We all learn how to journey in different ways and from different belief systems. Due to this, there can be great beauty to share and much to learn from each other. And because the shamanic journey is a process of direct revelation, I’ve also noticed from my decades of doing and teaching that at times this can be euphemistic for ‘anything goes.’
However, participating in a journey is a visit to a vast, shape-shifting, unlimited dimension of reality where our learned ordinary modes of perception, discernment, value, personal status and deduction don’t always translate well. It is also an encounter with actual beings and this means relationship; with all the subtleties, curiosity, mystery, power dynamics and necessary protocols and observances that any true and worthy relationship requires for us to be and behold the Beloved. A shamanic journey can also feed our longing for something more intimate and truthful than what we often experience in our ordinary lives and so we can become somewhat enchanted and hooked on the necessary and delicious, mystic adventure/love qualities of journey experience and neglect the so-called “work” aspects involved with all the deep insight, healing, growth and creative, practical possibilities that lie in this practice when we also approach it with serious, well-shaped inquiry, focused application and tested follow-through.
So…. I have a reputation, for good or ill, of being precise and scientific in certain ways when it comes to being extremely well-resourced in how to shape a shamanic journey for best outcome. And I’m content with that reputation because I’ve endlessly observed the positive results that come from it. Consciously developing the art of the shamanic journey is vastly underused but enormously fulfilling.
This one-day gathering is meant to:
—align you with the most compassionate and masterful spirits who have the greatest affinity for your needs and/or revitalize and enhance the relationships you already have.
—help you gain understanding about tending spirit relationships with integrity and humility while maintaining your sovereignty
—grow your discernment about your intentions, presence and responsibilities in non-ordinary realities
—clarify, strengthen and embody your purposefulness and experience deeper trust for what occurs
—expand the pathways through which you experience spirit contact
—give you skills to better track yourself, others and landscapes in your journeys with appropriate confidence
—increase your awareness and provide kind ways of encountering resistance to truly participating as a consistent partner with the compassionate spirits in learning how to create beauty of spirit and action
—teach you how to truly craft your journeys by better understanding the value of your inner and outer languages and their meanings and using them in the art of asking the true and beautiful questions within your heart
What to bring:
—your questions, curiosity, observations, contributions, warmth of heart, and sense of humor—humor is always especially good!
—note-taking techne
—eye cover if needed
—drum/rattle if you have such
—and a packed lunch
Tea/coffee and snacks will be provided.
If you don’t already have a journey (or similar) practice but want to begin one and come to this, that’s okay too. This is a good way to start well and I provide follow-up when needed.
Saturday, Feb. 16, 10am-6pm $120.00
Lake Erie Institute Cottage
1744 Sudbury Road
Gates Mills, Ohio 44040