In terms of working with the guides, I've still been struggling a little, but learning more about them and inviting them in. The past several days, I have nearly constantly felt like someone was behind me or with me, always on my right side. I haven't learned who yet, but I know someone is with me and I know it's a safe and warm presence :)

I dove pretty deep into my own darkness and went through shadow work for quite some time when I first quit my job and allowed myself to be still and really do some digging. It was wildly uncomfortable, but I'm sure we can all agree that discomfort is where ya grow. Mostly this work helped me to integrate more...to accept and embrace the totality of myself...but the greatest gift is that I can see darkness around me, in the world and understand it better. It has helped me step out of the judgmental mindset that is so easy to have.

I have gotten very behind due to things going on in my life this past week. I haven't had the attention span to focus, so I will be working last week's exercises this week and just have to move at a different pace. Can't wait to catch up!

Hi! So, I don't want to get ahead if this is coming up later on, but I'm wondering if you have any favorite resources for learning about and connecting with guides and ascended masters. This is something I haven't really explored yet in my personal practice. I feel kinda blocked or like a part of me is cynical about this maybe?

Yay, so exciting!!

When I first sat at the fire and saw the shaman, it was an older very dark skinned black man. he had white paint under his eyes, in lines going across, smaller lines on his cheeks and a few dots as well, another line down the center of his brow to the tip of his nose. I've seen this man in other visions or journeys I've had. My heart beat became faster and loud throughout moments of this journey...I could hear it inside. I saw a boat on water, an Elk in the water, standing strong....powerful trees, flowers swaying. I saw an eagle soaring right toward me, a fox and some kind of large Egyptian cat. There was a silhouette of a woman dancing and the energy I felt was: sacred sexuality, cosmic connection. I saw white, violet and pink at my crown and at some point, I believe after the final side of the square was opened, I saw a holographic merkaba. The colors shifted and sometimes I only saw the lines and other times it was filled in. I cannot remember when , but I saw what I believe was a very large moth...his face was very close to mine.

Hi! Finally made it here! I'm Erica and my journey began about 10 years ago when I chose to break a cycle of alcohol abuse and dependency within my family. I literally had no idea what I was doing and I'd never believed in anything before, but suddenly I was being guided toward meditation, yoga and writing. I eventually found myself learning tarot, Reiki and various forms of meditation. The past several years, I've been hearing guidance to study shamanism, but haven't been ready to take the leap until now.

What a beautiful story - it speaks to your willingness to trust your higher self and allow your journey to unfold. I am inspired 😻

For several years now, I've been called to shamanism, but I always thought: that's not mine. I have feared that as a white woman, I'd be taking on something that isn't mine. I fear that it may upset people (yea, can't wait til we get to that lesson of detachment😏). The work I've done in my own healing journey still urges me to do it and I'm starting to understand that I've done this before...so it is mine.