Breathwork: Setting of the Sun

Breathwork: Setting of the Sun

Breathwork: Setting of the Sun Unresolved issues tend to take hold of our mind and heart. They can interrupt our sleep and limit the range of our dreaming. The basic principle of this breathwork method is that we don’t let the sun set on any unresolved issues that may...
Nature and Spirit

Nature and Spirit

Nature and Spirit Finding our place in a cosmos Solitude in nature has always been part of shamanic practice. Shamans recognize nature’s proximity to spirit. The veil between worlds is thin in the woods, the mountains and the desert. Sitting quietly by a waterfall...
The Way of the Jaguar

The Way of the Jaguar

The Way of the Jaguar Jaguars live in the Southwestern United States, Mesoamerica and South America. I have lived in the United States and spent time in both Mexico and South America. I was always aware of the big cats in these parts of the world, among them the...
Shamanic seeing

Shamanic seeing

Shamanic Seeing Insights into shamanism The consciousness of living things You can look at a tree, and register it as such: tall or short, with or without leaves, dark or light in colour. Then you are the observer, and the tree is the observed; you are two beings...
Beetle

Beetle

Beetle Perseverance and deep trust Uniquely among insects, many beetles have evolved very hard forewings that protect a much softer pair of wings beneath: the wings they use to fly. This hard ‘shell’ of the beetle symbolises the powerful protection that comes when...
Pigeon

Pigeon

Pigeon Faithfulness and success On a peaceful, warm afternoon I sat for moment’s rest beside the Cornish coast path. To my left steep cliffs led down to the Atlantic Ocean. On that day the sea was a bright turquoise; the calm waves shone with a thousand sparks,...