Through a Shaman's Eyes

One of the key components in shamanism is learning to see patterns in the world around us and draw parallels between those moments and our own spiritual and personal growth. Here are some of the lessons that I learn from the world around me, told in words and photographs.

The Focus
Whether we feel insignificant or completely in charge, each of us will find that moment when we are the focus of the flow around us.
 

In Between
While it isn't always easy to see or understand, our growth doesn't typically come neatly packaged under one label or another, but is usually found in the spaces in between.
 

Right In Front of Our Nose
When we begin embracing the concepts of mystical spirituality, it's easy to lose sight of the patterns of the physical world - especially when the answer is right in front of our nose.
 

Perspective
Being a shaman means you live in a world of relationships where not just the symbolic nature of a person, place, or event is seen, but all of the connections it holds in the present moment as well as the themes that led up to its creation and the potential of what that moment will give birth to.

Magick
Magick is more than just a tool that we can use to influence the weave of reality - it's also one of the paths that we have available to us as human beings that draw us closer to the divine.
 

Listening
To find the path through any difficult situation requires us to take a single, simple step - all we have to do is stop and listen beyond the distractions to hear the song our path sings.
 

Manifestation
Manifestation, the process by which something we desire or need appears in our world, is one of the fundamental categories of magick - and it delivers a ready to photograph hawk to the door of my office.
 

Following the Current
Learning to follow the opportunities that appear in our world and step through the doorways as they open for us and the rewards inherent to "going with the flow" when it's the Universe that's playing the lead.
 

Balance
It's easy to become focused on one aspect of our growth, but to continue our spiritual evolution we need to address all of the aspects of our path - including the simple concept of play.
 

What We Weave
When walking a mystical path, it's important to remember that our lives, our practices, and even who we are, is created from the energy we manifest and the web that we weave.
 

The Beauty of Our Dirt
While we desire to appear polished and complete to those who share our world, we often find ourselves exposed with the debris of our inbetween places.