are facing challenges let the energy of the past flow into you and help you face what is in front of you whether it is physical or emotional. Your ancestor’s energy will help you move forward.
When you are finished, place all the items you have in a place where you can find them easily and take them out again in the future if you feel challenged by what is in front of you.
Action
Very appropriate for the message in Buried in the Earth.
Storms are revitalizing. They rain and blow and in so doing they cleanse the land of broken branches and blockages on the surface of the earth.
The winds are blowing and the rain washing your soul and spirit. The storm is also cleansing dreams and wishes. Do not be afraid of the storm or the cleansing of your hopes and dreams.
Take the energy from your ancestors to smooth the path of changes being redyed in your life. Now is the time to use your energy, together with those who went before, to look at the possibilities, the options, and your hopes.
It is time to make decisions, even if the path is not clear, it is better to take Action! Move forward rather than stay still and static. You are like the tree that bends in the wind, not the one that stays still and tries to stand against the storm and is broken down by the change that is coming.
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Feb20 2023Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Through the Blaze – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and our Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Thank you.
Upper World—Future
The Upperworld is the dwelling place of sentient spirits and souls that are beings of love and light. They are all knowing and giving. It is to the Upperworld that a shaman journeys as part of their search for knowledge and understanding when they are tasked with a healing request.
The spiritual vibration of the Upperworld is higher than the plane of existence we inhabit physically and much higher than that of the Lower World and especially that of the Underworld.
This is all about your potential. Can you open up and receive from the Upperworld and show your true potential? Your potential is to bring benefits and spiritual help to others around you, including pets and animals. You may think it means being a suitable partner, parent, friend, child, or helping and caring for an animal that is challenged in some way.
The blessing sent to you from the Upperworld may be small, not large. Pay attention to it and allow yourself to benefit from it and give back by doing what you are guided to provide to those around you.
Wonders
This card comes to you for the third time this month. The repetition is a statement from the universe to pay attention and listen!
In ancient times, natural rock crystals such as amethyst, citrine, rose, clear or smoky quartz were revered. Australian Aboriginals called it Maban, and it was the crystal through which Shamans and elders gained their magical powers.
Crystals are also used in the manifestation of intentions, both good or ill. If a crystal is found on the surface of the ground, it is especially potent for the finder as the two came together in an open natural environment.
This is a message of impending abundance and possibilities arriving soon. Embrace the opportunities and changes coming to you. The more you do so, the more will manifest for you.
The appearance of the card reinforces that it is time to celebrate all abundance and possibilities coming to you. No matter how small or large, applaud them all. Most important as you celebrate release all expectations of what the Universe will gift you. Be open to all that comes your way, reject nothing.
What next?
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Feb 062014Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Through the Blaze – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and our Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Thank you.
Wisdom
The surface of the sea is very different from what is happening in the depths. This is a message of looking beneath the surface of your life. Beneath the feelings and turbulence of your emotions and thoughts.
Look at your inner self to see how deep down, you are doing. All maybe conflict and struggle on the surface but deep down you are happy and peaceful. It is time to recognize the disconnect been your daily life and what is inside. Of course, the opposite may be true, in the surface you are peaceful and beneath that placid exterior your emotions and thoughts are raging.
A disconnect between the surface you and the inner self is stressful and drain your energy. On this Valentine’s Day, take a moment to recognize this and how it drains you. The energy you lose this way affects all in your life who you love. There is less of you for them to receive love and energy from.
Now is the time for you to use your essential wisdom to recognize this and be determined not to let your presence, your love and energy drain away uselessly and without purpose. They deserve more and you deserve to receive more from them.
Wonders
This card has come to you on Valentine’s Day, a day reserved for expressions of love and affection for those close to you, especially the most precious one in your life.
Crystals are also used in the manifestation of intentions, both good or ill. If a crystal is found on the surface of the ground, it is especially potent for the finder as the two came together in an open natural environment.
The card has come to you today with a message of impending abundance and possibilities arriving soon. Embrace the opportunities and changes coming to you. The more you do so, the more will manifest for you.
It is time to celebrate all abundance and possibilities coming to you. No matter how small or large, applaud them all.
If you are single and hoping to meet someone new who you can love and be loved by, release all expectations of who they are and what they will look like. Be open to the special someone being a pet, animals give unconditional love and reflect back the love of their human owners. The Universe will gift you the person or animal who is most suited to you and able to help you open up to love. This is a clear message of being open to all that comes your way, reject nothing.
What next?
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Feb 062013Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Through the Blaze – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and our Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Thank you.
