In shamanic journey, you are fully present. Not chemically altered, not surrendered to a substance's trajectory, but consciously travelling into non-ordinary reality while remaining the author of the journey. This distinction is not merely procedural. It is the difference between being taken somewhere and choosing to go.

Every day, we face challenges that can feel overwhelming or narrow our view of what’s possible. The Andean principle of Eagle medicine offers a powerful way to rise above these difficulties and see life from a wider perspective. This ancient wisdom encourages us to look beyond immediate concerns and understand the bigger picture, helping us make clearer decisions and find deeper meaning in our experiences.

A few years ago, I caught the smell of a particular hand cream in a shop and was, for a moment, entirely somewhere else. Not remembering somewhere else. Somewhere else. My grandmother's kitchen, a specific afternoon, the quality of the light, a feeling in my body that I had not had in decades and that arrived whole, instantly, before I had time to think the word memory at all. I was not recalling the past. I was, in some sense I could not account for, back inside it.

As a child, I told my mother a plane would crash. The next day it was on every news channel. Last year, driving with my husband, I told him to slow down because I could sense a car crash ahead. About five miles down the road, one happened in front of us. These were not dramatic revelations. They arrived quietly, as information, the way you might suddenly remember you left the oven on. No ceremony. No altered state. Just knowing before there was any conventional way to know.

In our fast-paced, technology-driven world, it’s easy to feel disconnected from the natural rhythms that once guided human life. Yet, there is a growing movement that invites us back to the earth, to the cycles of nature, and to a deeper understanding of ourselves through ancient wisdom. This movement is rooted in modern spiritual healing practices that draw from shamanic traditions, blending age-old rituals with contemporary insights.

We tend to treat truth as the highest intellectual virtue, as the fixed star around which rational thought orbits. But there is a quieter, more unsettling possibility: that coherence is doing most of the real work, and truth has been taking the credit.

I want to begin with something I have noticed that I cannot fully explain, and that I have never heard anyone explain satisfactorily either. Over the course of my practice, I have spent time with a great many older women, women in their seventies, eighties, some in their nineties, women without university degrees, without professional credentials, without any of the markers our culture values. And I have sat across from them in a state of awe at their intelligence.

Have you ever wondered how ancient shamanic practices, rooted deeply in tradition and spirituality, might connect with modern scientific understanding? I find this intersection fascinating. It’s like discovering a hidden bridge between two worlds: one of mysticism and one of empirical knowledge. Today, I want to take you on a journey through the science behind shamanic practices, blending warmth and curiosity with practical insights you can explore yourself.

I'm going to say something that will annoy people on both sides of the religion debate: the New Atheists and religious fundamentalists have more in common than either would like to admit. Not in their conclusions, obviously. One side believes God exists and scripture is literal truth. The other believes God doesn't exist and religion is dangerous nonsense. But in their epistemology and in their assumptions about how knowledge works and what counts as truth, they're making the

Here is a fact that most people encounter in undergraduate physics and immediately file away under 'weird quantum stuff that doesn't affect real life': an electron does not have a definite position until it interacts with something else. Not unknown, but undefined. It exists as a superposition of possibilities, a smear of potential, until a relationship is formed. At that point a value crystallises. Not because we looked. Because something else in the universe entered into re

Have you ever noticed how many spiritual traditions, old and new, draw inspiration from the natural world? It’s no coincidence. Nature is a living, breathing teacher. It shows us cycles of growth, decay, renewal, and balance. In modern spiritual practices, this connection is more than symbolic. It’s practical and healing.

We confuse confidence with competence all the time. A person who speaks fluently, decisively, and without visible hesitation is often assumed to be more capable than someone who is more measured, more tentative, or more willing to admit ambiguity. Yet confidence is not knowledge. It is not expertise. And it is certainly not a guarantee of sound judgment.

There is a kind of person who has their life together. They show up. They deliver. They listen well at dinner parties, handle crisis with apparent equanimity, and never seem to fall apart at inconvenient moments. They may even be admired for their resilience, their groundedness, their capacity to absorb difficulty without visible effect. I have been that person. And I want to tell you something about it: it isn't the same as healing. Not even close.

I want to take Berkeley seriously, not because I think he was right in all the details of his system, but because I think the core philosophical impulse behind his idealism is both more defensible and more important than the standard dismissal allows. Contemporary philosophy of mind has, in my view, been circling back toward Berkeley for decades without quite admitting it, and reading him carefully reveals why some of the hardest problems in consciousness studies look the way

Shamanism has gained popularity as a spiritual practice that promises healing, connection to nature, and personal transformation. Many are drawn to its ancient roots and mystical rituals, hoping to find answers or relief from life’s challenges. But is shamanism truly accessible to everyone, or are there honest limitations that make it unsuitable for some? This post explores the realities of shamanism, who it may benefit, and when it might not be the right path.

I come to this as someone with a deep investment in philosophy of mind and relational ontology, and as a shamanic practitioner who has sat with people navigating the territory between life and death. This is not an abstract question for me. It is one of the most urgent questions there is. And it deserves better than either the credulity of true believers or the reflexive dismissiveness of those who have decided the answer before examining the evidence.

Drumming has long been a powerful tool in shamanic traditions worldwide. Its steady beat connects practitioners to altered states of consciousness, healing energies, and spiritual realms. This universal language of percussion transcends cultural boundaries, offering a practical method for transformation and connection. Exploring how drumming functions in shamanism across different cultures reveals its deep significance and practical uses as a healing and spiritual tool.

We usually speak of death as if it were the end of a thing. A person lives, and then that person dies. It sounds straightforward, almost tidy. But that clarity may be borrowed from an older picture of what a person is. If you are a substance - a distinct, enduring entity that inhabits a body - then death is the destruction of that entity. But if you are not a substance at all, and instead a pattern, the question becomes much stranger. What exactly dies when a pattern ends?

Most people say they want the truth. They don’t. What they want is confirmation, dressed up as insight. They want their beliefs reflected back at them, their motives excused, their choices validated, and their self-image left intact. The moment truth threatens the ego, it stops being 'helpful' and starts being called rude, negative, or unrealistic. That is the real problem: people are not usually offended by truth itself. They are offended by what truth costs them.

Have you ever wondered if healing could transcend physical boundaries? Imagine receiving a gentle, soothing energy that nurtures your spirit, calms your mind, and revitalises your body, all without leaving your home. This is the magic of remote energy healing. As someone who has walked this path, I’m excited to share with you the profound benefits of this practice and how it can gently transform your life.