Shaman's Way: Recent Episodes
Kriket
Through instruction and story telling, Kriket shares her experience with holistic healing, journey work, spirit animals and more.
Kriket has been practicing shamanism for over 25 years and teaching for more than 15 of those. Join us as we get a glimpse into the mind of the shaman!
Gathering Power. In episode 136 Kriket discusses how you can use shamanism to gather power within your life. Our new course Daily Tools for Shamanism will be launching on March 1st! Sign-up now at https://shamansway.net/go/daily/!! To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to […] The post Gathering Power appeared first on Shaman's Way.
It is with great sadness that I share with you of Kriket’s passing, which occurred last Sunday. To say thank you to Kriket and all she has given of herself to this community, please consider making a donation to the Youth Empowerment and Support Services organization, which is a cause near and dear to her […] The post Sad News appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Medicine Wheel South. In episode 135 of the Shaman’s Way podcast, Kriket talks about south on the medicine wheel with a focus on the hearth. Our new course Daily Tools for Shamanism will be launching on March 1st! The course will be $59.99 but if you register by February 13th, you’ll get 25% off at https://shamansway.net/go/daily/ […] The post Medicine Wheel South appeared first on Shaman's Way.
A 1992 Reiki class, is where I learnt the real-time possibility to heal from a distance. I was obviously, much younger with a fairly narrow view of the world. Although, I definitely would not have agreed with you then. Yeah Growth!!! (insert cheeky wink here) I fell away from the practice of distance healing when […]
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In episode 134 of the Shaman’s Way podcast, Kriket talks about knives in Shamanism and other tools. Our new course Daily Tools for Shamanism will be launching on March 1st! The course will be $59.99 but if you register by February 13th, you’ll get 25% off at https://shamansway.net/go/daily/ To ask a question or request a topic […] The post Knives in Shamanism, and Other Tools appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In episode 133 of the Shaman’s Way podcast, Kriket continues her discussion around her journey into the drum. In early March, we’ll also be launching a new course called Daily Tools for Shamanism. Registration will open soon. Sign up here to be amongst the first to know about more! To ask a question or request a topic for […] The post My Journey into the Drum: Part 2 appeared first on Shaman's Way.
As the New Year is upon us, I wanted to let you know we have a new video class coming to you this winter. It is called Daily Tools for Shamanism, full of tidbits of information on smudge, drums, sacred soil, using water in ceremony, and for health. Many insightful ways to further your relationship […]
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In episode 132 of the Shaman’s Way podcast, Kriket discusses the importance of daily practice for deepening your spiritual journey. Before spring we’ll also be launching a new course called Daily Tools for Shamanism. If you want to be notified when it’s open for registration, sign up here! To ask a question or request a topic […] The post Daily Practice appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In episode 131 of the Shamans Way podcast, Kriket honours winter by telling the story of the goddess… the Crone of Winter Solstice. Further reading on Psyche: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=psyche To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on […] The post The Crone of Winter Solstice appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Shamans and Santa. Shaman’s cousin Santa, brings the Gift of Renewal! During the Holiday Season, one just might hear a Christmas Carol, or 2. I liken this to chanting. It is a sacred way to reach out to Spirit and an avenue for Spirit to reach back. Practiced by many around the world, seeking greater […]
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In episode 130 of the Shamans Way podcast, Kriket takes a listener’s request and discusses her origin story… her journey into the drum. Further reading on Psyche: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=psyche To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on […] The post My Journey into the Drum appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In episode 129 of the Shamans Way podcast, Kriket discusses soul pieces, soul retrieval, and healing the psyche. Further reading on Psyche: https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=psyche To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on new offerings and great discounts […] The post Healing the Psyche appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In