Alchemy Z ~ Waking Within Blog

On this ever expanding quest to live   the most inspired life , my friends and I are offering amazing services for the holidays plus a Yule Gift for you with purchase of any healing services. During this amazing time of year we are called to be compassionate, loving and to have healing communication with Family and close friends in order to weather to "dark" times before the return of the Sun on the Winter solstice. The Astrology for Changing Times:   Mercury is in Retrograde so it's a time to complete old and unfinished tasks. For many, this retrograde can bring communication breakdowns, technology failures, travel and timing awkwardness. For me and my son, retrograde is time when our luck changes because we were born under Mercury Retro. From Thanksgiving until Jan 1st, Mercury will be in this state of causing confusion in most peoples schedules. Try to be understanding and let go of the communication problems associated with this season. AND IF ALL ELSE FAI

To quote a friend Kahuna Lamaku: "The Non-tribal World does not allow shamanism to exist. Shamanism, the idea, only exists within a tribal context. Without a tribe, a Shaman can be a priest, a sorcerer or ritual magician. Even if non-tribal people could learn shamanism, they could not grasp it." We both agree that the path of "shamanism" is hard for most people to grasp. Even I have troubles when in the average waking world amidst "muggles" or going to the bank on an average San Diego day. I won't go to Wal-Mart anymore because of the sheer ignorance within the consciousness of the people. Lo, we must be compassionate. My interpretative of the reason behind the escape of shamanism from one's understanding in the Western/National world is LANGUAGE Barrier. For more info on this (and language) please reference my article on "If you can read this, your language killed shamanism!" before continuing in this discussion. Appreciate you

Readers, As a Priest in a Neo-Shamanic Order of Alchemists, often times I am challenged along this path and much of my practice and teaching faces strong tests of faith, courage, and trust. Recently my main student of the OSS 7 day training had an accident in which he chipped his tooth.  Now it's important to know that your subconscious thoughts (and some powerful conscious thoughts) affect your reality and all that comes into your life. So when I received a text message from my student who is very interested in this retreat that he may have to back out due to his dental work, I do what any great teacher with Coyote Medicine (aka Jackal Medicine in Africa) by taking the following perspectives:  What's this text really saying? Where is the fear based creation? Where's the breakthrough? How can I show compassion and still make a stand against this student's fear? What within myself is afraid to teach him? What ritual actions and prayers do I need to make i

PLANT SPIRIT WISDOM, SHAMANIC MEDICINE PATH and Priest(ess) Intensive offered through the OSS This is a rare (and limited) opportunity to take part in 7 days of combined learning, nature, ritual and ceremonies with three of the worlds most powerful and important teacher plants: Saint Ysidro, Saint Peter and the Shepherdess. The course includes three ceremonies, hiking and daily outdoor activities, Shamanic storytelling and Socratic Method Teaching.  Training includes: ~Native Sweat Lodge Ceremony ~Daily Nature and Cave Hikes ~Intro to Soul Retrieval ~Power Animal Communion ~Daily Musical Journeys ~Salvia Divinorum Ceremony  ~Book Study from:  The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner AND   Awakening to the Spirit World by Sandra Ingerman and Hank Wesselman ~Daily Healthy Meals ~Hot/Cold Tubs and Steam Room Please email me for an information pack, questions, scholarships or donations: WakingWithin@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Wha