Contemporary Shaman Blog Posts

Within nature is awe inspiring moments that will constantly shift and change within the matrix we call reality, we only need slow enough to stand witness.  We believe we see everything, and then our perception shifts, and all the pictures transf...

It seems that every so often a wave comes in of those questioning, challenging, or down and out screaming at something I have said.  They take words, sometimes out of context, that I have shared and present them in a way that is disheartening.&n...

As we stand to watch the moon as it splays its rays over the eat-southeast horizon this evening, it is a moment to that one can reflect upon their growth and transformation.  A recent ceremony revealed a message which I share in part here:  ...

Photograph by Rob Lang June is the Month when we Honor Fathers in the United States. The Masculine energy figures prominently in the heavens now, as the Sun is activating the Pluto/Uranus square, and Saturn prepares to end its retrograde. The...

“In truth, it matters less what we do in practice than how we do it and why we do it. The same posture, the same sequence, the same meditation with a different intention takes on an entirely new meaning and will have entirely different outcomes.”...

***  Update - this will be the last Weekly Vibe from Laurissa as she is taking a break for summer.  Thank you Laurissa for all you gift the world and gift us here.  Enjoy your break - love you and am honored to call you friend.  *...

Summer Solstice is said to be the longest day of the year and the shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.  It is when the dark slowly begins to transform the cycle of light and dark.  In ceremony we come together the Eternal...

Tonight, I will hold a private fire ceremony for the Summer Solstice.  On Saturday, I will hold a Solstice Healing Ceremony where I will carry prayer bundles for others.   Here is the link to join the public event and add your healing re...

Kilu Stock image Our dreams take us places our conscious minds cannot. At night our ego sleeps as the soul soars into parts and places that know no boundaries. So which holds more truth?The world of dreams or the light of day? There is a chanc...

I have a vortex in the middle of my living room. It began its activation in 2007 when I had a monthly Healing Circle in that room and continued in 2008 when I met a woman who channeled the Ascended Masters. The Healing Circle was replaced, so to s...

Neptune Being realistic about where you are as part of your goals will prove to be important as Jupiter moves into Gemini on the 11th of June. This energy would indicate lots of interaction between people. Ideas like bartering and trading, cannot b...

Changing perspective.  It seems to be the theme thus far on my time away.  So many little things that occur in a day can change your perspective.  Who you meet on walk through a park or the person standing in front of you at the grocer...

A Door Way.  It is what we all are looking for, isn't?  A doorway that leads to a new perspective, a transformation, a new opportunity ... When we remain open to the Universe, open to the Great Spirit, these doorways can appear in the most...

John Baez Creator June 4th, there will be a Full Moon in Sagittarius.  This energy will ultimately open up our conversation, as well as the ocean view that has been waiting to be uncovered by the light of Luna.  What is it that h...

Dick McNutt Photographer There comes a time when each of us pause to reflect backwards to see where we have been in order to see the path before us.  It is a dance of balance. This past twelve months, I have had the great pleasure of teachin...

The seeds of change. Just as the seed must be planted into the soil to grow, so too must our own individual seeds be planted. We now enter a time when the smallest sprouts begin to emerge from the dark rich soil of the earth. It is a time of emerg...

The Sacred Journey by Gilbert Williamson The time to dream and recreate is now.  Although challenges from your past may show up in various forms during this magnified, multidemensional time, it is appropriate to continue making your future...

I was asked the question of “what is a vision”?  A sacred vision is not the same as a dream.  A dream is something which gives us hope, gives us faith to continue on the journey and it is of this reality here on the place we call Earth.

www.time.com Photo Diving Into 2012 The solar eclipse of May 20th will occurr in the sign of Gemini, which means that the Sun and the Moon will be bringing future, past, and present into our awareness. It could prove to be a fast pace time with...

As one meditates, so one becomes. Each morning I arise to spend time in meditation, followed by a morning fire to watch the sun rise in the sky.  It is my gift to myself; a time to reflect upon the day ahead, to ask for guidance, and give tha...