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In this episode - part two of the Drama Triangle series, we go into more detail and look at ways to start to work effectively to overcome the drive to be a saviour and instead move towards personal responsibility and empowerment.

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The Drama Triangle is a model of the connection between personal responsibility and power in conflicts, and the destructive and shifting roles people play.

The Drama Triangle refers to a dysfunctional model of human interaction.

The three roles are Victim, Saviour (Rescuer) & Perpetrator (Persecutor)

In this podcast series, we will explore each of these archetypes or roles. From this series, I invite you to explore these roles both within your Self and within others.

Many people confuse seeing multiple practitioners, clearing chakras, taking courses and reading books as doing Spiritual Work. Although important – this is only one aspect of it.

One of the key fundamentals in Spiritual Growth is taking Radical Personal Responsibility.

This is the aim of what we call Radical Self Responsibility (RSR). It is taking the ‘radical‘ step into full (100%) responsibility  for all we see, feel, think and do. From that foundational belief, we take back our power and sow the seeds of our own transformation, maturity and ultimately inner freedom

In this episode I introduce you to the Sacred Triangle, which will help you on your quest for Spiritual growth and Radical Personal Responsibility.

Here are some ways that I discuss to help you  take responsibility and stay at the top of your triangle.

Shamanism can help massively with this list – journeying to ask guides what work is needed for your continued growth is key. Working with a trusted shaman as part of your sacred triangle to get help and support is also necessary. We are tribal people and are not meant to work alone – our fragile human ego implodes on itself if left to its own devices with no safe external support system.

But you drive the work – you drive the change. It’s all within you.

Don’t know how to Journey? No worries. I got you.

You can sign up for my free monthly live online introduction to Shamanism training here.

I was new to Shamanism, and about to embark on one of my first journeys to meet a power animal.

I couldn’t wait to find out what my power animal was.

I had grand visions of Wolves, Owls, Eagles and Stags.

You know the score.

I began my Journey and, much to my devastation, I was met by…

A slug.

Yep. A slug.

I was gutted.

My hopes for an elegant power animal that I could tell people about were dashed.

And my ego was thoroughly bashed.

Spirit has a sense of humour after all.

That slug actually turned out to be one of my most powerful allies and taught me to slow down and be patient.

The point of this story is to illustrate that your guides, power animals and messages can come in many forms – all as powerful as the next.

Some people never ‘see’ their guides.

You have guides that you don’t know about and may never meet.

Your messages can come in strange forms.

It takes practice to learn the language of Spirit and to build confidence in your intuition.

Rather than Googling the meanings of your Journeys and Guides, It’s important to divine your own meaning. 

It’s important to learn to deeply connect with our Guides and messages.

Different ways to connect with your Guides outside a Shamanic Journey.

Don’t know how to Journey? No worries. I got you.

You can sign up for my free monthly live online introduction to Shamanism training here.

I put a post in the Facebook group this week asking you listeners what your main worries are when it comes to practising Shamanism.

As always, you provided me with some great responses, some that I’ve heard before and some that I’ve not personally experienced.

Some of your worries were:

In this episode, I’ll be covering all these worries and how to overcome them. 

The Apprenticeship

Ep 52 | Stepping Out of Saviour Mode

Ep 22. Key tips for Interpreting your Shamanic Journeys effectively

How to effectively Interpret your Shamanic Journeys Workshop.

Getting started with Shamanism – Free offerings from The Centre for Shamanism

Don’t know how to Journey? No worries. I got you.

You can sign up for my free monthly live online introduction to Shamanism training here.

When it comes to our spiritual path, it can be hard to commit to it when you have self-limiting beliefs that are holding you back. 

Sound familiar?

All of the excuses you make up in your mind as to why you can’t do something all boil down to the same feeling:

I’ll never be good enough.

But what does ‘good enough’ mean to you?

Compared to who?

‘Good enough’ is an imaginary line that you’ve drawn in the sand of your own mind.

If you’ve decided that ‘good enough’ means:

Then you’ll NEVER feel good enough because no one is perfect.

You’re stuck – not because you don’t feel good enough.

You’re stuck because ‘good enough’ is an impossible standard that you’ve set for yourself.

It’s not your fault. You live in a world where you’re bombarded with images of greatness on TV & Social Media and anything less than perfect is an unacceptable goal.

When the goal is perfection, then the fear of failure sets in because deep down you know that you’ll never be perfect (and that’s OK by the way).

Drop the impossible standards. They are not serving you.

As a human being on this earth, you’re already good enough.

But if you need a standard to measure yourself by, then make it this:

Trying your best every day, no matter what.

Even if your best isn’t that great.

Even if you fail.

Even if you’re scared.

Seven Reasons that might cause your self-limiting belief that you’re Not Good Enough

Activities & Journeys

Journey with your Guide and ask to meet your Inner Voice. What does your Inner voice look like? What does it sound like? What do you think needs to change here?

Over time, these positive affirmations will change the neural pathways in your brain and you will begin to naturally think differently.

Don’t know how to Journey? No worries. I got you.

You can sign up for my free monthly live online introduction to Shamanism training here.

Many of us, especially at the beginning of a spiritual path, try to avoid discomfort like the plague.

We might have the idea that avoiding discomfort and always feeling good is the point of a spiritual path; unfortunately, that isn’t the case and is only saving up problems for a rainy day.

Learning how to embrace our discomfort and turn it into an ally is a crucial step on a spiritual path.

So listen this week for my thoughts on discomfort, why it’s important and how to work with it effectively.

Activities & Journeys

This week I invite you to go on a Journey with your Guides and ask to be shown why discomfort is so significant to you. What can it teach you?

If you don’t journey in this way, go on an Omen Walk or meditate on the question.

I’d love to hear how you get on in our Facebook Community.

Don’t know how to Journey? 

You can sign up for my free monthly live online introduction to Shamanism training here.