Spirit Connection Archives - https://inkwoodhealing.com/tag/spirit-connection/ Shamanic Healing, Classes and Ceremonies Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:11:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://inkwoodhealing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-Crow-cropped-small.jpg Spirit Connection Archives - https://inkwoodhealing.com/tag/spirit-connection/ 32 32 211843302 Building Sacred Relationships: A Practical Guide to Working with Guides and Gods https://inkwoodhealing.com/building-sacred-relationships/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:18:04 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=4111 Learning how to develop a relationship with a higher spirit guide of any kind – ancestors, spirit animals, angels, fairies, deities, ascendant masters, etc. – is an important aspect of our spiritual growth. Learning how to connect, but also how to stay open to communication in the physical and spirit realms, can be foundational.  There […]

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]]> 4111 Working Safely in the Spirit Realm https://inkwoodhealing.com/working-safely-in-the-spirit-realm/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:39:48 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=4025 Working in the spirit realm can be one of the most rewarding spiritual experiences you can have. Feeling your connection to spirit or source, and learning to navigate a different reality, over time, combats modern struggles around isolation, depression, anxiety, and fatigue. Doing so safely isn’t hard, as long as you make a few simple […]

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]]> 4025 Beginning Work With Odin, Norse God of Wisdom & Transformation https://inkwoodhealing.com/odin-norse-god-of-wisdom-and-transformation/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:07:34 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=3868 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 […]

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]]> 3868 Gaining a Shamanic Spirit Partner, Part 3 https://inkwoodhealing.com/gaining-a-shamanic-spirit-partner-part-3/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:16:50 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=3741 Becoming Major Greene This is the third part of a multi-part article series on how I was bonded to my shamanic spirit partner and energetic twin flame. This is a long story, broken into several parts – I recommend reading them in order. Part 1 takes place in 2024; it introduces my spirit partner, Major […]

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]]> 3741 Gaining a Shamanic Spirit Partner, Part 2 https://inkwoodhealing.com/gaining-a-shamanic-spirit-partner-part-2/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:42:41 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=3713 Gender and Shamanism This is the second part of a multi-part article series on how I was bonded to my shamanic spirit partner and energetic twin flame. Part 1 introduces John, how I met him in 2024, and how we initially worked together. I recommend reading that (if you haven’t already) before continuing on with […]

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]]> 3713 Gaining a Shamanic Spirit Partner, Part 1 https://inkwoodhealing.com/gaining-a-shamanic-spirit-partner/ https://inkwoodhealing.com/gaining-a-shamanic-spirit-partner/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:19:50 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=3685 The Emperor This convoluted story unfolded in what felt like an ongoing series of shocks to my system in 2024 and 2025. I was never prepared for any of the events that occurred, and it was only in hindsight that the larger picture began to be understood. While this is true of all my shamanic […]

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]]> https://inkwoodhealing.com/gaining-a-shamanic-spirit-partner/feed/ 2 3685 Learning to Journey for Self-Healing https://inkwoodhealing.com/learning-to-journey-for-self-healing/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:23:03 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=2489 Introduction My first contact with shamanism was in 1992 in a college course called ‘Magic and Religion’ (definitely the coolest thing about my school). The class examined indigenous and Western shamanic history and practices as well as some aspects of the occult movement and modern witchcraft. I didn’t pick up my shamanic studies again until […]

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]]> 2489 Altar Building Basics https://inkwoodhealing.com/how-to-build-an-altar-for-any-occasion/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:16:00 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=152 I led a short workshop on altar creation for one of our UU church’s monthly small group ministry meetings earlier this month and thought I’d share my write-up, as altar building can be an important part of Pagan and shamanic practices, as well as spirit connection work. Up until leading this workshop, all the altars […]

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