Sacred Light

Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman... but she is an endangered species. ~ Women Who Run With Wolves I had the opportunity to go to the Gathering of the Shamans at the Mago retreat center in Sedona, AZ the first week of May 2018. Many incredible shamanic teachers gathered to share their wisdom and knowledge, Don Miguel Ruiz, his two sons, Don Miguel Jr. and Don Jose, Linda Starwolf, Allen Hardman, HeatherAsh Amara, just to name a few, and many others, with whom I sat at their feet and learned great shamanic truths by practicing new techniques for journeying and shamanic breath work. It was an incredible week for me. I went two days before the conference, and stayed two days after, so that I could explore incredible parts of AZ with my sister. Our first stop was the Hopi Cultural Center. We were in sync every step of the way, letting Spirit gui...

At first you might find that nothing happens there. But if you have a sacred space and use it, eventually something will happen. Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again. ~ Joseph Campbell    (March 24, 2018 right after my session with Don Juan, a shaman from Peru.)   In shamanism, you learn to create sacred spaces; sacred spaces within yourself and within your environment. A sacred space is always a part of you, and it can be around you as well; anywhere can be turned into sacred space. Altars are one way of creating sacred spaces. I have many altars around my home, and I would bet that you do too, even if you don’t realize it. I would claim that every home has altars. A family mantle with pictures on it is an altar. Displaying special items in a beautiful way creates an altar. Altars are something humans have fashioned for thousands of years, or more.   When I was a Mormon my altars would have pictures of temples, ch...

Once I started using Reiki energy regularly in my life, I had a very strong desire in my heart to learn more about Shamanism. Shamanism is not a religion. It is a method, a practice, a way of life that requires humility, reverence towards Nature, and self discipline. I bought several books about combining Reiki with Shamanism in a Reiki practice. I studied them, and I loved the idea of using the two modalities together, and I have been on a quest ever since to learn as much as I can about it in this lifetime. In Dec of 2013, I had a sudden, deep desire to get and use a drum in my life, and healing practice. I found a Reiki drumming class online and immediately signed up without questioning what I was doing. I remember thinking how out of character this was for me to desire a drum. Yet, there was no denying the call of it to my wildly, passionate heart. Drums are living, and they contain the spirit of the animals and wood they are made from in addition to the special spirit medicin...