Bells—Deflection
Shamans use the sound of bells to ward off evil spirits and dark or lower energies who seek to hurt or damage a person’s soul. In some regions of Siberia, Shamans have a staff made of iron to which bells and other pieces of metal are attached that make a metallic rattling as they walk about.
Bells can ring loudly, or be quite mild in tone, yet the meaning is the same as the person ringing the bells or the evil spirits being warned to leave. By tradition, the person ringing the bells is silent. This focuses the attention of the dark spirits on them.
This is a time to ward off dark spirits trying to damage you or your dreams and intentions. Stay silent and to not let those around you know your intentions, hopes, and goals. In the work space, this can be co-workers who are competing with you for a promotion, or some other advancement or recognition.
Bells may also refer to warning bells intended to warn people away from a truth that someone does not want to share with you or others. Pay attention to the sound of the bells and how intensely they ring and who is silent where they ring the bells. This may lead you to understand what is hidden or where the truth is.
Consider that walking away is not the worst you can do. Negativity and hidden truths drain you and your essential energies. You do not need to suffer that. Do not help others embroiled in dark energies. They will drain your energies while trying to help themselves.
Shamans use bells to clear spaces and people during ceremonies. Clear your space, your home, your vehicle and your workspace. As you do so, allow the sound of the bells to raise your own spiritual vibration. This will not only help your understanding of shamanism; it will shed the negative energies and allow continue to grow and prosper materially and spiritually in life.
Wonders
In ancient times, natural rock crystals such as amethyst, citrine, rose, clear or smoky quartz were all revered. Australian Aboriginals called it Maban, and it was the crystal through which Shamans and elders gained their magical powers.
Crystals are also used in the manifestation of intentions, both good or ill. If a crystal is found on the surface of the ground, it is especially potent for the finder as the two came together in an open natural environment.
The card has come to you with a message of impending abundance and possibilities arriving soon. Embrace the opportunities and changes coming to you. The more you do so, the more will manifest for you.
It is time to celebrate all abundance and possibilities coming to you. No matter how small or large, applaud them all. Most important as you celebrate release all expectations of what the Universe will gift you. Be open to all that comes your way, reject nothing.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Hello and welcome to the February 2023 newsletter. Valentines Day approaches and with it hopes and dreams for a loving relationship, but we need to consider when we lose someone. Either they pass over, or move away and we are no longer in contact with them.
This newsletter us reflect and past Valentines Days with someone no longer with us and how Reiki can help.
When someone close to us passes over, we lose the closeness, the help, and advice of that person’s spirit and life experience. We lose the intellectual energy they give to help us solve a problem when they are physically here.
If the bond is very close, such as with a sibling, the energy they gave us and we returned in our own way, this needs to reach out to their spirit can last for months, and perhaps years.
When we pass over, it is time for the soul to reincarnate into another form, a person or even an animal and to have new experiences and learn from those to enrich the soul so that at some stage in the future it can ascend to the realm of ascended beings and be a resource for the future of other souls experiencing life on the physical level.
Trying to hold on to their soul by wishing they are physically still here, on the physical level, and sending waves of emotion to them is trying for ourselves and the soul waiting to reincarnate into another life. They no longer have a physical body, a voice to speak to us and communicate their thoughts. If the soul has already reincarnated, we cannot send messages to them from this life, this existence. To do so would disrupt their existence their goals for the new life, they are living now.
Try sitting quietly and think of the questions and needs affecting us. We will find the answers within ourselves and from our guides, guides that have been with us since birth and were given to us to help us through this life.
We live in a hectic, intellectual world. A world that rarely gives us time to think about what our soul wants, to communicate with it and our guides. To learn what we are sent here for, to see and absorb the essence of being alive.
Let the burden of thinking of your lost love one fall away so that you remember the happy times with them. That is how they would like you to remember them.
Bring Reiki into your life at this time of quiet, to help achieve a restful nirvana to remember past joys and happiness.
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Feb 062023Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Through the Blaze – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and our Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Thank you.
Buried in the Earth – Transference
This is a time to look for energy, thoughts and ideas that have not made it to the front of your consciousness. Ancestor stories, events, circumstances and dreams have all contributed to where you are now.
Think for a moment of an ancestor who moved from one country, city or region to where you are living now. They were not intimidated by the journey they would have to endure and worked hard to make it a reality. They had a vision of where and what they wanted to be. They were open to the opportunities and challenges their new home would bring.
