Wow! Thanks. Help. These are the Three Essential Prayers, according to author Anne Lamott. What I learned in my church-going experience backs that up: there are prayers of thanksgiving and gratitude; of praise, awe, and adoration; and of petitions and requests. To Lamott’s top…
Lapis Lazuli has been a symbol for royalty, gods and goddesses, honor, spirit, wisdom and truth since the beginning of our history. It is said to facilitate a connection between the celestial and material realms, and assist in contacting guardian spirits. It can function…
Summer solstice. It is time to step out into the light of your being. To open up to share this radiance, coming from deep within you. To remember the reason why you came here. So you could shine, and allow yourself to be all…
An excerpt from the book Living Sacred Ceremony by Natalia Karoway. Life is full of cycles. Just as a seed sprouts, grows into its full expression, produces its own seeds, then dies and returns to the earth, many phases of our lives come full…
While the healing arts of a shaman may feel mysterious at times, it wasn’t until I received healing from a Mayan woman at Cobá that I really understood how to receive pure energy without the need for explanation. This, I realized, is the true…
In ancient times and in indigenous cultures it was and is common place to create sacred space. It is not only meant for special ceremonies, but a tool and spiritual practice to be utilized in everyday life. By creating sacred space in our daily…
“Words are beautiful but restricted. They’re very masculine, with a compact frame. But voice is over the dark, the place where there’s nothing to hang on: it comes from a part of yourself that simply knows, expresses itself, and is.” – Jeff Buckley Last…
If you’ve heard about (or done!) a shamanic journey, then you have some experience with visualization. If not, let me tell you a little about it. Either way, I’m sure you have had some doubts about what’s “real”…. When you are doing a shamanic…
The most powerful aspect of the human heart is openness. In fact, our hearts are always open, it is we that are not open to our hearts. We put up walls, stuff our emotions, and simply ignore the many warnings signs that she presents…
Lately I’ve been drawn to visit abandoned and derelict places. Structures that have been neglected, rejected, and abused. As a result, it has opened up a greater capacity within me to look deeper into what I hide from, what I avoid, and label as…
“Until we can receive with an open heart, we’re never really giving with an open heart…” – Brené Brown Throughout my life, I have always been more comfortable with giving than receiving. Sound familiar? Giving is easy. You don’t have to look at any…
Peruvian born internationally acclaimed shamanic teacher and healer, don Oscar Miro-Quesada discusses his new audio book Healing Light, how he dreamt it into being and his desire for all of us to become Shining Ones. SM: The image on the CD cover is gorgeous. Is…
Enter the Sacred Heart Shrine EmBody The Temple Take the drops directly or place them in a vessel of pure water or other sacramental liquid… You can also use as an offering, or to anoint with. This Holy Sacrament, emanating a high frequency, is…
I was with a friend the other day and as he left, I found myself thinking I might not call him for awhile. I wasn’t sure what had happened. Nothing major, yet I was irritated, and it can be easy for the ego to…
BREATHE. SAY A PRAYER. ENTER IN YOUR SACRED SPACE. In a universe woven of interconnectivity, there is nothing that is not sacred. When we intentionally open up sacred space, we enter into conscious relationship with our environment, with the recognition that all is sacred.…
Camino Verde Seed Bank This Earth Day, Shamans Market salutes the good work of seed banks and the work of one of the charities we support, that of the social justice-minded organization known as Camino Verde. Led by Robin Van Loon, Camino Verde is…
