Back in the days not so long past. Miners used canaries to test the quality of the air down below, to see if it was a risk to humans. Many canaries died. I liken self-criticism to the coal dust that many including young children breathed in day after to day, to the point it would … Continue reading The Coal Dust Of Criticism

People often ask me how did I manage to be comfortable with my unique ways of understanding and viewing things when they bumped up against… lets say societies norms both within family and peer groups. Honestly, It wasn’t an easy ride. Looking back at my childhood after the initial early years, I definitely wasn’t comfortable … Continue reading Your Unique Authentic Self

Its really easy, too easy to get thrown off ones path. Peoples opinions, judgements and influences can pull you every which way. I can like anyone else, get pulled off the path to a degree, and in reaction I find myself getting in a mind muddle, unconsciously experiencing other peoples emotional influences in my energy … Continue reading The Path Of Knowing

In my early days of training I learned something that I feel may be pertinent in these times of conflict, grief and death. Its called Spirit Rescue. This technique is to be done in a group of dedicated people who know how to take responsibility for their own energy and most importantly know how to … Continue reading Spirit Rescue In Action

I have been listening to people's points of view on the ‘Vector’ (my nickname for it) for a while now. The opinions have often been very extreme one way or the other depending who your are talking to. Some are avidly pro and some avidly against. I am writing this because it's one of the … Continue reading Beyond The Fear & Judgement, I Will Meet You.

The path of the traditional shaman was quite brutal in many ways. They faced the terrors of madness and initiations were hard won. It wasn’t an easy path by any means. In contrast, shamanism today has become über fashionable. In current times many have been drawn to groups run by bring in traditional Shamans so … Continue reading The Path Less Travelled

Grief is one of the most important journeys we will ever experience. It has a way of taking us to places within ourselves that we never thought possible. It brings up such strong emotions for so many. There are those that don’t seem to express their feelings, tending to shut down and detach, but its … Continue reading Grief, The Sacred Rite Of Passage.

If you knew that the dark didn’t always represent evil or malice would you be less afraid? When I was a child I was terrified, absolutely terrified of the dark, mainly because I felt the lacking of my ‘sight'. Even without sight though, I could still feel things so easily. Things other couldn’t. Was it … Continue reading Disowning the Dark

I have often been told and even just recently, that I am a really good gardener of the mind and psyche. Personally, I am grateful that others see and acknowledge that trait in me because I have worked hard to get here and yet I know there is so much more to do and grow. … Continue reading The Inner Gardener