Medicine Door is an opening to a Shamanic way of seeing

Hello and welcome to medicine door. I hope there is something  that you find interesting.What follows is a description of how I am as a Shamanic practitioner , sharing a way that I have discovered on my own exploration of the landscape we call life.There is a blog page where I have written my meandering thoughts, photographs of the place I live ,some books I've read or other sites I have discovered. I invite you to comment,suggest, contribute your own discoveries . We can explore some pathways and help each other along the way. A friend told me that a wise teacher once said,"all we are doing is walking each other home".Thank you for coming to medicine door,  let's walk a little way together .
Calling on the seven directions for help and inspiration , we make space for wellbeing to grow. Recognising that inate health and personal strength can be accessed through shamanic practice we agree a path together to move towards creation of the sacred human. Not every dis-ease can be healed ,not every problem has a solution,this is a practise of continuous evolution ,a slow progress of discovering a small part of who we truly are.
Without knowing what it was, and unable to give it a name, from childhood I have been interested in spirit. Big spirit ,known by names such as Holy , Ruach and Wakantanka . Other spirits such as angels,guides and spirit helpers. Spirits of the Land ,of place, elementals of Earth,Water, Fire, and Air  Spirits of plants,trees, stones. Personal spirits who come in their guises as power animals , teachers ,healers and consultants on individual paths.All of these spirits need to be tested against Sacred laws and teachings  on which are based human ethics,will to good,respect,humility, compassion, trustworthiness. As such, avoiding aspects of pride,selfishness, greed, manipulation,abuse.The purpose of shamanic practise is to grow in wholeness and balance,self responsibility and self authority. To never give our power away. To listen ,to ask, to reflect and choose,to stand in the centre of our sacred human life and act ,give ,share and live.
Like many of us ,I have been on a spiritual path since I arrived here, and I have not been travelling alone. I've met some people on the way who have helped me to grow and keep growing.A brief word about a few of them ,might help see some of the ways that have influenced me . Manda Scott, of Accidental Gods  and Chris Lüttichau of Northern Drum have been my principal teachers of shamanic practice, journey and healing. I began my dedicated shamanic training period with Manda in 2004 until finishing a three year training with Chris in  2012.  The lineage from which I learned is rooted in the people of the place we call North America . I am beyond words grateful for the authenticity and integrity of their teaching,to those ancestors who have kept it alive and the opportunity to have received.In the following years I have learnt from people of other traditions, Christian mysticism, Advaita Vedanta , Kundalini yoga and Tibetan Buddhism.My reading includes Hildegard of Bingen, Paul Brunton, Ramana Maharshi,Yogi Satchitananda,Thich Nhat Hanh,poets such as Mary Oliver, T.S.Eliot, Dylan Thomas.I am grateful to Gabriel Roth and all the teachers of 5rythms who taught me that we can all dance. To a craftswomen of the Yorkshire Fell who showed me how to make a drum. Thanks to June Kent who is the editor of the magazine Indie Shaman . Some of my work is published in the magazine, which is a beautiful creation and a valuable source of shamanic ways. I owe her many thanks for validating and encouraging me, finally, to come out as a writer. To everyone of my friends, family and partner who have supported me and continue to support me ;even though they don't always see things quite the way I do 
Love and Gratitude .