Nightmares and sleep disturbance
Clients experiencing nightmares frequently ask me if a shamanic healing would help them sleep better. From a shamanic perspective, nightmares arise from a number of causes. The subconscious may express fear or anxiety in a dream. Sometimes trauma from this lifetime or a past lifetime might get triggered and find its way to the surface during dreamtime. In these situations, a shamanic practitioner would likely do extraction (releasing heavy energy from the body or energy field) and then soul retrieval to bring home missing soul pieces that...
Shadow
In my family, the worst insult you could be called was “lazy.” At the dinner table, my father would frequently make disparaging comments about people he felt were lazy. The disgust and derision in his voice was evident. As a child, I internalized this and received the message very clearly that lazy was a bad thing to be. When that word was directed at me, it brought up an icky feeling in my gut and my mood would plummet. In those moments, I thought I was a horrible person for not living up to the family standards. Given this conditioned...
Shamanic healing and the tarot
Back in college, a dorm mate interested in the tarot offered readings to anyone who was curious. I wanted a reading, but I was terrified of getting the “Death” card thinking that it meant literal physical death. My fear blocked the experience. Years later when I was on my spiritual path, a friend who had done readings for many years offered to teach me. We laughed together about the scorch marks on one of her cards from when she propped it against a candle on her altar and a red wine stain on another of the cards. In my thirties, I could...
Healing intentions
Over the years many healing intentions have guided my spiritual journey. All of these intentions have brought noticeable shifts in my life. “I make choices that are kind to my body” got me through some serious health issues and led to greater self care. “I hold my seat on the throne” reminded me to be sovereign and stop giving my power away to others. My brother is a master’s level dart player. When he’s throwing, all of his attention is on the tiny quadrant of the board he wants to hit. He doesn’t just wander up to the line and throw, he...
Memories of past lives with my maternal lineage
I believe in reincarnation, and I have many memories of past lives with my maternal lineage. We’re a small family. In this incarnation, the women include just me, my mom, her two sisters, one female cousin, and my deceased grandmother. I have vague awarenesses of being together many times, often in different relationship to each other. In this lifetime, I’m the daughter. In other lifetimes, I’ve been the mother or the sister. The clearest memory is of a life in Germany located in a small town somewhere in the Black Forest. Four of us lived...
Being a channel the Universe takes to answer queries
I had a magical encounter yesterday morning at Steinke Basin. Usually it’s with the flora and fauna, but this time it was with a human. Rather than just giving my usual greeting, something nudged me to directly address the man I met on the path. I asked if he had noticed the bottle gentian. He hadn’t, so I said, “Here, let me show it to you – it’s right here.” We took a couple of steps back, and I pointed to it. He said, “Oh, my gosh! My wife and I took pictures of that yesterday. We were wondering what it was!” It’s fun to be the channel the...