Practical Shamanism

Many of us who are immersed in the modern technological world are aware that there's a need for soul healing. We often look to the ways of our ancestors to seek this kind of healing. And, exploring ayahuasca and other plant medicines is an increasingly popular approach.

Sadly, I've had a number of clients whose outcomes became much more challenging after using ayahuasca. And, I know people who swear by it. Often the people who are inviting you, either friends who want to share an experience or people who have a financial interest in your "yes", may not be the best people to provide you with a full scope of pros and cons.

I hope this podcast will support you in making a good choice for yourself and being informed in what you're stepping into ahead of time. I hope this will assist you, also, in increasing your discernment in regards to human guides and general contexts if this is something you choose to explore.

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In the past, humans have specialized in different life experiences. As a result, many people came into this lifetime with extraordinary mastery in one or more areas. Often this shows up as chakras that are able to function in amazing and nuanced ways. But the flip side is that most of us have less healthy, developed, or engaged chakras as well. And these are the areas of life where we experience struggle, lack of interest, and underfuctioning.

Everyone likes to do things they're good at, that come easily, and for which they have an affinity. But, cultivating a capacity and discipline to be okay enough at all the important areas of life is key. If your soul focused on a spiritual life in past lives, you may need to put some work into getting competent with the secular aspect of life like acquiring and managing money.

This modern configuration of the world can be an amazing gift in that it gives us so much access to learning and training and such a full spectrum life with so much space to choose and even choose again. But, it can also be uncomfortable not to be effortlessly good at something. In this podcast, you'll learn more about the chakra system and how it applies to this. And about cultivating a growth mindset in your approach to life. My hope is that you will view your unskillful areas with gentleness and that will create space to engage enough to give you full spectrum quality of life.

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I've done over a hundred dedicated shamanic journeys over the last two years specifically about how to get to excellent money outcomes for spiritually inclined people in modern times. I'm consolidating all of that information into my new Money Mastery program- https://handsoverheart.com/shamanic-healing/master-money/

This podcast episode is one I actually created for the program, but feel will be helpful for anyone whether they're wanting more ease, grace, and elegance around their money situation or in fear and struggle around money. I recommend treating having enough money to support you at a material level in a way that is optimal for you as an attainable goal, rather than pie in the sky. This podcast helps you begin to figure out what that amount would be for you.

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DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

Healthy, successful energy exchange with other people is a complicated topic with many factors. In this episode, I look at the choice to give to others in some way. Sometimes this comes from a soul level of love of contribution to loved ones or the world at large. Other times, it's a survival/safety strategy of people pleasing. It can also be driven by an inefficient strategy for being liked or receiving desired support in your own life. And, all these factors can be present at once. Overgiving is draining and often unsustainable, no matter how noble the intention. Therefore, understanding a thoughtful, present approach to when and how you say "yes" to others is a powerful service to healthy, sustainable relationships both to oneself and to the key people in your life.

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When life feels intense and your emotions are loud, it is really common to think, "I can't feel my guides. I can't hear them. Have they left me?" In this episode, I talk about why your connection to your spirit guides often feels far away during times of stress, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm, and why that does not mean your guides have abandoned you.

I share how big emotions can flood the subtle channel we normally use to feel our guides, so it becomes much harder to notice the gentle brush of their presence or the quiet nudge of intuition. Your spirit team can be very close, holding you with so much love, even when your nervous system is so activated that you cannot feel them at all. Understanding this difference between "I can't perceive them" and "they are not here" is important medicine in itself.

We also talk about the difference between true intuitive perception and the stories the mind makes up when we are scared, exhausted, or overwhelmed. When your inner world is loud, it is very easy to mix projection with guidance and to spin scary narratives that make everything feel worse. I offer a shamanic perspective on how to recognize when your system is simply too stirred up to get clear intuitive information, and how to work with that kindly instead of trying to force your way through.

From there, I move into practical, grounded ways to calm your body and emotions so you can come back to center and feel your guides again. I invite you to create a personal list of self-soothing strategies you can reach for when you are off-center: time in nature, supportive movement, simple breath practices, comforting sensory input, and tools that help you interrupt the spiral and bring the stress chemistry down. As your system settles, your inner wisdom and your connection with your guides can come back online in a way that feels steady and trustworthy.

