—Pacha (Space-Time)
For the Laika, time is intertwined with space, very much like the concept in physics known as space-time. The shamans call it pacha. It is the basis of the word Pachamama, or Mother Earth, our home in time and space. Since space and time are deeply...
—Waking from the dream of security
When I started my shamanic training, I would ask myself, “Is this real, or am I making all of this up?” During one lengthy stay in the jungle working with the Ayahuasca vine, I began to learn the territory shown to me by the plant medicine. I was...
—GETTING THE LIFE YOU WISH TO LEAD
There are three kinds of waking dreams: the nightmare, the daydream, and the sacred dream. Of these, only the sacred dream can help you fulfill your mission here on Earth. To live within a sacred dream requires that you understand that daydreams...
—WHAT IS THE SACRED DREAM?
The shamans of the Andes know and serve a sacred dream, one that guides planets across the heavens and our human destiny here on Earth. The sacred dream is a map to the future, but has no paths you can follow and no trails other than the ones you...
—Shamanism in a Modern World
We live in an age that suffers from loss of soul. We learn in school that the world is inanimate, that the universe is dead, that the Earth is an island of life in a lifeless Universe. We learn that the stars are not the eyes of God but nuclear...
—The importance of daydreaming
Creative daydreaming is a hallmark of higher brain function. Hunter-gatherers, like our forebears, traditionally invest about three hours a day in procuring food and devote the rest of their time to leisure, art, and dreaming. The Hadza of...
—THE POWER OF TI
The Inka believed they were children of the Ti. Well-intentioned academics translated this as the children of the sun, but they were mistaken. Ti means the light. The sun is the source of light, but it is not the light, just as a flashlight is not...
—RESELECTING YOUR GENETIC DESTINY—A SHAMANIC EXERCISE
Modern physics explains that interactions across time and space are possible. Shamans learned to put this into practice long ago and employed imagery to select genes for health and longevity from the gene pool. Imagine that you could go back in...
—Common myths and THE SPELLS THEY CAST
Mythologies represent the beliefs and values of different cultures. As nations and as individuals, we are the product of the stories we teII ourselves about our origins, our life, and our close brushes with death. From a very young age, we fall...
—DRAWING LIFE FROM YOUR DREAMS—A SHAMANIC EXERCISE
Shamans believe that an enlightened person is one who not only recognizes truth but is able to bring forth truth in every situation they encounter―whether awake or asleep. To shamans, our waking reality is very similar to the world we experience...