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Awakening the

Wild Spirit:

Exploring

Shamanic Energy

Healing & Earth-

Based Magick…

Shamanic energy healing is a path of wisdom that reconnects us with the rhythms of nature, the language of the soul, and the sacredness woven into the routines of everyday life. It is a practice that invites us to become more present, more attuned, and more awake to the mystery of our existence and experience. In today’s fast-paced world, more people are being called to this ancient way of being; to walk between the worlds as modern-day shamans, healers and guardians of the Earth. As technology and progress keep us tied up in perpetual loops of mental activity, our need to connect with our roots and find our grounding is all the more prominent. And exploring our shamanic gifts can be a great way to discover the practices that served our ancestors in ages past. Bringing some wildness into our domesticated lives might be just what the witch- doctor ordered!

What is a Shaman?…

A shaman is a spiritual practitioner who enters altered states of consciousness to access different planes of reality for healing, insight, and guidance. The word “shaman” is associated with Siberian practices of native, nature-based religion, but similar roles exist in countless cultures throughout history. Indeed, these ancient practices survive all over the world today, and even as those practices continue to evolve to incorporate modern philosophies, understandings and rituals, the power that they tap into is ancient and profound. Though terminology and techniques vary across different paradigms, the essence of the shamanic role remains the same: to serve as a bridge between the visible and invisible worlds; to travel spiritually on behalf of others; to interpret signs from nature and the spirit realms; to restore harmony where imbalance has taken root. Shamans offer healing and share wisdom – but for a true shaman, this is a full time service to the Universe. They embody the shaman – they live it as part of their daily lives – and every part of their lives becomes part of that sacred practice. Through ritual, ceremony, and connection with the soul of the Earth and the spirits of nature, they act as a vessel for divine intelligence. They see beyond the surface symptoms to the energetic root of dis-ease and work to restore wholeness and balance at the level of the soul.

What Does a Shaman Do?…

The shaman’s work is as diverse as the spirits they commune with. Traditionally, shamans may: • Perform soul retrievals for those who have suffered trauma – drawing back energy and power from the places it was lost – such as with the Bringing Moon Soul Retrieval 30-Day Ritual Intensive • Offer energy clearing for people, animals or land to banish baneful influences, negative frequencies and to repel psychic attack – such as with the Killing Moon Karmic Reversal 30-Day Ritual Intensive • Guide others through personal initiations and rites of passage – holding space for people to navigate their own trials and find empowerment through them • Interpret dreams, omens and messages from nature • Journey to the spirit world to seek healing, guidance or lost information through pathworking or vision-questing – developing skills in astral travel and lucid dreaming • Act as stewards for their communities, maintaining energetic and spiritual balance In the modern world, these practices evolve to resonate with the times, and to utilise modern technology – but the core intention, and the importance of the shamanic way of life, remains. Whether performing a distance healing session or raising power and weaving light into ritual work, the shamanic path honours the sacred in all things.

What is Shamanic Energy

Healing?…

Shamanic energy healing is a form of spiritual practice that focuses on shifting and restoring the energy body – not just of the individual, but of the land, the home, and the soul’s wider connections. It may involve channelled energy, mystical symbols, spirit allies, sound healing, breathwork, sacred movement, or meditative journeying. Shamanic healers often work with nature-based elements – such as fire, water, plants, crystals, stones, feathers or bones – as tools to connect with spirit. For a shaman, these things are not just objects - they are spiritual allies and carriers of energy and wisdom in their own right. Shamanic work is deeply intuitive and often guided by messages received during trance states or dreamwork. Shamans have to keep their mind and consciousness open to receiving this guidance, while maintaining their grounding in the physical world in order for those messages to take root and establish changes in the temporal realms. One of the most powerful aspects of shamanic healing is that it empowers the practitioner and the recipient to reclaim their own spiritual sovereignty. It clears away energetic debris, helps release trauma held in the body, and restores the natural flow of life-force energy throughout the system. When you practice shamanic healing for another person, you receive some of that energy yourself and maintain your openness to the energies of the Universe that you connect with. It’s a state of communion with the Universe that develops into a continuous and deep relationship.

