Shamanism

PAHS: Festival of Sekhmet August 7th Debbie Irvine   Sekhmet at Her Chapel, Karnak, Egypt   Sekhmet: The Lioness Goddess of Power, Healing, and Transformation Sekhmet is one of the most compelling figures in Egyptian mythology—a goddess who embodies the fierce paradox of destruction and healing. Her name derives from  sekhem , meaning “power” or “might,” and she is often depicted as a lioness or a woman with a lion’s head crowned by a solar disk. This imagery reflects her dua

Sunrise at Temple of Hatshepsut, Egypt   1. The Universal Longing for the Sacred  Human beings have celebrated the sacred throughout history. Although the form, the myths and stories, the Gods and Goddesses, the rituals change, the  holy longing  for connection with spiritual forces, with energies more powerful and meaningful than our own lives, do not. This  holy longing  and reverence for an all-knowing, powerful, loving energy and “Being” is not mere projection and wishful

Don Oscar Miro-Quesada  Shamanism: Personal Quests of Communion with Nature and Creation - Features Debbie Irvine -"My Shamanic Healing" Lessons in Courage: Peruvian Shamanic Wisdom for Everyday Life (with Bonnie Glass-Coffin)  Healing Light: An Apprenticeship in Peruvian Shamanism  Lecciones de Coraje (Spanish edition of Lessons in Courage)  RAMA: As Above, So Below (audio curriculum)  Peruvian Shamanism: The Pachakuti Mesa (by Matthew Magee, with foreword by Don Oscar Miro

Shamanism  Ancient spiritual practice found worldwide, involving a shaman who mediates between the physical and spirit worlds for healing, guidance, and empowerment. Not tied to any specific religion.  Shaman   A healer, guide, and teacher chosen by spirits, often through personal experiences of illness and healing. Shamans perform healing, offer guidance, empower individuals, and foster community harmony.  Soul   The essence of a person. Soul loss (due to trauma or emotional

Card Decks for Practice:  Learning Key Aspects of Shamanic Principles and Shamanic Animals    About Jamie Sams  Jamie Sams was of Iroquois and Cherokee descent, a respected medicine teacher and author of several books on Native American spirituality, including:  Sacred Path Cards  Medicine Power Cards (52 Animal Totems)  The 13 Original Clan Mothers  Earth Medicine  Her work is known for bridging indigenous wisdom with contemporary spiritual practice.  [ medicinecards.com ]  

Working With The Sidhe  I write about The Sidhe because they contacted me when I was at Mosswood Hollow WA, in July 2017 for Dream Training with Robert Moss, and again in 2019 at Mosswood Hollow in 2022 as part of my Active Dream Teacher Master Teacher Training with Robert Moss. I continue to work with them and teach about them. They are contacting more and more people around the world to help heal our world. They are not Faeries but their own race, taller and more like us, b

Shamanism is a Path of Aloha - or Love Shamanic practices offer a unique path to spiritual growth and healing.  These ancient traditions, rooted in various cultures, provide tools for:  Self-discovery  Guidance  Healing  Transformation  Re-empowerment    What is Shamanism?  Shamanism is a spiritual practice that dates back thousands of years.  Involves a shaman, who acts as a mediator between the physical world and the spirit world.  Shamans use various techniques to enter al

Topics To Explore in Shamanism  Introduction   Overview of shamanic practices for spiritual growth and healing.  What is Shamanism?   Definition, history, and core principles of shamanic traditions.  The Role of the Shaman   Healer, guide, teacher, and the wounded-healer concept.  Benefits of Shamanic Practices   Emotional healing, spiritual growth, connection to nature, intuition.  Purpose and Philosophy of Shamanism   Restoring lost power, energy, and soul; integration with

Ancestral healing reconnects you with the wisdom, strength, and support of your lineage. Hank Wesselman focuses on the “Stone Clan”— your bones hold stories, and connecting with ancestors helps restore balance and heal soul loss.  Hank also uses images of journeying in canoes across the sea or to the stars to connect with your ancestors. Hale Makua taught this journey to Hank and to me.   Robert Moss uses “active dreaming” and the “Tree Gate” meditation to meet ancestors and

Shamanic traditions around the world recognize the fundamental powers of the natural elements—Earth, Fire, Air, and Water—as well as the unique energies of the Stone Clan and Nature Clan. Each element and clan carry its own wisdom, healing qualities, and spiritual lessons. These are 100 times more powerful than Power Animals according to Hank Wesselman.  Nicki Scully teaches “Alchemical Healing” using these Elements and Akasha as Spirit or Consciousness.   I have trained in N

