Open ritual, Milwaukee
Friday, November 13, 2009
Hi all, Just wanted to remind folks that tomorrow\'s ritual is open. We\'ll be open at about 6:30 pm for potluck dinner. Thanks all! -shauna *Tending the Clan .. read more..
Re: File - Welcome to Shamanic Alchemy
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Hi all, I realized I never posted an intro. My name is Shauna, and I was raised by my hippie parents in Grafton/Cedarburg area north of Milwaukee. My parents .. read more..
Leadership & Community Building workshop, Nov. 14-15, Milwaukee
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Greetings all, We\'re expecting about 20 people at this weekend\'s class and there\'s room for more. Some folks have asked me if you have to attend the whole .. read more..
Shamanic, symbolic meaning of crystal glasses and glass
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Image by Rich Anderson via Throughout summer and now, into this autumn, I have collected shards of pottery and glass to arrange within the rock garden I began keeping last spring, outside the back door. Clear, green, and brown bits of glass are the easiest to find. Blue, red and pink are rarer trea.. .. read more..
Shamanic and other uses of Yellow Root
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Image via Wikipedia I shamanic journeyed to a plant I had met in a dream, who was introduced by the name Yellow Root. What healing help can Yellow Root give? Yellow Root is part of the Buttercup Family and has, according to Drugs.com (and clinically speaking) no proven effectiveness in treating any.. .. read more..
What are the healing properties of Chalcopyrite crystals?
Friday, October 16, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Crystal healing intuition-sheet on Chalcopyrite: Chalcopyrite crystals are credited with diverse healing properties in folklore, metaphysics and alternative medicine, though medical science attributes reported improvements from crystal healing to the placebo effect . Features Th.. .. read more..
Where does the healing power of gems come from?
Saturday, October 3, 2009
The healing power of gems may never be proven scientifically because it is the metaphysical or symbolic properties of semi-precious and precious stones that are invoked as complementary and alternative medicine remedies. Methods The healing power of gems may be stirred up through personal, traditio.. .. read more..
Spirit definition is impossible
Saturday, October 3, 2009
WOW. I was asked to define spirit! Coming up with a spirit definition to satisfy everyone is impossible, yet the exercise of trying to accomplish this task can deepen spiritual awareness. Etymology Our word spirit comes from a Latin word for both soul and breath, spiritus . In Other Words In ancien.. .. read more..
Shamanic Dreaming a Dragon
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Last night I dreamed strange basement noises! I woke up to visions and imaginings of a bright green dragon thrashing and thumping down there. This building's basement is nicknamed 'the dungeon' by the property management company's maintenance staff. Once I re.. .. read more..
Shamanic Raccoon Moment
Friday, September 18, 2009
Image by Michael Scheltgen via Flickr Raccoon visited! My colleague The Tortoise Cat has yet to update her blog and tell of her Raccoon adventure, so I will share my side of the story (that I already tweeted) about a visit from Raccoon on September 13th, a Sunday morning. Tortoise Cat is a sweet, b.. .. read more..
Shamanize as a kaleidoscope, on the chaotic tension...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Allowing poetry to dream into me is a shamanic way I used to practice more often. This free-verse poem - as it might be called by some - dreamed in with September. It seems more than a wee bit weird and nonsensical to me but that is the kind of poem I usually get. Years ago I .. .. read more..
The original shamans didn\'t...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Image by jeloid via Flickr LAST very long! They were soon assimilated or forgotten, then seemingly seamlessly replaced by the ordinary shamans who we call shamans today. The original shamans didn\'t ... Bow to authorities Stick to old stories This is why whatever shamanic teachings you receive throu.. .. read more..
Dream Adventuring On With Stoics, Skeptics, and Cynics - and a New Traveling Co..
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Image by striatic via Flickr Wow! Before dawn I woke up in mid-dream...wondering why a loud anachronistic circle of ancient Stoics, Skeptics, and Cynics had been shouting at me back in a mix of lifetimes during the Golden Age of Greece. What do these philosophical ancestors of mine want.. .. read more..
Shamanic journey to the everyday world of your dreams and hopes!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Image by Shamanic Shift via Flickr Here is a shamanic journey my circle is taking: First clear and ground yourself in your usual, favorite way(s) - incense, herbal bath, nature walk, or however you do it. Open your sacred space-time circle and non-ordinary travel portal expectantly. Rattle, drum, s.. .. read more..
Shamanic imagining is another way of getting REAL
Friday, August 14, 2009
Image by woodleywonderworks via Flickr Are shamanic ways imaginary? When I emphasize imagination in shamanic practice it might seem as if I am debunking shamanizing. Well, one person\'s debunking can be another person\'s enthusing. I used to suppose I could categorize my shamanic shifting alongside t.. .. read more..
My online retired blogging companions shapeshifted!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Wow, big shapeshifts have happened recently! I have been doing my best to let go, live the fun, and keep on my shamanic way, shapeshifting along, adjusting to these drastic yet not unexpected changes. Soon I will be removing the links to my (former) blogging companions\' blogs (a.. .. read more..
