The Earth Energy Shaman, My Path

 The Earth Energy Shaman

Since people have been asking me about this subject and my Shamanism, I have added more detail which I hope will answer questions. As what I call a earth healing shaman, I use earthy energies by using the life force that may still be present in living and nonliving things through channeling that energy to cause a positive effect on another living being. All living things have some life force that remains after death and I am pleased to be able to tap into that energy source to effect a healing change for another. 

I don't just work with "dead things" such as bone but also work with the energy of living things that exist in my environment most notably the abundant plant life around me which holds an abundant energy source for my work and have been doing so for a long time. I have an abundant source of animal life from many diverse birds to deer who walk right up to my cabin, all of which carry much life force energy that benefit others. 

So I use living things in a good way in my work to benefit and heal others, as well as channeling energy through the earthy tools I have in stone and bone which ancient native american medicine men did many years before me. I had an opportunity to live with some of these people while learning their ways, they are very capable and very talented in the use of earthy energies to effect change that benefits the living. 

To understand my work is to know that I work with the living energy around me as well as elemental energy to effect positive change. I am starting to get known in my small community as a shaman who offers healing energy to living beings through the life force present in other living and non living things. I am also starting a book using the notes from my diary of my experiences. I have a philosophy that to know the energy of the living is to understand the energy of the passing, being an earth energy shaman, the life around me gives me the energy tools to effect healing and positive change for other beings. 

I respect the work of other energy healers, we all are taking the energy of other things to effect positive change for others, how you do it is your own path to be respected and honored. I am familiar with other paths and have studied them also, however, I have put myself in an active living environment that allows me to effect the most result using the abundant energy around me to channel life force and spiritual energies to create the best result. Yes I use magical energies as a side part of my work, but the real energy comes from the living and nonliving around me. I have been blessed with the ability to uplift those in honoring and blessing those who benefit much from my channeling of this energy. Those who see the value of what others do may well be enriched by them...

Damien Daville

 Energy Life -  Understanding a daily carry 

Normally I let my intuition do the picking, this time this knife was more so chosen for me. Being a practitioner of witchcraft each knife I have holds a deep significance. 

Growing up I was always fascinated by crystals and stones and the energies they held, most importantly what could be done with those energies. I have to estimate I was probably around age 10 when I was first introduced to the world of witchcraft by my mom, herself of course a witch always finding a chance to show my brother and I her capabilities amongst many others. I always remember seeing her altar set up in her bedroom covered in crystals, candles, knives etc. I didn’t understand the significance of any of this but I do now. 

The older I got the more questions I asked about crystals and stones and about witchcraft in general, I wanted to know everything I could. I felt this kneading inside me. Overtime I became more familiar with each stone and its properties and I kept getting fed knowledge from my mom. About two years ago or so I took my energy work to the next level and had an incredible person take me under his wing and start teaching me everything and more about witchcraft. Here I am today writing this for that incredible person, I owe everything and more than can be written to that person. 

Energy work, ask the average person what it means to them within the context of witchcraft and they will probably blow you off and say “It’s a bunch of mumbo-jumbo.” Now ask a witch about energy work? I’ll tell you, it’s beautiful. As a young practicing witch, especially with energy work I never knew the importance of having a very special piece you carry on you all the time. Of course I always have jewelry of a large degree on or I have crystals with me, most of the time both, but to have a very specific piece something others would probably see as ornamental is much different. 

I never knew what it meant to have an “everyday carry” type of piece up until about a week ago, that’s when my most precious piece arrived. An obsidian blade mounted on white tailed deer antler, snuggly in their personal holster with very specific drawings drawn on it by the maker of this knife. The maker of this knife is also the same person who has made the other six knives that are on my altar, each of which I have a very strong and special bond with. When I received this knife I knew it would be much different from my others as its purpose was much different and so was its making and timing in my life. I had gotten to see pictures of this knife beforehand and evaluate it and its energy before I found out it had actually been made with me in mind, the reason I find its timing so special is because it comes at a crucial point on my spiritual path to my spiritual growth. 