episode 128, Kriket visits the spirits of Wolverine and Badger. As mentioned in this episode: Indians and Eskimos in Quebec-Labrador Peninsula To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on new offerings and great discounts […] The post Wolverine – Predator Mammals appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In episode 127, Kriket takes a dive into the spirit of Eagle. More resources on Eagle: Magic Songs of the West Finns, Vol2 Elders get the last word on the use of Eagle feathers To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to […] The post Eagle Totem and Kin appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In episode 126, Kriket shares thoughts on the medicine wheel – east. Click below, for more about the Medicine Wheel – East: Podcast episode: Eagle Podcast episode: East – Language Article: East Audio: Meditation to the Spirit of the East Article: Smudges for East & South To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact […] The post Medicine Wheel – East appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In episode 125, Kriket returns to the topic of Soul Retrievals. Click below, for related podcast episodes: Episode 51: Soul Retrieval Episode 111: Safety To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on new offerings and […] The post More on Soul Retrievals appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In this third episode about perception, Kriket discusses perception exercises and their practical applications. To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on new offerings and great discounts on classes plus free access to our very […] The post Perception Exercises appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Items for Kriket’s Autumn Equinox ceremony.Autumn Equinox is a time of intensified energetic frequency. We have a sacred opportunity to honor the harvest of intentions cultivated at the Spring Equinox and nurtured by the light of the Summer Solstice. Equinox has been celebrated by our agricultural ancestors, awaiting the end of the harvest and the […]
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Episode 123 – Deep Thoughts on Perception: Kriket continues on from episode 122, doing a deeper dive into the shamanic view of perception. To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on new offerings and great […] The post Deep Thoughts on Perception appeared first on Shaman's Way.
In episode 122 Kriket returns to the betwix and the between in this cast titled Perception Shifting. To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on new offerings and great discounts on classes plus free access […] The post Perception Shifting appeared first on Shaman's Way.
I had to walk a long time on the Medicine Wheel before I was ready to merge with West. Water is the Element of West. The Spirit Keeper of West is Mudjekeewis, who manifests so beautifully as the Great Bear. On the wheel, the time of the Mudjekeewis is the Evening till Midnight, autumn, our […]
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Episode 121: The Medicine Wheel: West To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on new offerings and great discounts on classes plus free access to our very popular drumming tracks found in the shamanic library! […] The post The Medicine Wheel: West appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Reaching way back to episode 49, we hope you enjoy this recast about Water. This fits into the theme for our next newsletter on Poisoned Water. If you’re not receiving our newsletter, you can sign-up here! To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime […] The post Recast: The Element of Water appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Water has been my gateway between the worlds for as long as I have known about worlds. Water travels through the smallest parts of our human body, it makes sense it winds its way through every aspect of our psyche as well. Collective Water Community Water The Water Well We drink from the […]
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Episode 118: In this episode, Kriket discusses entrances to the lower worlds, including rabbit holes, culverts, and tarot cards! Click, for more on: A meditation for finding your Anchor Spot. Podcasts on: What is the Lower World? What is the Middle World? What is the Upper World? Visit our site for more wisdom on […] The post Rabbit Holes and Other Ways appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 120: Kriket continues from her article about poisoned water, in this podcast titled Poisoned Well. The article includes a photo of Kriket’s alter, mentioned in this episode. Visit our site for more wisdom on the Medicine Wheel. Or, check out All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips […] The post Poisoned Well appeared first on Shaman's Way.