If you are in a rough patch and it feels like your guides have gone silent, this episode is here to reassure you that you are not alone, that your team has not left, and that there are very real things you can do to feel more held, more resourced, and more connected to your own soul.

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To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com

Soul Mate and Twin Flame are wildly incomplete and often misleading terms for describing the huge diversity of authentic and profound soul connection and affinity that we find with other humans. This felt experience of rapport and connection of an eternal nature can have its origins in so many things- past life history, soul history, soul essence harmony, soul contracts, and where your soul originated before incarnating on earth. Those writing about soul mates and twin flames blithely appropriate these rather amorphous terms and provide their own personal definition and meanings. So, as someone who is constantly trying to use meaningful language to give people context to understand their experiences of the unseen world, I am annoyed at terms that seem to often lead people towards more misunderstanding than clarity.

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I've studied how to align the chakras for optimal money outcomes a great deal since often my sensitive, intuitive, spiritually engaged, open-hearted clients have challenges with having enough money. One of the ways this challenge arises is when the idea of "more money" becomes an over-simplified version of what you feel is needed to be happy, fulfilled, and thriving in your life. Money is important for sure, but if you tangle so many other pain points and longing in with your money thoughts, things get messy, energetically and in your mind. Looking to "money" just to provide you with the things money is good for like safety and security and a material life that is good for you, you'll be in a far better place to manifest money and to clearly see and implement right action to change your circumstances in this area as needed.

In this podcast, I help illuminate some unrelated needs and desires that often get mashed into thoughts and feelings about money that get in the way of working effectively in this area, both internally and with action in the world. Maybe money isn't your problem, but you might be able to find where you've oversimplified one aspect such as relationship, career, or appearance change into making you feel like this would solve everything. Doing so often creates stagnation, psychological pain, and a lack of inspired action that effectively leads to new results.

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Once you've arrived at the clarity that letting go of a relationship is the right thing and committed yourself to that path, I have some wisdom to offer for getting the person out of your thoughts once they've physically left your life. Please note, if you're in the midst of deciding but not firmly committed or clear, my previous episodes on "What To Do When your Soul Connected Relationship is On the Rocks" will be more relevant. If you've decided and taken right action to step away (even if a part of you is wailing, obsessing, and bargaining to go back and doing so loudly), this podcast will help you find a path to efficiently getting free of the pain and struggle. Take back custody of your own mind and the ability to focus your attention. Build trust and right relationship with yourself! And, position yourself for a soul connected relationship that IS good for you.

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Many of the people I know and work with are souls that have incarnated a number a times. Sometimes souls have a go to archetype. But often, with many incarnations, we have a number of archetypes that we have explored and embodied and can engage at will. People generally have a lot more delight, passion, and commitment when they are getting to actualize a preferred archetype. This is useful to know because sometimes our favorite archetypes need a bit of adult supervision. The expression can be so joyful and engaging that we lose discernment about whether it's the right time and place for a given expression. For example, the unsupervised warrior archetype may escalate conflict rather than move forward in collaboration. Or the archetype of the healer may lead one to over-give in an unsustainable way.

It can be confusing when you have a number of authentic archetypes and abilities to pick a career path or use of your time and talent. We have this sort of myth of the one true soul purpose based on some individuals that do authentically engage in the world in that way. But, for many of us, there are a lot of archetypes and sometimes ones we really love are best kept to minimal expression.

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One of the hardest things is getting to clarity of whether to stay or go when we love someone deeply but the day-to-day experience of the relationship isn't working for us. This is further complicated when we have a deep and authentic soul connection, what people sometimes call twin flames or soul mates. In this two-part series, I will talk about all the things to consider to get to clarity about whether to stay or go. People who can feel soul connection need more complicated maps for navigating relationship choices than the mainstream frameworks can offer. I hope to help with that.

Even if you aren't currently in the "do I stay or go" dilemma, these ways of understanding both the eternal and human aspects of these situations can help build self-trust enabling us to be open to exploring with someone in the future. If you can trust in your own discernment with the help of a more complete map, you may be able to see more clearly what does and doesn't work for you and be able to sort through potential connections more effectively. This also allows for endings to be navigated, if that outcome is necessary, with far less emotional and psychological pain or second guessing.

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DISCLAIMER: The suggestions and information provided here are intended for personal growth and exploration. The content of this podcast is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or psychological treatment. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health condition.

To learn more about me and my work, please visit my website at https://handsoverheart.com