One of our venues at Embracing Shamanism is Anam Cara in Inverness, Scotland. It has a wonderful library with a wide range of books and it is a real treat to borrow one of the books while visiting. Our Introduction to Shamanism, Nature Intelligence, Sweatlodge Training and Toltec Shamanism training all are held here. … Read more about Anam Cara – Embracing Shamanism Venue
Journey Beyond
What is soul esteem?
Soul Esteem is not dependent on anything other than you being in the universe is enough – you are here, and you have value because of that. That’s it. Healthy ego esteem depends on positive feedback loops that you put in place. But at some point it will fall short and you have to go mystical. And that is where soul esteem comes in. Explore this further in our Shamanic Teacher Training and Our … Read more about What is soul esteem?
What is an esteem system?
An esteem system is an adapted, developed and organized way that you can get value in the world – value in such that it’s your survival. And it means you have value to the world, to others, etc. An esteem system is a way for you to establish value. And self-esteem of course is self-value. How do you feel about your worth? Your worthiness? Shamanism is experiential, and with integration, can give … Read more about What is an esteem system?
A Healthy Ego System
‘I am just going to do ‘estimable’ things in my life that help build up my sense of value with myself’. A healthy ego is about feeling good about yourself in relationship to yourself. And sometimes we do that through doing really nice things to other people, by setting goals and accomplishing them, by honouring commitments to ourselves – we feed positive feedback loops to ourselves. That is how we … Read more about A Healthy Ego System
What is a Healthy Ego?
A healthy ego is having a genuine sense for yourself. When you don’t have to take power from other people in order to feel powerful. You don’t have to devalue others in order to value yourself. You don’t have to be in an inner war with yourself on perfectionism and your flaws. You can have the ‘all in’ attitude and this is crucial for having a healthy ego. Both our Shamanic Teacher Training and … Read more about What is a Healthy Ego?
What is the ego?
Ego is more of a value question, where identity is how you identify yourself. In spirituality and self-help the ego is regularly labelled as bad, it’s demonized, it is shamed. However, I want to invite you to ponder on whether this rings true for you in relation to why we are here, and our soul contract that includes to develop ego and identity. The ego is the part of the mind that negotiates … Read more about What is the ego?
What is Identity and Why is it Important?
Identity is the distinguishing character or personality of an individual, it is what gives us individuality. It is the condition of being oneself and not someone else. We have a soul contract to evolve and live and create through identity. All of our courses at Embracing Shamanism explore this at some level but especially through the Archetypal work in our Journey Beyond Course. … Read more about What is Identity and Why is it Important?
Introduction to Shamanism
At Embracing Shamanism we offer an Introduction to Shamanism weekend workshop for anyone wanting to experience and learn more about shamanism. We will cover: This workshop, or equivalent, is the pre-requisite for the Shamanic Practitioner Training, and recommended for Nature Intelligence & the Dreaming of Earth and A Journey Beyond. Learn more about the Introduction to Shamanism … Read more about Introduction to Shamanism
Seidr is pronounced ‘Say-th’
This is an ancient Norse ritual which is apparently older than the written word and has its roots probably in the iron age. It was a living Norse shamanic tradition up until the middle or late Viking age and it was used for divination, shapeshifting, weatherworking, seeking information, healing work, basically anything we use the shamanic journey for. It was practiced by the Norse and Germanic … Read more about Seidr is pronounced ‘Say-th’
Boundaries are beautiful
Boundaries are beautiful because they set us all free to step into full potential and this is for all involved. You are direct and clean and others know where they are at with you. You will also esteem with people who do the same thing. You can make that happen with this training here. … Read more about Boundaries are beautiful