How many times have you asked yourself “Am I really seeing this?” or “How can I trust myself…”? It is invaluable to ask yourself questions to stir your own consciousness to be, as much as one can be, objective when pursuing a relationship to Self and the Spirit World. We all bump up against our […]
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Episode 117: In this episode, Kriket discusses power animals and archetypes within shamanism. Visit our site for more wisdom on the Medicine Wheel. Or, check out All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit animals, and more! Free Journey Drumming Music […] The post Power Animals and Archetypes appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 116: Shamanism – Kriket discusses a journey she had, as a follow up to Episode 115 on Dying Alone. Visit our site for more wisdom on the Medicine Wheel. Or, check out All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit […] The post Shamanism: Dying Alone – A Journey appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 115: Shamanism – Kriket discusses dying alone, within the context of the COVID19 pandemic. A Prayer for Sitting With The Unjustly Killed I call to those who died in raging war, those who only wanted simple things: the joy of day, the calm of night. Blessed is your memory I call to those […] The post Shamanism: Dying Alone appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 114: Shamanism – Pushing the Boundaries. Kriket discusses pushing the boundaries to better know ourselves. Visit our site for more wisdom on the Medicine Wheel. Or, check out All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit animals, and more! Free […] The post Shamanism – Pushing the Boundaries appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Amid the changes… in Canada, it is the time of Beltane. To our friends in the Southern Hemisphere, it is Samhain. Each hemisphere is in Mother Nature’s cycle of change. In the North we are celebrating the height of spring and the welcoming of summer. Samhain is the time of acknowledging you are moving inwards […]
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Episode 113: Kriket dives deep into the concept of shamanic prayer. Including when she sets up and tears down alter, does yoga, while driving and more! Visit our site for more wisdom on the Medicine Wheel. Or, check out All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to […] The post Deep Thoughts: Shamanic Prayer appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 112: Kriket returns to the medicine wheel. In exploring the medicine wheel center stone, Kriket discusses the void, the eight stones of the center, and more! For more on the Medicine Wheel: The Medicine Wheel – Main Medicine Wheel resource page! The eight center stones: Creator Stone Mother Earth Father Sun Grandmother Moon Earth […] The post Medicine Wheel Center and Center Stone appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 111: Kriket discusses safety and how one begins to feel emotionally safe, if they have never been able to before. Visit our page All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit animals, and more! Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! […] The post Safety appeared first on Shaman's Way.
How Now Brown Cow is a nonsensical phrase, the origin of which is up for debate. Was it really used in Scotland as a way to order a beer, or/and to teach elocution? Whatever the origin, the phrase is outdated and by many, forgotten. Language is constantly growing and shifting, picking up new words and […]
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Episode 110: Kriket discusses how the spirit of the coronavirus moves through the middle world, and how to journey into areas of illness, in this episode titled “Catastrophe”. Visit our page All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit animals, and more! […] The post Catastrophe / Coronavirus appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 109: Discusses shamanic intrusion, as part of her ongoing exploration of shamanic healing. Visit our page All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit animals, and more! Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity […] The post Shamanic Intrusion appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 108: Deeper thoughts on the shamanic healer. Visit our page All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit animals, and more! Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find […] The post Deep Thoughts: The Shamanic Healer appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Read through any modern media platform, and heck throw in a book or two while you are at it, and you will discover a common truth; Love is the essence that heals. Love helps us to find a measure of the whole. While I do not believe, for myself personally, another human will complete me, […]
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Episode 107: Silence of the Stillness Kriket delves into the silence of the stillness in episode 107 of the Shaman’s Way podcast. Visit our page All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit animals, and more! Click here now to support Shaman’s […] The post Silence of the Stillness appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 106: Why Can’t I See Anything in My Journey? Kriket discusses this common challenge that people face in shamanic journey work. Visit our page All About Journeys for more on journey work, including journey ideas, tips and tricks to make it easier, interpretation, meeting spirit animals, and more! Click here now to support Shaman’s […] The post Why Can’t I See Anything in My Journey? appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 105: While Kriket’s preference is to use stones, bones, nuts and teeth, she does also use oracle and tarot decks. In this episode of Shaman’s Way, Kriket discusses divination in general and draws six cards from her oracle deck for the new year. More on Divination: Divination and Prophecy Divination and Chakras […] The post Divination appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 104: Winter Solstice, Trance Postures, Spirit Canoes and more! Circle of Song book. Circle of Song CD. Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! The post Winter Solstice appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 103: The Thin Line of Cultural Appropriation Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! The post The Thin Line of Cultural Appropriation appeared first on Shaman's Way.
