I am always amazed by the power of this simple action, PRAYER. I’m equally surprised by how many in my private practice and around, when I ask them if they pray, look at me oddly, curiously or as if I am asking them some antiquated religious question. The answer usually is “no” or “not very much, but I should do that more often” but there’s usually a look in their eyes of like “what is this really and does it really work? Or why would I do that?”

I embrace all religions and spiritual paths as paths to the ONE but this is not what I am speaking of here, this kind of prayer. I am speaking of something old and new at the same time as close as our breath…

Contrary to popular modern belief romanticized by western culture, a shaman is not a path of personal choice made by the ego or personal will. It is not glamorous. It is messy and raw and death is always on one’s shoulder informing one of how to proceed. A shaman has died many times over.

A shaman is chosen by a higher calling, made by the Spirit, chosen by the Spirit.

These ones are anointed by the Spirit at some point in their making, regardless of their original dream or personal desire.

The true ones are made of impeccability and have a near to no tether for going off course, yanked back immediately onto the path.

It is not a glamorous path nor is it easy…

What do you do when the Spirit calls?

When you’re happy and life is good and you have the security and the comfort and the certainty of a good relationship or a great home and community, work, place and way of life.

And then the voice arises, the feeling nudges from within and the messages and signs keep coming to make a change or a shift in your life.

Tell me… Do you listen?

Healing happens in the in between spaces, the liminal space. It doesn’t always respond to doing, speaking, or action... not always. Because often the deep unconscious is running much of the show.

Much of the time it happens in the quiet breath, in the shift into being and opening ones light body to Receiving. We’re so used to orienting towards doing and action and thinking and our light body mirrors this by shutting down energetic sensors and receptacles of receiving. The energy tendrils aren’t activated in this way for receptivity, until we ignite them.