I carry this knife with me everyday tucked in my shirt with the blade up against my chest next to my heart. One of the first words I used to describe this knife was energizing, I do not feel a lack of energy in the sense of laziness almost. When I carry my knife with me, one of the biggest flows of energy that is open is my flow of communication. Obsidian's biggest and most known property is protection. My energy flow for talking to people has never been more present and more open than since I've had this knife. Obsidian being a protection stone, this knife has absolutely done that and given me something to lock onto when I need to control and rid myself or my surroundings of chaotic energy. I am attuned yet still learning to block out chaotic energy and this knife helps me develop that skill everyday.

One thing I always do with all of my knives when I first get them is meditate with them. The night I received my knife I sat in the dark and felt every inch, from the very sharp tip of the blade to the animal bite mark in the base of the handle. I myself am a very nature bound person, I sat with my eyes closed for minutes running my fingers over the bite mark wondering what type of animal bit into the antler, probably seeking the marrow. After that I smelled the antler wanting to see if I could still smell the nature from where it came from. The energy that shot through me when doing this, I saw forest land behind my closed eyes along with a deer which it had fallen from, nature was all around this knife, coursing through its veins through this handle. Of course if I'm going to sniff the handle I'm going to kiss the blade next. Kissing the blade I did for a few different energy discovery reasons, the maker had actually cut themselves while making this blade but chose to leave their blood on the blade, leaving their pranic energy behind for me. My friendship with the maker, having their pranic energy on the blade along with the energy they put into the knife itself, boosts the knife energy level more than ten fold. Kissing the blade felt like I got electrocuted, pranic energy from a dear friendship, witchcraft and shaman energy that built the knife, and an obsidian blade on this naturally sourced deer antler. I feel consistent energy when carrying this knife. I don't feel the need to stop whatever it is I might be doing, I feel motivation. The motivation I feel is to be better and stronger like a leader, this knife carries what I call a warrior energy. This warrior energy is the never stop kind, to keep going and be the best you can be and be a great leader if possible. The natural aspects make me feel close to earth and I feel warm and fuzzy inside when I touch my chest and feel this knife. I feel grounded as a part of those natural aspects, not just warm and fuzzy. The warm and fuzzy feeling coming from the pranic energy on/ within my knife as it is from someone I share such a close friendship with that I feel them around me as more than just the person who made this knife. On the holster a pair of feet are drawn along with birds on each side, I know that these feet represent me and my spiritual journey. Birds are most often seen as cardinal directions and those feet are me following the birds, my path. 

Like everyone else who practices something we all get stuck sometimes. Obsidian’s strongest property is protection, to someone who feels stuck or lost in their art protection is a necessity. The world is a more open place to all healthy energy around me now that I feel energized, the ability to lead and not be afraid. Following the energy I’m given daily, following the birds

Helayna Brooks

Manifestation vs. Dreaming

      Unfortunately like most of America I am home sick right now, in the time of about the past week I have noticed that my dreams have been rather odd. More so nightmares than dreams themselves. When you break it down to the fine details, being sick can cause our emotions to be a true form of manifestation. For the body has built up this manifestation of sickness, whether it be physical, mental or in this case Covid 19. When our bodies build up such things we notice them in many aspects, again, maybe we broke a bone, maybe we had an emotional breakdown or we are home sick with the flu. All of these things manifest deep inside our consciousness.         

     Once our consciousness spills over without us knowing we can “look” to our dreams. Have you ever been in the situation of something bad continuously going on at work, being sick, maybe those mental health problems? And you can't sleep. This is because whatever you may be manifesting in your life is connecting to your consciousness and translating to your dreams. 