To understand the modern day trickster we need to understand what makes a trickster. Tricksters in mythology represent the chaotic nature and the unpredictability of life. The role the trickster in myths and stories is a catalyst for change. Without change, we would remain in parity. They are necessary characters in our world because they […]
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Episode 102: November Moons Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! The post November Moons appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 101: Prayer for Death A Prayer for Sitting with the Unjustly Killed by Melissa Hill I call to those who died in raging war, those who only wanted simple things; the joy of day, the calm of night. Blessed is your memory. I call to those who died from hate. Those who were […] The post Prayer for Death appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Samhain is the most magical night of the year. Opposite Beltane on the Wheel, Halloween begins the dark half of the year. A night of power, when the veil that separates our world from the Otherworld is at its thinnest. A ‘spirit night’, this is the time of the year when our Ancestors harvested for […]
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Episode 100 – Making Spirit Personal Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! For more on perception, listen to the episode on A Shaman’s View of Perception. The post Making Spirit Personal appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 99 – Kriket discusses shares her thoughts on spiritual reflection and perception. Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! For more on perception, listen to the episode on A […] The post Spiritual Reflection appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Hail and Hello! Thank you for taking time to read my mental meanderings on Grandmother Moon. The Moon has been a very influential celestial body through human history. My introduction to the Moon began as a teaching tool relating to the life and health of our farm. I remember we would plant certain seeds during […]
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Episode 98 – Kriket covers her thoughts on how to choose a shaman or spiritual healer. Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! The post How to Choose a Shaman appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 97 – Kriket shares her thoughts on the power animal Beaver. Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! More resources: Article: Beaver Indians’ Habitations by Dorthea Calverley Article: Beaver […] The post Power Animal Beaver appeared first on Shaman's Way.
There are over 1,240 species of bats. They are divided into two categories: Macro and Micro. One can imagine the Macro are large and Micro which are smaller. Straight forward I would say! Our Ancestors encountered these fabulous little mammals living in and around them. As a result, they have made their appearance in many […]
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Episode 96 – Kriket discusses shamanic healing journeys for others. Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! More resources: Podcast episode: Paradox of Healing Podcast episode: Journey for Self-Healing Shamanic […] The post Healing Journeys for Others appeared first on Shaman's Way.
This is a recast of episode 34, The Alchemy of Shamanism which was originally published April 8, 2017. CLICK HERE NOW TO SUPPORT SHAMAN S WAY! Shaman s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! Swiss psychologist Carl Jung saw the […] The post Recast: The Alchemy of Shamanism appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Love and Forgiveness are intricately woven into our psyche. The only way to truly experience one is with the understanding of the other. Love is, ultimately, unconditional. It is my experience, we, myself included, are far from a daily experience of giving love unconditionally. Loving unconditionally, cannot happen in a psyche unable or incapable of […]
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Episode 94 – Kriket returns to the medicine wheel with a focus on the medicine wheel’s centre stone, and the void. Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! More resources: […] The post The Medicine Wheel’s Centre appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 93 – If you’re not in, you’re out… Kriket explores what it is to be spiritually outcast with respect to shamanism and looks at the question “What is your medicine?” Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, […] The post Outcast appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 92 – A Journey for Self-Healing: Kriket shares many journey ideas that can assist in self-healing. Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! Further Listening: 11 Tips and […] The post A Journey for Self-Healing appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 91 – Give Away: Kriket discusses Shamanic healing, including how to detach from possessions, relationships and more as a form of healing. Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! […] The post The Give Away appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 90: Kriket discusses Hope from a shamanic perspective. Sorry about the audio – we had some technical difficulties during recording. Shaman’s Way is supported by the generosity of our listeners. If you find Kriket’s work valuable, please consider supporting us through our Patreon account! Click here now to support Shaman’s Way! The post Hope appeared first on Shaman's Way.
