In early 2013, a local woman who worked with people using shamanic tools suggested that I go on a rune quest. As someone who has always been interested in Nordic culture, I was immediately intrigued. My lifelong fascination led me to read some of the oldest books on the topic, such as The Sagas of…
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Choosing the Right Shamanic Practitioner or Teacher: Your Essential Guide When embarking on a spiritual journey, it’s crucial to find the right shamanic practitioner or teacher to guide you. With the increasing popularity of shamanism and plant medicine, it can be challenging to know where to start. This comprehensive guide will explore core shamanism, and…
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The pathway towards healing and reintegration from drug and alcohol addiction therapy is a highly complex and intimately individual process. At the heart of this process, often found to exert a considerable influence on an individual’s journey towards healing, is spirituality. This article will delve into the profound importance of spirituality in the process of…
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In the realm of shamanic healing, a central concept is ‘soul recovery,’ which focuses on the reintegration of dissociated aspects of the self. This idea shares similarities with the views of addiction as a consequence of a lack of spirituality found in certain addiction recovery models. Spirituality can be considered a reflection of an individual’s…
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As a mental health practitioner, I understand it’s relatively easy to identify the visible consequences of substance abuse, such as financial difficulties, career setbacks, and strained social and family relationships. However, when seeking effective solutions for substance-related and addictive disorders, I encourage individuals to explore the hidden aspects, the unseen elements, and the intangible factors…
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During a crisis at midlife, many women seek healing and transformation. In my experience working with clients, I have noticed that middle-aged women who have faced challenges such as separation and substance misuse can often be some of the most successful clients. As someone who works with clients of certain demographic characteristics, I have come…
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It has been over a decade since I delved deep into my Shamanic practice and began my search for answers to the question “What happened to the Shamans?” As a Shamanic Practitioner and recovery counselor, I share my journey of exploring the ancient traditions of Shamanism and discovering the truth about their disappearance in today’s…
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Shamanic Approaches to Addiction: What Clinical Care Misses The bottle, the pill, the endless scrolling – they’re symptoms, not the story. If we only treat what’s visible, the hole beneath keeps drinking. Classic addiction treatment sees the wreckage first: drained bank accounts, broken contracts, relationships on life support. But real healing starts where the metrics…
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Wind and Raven offer two approaches to addiction and recovery. There are a lot of approaches one can take in solving big problems, and it is up to having an open mind to allow in new ways of seeing the world–a one in which your problem does not exist. While the approaches at Wind and…
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