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Shamanic Journey and Drumming Group
Our monthly Shamanic Journey and Drumming group meets on the third Saturday of every month. This is a drop-in event, and no experience with shamanism, journeying, or drumming is required – just a curious and open heart! Shamanic journeying is a powerful practice that anyone can learn and use. Working in the spirit realm teaches…
Beginning Work With Odin, Norse God of Wisdom & Transformation
In the summer and fall of 2025, I began working with the Norse god Odin as a shamanic guide and initiator when he connected with me through my spirit partner. This article is about my direct experiences as a shaman working with him over this time, and how he asked me to marry him. It…
Samhain Circle and Meditation
Join Amanda Worcester and Cynthia Menard this Saturday evening for a Samhain Circle, featuring a guided meditation that brings participants to the twilight space between the worlds to reunite with our beloved dead. Woven into a ritual to honor our ancestors and guides, we will spend time together in deep reverence for those who came…
Getting to the Root of Healing with Tarot
I created a new tarot spread to help track the root cause of illness, injury, blockage, or other physical or energetic unbalance. Many people have reached a point where they’re ready to do more than just treat the symptoms of health issues. They’re ready to look at the base cause(s) and work on healing from…
How to Heal Acute Illnesses or Injuries with Reiki
Can Reiki Heal Acute Injuries or Illnesses? The short answer is yes. But I and most other Reiki providers would add a caveat: as long as the injury or illness is or has been treated by a medical professional. I will never offer Reiki in place of medical care – doctors or other medical professionals…
How Does Distance Reiki Work?
First, let’s start with the basics – what Reiki is, and how it works. The word “Reiki” comes from the Japanese words “rei,” meaning universal, and “ki,” meaning life energy. Reiki is universal life force energy that exists all around us. This energy, when directed at an individual or place, has powerful healing abilities. To…
Shamanic No Moon Ritual
In January of 2023, I journeyed on the new moon to work with my shamanic family and found myself participating in a ritual to protect our tribe. This No Moon ritual is the first ritual in our tradition that I was taught (and is what I get for journeying on the Lunar New Year! 😄).…
Invoking Reindeer
Reindeer, both the animal and his spirit, was (and is) central to Reindeer Shamanism because thousands of years ago, the reindeer their people followed kept them alive during the long winters. A deep relationship with this animal developed, a mutual relationship of survival (humans kept wolves away from reindeer herds), and a mystical relationship of…
What is Energy Medicine?
I often get asked this when I explain that I’m a Reiki and energy medicine practitioner. Reiki has become better understood in the last few decades, but energy medicine is still new to many folx. The Difference Between Energy Medicine and Reiki While Reiki involves sending universal energy through the chakras to an individual or…
Modifications for the Daily Energy Medicine Routine
If you are making use of the Daily Energy Wellness Routine, and finding that it works for you sometimes but not all the time, here are some ways to modify it to fit your needs. If you aren’t yet familiar with the Daily Energy Wellness Routine – a staple of my personal wellness routine –…
5 Tips for Adding Nature Connection To Your Routine
I get it. It’s hard to make time for anything extra, especially if you’re already struggling with health issues. But there are some quick and relatively easy ways you can make connecting with nature part of your regular routine. It is especially important for those already dealing with or recovering from a health issue to…