Tag: shamanism

  • Wirracocha for Newbies

    Wirracocha for Newbies

    In this week’s blog, I will be taking a closer look at the Wirracocha and how shamans use them in their ceremonies and healing work. What is a Wirracocha? A Wirracocha is the doughnut-shaped 8th chakra, which floats above your head. Arguably, it is another manifestation of the halo, depicted around Holy figures in Christian…

  • Audible Review: The Shaman in Stilettos

    Audible Review: The Shaman in Stilettos

    In this week’s Audible Review, I will be discussing Anna Hunt’s novel, The Shaman in Stilettos, the true tale of how a modern woman falls for a charismatic shaman in Peru. The Shaman in Stilettos You have to give it to Anna Hunt – it’s a cracking title. In fact, I first heard about this…

  • Animal Spirits for Newbies: 1 of 2

    Animal Spirits for Newbies: 1 of 2

    Animal Spirits – what they are and how you can find one.

  • Book Launch – Journeying Through The Munay-Ki

    Book Launch – Journeying Through The Munay-Ki

    Details of the launch of my new book, Journeying Through The Munay-Ki

  • Chacaruna Reborn

    Chacaruna Reborn

    A preview of upcoming content on my Chacaruna website

  • Munay-Ki for Newbies – Part One

    Munay-Ki for Newbies – Part One

    This is the eighth in my weekly (every Friday) series of blog posts ‘For Newbies’, in which I attempt to outline the basic practices and terminology of shamanism, in as clear and easy to understand prose as I can. This blog post is about the first four shamanic initiations, known as the Foundation Rites, of…

  • Cacao For Newbies

    Cacao For Newbies

    This is the seventh in my weekly (every Friday) series of blog posts ‘For Newbies’, in which I attempt to outline the basic practices and terminology of shamanism in as clear and easy to understand prose as I can. This one is about the sacred plant medicine, Cacao. I enjoyed reading about Ayahuasca in your…

  • Ayahuasca For Newbies – Part One

    Ayahuasca For Newbies – Part One

    This is the fifth in my new weekly (every Friday) series of blog posts ‘For Newbies’, in which I attempt to outline the basic practices and terminology of shamanism in as clear and easy to understand prose as I can.    This one is about the sacred plant medicine, Ayahuasca. I’m going to split this…

  • Creative Use of the Audible Format – Part One

    Creative Use of the Audible Format – Part One

    Apologies for the delay in posting this, which was due to an extraordinary visit I undertook to Egypt (details of this, coming soon to this website!). This is the fourth in a regular weekly series (every Wednesday) of 4 Audible reviews, broken down into the categories, which I selected for my first Audible blog (Dan’s…

  • Journeying For Newbies – Part One

    Journeying For Newbies – Part One

    This is the second in my new weekly (every Friday) series of blog posts ‘For Newbies’, in which I attempt to outline the basic practices and terminology in shamanism, in as clear and easy to understand prose as I can. This week I look at ‘journeying’. My first shamanic teacher, Simon Buxton, told me that…