Modern Shamans and Shamankas keepers of spiritual knowledge and practices of the ancient masters Our first recorded glimpse of what was to become known a shamanic practice, accessing the spiritual knowledge of all ages, labelled shamans (men) and shamankas (female) by anthropologists to define the role of the spiritual leaders and keepers of the knowledge in the 1400s in Siberia and Mongolia. The word ‘shaman’: The root of the word means ‘to know‘ and may originate from ‘šamán‘, most likely from the Tungus language of Mongolia. The word was thought to be brought to the west in the 17th centur ..read more

Incan Inspiration for our Times Above Image: Machu Picchu, Inca Trail The Sacred Andean Tradition The first concept Andean masters ever taught was that the omnipresent, wise and perfect teacher is Nature. Nature, created by the fundamental principle of Nojan Kani Kani, the I am that I am. Illa Teqsi Wiracocha, Lord of eternal Light, is creator, source. From that starting point, any ancient and present master or shaman is just an instrument of Nature to teach humanity the path of living energy. In the process, humans learn all about Existential Harmony. An Andean Master in ancient times studie ..read more

The Essence of Love Conversations with Kuthumi and Celestial Companions I AM Kuthumi and I come forward upon the Rays of Love and Wisdom to greet thee at this time and to gift unto thee a divine blessing of insight. We gather together in the frequency of Love, for Love is all that matters as its essence is so profound, simple yet intricate, the beginning and end of all. When expressing with love, it uplifts, expands and transforms your energy field, thus the only way to evolve and heal is through Love. No matter its complexity (even faceted), it holds Divinity within every particle of its sim ..read more

Living Intentionally in an Ecovillage ‘We regard our living together not as an unfortunate mishap warranting endless competition among us, but as a deliberate act of God to make us a community of brothers and sisters jointly involved in the quest for a composite answer to the varied problems of life.’ Steven Biko, South African activist and civil rights leader It seems that many of us have a deep yearning to live differently, in a way that is kinder and more loving. Perhaps, many imagine, this will come from simply joining together and living in a manner different from what we’ve known. Di ..read more

What dying taught me and how I was wrong “Colleen, we’re going to cut your head open… from here to here,” my doctor said, tracing his finger along my hairline from ear to ear. He shared how they would open the front of my face to remove the egg-size benign fibrous dysplasia tumour. If we didn’t remove it, I would go blind. Then he asked, “Is that okay, Colleen? Can we do this?” Pulling him aside, my mother questioned why he was giving me the details and asking my permission, “She’s only four.” “She’s my patient,” he replied, “Even at four, she has every right to make this decision.” I said y ..read more

Modern Shaman and Shamankas keepers of spiritual knowledge and practices of the ancient masters Our first recorded glimpse of what was to become known a shamanic practice, accessing the spiritual knowledge of all ages, labelled shamans (men) and shamankas (female) by anthropologists to define the role of the spiritual leaders and keepers of the knowledge in the 1400’s in Siberia and Mongolia. The word ‘shaman’: The root of the word means ‘to know‘ and may originate from ‘šamán‘, most likely from the Tungus language of Mongolia. The word was thought to be brought to the west in the 17th centur ..read more

Beloved Shaman Shamanism knows and breathes nature in her entirety. Shamanism is fed by the spirit of nature and in return it feeds nature’s spirit. The shaman and nature are like one breath, they inhale and exhale one another throughout time. This breath is a bond of love. Life breathes through the shaman in order to live life more fully so that it may come alive and the shaman cannot live unless it is through the breath of nature. Journey inwards The shamanic way is a path. It’s not written in any books and taught at a school. It’s an inner journey that one must be initiated into, a journe ..read more

The Magic of The ‘I Am’ Presence “Where your attention is there you are, what you focus upon you become!” Ascended Master Saint Germain These Sacred Teachings from the Ascended Masters, give people the tools and methods to realise our own divinity – The ‘I AM’ PRESENCE within – and achieve our next evolutionary step, THE ASCENSION. The essence of the Ascended Master Teachings is to get everyone to understand that we are the representative of our ‘I AM’ Presence in a physical form, The ‘Presence of God’ is WITHIN us. We are gods and goddesses in embryo and create our individual worlds with ..read more

Music! It’s a Brain Workout Music is often referred to as mind medicine; neuroscience and brain imaging support this.   Research has shown  that music therapy can improve health outcomes in a wide variety people, from premature infants and children with autism, ADHD or developmental and learning disabilities, to people with emotional trauma, substance abuse problems, brain injuries, physical disabilities, acute and chronic pain, depression and Parkinson’s disease.   But now research is indicating that those with musical training and those that play music are less likely to ha ..read more

Goodbye Roo My journey with my animal companion at the end of his life – by Carolyn Chilton Casas When our daughter was in elementary school, she chose a kitten to bring home, which she named Roo, after the baby kangaroo in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. When she went away to college and then work in another state, Roo and I became good buddies. He is 18 now, an honorable age for a cat. Roo is the last man standing of the four pets that once lived in our home together. He has been my companion, comforting me through my grief when my father died unexpectedly, when the other three animals left u ..read more