Sacred Space, Rituals and Practice  Creating and maintaining  Sacred Space  is foundational in shamanic practice. It is a protected, energetically cleansed environment where spiritual work, healing, meditation, or ceremony can unfold safely and with focused intention. Establishing sacred space ensures a strong connection to spirit, guides, and the natural world, supporting both individual and group rituals.   Shamanic rituals are diverse and may include drumming, rattling, gu

Sacred Ceremony in the Amazon Rainforest of Peru  Invocation to Ayahuasca: Sacred Mother-Goddess Debbie Irvine I greet you Ayahuasca, Mother, Mistress, Lover, Queen of the Jungle.  As I put my lips to yours, and serenely drink your potion,  your wild beauty, uncontainable, seductive, secretive,  silently slips into my veins and pulses through my body. Your vines sprout and spread up from my feet,  growing quickly through my legs,  pulsating and throbbing, rising, reaching,  s

Opening Invocation Robert Moss “May our Doors and Gates and Paths be open, And the Doors and Gates and Paths between the Worlds, And may the Doors and Gates and Paths  Of any who wish to do us, or those we love, any harm Be Closed. May it be so.” In this Journey, I release all that is no longer useful or necessary for me. I thank my Soul for its experiences and ask to move forward,  freed from the burdens, wounds and hurts of my Past. I look to my Future with Love, Gratitude,

Merging into Oneness A Sweatlodge Prayer  by Sa Silvano I pray to be “One” within I pray that the Light of my past Merge with the Light of my present I pray that the Dark of my past  Merge with the Dark of my present I pray that the Light and the Dark of my past  Merge with the Light and Dark of my present I pray to be “One” with ALL My Relations This prayer is for me This prayer is for All My Relations Mitakuye Oyasin, Sena. Gratitude Prayer  – Alberto Villodo We return than

We Remember the qualities of each Element that may bring to us the transformative and Healing qualities as it’s Gifts for us and can add these to our Invocation: East: Air  for New Thoughts, Ideas, and good communications and connection to The Divine South: Fire  for Light, Inspiration, Passion and Transmutation  West: Sea  for cleansing, purifying , rest, and healing  North: Earth  for nourishment, nurturing, foundation and grounding, Strength Courage and Wisdom from our Eld

Pyramid Lake, Canadian Rockies Opening Invocation Robert Moss “May our Doors and Gates and Paths be open, And the Doors and Gates and Paths between the Worlds, And may the Doors and Gates and Paths  Of any who wish to do us, or those we love, any harm Be Closed. May it be so.” Closing Invocation Robert Moss “As we go forward on the roads of life and dreaming May our doors and gates and paths be open And may the doors and gates and paths  Of any who wish to do us, or those we

Four Directions for Healing: Spirit, Emotions, Body, Mind By Lewis Mehl-Madrona: “Remapping Your Mind” p. 5 Coyote Healing p. 99 Mind Body Spirit Community Emotions and Relationships Safety Social determinants of health (social sustenance) Well-being – The Center (Our Hearts) Medicine- Wheel Associations East: Spirit Land and place of Spiritual connections and the power of Spirit to sustain our lives and that we are never alone – Guidance and Direction is always available Con

Meditation: North Direction Hummingbird, White Buffalo Sacred Place of Elders, White Buffalo Woman, and Spirits of my Ancestors In Gratitude, I sing your praise. Bring me your Wisdom and Clarity And expand my wider Community for friendship and play. Lessons of the North Shield Teach Me: To listen to Mother Earth, Her children and her worth To know when to Forgive, and when to defend the Truth To Balance the Shields and Male and Female And to be Grateful for the beauty of The

Wednesday 24th March 2021 Debbie Irvine Evening Program In Gratitude and Memory of my Teacher Hank Wesselman 1931-2021 Open up the Circle: Opening Invocation to The Seven Directions to Welcome the Spirits and each other. Shamanism and its qualities, attributes, gifts and practices. Shamanic Journeying: Guidelines, Sacred Garden, and Drumming Protocols Journey One : To a Direction of the Medicine Wheel that calls to you for Power, Guidance, and Healing The Medicine Wheel:  Sev

Shamanic Workshop 2 by Debbie Irvine 26th May 2021 Artwork by Hamish Irvine The Hero’s Journey: Our Personal Journey Through Life Debbie Irvine Opening The Circle: Invocation: To The Seven Directions To All the Spirits of All the Directions To the Spirits of the East To Eagle, Condor, Hawk We greet you and give you thanks  For your wings that carry us beyond the Veil For your gifts of Sight, Clarity and Perception For Illumination and New Beginnings To Spirits of the South To