Types of shamanism include Native American shamanism, Reiki shamanism, Hawaiian shamanism, core (or universal) shamanism – just to name a few. For example, Dr. Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., of Shaman, Healer, Sage gives wonderful descriptions of his initiations with both mountain shamans in the Andes and shamans in the Amazon jungles of Peru.
As time moves on and Amber engages more with her clients and her own path, she has realized that this holistic world has helped her to get past issues of fear and accept the gifts the universe has bestowed on her. She has been set free and shifts into a world that she claims as her own, taking up her space and owning her future.
In January 2007, as I sat in my cubicle in Corporate America pondering my purpose here on Earth, I thought, “There has to be more.”
Although my career had served me well in a material sense, it lacked passion. But asking “Isn’t there more?” launched me onto a path of self-discovery.
Kathy Martin is no stranger to pain, but has found that when she uses the creative process she not only develops self-awareness through exploration of raw emotion, she also develops the clarity to address unresolved emotional conflicts. Kathy has used her creative outlet to achieve personal well-being, protect her energy and improve her outlook on life.
With dark nights come deep blessings. Acutely haunting emotional and physical experiences can have an effect on the human psyche where ‘soft nudges’ fail. Gentle pushes often given to you by your higher self to let you know you need to be traveling a different path are often ignored, leaving them no choice but to shake you at your core so you may open your eyes to the opportunities that have been on standby.