In our last 2 blogs, Journey into the Dreaming, and When Feather Foot comes calling, I’ve explored the Australian Aboriginal shamans and their ability to focus the power of their mind to harm and to heal those around them. Our mind is immensely powerful, and it certainly has the capacity to make our body sick. Yet in many ways this is an oversimplification. It’s missing one vital part of the picture. It’s not just our mind or words that poison our body, it’s the energy behind them. In fact, it’s the energy behind these thoughts that is the REAL weapon. That’s the weapon the Kurdaitcha wield. In fact, they are masters in this Art. It’s also the weapon behind...
In the Indigenous Australian culture (ie. the Aboriginal culture), just as in most indigenous cultures, there exist powerful medicine men and women who are the healers and the spiritual “law enforcers” of the community. These Spiritual Masters are commonly referred to as Shamans, however the different tribes also have their own names for these people. For example, the Western Desert shaman or “Clever Man” is known as Mapantjara (or Mapan for short). He is said to not only be able to cure illness through his mystical powers and his great knowledge of magic, he also can direct his powers to cause sickness and death. The same is true for the Kurdaitcha, the Shamans of the Arrernte people of Central...
Do you believe in Spirits? I’ve had many an experience with energies and entities that are not in a physical body, enough that I absolutely know they exist and walk amongst us (albeit on an invisible plane). One of the strangest experiences I’ve had was at my own home. I’d recently moved in, and was enjoying an evening of Earth meditation. For these, I wander down the grassy slope outside my home, and sit in front of the beautiful rainforest trees that are at the lower end of my property. There, I set up a blanket and cushions, and wrap myself in a cotton sarong to deter any mosquitoes from distracting me. And this is where I most love...
Don’t you love the experience of being in flow? As I was wondering what affirmations to use for this week’s blog, my beautiful assistant Sophie reached out and said “Artemis, I’ve been reading this book called The Book of She by Sara Avanti Stover. It has some incredible inspirational stories in there. I think it would be an amazing basis for this month’s Raw Divinity affirmations.” And so Sophie has chosen these inspiring quotes for you, and I’ve selected the essential oil blends to partner with each quote. Are you ready to discover which statement has chosen you this month? Intuitively pick a number between 1 and 9, and see which inspirational saying and oil blend is choosing you today: 1....
With our world going through such a massive period of disruption, it often feels like we are in “Phoenix” times. You know the mythical Phoenix bird, that is destroyed by the fire, only to rise anew from the ashes? It’s a powerful symbol of what is immortal amidst the chaos of change. And no matter how advanced we are along our spiritual path, we are all feeling the impact of the present energies on our beautiful Planet. During these times, grounding is so important. Whilst we can achieve that through grounding visualisations and by connecting our feet to the Earth, one way to amplify any of these experiences is to apply essential oils under the soles of our...
