I'm Irish and lived in the USA for thirty years. In 2001 I received my call to the shaman's path, completely out of the blue, while watching the sunset on a mountain on land sacred to the native peoples in New Mexico. At the time the most I knew about shamanism was photos of tribal medicine people in the National Geographic!!!!
What followed was four years of being taught directly by the spirit world. By the time I finally attended a workshop by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies I realized I had already been very well trained. I also realized i was finally home where I belonged.
I had training in Hawaiian and Inka shamanism and had deep connections with the native spirits where I lived in Louisiana. This eventually developed into a healing and teaching practice.
I had to find a way to incorporate and welcome the various spirits of the students who came from diverse lineages. We had wonderful times!
All through this I was aware I was being trained in different methods to use with my own ancestral lineage.
I had a very interesting conversation about this with don Oscar Miro Quesada. He says that as we all know shamanism began with our hunter gatherer ancestors. As societies developed they created their own cultural trappings which are now known as different streams. He believes we are slowly coming together again in a new world shamanism.
I am home in Ireland again. Even though I had worked daily with the spirits of my homeland and was a flamekeeper for the Goddess Brighid I had to reconnect with the spirits of the land. At the time that felt very strange because I had never felt disconnected from my heritage. I understand why though, it's different working on the land itself.
I began visiting sacred sites here in the west and reconnected in a deep way.
Near the summer solstice in 2019 I visited Carrowkeel, among the most ancient. The cairns were still open at that time and I was able to perform ceremony in the largest. I connected with an ancient crone who felt like she was traveling from very far away in deep time. When she asked me what I wanted I explained I was here to honor my ancestors and reconnect to the spirit of the land after my long absence. It was like a switch flipped and since that moment they feel present to me at all times. I felt and feel very blessed and am honored to be here working with them ever since.
How wonderful that you have come home with new gifts and ways of connecting, Siobhan! Visiting the ancient places in the land turns on so many ways of relating to our ancestors. Go raith ma agat, cousin! (My maternal line has Mac Mahons as well as Mulligans.)
I'm Irish and lived in the USA for thirty years. In 2001 I received my call to the shaman's path, completely out of the blue, while watching the sunset on a mountain on land sacred to the native peoples in New Mexico. At the time the most I knew about shamanism was photos of tribal medicine people in the National Geographic!!!!
What followed was four years of being taught directly by the spirit world. By the time I finally attended a workshop by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies I realized I had already been very well trained. I also realized i was finally home where I belonged.
I had training in Hawaiian and Inka shamanism and had deep connections with the native spirits where I lived in Louisiana. This eventually developed into a healing and teaching practice.
I had to find a way to incorporate and welcome the various spirits of the students who came from diverse lineages. We had wonderful times!
All through this I was aware I was being trained in different methods to use with my own ancestral lineage.
I had a very interesting conversation about this with don Oscar Miro Quesada. He says that as we all know shamanism began with our hunter gatherer ancestors. As societies developed they created their own cultural trappings which are now known as different streams. He believes we are slowly coming together again in a new world shamanism.
I am home in Ireland again. Even though I had worked daily with the spirits of my homeland and was a flamekeeper for the Goddess Brighid I had to reconnect with the spirits of the land. At the time that felt very strange because I had never felt disconnected from my heritage. I understand why though, it's different working on the land itself.
I began visiting sacred sites here in the west and reconnected in a deep way.
Near the summer solstice in 2019 I visited Carrowkeel, among the most ancient. The cairns were still open at that time and I was able to perform ceremony in the largest. I connected with an ancient crone who felt like she was traveling from very far away in deep time. When she asked me what I wanted I explained I was here to honor my ancestors and reconnect to the spirit of the land after my long absence. It was like a switch flipped and since that moment they feel present to me at all times. I felt and feel very blessed and am honored to be here working with them ever since.
It continues to be a great adventure 💚🧚💚
How wonderful that you have come home with new gifts and ways of connecting, Siobhan! Visiting the ancient places in the land turns on so many ways of relating to our ancestors. Go raith ma agat, cousin! (My maternal line has Mac Mahons as well as Mulligans.)
Thank you! How lovely that you are a distant cousin!!!! 💗
Brilliant, life-changing work, thank you for sharing your wisdom xx
Thank you, Jonathon!