Spirits speak in metaphors, often messages are not given literally. Be careful with interpretations of what happens in the journey. Personal perception of a particular incident or symbol in the journey can be very different from person to person. At Embracing Shamanism our trainings guide you through this process. More information can be found here. … Read more about How Spirit Speaks
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Twobirds Shamanic Travels
Twobirds has spent extensive time in indigenous shamanic cultures in Mexico, South Africa, the Kalahari in Botswana, North Vietnam, and the Ecuadorian rain forest. This cross fertilisation of experiences has enriched and expanded her personal understanding, which, with years of private study, has culminated in an extensive range of highly experiential training courses. It is her keen desire to … Read more about Twobirds Shamanic Travels
Summer Solstice Salutations
At Embracing Shamanism we honour the Wheel of the Year, the Summer Solstice being one of them. Learn more here. … Read more about Summer Solstice Salutations
Soul Prayer
What makes a prayer a soul prayer is that you acknowledge ‘I have no power here, and I need to call upon the greater grit of power to come in and intervene with a miracle’. You say these soul prayers not from a dying wounded ego that wants to keep the old system alive. You are clear now that you are not trying to re-order anything, you are in surrender ‘I am now calling on the forces of this grit … Read more about Soul Prayer
Indigenous Shamanic Cultures
Principle teacher at Embracing Shamanism, Twobirds, has spent time in the Ecuadorian rain forest working with the Shaman Kurikindi who is pictured here. Kurikindi is the native word for hummigbird. … Read more about Indigenous Shamanic Cultures
The Shadow Shape Shifter
Do you shapeshift around based on what people want you to be because you want to be liked and you don’t want to be abandoned or rejected? How can you ever make contact with something called authenticity within yourself?! If you are constantly morphing into what people want you to be in a shadow way, this pretty much counts as soul abandonment and soul violation. There is no you. There is a … Read more about The Shadow Shape Shifter
I AM ENOUGH
One factor of why people suffer is because they don’t believe that they are enough. If we get into our human psyche soul esteem this one truth that you are enough, from here on any mystical force becomes simply an experience for you that is real and activated. We can talk soul esteem until the cows come home but until it activates in our system at least a little, if not adequately, it remains a … Read more about I AM ENOUGH
Twobirds Travels the World
Twobirds, the principle teacher, at Embracing Shamanism has travelled extensively across the world to bring Shamanic practises to Scotland in a way that is considered and appropriate. Learn more about the offerings here. This is a photo of Twobirds climbing a mountain in Ecuador. … Read more about Twobirds Travels the World
How do I form an intention for a Shamanic Journey?
The clearer the question, the clearer the answer will be. Good questions are those that start with ‘WHAT’ or ‘HOW’ – they are asking for action. For example ‘How can I improve my relationship with my father?’ or ‘What can I do to heal my lower back pain?’ You want to avoid questions that start with ‘should’ – ‘Should I change my job?’ because this is asking for a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. Life … Read more about How do I form an intention for a Shamanic Journey?
What are Archetypes?
Archi means ‘the first’. They are the primary or first things from which all phenomena come – they are potentials that reside in the ocean of being, the imaginal world. – Archetype, the more familiar term, combines ‘archi’ with ‘type’ – meaning ‘impression’, from the Greek to beat or strike, to mold. – Archetype is the first expression of the archi in identifiable form – though not physically. It … Read more about What are Archetypes?