I have had the great pleasure to meet and travel with some very unusual characters over the years. I have met human/animal mixtures. Animals straight from our Ancestors stories, such as Cerebus, the three-headed hound from Greek Mythology and Fenrir the Wolf from Norse Mythology. They were both very formidable characters to encounter while journeying. […]
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Jaguar (Panther/Leopard) The main focus of this entry will be the jaguar, but it should be noted that the black panther is actually the same species as the jaguar. The black coat is simply a color variation. Jaguar is a Native American word meaning, “he who kills with one blow.” The jaguar actually originated in […]
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Episode 89: Kriket discusses self-protection from a shamanic perspective. This talk includes using smudge and salt in clearing your home and cleansing tools. Kriket also discusses the use of medicine wheels, corn, amulets, fetishes, tattoos and more. To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime […] The post Self-protection appeared first on Shaman's Way.
Episode 88: Kriket discusses the power animal Deer. To ask a question or request a topic for a future episode, contact us here. Be sure to claim your free lifetime membership to Shaman s Way. You ll receive advanced notice on new offerings and great discounts on classes plus free access to our very popular drumming tracks found in the shamanic […] The post Power Animal Deer appeared first on Shaman's Way.
As a kid, on the farm, I had many occasions to spy the handiwork of a weasel, long gone. They are stealthy creatures. We had a rather large chicken coop, which, unfortunately, was not all that rodent proof. One of the ways I knew a weasel had been in the coop, was by the mounds, […]
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I have had the opportunity lead and host many drumming circles, events and ceremonies. In doing so I learned that to study shamanism is one dimension, to practice it, adds another dimension. Exercises to practice what you have learned, do not need to be super complicated. There are many straight forward and simple ways to […]
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The Otter is a wonderful creature. It has long been associated with Women’s medicine. It is the symbol of grace and empathy. Otter medicine takes great pleasure in the success and happiness of others, and will work untiringly to help others achieve that. There is no selfishness in otter. They could never be mean, or […]
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Drumming Up Spirit There are many different reasons we play drums. Perhaps you enjoy the feeling of social togetherness when you drum in a circle. There are two very distinct drumming circles in my vocabulary; one is the shamanic drumming circle, which encourages all participants to drum as we bring up our Spirit Song; the […]
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The Long Snows Moon whose guardian is Elk is the last moon on the Medicine Wheel and which places special significance on the importance of the Guardian Spirit. North on the wheel is the place of the four-leggeds, and for me, it is also the Place where the Crystal People dwell. The four-leggeds are the runners, […]
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In my podcasts, and in person, I often talk about the “God Shot”. We all want them and some of us have them. But what is a God Shot? I think it is when you have a spiritual experience so profound it affects, or can affect, the very underpinnings of our present lives. God Shots […]
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If I asked you to call to mind a modern bear with an obsession for honey, would you name? For me, it would have to be Winnie the Pooh. I remember reading his adventures with “hunny pots”, and sticky paws coupled with guilty looks. If I asked you to call to mind a modern bear with […]
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I grew up in a fairly secluded, heavily wooded area. One of the best ways to explore the wilderness was on horseback. I admit that I would NOT have seen either of these beautiful cats if my horse had not reacted first. My encounter with a Lynx was one of the most beautiful, tranquil encounters […]
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This is the fourth annual woman’s retreat I am co-hosting with Haven Art Therapy owner Nkki Featherstone from www.ourhaven.ca . Nikki is a witch with many years of experience in exploration of the soul. She has dedicated her practice to the worship and understanding of the Goddess in our Modern culture. Our Retreat beautifully combines Shamanic […]
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Shamanic Dismemberment Give me everything mangled and bruised, And I will make a light of it to make you weep. And we will have rain, And begin again. — Deena Metzger, Leavings I don’t recall when or how I learnt the term to disassociate or disassociation. It may have come from reading The Three Faces […]