How to Become a Shaman…

Becoming a shaman isn’t about adopting a title or following a rigid set of rules. Performative shamanism is about ego, not spirituality! True shamanism is about a deep, lifelong commitment to healing, to learning, and to walking the world with reverence and wonder. The path is personal, and each shaman’s journey is unique. Our service to the community can take many forms. The shaman who spends time sending healing to the trees around their home is serving the community in ways that aren’t recognised – but their work is devotional and meaningful. The shaman who works as a hospice nurse, and offers patients calm support, and practical help through modern medicine is fulfilling an ancient archetypal role. They might not consider themselves a shaman, but their service could be seen as a modern iteration of an ancient and essential role. Traditionally, becoming a shaman involved being chosen by the spirits – often through illness, visions, or a near-death experience. In my own case, my epilepsy was a gateway into the mysteries! But in modern times, the call to shamanic practice may come in gentler ways: through a growing sensitivity to energy, a longing for deeper connection with nature, or a series of spiritual awakenings that reveal your life’s true path. You don’t have to travel to distant lands to study with indigenous elders (though if the opportunity arises, it can be a powerful experience!). Many authentic systems of shamanic energy healing are available for distant attunement and study. For instance, the One Spirit Shamanic Energy Healing course offers a grounded and powerful introduction to working with Earth-based energy currents in a spiritually responsible way. As you walk this path, your practice will deepen over time. You’ll learn to listen to the whisper of the wind, the patterns of the stars, the wisdom in stones and bones and branches. You’ll learn to honour your intuition and trust your connection to the invisible realms.

How to Upgrade Your Cacao

Ceremony, Nature Walks &

Grounding Meditations with

Shamanic Energy Healing…

Cacao ceremonies, forest bathing, salutations to the sun, grounding meditations, and mindful walks in nature are all beautiful ways to connect with the sacred in your daily life. But when you integrate shamanic energy healing into these practices, they become portals for transformation. Before your next cacao ceremony or Yoga practice, you might call in the energy of a sacred Earth-based modality to enhance your routines, and awaken your inner shaman. Let the energy surround you like a protective cocoon as you sip your cacao with intention, focusing on connecting with the heart of the Earth and the wisdom of your ancestors. When walking your dog or tending your garden, you might choose to connect with a shamanic energy healing practice, allowing yourself to commune with the trees and plants you encounter in your chores. Shamanism is about recognising that everything you do – even the mundane – can become magickal when done in a state of reverence. If you can recognise the sacred and divine in the world around you, everything you do in this world becomes a spiritual experience. Here are some energy healing systems that can help you create these energetic bridges between the sacred and the everyday: • One Spirit Shamanic Energy Healing This modality helps you to connect with nature spirits, discover your totems and guides, and learn to recognise the sacredness of the world around you. Learn more… • Animal Medicine Empowerments Unlock the energy of different power animals in your spiritual practice – by aligning with different energies you can awaken new gifts of healing, intuition, courage, confidence and freedom. Learn more… • Earth Energy Boost (Ascension Gateway Upgrade) Activate higher consciousness, and learn to manifest high frequency energies by keeping yourself deeply connected to the earth, grounded and naturally spiritually protected. Learn more… • Magickal Shaman Lightworker Program Awaken your inner shaman by learning to clear attachments, work with sacred herbs, unlock your power with a magickal name, and use guided meditations to help you connect with your spirit allies. Learn more… • Ama Deus Shamanic Healing A system of natural healing from the Guarani tribes of the Amazon – this method includes techniques for past life recall, support in spirit transitions of birth and death, and methods to heal yourself or others and protect your energetic environment. Learn more… Working with these energies regularly can help you ground, centre yourself, and reconnect to the living soul of the planet. They remind us that healing doesn’t have to be dramatic or distant; it can be as simple as sitting beneath a tree with an open heart.

Shamanism & Shamanic Rituals

as a Daily Devotional Practice…

The shaman’s way isn’t separate from daily life; it is a way of living within it more consciously. Every moment becomes a prayer; every action becomes a ceremony. Routines become rituals, and the sacredness of the material world is recognised. • Try beginning your day by placing your feet on the bare Earth, in the light of the rising sun, and offering gratitude to the elements. • Call upon your spirit allies – perhaps a power animal, a guiding ancestor, or the spirit of a sacred tree. Ask them to walk with you that day and help you stay grounded in love and purpose. • At night, you might meditate with a feather or stone, placing your hands on your heart and asking what needs healing, what needs to be let go. • You may receive impressions, images, or simply a sense of calm. That is enough. That is shamanism in action! Trust in the power of nature and the divinity that underpins it, to guide every step.

Your Spiritual Calling: The Power

of Shamanic Energy Healing…

When you bring shamanic energy healing into your spiritual toolkit, you begin to experience the world differently. You start to see the magick shimmering just beneath the surface. You begin to perceive how all things are connected and how you are a part of that connection; you feel, in your heart, how your energy is never separate from the Earth beneath you or the stars above. Waking up to this essential truth can feel like coming home. The path of the shaman is a spiritual calling – but more than just a calling to a spiritual practice, it is a call to return to the truth of who you are – to embody the fullness of your soul, and to express the timeless wisdom of the Universe in your own life.

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(15th June 2025)

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Week-Ahead

Energy Updates for

Starseeds,

Lightworkers,

Indigo Children,

Healers & Seekers

with Daily

Affirmations to

Inspire Positivity &

Alignment with the Law of

Attraction!