If you have anything physical from your ancestors, a watch, a purse, a piece of jewellery, even a letter or photographs. Gather them together. Find a quiet space, in your home or in a park, somewhere where you can hold the items and look at them, feel them.
There is a moment of connection.
The energy of that connection flows from the journeys and challenges of your ancestors to you. If you are facing challenges let the energy of the past flow into you and help you face what is in front of you whether it is physical or emotional. Your ancestor’s energy will help you move forward in your efforts to move forward.
When you are finished, place all the items you have in a place where you can find them easily and take them out again in the future if you feel challenged by what is in front of you.
Security
From the earliest time of human history, caves have been a place of refuge. A place where humans could cook and eat, sleep, heal and be safe from predators and enemies. They were also a place where community was experienced. Caves could protect more than just a family unit.
The card shows a warming fire in a cave decorated with an ancient animal. A shaman would guide the painting of these cave decorations. The decorations depicted the world the ancient cave dwellers saw around themselves as well as their hopes and aspirations.
In a time when success at hunting meant plenty for those in the cave, paintings were made showing this vision of an abundant future.
The card comes to you now to tell you that you are protected, secure, and your home like the cave is a place of refuge. As the ancient cave dwellers secured their cave, their home, you put on a seat belt when you drive, you have the insurance paid, you have a lock on the door and you have food and warmth.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Through the Blaze – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and our Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Thank you.
Medicine Bag – Treasure
The final reading for January, 2023 and it flows with the same theme of all the other cards in the weekly readings.
Pay attention to the things you have brought with you from the old year and the years before that. The material things you are looking at are linked to memories. The medal ribbon of a parent who served their country bravely brings a particular type of memory. A powerful memory of strength, service, and willingness to accept risk and perhaps pay the ultimate price.
A wedding dress and decorations from a wedding cake speak to hopes for happiness in a future paired with another that manifest in the first shoes worn by a baby.
There is a lot of power in these material things and the memories they stir in you. Pay attention to the lessons and experiences. As the New Year unfolds the message these things bring is one of hope for creating fresh memories, and new things to pick up along your journey.
Joyful Muse – Inspiration
Be more playful now, and in the year ahead. It is time to change your attitude towards yourself and your life.
Circumstances may have made you the way they are right now, but that is no reason to stay that way. In fact, you must not continue the way you are right now. People may find you interesting, and doing interesting things, but inside you are not interesting, you are boring.
The New Year is the time to bring more joy to your life, invite in pleasure and delight. Watch a funny movie and find funny things in the world around you that make you happy.
The Joyful Muse comes when life may seem dark and foreboding. If something unwelcome has come into your life the dark clouds can be dispelled by laughter, beauty, and playfulness. There is an inner child in you. It is time for you to find that child. Look at the world through their eyes for a while as they help you recognise what is fun and natural.
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
The Shaman’s Dream Oracle Card Deck – https://amzn.to/394PCEM
Music from Epidemic sound: Through the Blaze – Rasmus Faber
Referral Link: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4pe9m/
Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and our Private Facebook Page for more content.
Click here – https://linktr.ee/markaashford
Thank you.
Earth – Nurture
We need to nurture ourselves and our dreams and hopes.
Nurturing ourselves helps us manifest the dreams we hope for. Nurturing means to take care of ourselves and recognise what is not working for us and change it or discard it.
Another way to think about nurturing yourself is to rest and recharge. Not in the way some colleagues refer to it when they come back from a vacation energized to do more and better for the company. The company is not them, their heart and mind, it is external and does not reward in the way recharging a person’s spirit does.
This week, do something for yourself, not for others who will not do the same for you in return.
Spirit of the River – Movement Toward Adventure
A matching theme in this card. The Earth card asked you to nurture yourself. Spirit of the River asks you to go with the flow and stop trying to swim against the current. The current may be dreams that are no longer part of your life, or where never meant to be part of your life.
Perhaps a friend or relative followed their dream, and you looked at it and thought that you should follow it as well. It was not your dream and not meant for you. You have been swimming against the flow of your life and spirit all this time and now you must stop!
Gather yourself and go with the flow of your life. Manifest what is right for you. What is meant for you and expand the meaning of this card “Movement Toward Adventure.”
You are being asked to move toward Adventure in this first month of the New Year, you are not being asked to stand and resist the flow of your life path purpose. Move on!
What next?
I hope you enjoyed the podcast. Please take a moment to click the link in these show notes to find out more about my books, Online Courses, and social media. Visit my website and sign up for newsletters and join my Private Facebook Page for more content.