Shamanic Journey For My Mouse Neighbors
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Image by Bob & Jane via Flickr I had been wondering when an exterminator would arrive to kill rodents in the building. It happened last week. Psychotherapists and psychiatrists with offices here were reporting unscheduled mouse consultations, happening in broad daylight. Tortoise Cat was playing ni.. .. read more..
Fortune Cookie Shamanic Journey
Monday, July 20, 2009
Image via Wikipedia Now and then I shamanic-journey the middle world with fortune cookies! I never take this spiritual quest the same way twice. As with all shamanic navigation I never go without a genuine, heartfelt intention after consecrating sacred space-time around me. Next, I open a box of fo.. .. read more..
Shamanic Shift Center\'s Contact Portal
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Image by Shamanic Shift via Flickr Greetings! Welcome to the contact and news portal for Elizabeth of Shamanic Shift Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ! To contact Elizabeth, Shamanic Shift Center, or Companions Circle, click the CONTACT tab above. The contact form ABOVE is the best way to send a messag.. .. read more..
Where to find me and Shamanic Shift Center besides MySpace
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Greetings - It\'s Elizabeth checking in at MySpace, for Shamanic Shift Center! The picture is of The Tortoise Cat, my colleague, enjoying wildlife dreams in our sanctuary\'s mini-garden next to the eas... .. read more..
Shamanic Shifting Fireworks
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Image by milesizz via Flickr Fire-works, over water, bursting in air, bouncing off bluffs and buildings: Several thrilling fireworks displays energized Milwaukee\'s east side lakeshore lands around me. I listened from the back porch, taking breaks from my office transformation project. The deep, res.. .. read more..
Shamanic ways for solving everyday troubles & widening wellness
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Image via Wikipedia I am a neighborhood and universal modern shaman (with a small \'s\') who stands aside from a lot of things. I do my best to stay centered on my purpose - helping anyone I can - and usually I steer clear of, and journey WAY around, a lot of energy draining controversy. Staying cent.. .. read more..
Shamanic session = I facilitate YOUR shamanic journey!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Image by Shamanic Shift via Flickr As a neighborhood and universal shaman I can shamanic-journey on behalf of others, but my aim and emphasis is teaching and facilitating interior voyages for the knowledge and power to self- and reality-shift on purpose. Shamanic Shift Center is designed and kept a.. .. read more..
More ways of a neighborhood shaman
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Image by matt.searles via Flickr I am listing several characteristics of a neighborhood shamanic practice to better understand my own ruminations around this topic: Tendencies (not hard-fast rules) of a Neighborhood Shaman... -- Individualizes a healing intervention for each being, place, or situat.. .. read more..
Shamanic ways can bypass patterns and authorities!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Image by Todd Mecklem via Flickr Let LIFE keep liberating Life! Let there be NO resting place for humankind. Let us adventure beyond all limits, boundaries, and edges of space-time. Along with soul (or self) consciousness and language humans have evolved the need and the knack for seeking and findi.. .. read more..
Welcome...But this list isn\'t active now...Yet....
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Welcome anyway! I have already advised list members to change their settings to web only (no emails). Because I approve requests to join when they appear to .. read more..
Universal neighborhood shamanism is my open-ended mission
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Image by Dru! via Flickr Where is this shamanic life journey leading? A shaman opens and keeps open connections between the ordinary and non-ordinary aspects of all that is for the purpose of catalyzing life-shifts for the better. That is what I am aiming to be and do. A shamanic understanding para.. .. read more..
Am I being called to fly from this crossroads?
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Image by Transguyjay via Flickr Who wants to host a contemporary resident neighborhood shaman...and Tortoise Cat colleague...and a rock and crystal \'garden\' shamanic prayer-place? I have kept office and residential space-time in this building on the corner of N. Astor and E. Knapp Streets on the ea.. .. read more..
Neighborhood shamanism and networking
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Image by Targuman via Flickr Through Shamanic Shift Center is Milwaukee I practice neighborhood shamanism - connecting with Spirit and Spirits in, as, through, and on behalf of beings, places, and situations closest to and spiraling outwards from the corner of East Knapp and North Astor Streets. Th.. .. read more..
Of course every day is (an) Earth Day!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Image via Wikipedia What I did for Earth Day 2009: Recycling is only one of the thousands of Earth Day action topics, easy to do and easy to pretend to do. This east side Milwaukee neighborhood is the abode of many professionals and college students, but recycling participation appears to be about .. .. read more..
Green shamanic dreaming
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Image by neoliminal via Flickr At the Friday night shamanic circle: I shamanic journeyed as I drummed for the others. I was seeking a healing, transforming, and divining vision of Green Synergy. Our circle\'s Spring theme is Green Synergy. I desire the harmonious, beautiful re-unity of green flows a.. .. read more..
A green shamanic costume, of many shades, tints, and intensities
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Image by jmtimages via Flickr Our circle is shamanizing Green, in green, all April! Changing reality for the better though costume and color shifting is another of the more fun ways of taking shamanic action around a situation in need of help. Earth Day is April 22. Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson.. .. read more..