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Episode 153: Ostara’s Potential

By My Shamanic Life Podcast
In the northern hemisphere spring has sprung! I’m feeling into Ostara season’s energy of potential and sharing that and other Ostara things in this episode. Episode links: Ostara Season blog post: https://debbiephilp.com/blog/ostara-season-potential/ Upcoming virtual Shamanic Reiki trainings:  https://debbiephilp.com/shamanic-reiki-training/   Email newsletter sign-up:  https://zfrmz.com/hzEVTHbu9jMYw90M7vOy The Shamanic Flow Circle Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1722776598019767 Event calendar:  https://debbiephilp.com/events/ Virtual Shamanic Reiki sessions:  https://debbiephilp.com/shamanic-energy-sessions/ Original intro…
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Ostara Season: Potential

By Blog
The Wheel of the Year has turned to the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere and we are entering Ostara season. Acknowledging the eight “spokes” of the wheel of the neo-Pagan year gives you the opportunity to tune into and honor the Earth’s solar cycle, the natural world around you, and your inner cycles of change and growth. While Wheel…
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Episode 152: Be a Gentle Weed

By My Shamanic Life Podcast
Is it good to be a weed? Purple dead nettle thinks so and shows us how to be a weed that is a gentle garden companion. Regular guest Sheri Kurdakul shares about this early spring plant and how it benefits its ecosystem and you even though it is not native to North America. Of course Sheri starts us off with…
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Episode 151: Evolutionary Healers

By My Shamanic Life Podcast
Who are these healers I keep talking about? You, for one. In this episode I’ll share who I believe healers are (some may surprise you) and why their evolutionary work is so important in the world right now. Curious about how it feels to do energy work? I guide you through a simple, effective, one-breath technique to direct energy to…
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Episode 148: Pine Tree Riot

By My Shamanic Life Podcast
The last thing I expected to hear when Sheri Kurdakul, of Glitter Witch Gardens, shared about the eastern white pine was that it once caused a riot! You’ll hear about that plus the ecological, medicinal, and magical properties of this common but absolutely wonderful tree. Sheri starts us off with another of her herbal poems, which are always so good.…
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Interfaith Ceremony with a Nature Theme

By Handfastings, Interfaith and Nature-Based
This couple has Christian and Jewish backgrounds but are now members of a Unitarian Universalist congregation and have been exploring Buddhism. They wanted to make all their guests comfortable with the ceremony but to acknowledge their beliefs and their concern for the environment. Nature is the unifying theme for the songs and readings included in this twist on a traditional…
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Winter Solstice Ceremony

By A Magical Rite, Handfastings
A Wiccan bride and eclectic Pagan groom wed on the Winter Solstice at a Unitarian Universalist Congregation. They both prefer the Roman pantheon and wanted to acknowledge Saturnalia in the ceremony, which includes a handfasting and a unity candle lighting. Candles are included throughout the rite, symbolizing the return of the light. The seating for their 75 guests was in…
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Episode 147: Embodying Love

By My Shamanic Life Podcast
Valentine’s Day turned my thoughts to love while I was also contemplating the web of life and making dream webs for an upcoming metaphysical expo. They all fit together, and I tried to explain how in this episode, although it was a challenge to do so. In the end, I fell back to a practice from Shamanic Reiki that I…
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