     I keep my altar next to my bedroom door, one of the center pieces is a beautiful obsidian arrowhead knife that is used for protection. Having been sick for over a week now, I had a dream the other night that I burst into a room and grabbed that knife off my altar and I needed it for protection for my mother and myself. Speaking with a very dear friend and incredible mentor of mine, when your body is weak your consciousness manifests and translates what it can't do externally. I am unable to fight physically but in my dream I took to that specific knife because of its energy and I knew it would give me the energy to protect my mother and myself. These manifesting dreams have been happening for the course of me being sick, they do make a lot of sense. If I look into it further though, it is not only through sickness. 

     Manifestation vs. dreaming is a very common thing in the human mind. Many people just don’t acknowledge it and pass it off as a bad night's rest or a nightmare. When we do acknowledge that there is a link between the two, manifestation and dreams, we have to be careful we don't read too much into those dreams. 

     Sickness manifestation is not the only type of “odd” dreaming you can have. Any type of thing in your life that is manifesting in your consciousness will translate to your dreams. Some examples could be things like getting married, you are full of happy joyful thoughts and feelings that will translate to your dreams. Let’s say you are hoping for a job promotion so you will be letting thoughts of work manifest in your life, how have you been doing at work? Are you personally reassuring yourself you can do it if you get the job?. Watch what you dream about next, will it be about your wedding, will it be about that job promotion? 

      Manifestation and dreams will always be together but will you notice and how far will you read into them. As I was told by my dear mentor “ Look at the dreamsgate with broad strokes” 

Written by: Foster The Llama

Energy projection- What truly are the "Clair's"?

For as long as people have believed in the "Clair's" and still do. When you truly break them down they are only just a true test of how strong your sensory skills are. The "Clair's" are only our Life Force Energy, these sensory skills are our emotional energy being projected. Projecting our emotional energy based on things we've done, touched and seen in the past i,e our Sensory Skills. We control how we do this; Someone like me who says they are "Clairsentient '' has probably been a part of the same situation too many times and my sensory skills to such situations are heightened that I always "know" how the situation will go. Let's say we just hung up after a phone call, during that entire phone call we exchanged numerous amounts of Life Force Energy, Emotional energy. We know that we will both speak in the future so what are we going to do with all that emotional energy we have now?  Well think, next time you talk to this person you have all this energy to this person and your conversation, also though, you'll have a path of which way to guide the conversation.  Now go back and re-read that last part " You'll have a path of which to guide the conversation." - People call that "Clairvoyance" . I believe in calling it Emotional Projection.  You had a starting point at the end of your last call so of course you can see where your next call will go as you have that starting point. 

     I am using this as a reference as I just had this conversation with a friend about the "Clair's", I asked for their take and hung up with a wonderful small lesson per say,always a joy and a marvel. Walking away from that phone call and all the energy I gained not only do we both have a starting point for a future conversation. In the end the "Clair's" are truly just our sensory skills heightened in different areas for each person. Each skill can be developed just like anything else for anything else, some of us are just more intune already with specific ones but that doesn't mean we can't develop past where we are. Projecting our emotional energy is the key. Mass is ever moving, ever changing. We can't predict the future or change the past.  With that we must take the past emotional energy and we must project it to change the outcome. 

Written By

Foster The Llama

Foster the Llama

A slight breeze rustling the leaves, Spring in full bloom as you sniff each flower, the colors attracting your eyes, Hibernation bringing out Mother Nature's beautiful creations, We feel one season start to change into another,  small remnants of the last hidden in the background I felt that to wrap up Ostara a spring time recipe would be in order. Since Mother Nature is alive and thriving, this gives Bees their life of spreading their stored sweet nectar. A slight breeze rustling the leaves, Spring in full bloom as you sniff each flower, the colors attracting your eyes, Hibernation bringing out Mother Nature's beautiful creations, We feel one season start to change into another,  small remnants of the last hidden in the background I felt that to wrap up Ostara a spring time recipe would be in order. One that I truly enjoyed making were “Honey Cakes”

“Honey Cakes” 

