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Tending to the Path of Direct Revelation

If you have been following my writing at all, it may not surprise you to learn now that I don’t consider myself New Age. Shamanism is the oldest mode of healing and divination, and that speaks to the potency of its magic. The practice of shamanism hails from every continent of the Earth, and there are shamanistic practices from every culture.

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Powering Up

The shamanic way of empowering oneself is by working extensively with one’s helping spirits. When practitioners prepare for a healing session or for a challenging personal experience, we say we are “powering up.” This means we rattle, we drum and we dance our power animals and spirit teachers by allowing them access to our earthly skin while moving our bodies - much like the ancients did. In shamanism, we power up by merging with one or several of our helping spirits as we receive the power and strength of their formless energies that they loan to us. {And as I write this, there is a crow proudly cawing outside!}

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The Lies We Don’t Have to Believe

Your innate radiance lives and breathes within you even in your worst moments - and in this very moment. It is waiting for you to access it and hone it so that you can create a new way of being.

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