We all have ancestors. They are with us in our blood. We do not all have traditions that guide us in dealing with our ancestors.…read more.

Our personal focus and practice must move out from inner work into ever-widening circles of collective work for our personal/spiritual transformation to be truly effective…read more.

The soul sickness experienced by many in our modern day can be remedied by living as ancient, animistic, shamanic people did. This requires creativity to…read more.

Is there a parallel between our effect on the physical world, like climate change and polluting our elemental resources, and changes in the spirit world?…read more.

The fixed and constant idea of the invisible world ordered in upper, middle, and lower worlds is a fundamental assumption of neoshamanism. However, if the…read more.

A mythical beast is a beast that we believe never existed in physical form, like dragons, the basilisk, and the phoenix in the Harry Potter…read more.

Deities have a long history of engaging as helping spirits with people in shamanic altered states. What does it mean when a deity enters your…read more.

Why would I want a working relationship with my ancestors when I can’t stand my own relations? Fair question when so much addiction, depression, social…read more.

Direct communication with our helping spirits is one of the greatest gifts in the reintroduction of shamanism into contemporary life. Yet in this age of…read more.

Many questions arise as humans open their awareness to the possibility of a world larger than the here and now. “How do I know I’m…read more.

The everyday empowerment of shamanic life is available to all who choose to step into direct relationship with their own helping spirits. This act of…read more.

Shamanic Journeying is not an “out of body experience.” When this particular alternate state is achieved the journeyer has “a foot in both worlds.” The…read more.

Direct revelation from spirit is a human birthright, but what do we actually do with those messages from spirit? Whether our answers come to us…read more.

Literally thousands of people around the world have been taught to use the shamanic journey practice to connect with their spirit help and guides since…read more.

If helping spirits are present for all of us then why are they so hard to talk to? From a shamanic perspective everyone from child…read more.

Shamanism offers several tiers for engagement for anyone committed to the process of their own recovery.  Shamanism is first the working relationship with spirit.  At…read more.

“The spirits are teachers, not therapists. They are here to teach us to be better humans,” explains host and shaman, Christina Pratt.  The helping spirits…read more.

Shamanic practices can have an affect on cancer and the healing process.  This week host and shaman, Christina Pratt, explores a variety of ways shamanic…read more.

We all listen to voices in our heads. Some voices offer wise counsel or gut knowing while others are just an inner critic or frightened…read more.