What do you think?

You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for,another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend,is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."* * Adrian Rogers, 1931*

A Shamans Journey

A personal story

A Shaman is defined primarily as a healer and a spiritual counselor. Deeply connected with life, she is more than her calling as a Shaman, she Is the calling. From early childhood she had a very pressing urge to learn about shamanism. This is a most reliable mark of a shamanic calling, especially if she didn’t realize the motive of it.

The Shamanic calling may be revealed by the following marks dating back to birth or early childhood:

1.As a child, she was a loner? People considered her eccentric or "different".

2.From early childhood she saw glimpses of the future while going to unknown places, déjà vu.

3.Spirits and those on the other side have contacted her in someway

4.Animals appeared to her as messengers.

5. She had near death experiences. Underwent symbolic deaths in areas of material belongings, marriage, social standing, vocation, and anything else that might link that person with their old life.

1. Aside from the physical near-death and the dismantlement of her old life, she underwent severe illness. A common theme with these tests is that the shaman must face illness and tests that are physical, mental, emotional and spiritual in nature.

1. There is usually very little mundane assistance for her, and part of the test as a shaman is having to figure it out, and call upon the appropriate assistance from the spirit world.

8. One commonality in surviving a shamanic test is that it will involve assistance from the spirit realms. As a shaman she will call upon her teachers and protectors from the spirit realms to cure the illness, or find the answer to her test. Often this a major step for her to learn, is which allies works with her from the spirit world. As a shaman she cannot do this work without a team of allies in the spirit realm. These allies might be personal guides attached to her, ascended masters,totem animals, elements, plant spirits, angelic realms, “other world beings,” and many others of which the average individual is unaware.

9. The shamanic path is not to be taken lightly. It is not willingly chosen in traditional society, and instead the path chooses the individual.

Immersed in her spiritual path she uses energy work, dreams, journeys, shifting, soul retrieval, and deeply engrained intuition to assist others to heal their spirit. She connects with the Creator/Great Spirit/God as the source from which all healing takes place.

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The prayer of my heart.“ God, awaken me to who I really am”, had been heard and answered. Little did I know, at least at the conscious level that going to Hawaii, would be the time and place to be seen and acknowledged as a Shaman. A “Secret” I held close to my heart all my life. The Shamanic Journey has been my life and I share it with love.

Nameste~

Charlene

My Messenger the Crow

Crow guides the magic of healing and the change in consciousness that will bring about a new reality and dispel disease or illness.

The day of my departure for a month long stay in Honolulu Hawaii, I heard a persistent ruckus outside my house. It continued and did not let up, so I pulled myself away from my last minute packing to see what was making this noise.

To my surprise and delight a large Maple tree in my yard was filled with hundreds of black crows, I knew this was a message of some kind for me as this large of occurrence had never happened to my knowledge on the property or in my life. Once I had acknowledge that the Crows had come for me, they quickly took flight and emptied the tree of their presence.

I came back in the house and searched for the possible meaning of this event. It seems that when Crow shows up in one’s life it is an omen of change. WOW! It must be a big one! A time to step back from the usual way of viewing reality and look into the inner realms. A time to let go of old thinking and embrace a new way of viewing oneself and the world. The Crow signals that that one has transcended mortal law, and to permit one’s higher self to become you leader.

Crow asks us to be willing to walk our talk, speak our truth, and know our life’s mission, balancing past, present, and future in the now. We are invited to Shape-shift that old reality and become our future self. This message could not have been any truer for me.

For a long time a prayer of my heart has been, “God, awaken me to who I truly am”. I never dream-pt that this prayer would be answered in Hawaii. My reason for this trip was to spend time with a friend, bask in the sun and swim in the ocean, a true vacation. The universe had another reason.

I had the great honor to attend the Unity Church of Hawaii, where my friend was doing her ministerial internship. Through her I met many wonderful people deeply dedicated to walking their spiritual path. I was invited to attend an endeavor group whose focus was on support, encouragement and spiritual growth amongst the staff members.

That night I was asked to share my spiritual journey up to present time. It was never my intention to share with them a secret I had held close to my heart all of my life.

As I spoke my body started to tremble, my mouth felt dry, and tears began to gather in my eyes only to over flow down my cheeks. I heard my self sharing this secret, and as I looked around the room, all I could see was disbelief and judgement. What had I done. I sat in silence the rest of the meeting as others who were new to the circle told of their journey. At the end of the meeting I quickly left the seeking to find a place to breath and sooth myself. What must my friend think of me, to share something so very deeply personal to total strangers, her new pier group.

The next day to my surprise I was invited to speak on Intuition, at one of Unity’s classes. After the presentation, a woman asked me If I would come to Maui to do healing work on her friend. She paid for my flight and my services. This would be one of many opportunities over the next few weeks to serve, from my heart, more authentically than ever before. Being in Hawaii had a profound healing on and for me that answered the prayer of my heart. I am radically changed and I am deeply grateful for all those who touched my life.

Nameste~Mahalo to all of you

Charlene