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Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast.
I am Mark Ashford.
I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism.
Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; please take what resonates with you.
Please take a moment to hit the Subscribe button and Ring the Bell if you are on YouTube or subscribe if you are on a podcast platform. This way you will receive notifications of new Podcasts and videos.
Besides the weekly events, I also produce books, online courses, podcasts and videos on all things Shaman and Reiki. So! Watch out for them!
For legal, all videos and podcasts and other materials are strictly for entertainment. Viewers and listeners have free will and are entirely responsible for any interpretation they place on the readings. I take no responsibility for individual viewer or listeners’ interpretation or actions.
These show notes contain information on the card decks used in the readings and where to get more information on my websites, books, and courses. Please check out the links below.
Mystical Shaman Oracle Cards used in reading. Amazon link. – https://amzn.to/3fRG5Ow
Queen of the Moon Oracle Cards used in reading by Stacey Demarco https://shrtm.nu/uj5f
Sacred Destiny Oracle cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/58hG
Gateway Oracle Cards by Denise Linn – https://shrtm.nu/DHkr
Shaman Wisdom cards by Leita Richesson – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shamanic Medicine Oracle Cards – Barbara Meiklejohn-Free, Yuri Leitch, Flavia Kate Peters – https://bit.ly/3is9djB
Shaman Tarot Deck – Lo Scarabeo – https://amzn.to/3FbcKwp
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Drum – Awaken
The rhythm of a Shaman’s drum brings a melody to the ceremonies they perform. This card expands on the theme of the first two weeks of these readings.
Slow down and still the chit-chat of the busy logical mind. Still, the endless cycle of “what if” thoughts that bring you no value, no insight, they only drain your energy and confuse you by hiding the path you should be following.
Drum speaks to nature, Mother Ghia, the earth, to your heart beat and that of your mother when you were in the womb, protected and comfortable. Your creative self, the innovative and expanding right side of your brain, is helping to change you, change your focus, emotions and dreams.
Allow this to flow and grow. Be attentive to the messages you awaken to the possibilities in your spirit and creative mind.
Watchers – Transpersonal
Get off the treadmill even for a moment, slow down and pay attention to the drama happening around you, but stay out of the mele.
Now is the time to hold your thoughts to yourself. Do not engage in the drama. Be yourself and hold your thoughts and advice close to you. Do not share them.
Now is the time to watch and observe. Look to the Horizon of the New Year of possibilities, change and advancement. The surrounding drama is like an anthill compared to what the New Year can bring you.
You have given a lot of energy and yourself to the anthill. Now is the time to leave it behind.
What next?
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In the 1994 film “Forrest Gump,” the main character says, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get.”
I guess you could say that if you do not look at the menu printed on the box. But sometimes, it is a much more enjoyable experience not to look at the menu and just discover the flavours and textures of each chocolate as you look at the shape and style of each one.
The same can be said of life. Take what comes and enjoy it, whatever it is. You never know when you will get a hard and crunchy chocolate, or a soft one. A crunchy hard chocolate can translate into a challenge, a soft creamy one into a period of ease and relaxation.
What is important to realize is that there is no menu printed in your life. You may have plans and desires, but they are not written anywhere and plans rarely work out as you hoped they would. As they say in the military – “A battle plan never survives first contact with the enemy.”
Adapt and change your plans, hopes, and expectations as you move from one day to the next.
But here is the thing: your guides are with you throughout your life, they love and care for you, but you need to listen to them as they guide you through life. Follow your intuition. It is a way for your angels and guides to speak to you, guide you, help you succeed, or not make an error.
As you grow more sensitive to your intuition and see how it works for you, you will draw closer to your guides and, in time, you will get to know them and be able to interact with them. More options will open up to you as you get to know your guides. It will not be a map of your life from now on that they will offer, but more clarity and a greater sense of why and how things happen and progress as they do.
Now is the time to be open and accepting of your guides first through your intuition, later as you grow more open to them, a sense of purpose and how your life develops.
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Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/11/28"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/11/21"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/11/14"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/11/07"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/09/26"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/09/19"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/09/12"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/09/05"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/08/29"
Hello and welcome to The Shaman Podcast. I am Mark Ashford. I am a Registered Usui Tibetan Reiki Master Teacher, a Shaman and author of books and online courses on Reiki and Shamanism. Weekly, I post a video on YouTube and a podcast for the Shamanic Energy of the coming week. The reading is general; … Continue reading "Shaman Energy Card Reading for Week of 2022/08/22"