Ingredients

*2 ½ Flour

*3 Teaspoons Baking Powder

*½ Teaspoon Baking Soda 

*½ Teaspoon Salt 

*1 Cup Sugar 

*2 Teaspoons Cinnamon 

*1 Cup Honey 

*⅓ Cup of Vegetable Oil 

*4 Eggs 

*1 Teaspoon Orange Zest 

*1 Cup Orange Juice 

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Take two “8-9” Inch cake rounds and grease and flour Blend all dry ingredients first Then add wet ingredients Mix well Evenly distribute the mixture between both pans Bake for 28 minutes Check center with toothpick until clean Allow to sit and cool for 5 minutes in pan Flip over to wire wrack

As Mother Nature welcomes our new spring, we also start to head into the next equinox. We must also be weary of how our energies change. Each season our Life Force Energies around us change,  we must be conscious of that. June is coming and as the summer Equinox comes our Life force Energy will change with it. This new season is great for bringing new plant life into your home, allowing fresh Life force energy. This is also a great time for cleansing our houses and crystals. Allowing fresh clean Life Force to welcome itself into our homes. Giving itself to you and helping guide you on your path with your energy work. Work with energies, let your Magic grow as you work with your crystals.  

May we welcome the rest of spring and be generous as we lead into Summer. 

Contributing Author: Helayna Brooks 

The Covid Virus and Hope

Repetition, some of us can handle this, some of us can't. This past year has had two kinds of repetition. First, being the kind of repetition that you cannot escape. We as a species almost never turn off our TVs, Covid19 in 2020 was the only repetition. 

Unfortunately you couldn't escape hearing about the death tolls either, either the news or people gossiping. Death tolls around the world were always being spoken of. 

This being one of the deadliest pandemics in decades where is our hope? Is there any hope at all?

I had the Covid virus in the middle stages of it's development and I was terrified because who knows where my health could go. The reality is now we are seeing hope. 

Over the past few months three companies, Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson and Moderna have given us much hope. These company's have spent a short time frame of less than a year to help save us. They have paved a path when there wasn't one when our population was weakening, when our doctors couldn't and were having to use ventilators. With what is happening to our world, we need to look towards these three companies as hope. We don't have the choice to look and walk the other way and not accept the vaccines they offer.

The accounts I have of people who have received the vaccine have felt more at ease mentally and hope comes from that mentality. 

Helayna Brooks

Contributing Author

A Look at the Current State of Things

American politics has just taken a strong right turn towards the bizzare. For many in this community the foreseeable future is somewhat grey and murky. First of all, know that this community always has been and always will be a tolerate place, free of judgment. Divisions by skin color, sexual preference, religious beliefs, gender, social class or whatever are non existent here. The only thing that matters is that you are loving and tolerant with both feet planted firmly in reality. And quite frankly, as I see it, that is the way the world should be. In the meantime, we all need to get through these grey uncertain times. For the younger community members this means being a bit less open and blending in, most likely something you have previously not had to do. For the older folks here, that means returning to times that we thought were long behind us. For now, until where we can all get a collective view on where things are headed, it is best to be cautious in how you individually express yourself. Why? Because being less than conservative, and holding values outside of what the far right dictates, may cost you your job, your housing, your children, etc. Now is not the time for outrageous behavior and bold claims. Do not loose what you have achieved because of the narrow viewpoint of others. While it may not be the time to be individually loud and open, it is the time for strengthening and building a community voice, and for supporting each other. It is the time for reaching across communities. Many in the energy work community also have ties to Pagan, Womens Rights, Black Lives Matter, LGBT and other marginalized communities. Work with each other and build strong bonds. Support each others causes and stand with each other for equal rights for all. It is going to take much strength and many voices standing strong together. Hard fought battles for religious freedoms, equal rights, equal pay, clean water, protecting nature and on and on are going to be on the chopping block. The damage done in the next few years may take more than a generation to reverse. Be part of the wall that stands for doing what is right for all and right for our planet, but do not go it alone. It is an old saying, but there is truly strength in numbers. Keep the pressure on. Call and email your representatives on a local, state and national level. Join with others and stand strong together, it is the only way we can all move forward together.

LA Judge
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