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Battling a Djinn (Part 4: The Battle)
In Part 1 of this 5-part series, I discussed the history of the Djinn. Part 2, related a bit about about demons (the Shayāṭīn), why Djinn fear wolves and the ancient Egyptian god, Set. In Part 3, I talked about my first encounter with a Djinn in the desert. Now, in Part 4, I’ll tell…
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Death For Newbies: Part 1
I am going to be resting my Newbies series for a while, although please do feel free to email me any suggestions for future articles, which you would like to read, as I want to publish a few articles about my experiences in Egypt and my subsequent research. This being the case, it seems appropriate…
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Mesas for Newbies
In this week’s blog, I will be taking a closer look at Mesas and how shamans use their bundle of healing stones in their ceremonies and their healing work. What is a ‘Mesa’? The word means table or altar. In shamanic terminology, the Mesa is like a portable altar. What does a Mesa consist of?…
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Upper World Guardians for Newbies: 2 of 2
Upper World GUardians – how they can help us in our everyday life.
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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…
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Book Launch – Journeying Through The Munay-Ki
Details of the launch of my new book, Journeying Through The Munay-Ki
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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…
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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…
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Shamanism for Newbies
I thought that I would start a new weekly (every Friday) series of blog posts ‘For Newbies’ to outline the basic practices and terminology of shamanism in as clear and easy to understand prose as I could. I’m going to start with the question my mother regularly asks me… What exactly is a shaman? A…
