by debra | Mar 12, 2022 | Shamanism
I sometimes receive inquiries about whether I can talk to the deceased. The answer is yes and no. For clients who are looking for a connection with departed loved ones, I suggest working with a medium who can communicate with those in spirit form and bring through...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Shamanism, Spirituality, Trauma & Anxiety
Yesterday morning I reached for something in the cupboard and a vase leapt off the shelf and shattered into a thousand pieces when it hit the floor. I spent the better part of an hour vacuuming and cleaning up the mess. Glass shards flew everywhere. At first I was...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Shamanism, Spirituality
Yesterday I travelled to Dodgeville, WI, to teach a workshop. I’ve been at this retreat center many times before – most often as a student and several times as an instructor. As I drove on Highway 60 along the Wisconsin River, there were many sandhill cranes...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Shamanism
Shamanic journeying is the backbone of many shamanic classes and drum circles. Once we develop the basic skills, we can also journey on our own at home to receive the same kind of insight. In shamanic journeys, a repetitive percussive sound helps us enter into trance...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Personal Healing, Shamanism
Occasionally a client will come for a session because they’re experiencing troubling pain or chronic physical symptoms. I always ask if they’ve sought medical help. Often they have, but without a diagnosis. Their frustration may lead them to seek out a shamanic...
by debra | Mar 11, 2022 | Shamanism, Spirituality
When we think of curses, we might think of someone casting the “evil eye” or practicing black magic. These forms of sorcery definitely happen in our world, but there are far more common, everyday ways in which sorcery occurs. It affects all of us, and we all do it....