In today’s energy update, we will be looking at the dominant energetic influences and the opportunities they’re creating for us now. We will cover the potential for energetic opposition and explore ways we can circumvent problems or mitigate challenges. And finally, I’ll draw daily cards with guidance and law of attraction affirmations that you can use to align with the current energetic landscape and enhance your positive mindset. I’ve chosen the Pre-Raphaelite Tarot for our reading today. This is a Rider- Waite style deck with the traditional symbolism & characters reflected in the style of Pre-Raphaelite art & featuring some familiar faces for those familiar with the style! The vibrant colours & romantic scenes are captivating & reflect the archetypes perfectly. I’m sure this deck will be a powerful translator of the numinous for us today. So, sit back, relax your shoulders, take a sip of chamomile tea, exhale deeply, and let’s explore… The dominant energetic influence we can tap into over the coming week for the purpose of progressing the spiritual journey & pursuing the path to wholeness is reflected in the 7 of Cups. In this position, we’re looking at the positive aspects of the card. The 7 of Cups invites us to explore our possibilities & potential through imagination & fantasy. Indulging in daydreams can help us to discover what truly matters to us & gives us a space in which to explore what we really want out of life. Allow your intuition to guide you as you imagine yourself & your future in flights of fancy. Don’t be afraid to dream big! Make your imaginings as colourful & comprehensive as possible by acknowledging the emotions your vivid & vibrant visions inspire. Writing down some of your ideas may help you to uncover new opportunities for healing, happiness & hope. The second card identifies the potential opposition we may face in pursuit of the promises of the first card. And this week the good news is that no impediments or energetic incursions are anticipated! Rather, the presence of the Empress in this position indicates opportunities for growth & potent manifestations of prosperity in the offing. The Empress has a familial & ancestral energy that reminds us that we are never alone & unsupported. Beings of light & love surround us at all times because the connections formed through love & kinship are eternal. Remember you are loved. And now we turn to the daily cards for the week-ahead. These cards depict & define the archetypal energetic influences we can harness to optimise our personal power & increase our inspiration in the coming days. Monday 16th June 2025…3 of Swords…It’s time to touch base with yourself. It’s ok to feel things you can’t put into words. Create an emotional safe-space by extending unconditional acceptance & compassion to yourself. The Universe reminds you that your soul always knows what to do to heal itself. Affirm: “I pursue the path of healing & wholeness” Tuesday 17th June 2025…10 of Cups…Extravagant energies encourage you to dream bigger! Blessings & beneficence abound & bountiful benevolence is demonstrated in your life. The Universe reminds you that bringing your focus to what you enjoy can be a perfect prayer. Celebrate the small things & big things will happen today. Affirm: “I am prospered & protected by divine love” Wednesday 18th June 2025…Page of Wands…It’s time to get excited about the future! Visualise the life of your dreams & invest your energetic creation with passion & promise. Smile with satisfaction as you define your destiny. The Universe reminds you that thoughts become things – so control your mind. Affirm: “I am open to a life of prosperity & progress” Thursday 19th June 2025…6 of Pentacles…Abundance surrounds you & reflects past success. Appreciate your glow-up! You have enough glitz, glamour & greatness in your life to make you shine & light up the lives of those around you. The Universe reminds you that energy exchange makes the world go round. Affirm: “My heart sings & my soul smiles” Friday 20th June 2025…9 of Pentacles…Healing happens when you move closer to your authentic power. Light-centric forces offer you energetic encouragement from the side-lines. Nurture yourself with nourishing food & self-compassion. The Universe reminds you that your body is the sacred shrine that houses your divine soul. Affirm: “I embrace my power & express my divine light” Saturday 21st June 2025…The World…Take a moment to appreciate your progress today. Trials & tribulations of the past have found resolution. You have ascended to new heights & today you deserve a pat on the back! The Universe reminds you that you are divinely guided towards the highest expression of your unique soul. Affirm: “I exceed myself & manifest miracles” Sunday 22nd June 2025…Queen of Wands…Your confidence shines today. Pursue your passions with style & a winning smile! Don’t be afraid to do things differently. The Universe reminds you that it falls in love with a stubborn heart. Be uncompromising & keep progressing your path with positivity. Affirm: “Everything I touch turns to gold” PREVIOUS MAYA MUSES BLOG DIRECTORY ------------------------------------------ -- Follow me to receive blog & podcast updates direct to your inbox Join the Mayastar Soul Tribe Community ------------------------------------------ -- Mayastar Energy Healing Attunements Personal Energy Healing Sessions Maya Magickal Spells Healing Journey Tarot Readings ------------------------------------------ -- ALM Facebook Mayastar Facebook Twitter-X Mayastar on YouTube Pinterest Instagram Wordpress