​WiseWomanSeer

There is a considerable amount of confusion about totems, power animals and animal spirit guides. And little in the way of any universally accepted, authentic, credible sources to shed reliable light when it comes to the ancient wisdom and practices of Native North American spiritualities. Nonetheless, I shall provide here what I learned from my Ojibwe teacher and his apprentice. Totem Animals First and foremost, a totem is a symbol of identity. Although individuals can have

A line from a TV show long past keeps echoing in my mind today -- The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. Indeed. Last night. This month. This year. Too crowded is the world beyond, whatever metaphor your belief system employs. And we risk becoming numb, perhaps as an autonomic emotional reflex mechanism. In our consciousness are the cries that caring souls feel and it's important for the collective healing of the world's pain to have a healthy way to cope

RedHawk is a what I describe as a shamanic spirit guide. What that means is that he is a creature with the ability to connect with humans and give them answers, nudges, and guidance when called on. A shamanic spirit guide is not an individual animal was once lived in the world and is now deceased. It is, rather, the spiritual and physical archetype for all those living creatures, embodying both the behavioral and metaphysical traits of the species. In shamanic spirituality, a

From time to time students ask me about esoteric astrology, and the term solar rays. This post intends to clarify some confusions and trace the evolution of this concept. At the outset let me acknowledge that the idea of solar rays doesn't play a role in my practice as an astrologer. This is because the concept of solar rays comes out of Vedic spirituality at its deepest roots, and the work of Madame Blavatsky, Alice Bailey, and the Theosophical Society and its descendants mo