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We have arrived at the last stone in the Centre of the Medicine Wheel – Butterfly. This stone is the Air Clan, with the Spiritual Face of the Butterfly. They rarely stay in one place for very long. Air is the element of change, transformation, illumination and beginnings. This stone in the Centre is a […]
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Thunderbird, the seventh Stone in the Centre of the Medicine Wheel, and is the Spirit Keeper for the element Fire. If we think of Fire, we may call to mind different colors, but for our discussion, Red is the color we will use for this stone position. The plant spirit chosen to represent Thunderbird is […]
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Keywords: Continuing our exploration of the Medicine Wheel, we’re going to look at the 20th stone; the Ripe Berries Moon. The dates for this moon are July 23 to August 22. This is the second Moon of Shawnodese, The Spirit Keeper of the South. This is also the 8th Grandmother Moon on the Wheel. This is […]
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In our Medicine Wheel, we refer to the Moons as Grandmother. There are other traditions who hold the moon as masculine, but for our work, we refer to the Moon as Grandmother. There are twelve Grandmother moons to travel on the Medicine Wheel. As well as Stone # 4 in the Centre of the Wheel is also referred […]
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Latin: Ursus Arctos Traits: Stability, durability, healing, introspection, maturity and leadership. Bear are the great dreamers. Bears demonstrate very gentle and truly loving. However they can be deadly if approached wrong, or at the wrong time of the year. There are different traditions in North America which teach that the peoples descended from the bear, and hence Bear […]
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I had to walk a long time on the Medicine Wheel before I was ready to merge with West. Water is the Element of West. The Spirit Keeper of West is Mudjekeewis, who manifests so beautifully as the Great Bear. On the wheel the time of the Mudjekeewis is the Evening till Midnight, Autumn, our […]
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South is a wonderful place to explore. It is warm and fiery, and not without its own lessons. The spirit keeper of south is Shawnodese and the spirit manifested as South is Coyote. However, spirit has shown me that Mouse shares this walk with Coyote. South is the element of fire. I live in central […]
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The Eyes of the Eagle are so very focused it can see prey down in the distance. The gift of sight and the ability to fly quickly to into the heart of the matter and retrieve what is healing, intuitive and insightful. Eagles talons teach you how to quickly maneuver to catch the swift and […]
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Happy New Year! How do you mark the Turning of the Wheel? Is it an occasion for you? Or perhaps you celebrate the Old Ways and November 1 is your New Year. However you mark it, can be as unique as each pair of eyes reading these words. Some years, I use the Medicine Wheel […]
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It is not my practice to call upon named Goddess’ or Gods’. Spirit does not usually ask me to categorize this or that, aspect of them, for the sake of something foreign to the receiver. So… what does that mean? During my years of public ceremony, I know I have foisted upon many circle joiners, […]
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Jaguars and Leopards I remember being fascinated and in love with Black Panthers, since being a very young girl. One of my secret dreams, was to find a baby jaguar who had fallen off a truck belonging to a travelling circus. Needless to say, my dream did not come to pass. I did learn […]
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Intrusions: curses, spells, contracts, vows, intentions… Curses and Intention WORDS are powerful forms of expression and powerful energies. When words are combined with intense emotion, the emotion acts as fuel for the word, the greater the emotion, the greater the fuel. An intention puts things into motion universally. Life force is also fuel. Throughout history, […]
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Shamans serves as a bridge between the Blue Road of Spirit and the Red Road of Physical Life, and as such, hear, see and/or communicate with the “Spirit World.” A Shaman fulfills the Role of priest/priestess, healer, spiritual advisor, teacher of arcane wisdom, outspoken sage and silent observer. The word shaman has been popular with […]
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Divination and Prophecy, and the Chakras For as long as human kind has expected a future we have been forecasting it. The difference between divination and prophecy may exist to some and certainly not to others. Prophecy has long been held as a sacred communication between the Divine and Human kind. It was the Priestess and […]
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