Honoring the timing of our healing path
My first introduction to shamanism came early on in my spiritual healing journey. I was in a great deal of physical and emotional pain and regularly saw a practitioner for healing touch energy work.One day during a session focused on the pain in my lower back, she recommended soul retrieval. At that time, I knew nothing about shamanism, but from her short description of soul retrieval, it shook me to the core of my being. Only half-jokingly, I made the sign of the cross with my fingers and promptly banished all thoughts of it from my mind.Two...
Creating sacred space
We create sacred space before doing ceremony, journeying, or giving intuitive readings to provide a container of love and compassion to work in. Knowing that we are held by Spirit frees us to be in our heart and helps us hear the quiet inner voice of intuition.In creating sacred space, we set our intention for what is to come and ask for assistance from the helping spirits. Doing so minimizes outside distractions – both from the physical world and the spirit world. It defines the space we are working in and provides safety and...
Using discernment when meeting new spirit guides
As we explore our spiritual path and open to our intuition, we naturally meet spirit beings. Some of these spirit beings become our guides over time as we develop relationships and learn to trust the information they bring. But not every being we meet in spirit form has the compassion and the wisdom to be a spirit guide. Beings of low vibration and negative energy exist in the spirit realms too.We want to work with spirit guides who source from the highest vibration of love and healing energy. In order to ensure this, in the beginning we go...
Calling on the divine compassionate ones for support
Divine compassionate beings come to us in times of need. Mother Mary might comfort us with her loving energy when we’re grieving or in despair. Archangel Michael may appear beside us in an emergency to lend his protection and warrior strength.And of course, we can choose to actively seek their aid. They freely give their love, support, wisdom and protection when asked. All we need to do is make a sincere request. We might pause in the moment and ask for their assistance in the form of a prayer. But even thinking of them with a sense of...
Using a grounding meditation to receive insight
It can be frustrating when we pose a question to the Universe and don’t (seemingly) receive an answer. We might think that we’re not ready to have the insight yet. But timing is important. If we ask at the end of a long day when we’re tired or in the middle of frantically trying to complete our to-do list, we may not be in a place to hear.Leading into our question with a grounding meditation helps us enter a receptive space where we can more easily access the quiet wisdom of our body and our soul. Being grounded helps us...
Honoring energetic healing in dreams
When we consciously walk our spiritual path, we may attend school during our sleep with our guides and master teachers. Occasionally this dream work takes the form of an energetic healing.We may experience a release of heavy energy or feel a mist draining from our body. We may receive an energetic cleansing of the chakras from the angels or other divine beings. We may awaken to insight so profound our heart opens and we spontaneously forgive those who have hurt us.Contrary to the doubts our thinking minds might later whisper, these...