Shamanic Healings I Offer Shamanic Healings I Offer
Depending on what you're working through, I offer a variety of shamanic healings to help you return to your most peaceful, embodied, clear, and empowered self. Some patients come to me with very severe cases; others seek only mild healing. Some people know exactly what they need; others are unsure what will stop them from feeling so unaligned, cloudy, or drained of their life force energy. No matter the case, I'm here to support your healing process with tender love and care.
*Hapé Ceremonies*
There is an abundance of information on the hapé ceremonies I offer that can be found here. Since I have an entire page devoted to hapé healings, I won't discuss them here, but I will say: I have a strong alliance with the spirit of hapé and have been working with this plant medicine for many years. Ceremonies can be private, with a partner or close friend, or in a group of people you know.
*Medicinal Sound Ceremonies*
There is also a separate page on my site devoted solely to medicinal sound ceremonies. As with hapé, these healings can be private, with a partner or close friend, or in a group of people you know. Explore the medicinal sound page to learn much more.
*Energy Clearings*
We live in a world that is filled with an infinite array of energies, and just as a child innocently gets dirty after playing outside all day, so, too, do we pick up all sorts of rogue energies after spending time out in the world. Most of the energies we pick up aren't inherently bad; they simply are not our own and require clearing from our system so we can be sovereign again. Having said that, there are also yucky & problematic energies that may find their way into our system and affect us adversely.
One way this can happen is if another person or being - knowingly or not - attaches their energy to yours and acts as a parasitic force upon you, sucking out your life force energy for their own vitality and power. You can visualize this as someone reaching out their tendrils into your field and plugging into your energy. These people/beings may not know how to create their own power, so they feed off your light and energy. When the person/being doing this to you is particularly "dark" in nature, they may be attempting to remove you from the sources of joy & empowerment in your life (i.e. from your God, your Beloved, your support system) because - just like predators in the wild - they are attempting to separate you from the safety of your pack until you are alone and vulnerable, which makes you a much easier target to consume.
Often when a patient comes to me with feelings of "soul loss" or "life force loss" or "power loss" and they feel as if: rather than being depleted by some thing (like an event, a trauma, or a circumstance), they are being depleted by someone, the force that is feeding off them is coming from a person they know (a partner, a former partner, a parent, a friend, or an acquaintance.)
Another form of energy that patients frequently come to have cleared is the energy created from repressed traumas that were never fully processed and released. Some people describe these energies as being "stuck" or as blocking certain chakras or points along their meridian channels. Other people describe these energies using emotional, somatic, or psychological terms. Truth be told: there are dozens of different ways to interpret what's happening inside you depending on your religious/spiritual background, your beliefs about healing, and your relationship with your non-physical body. The language used is not important to me; no matter what we call the healing process, as long as the unwanted energies are being dissipated and released, it is a successful clearing.
Keep in mind that energy clearings are meant do exactly that: clear energy. They remove the energy of the unwanted trauma/person/being/place/experience from your system. They do not necessarily remove the memory, psychological damage, or physical injuries involved. You may still need to work on those. Sometimes not, but often so. Having said that, an energy clearing is an integral part healing - whether it's at the beginning, middle, or end of your healing process.
Examples of Energy Clearings
A former police detective released multiple traumas he'd been carrying in his body, accumulated over his time on the force. He also released curses that had been placed on him by family members growing up.
A woman was cleared of the lingering energies in her body from a rape when she was a teen. She also released the shame around the sexual assault.
A patient released the energy remnants/tendrils of an abusive ex who was still controlling her.
A patient was cleared of the deeply-rooted energies of "fear" and "disempowerment" that he'd been carrying since childhood.
A patient released the anger he was carrying towards a relative who had abused him when he was a young boy.
A patient released the lingering energy of COVID that was still present in her body. This was not a release of the physical illness (she was long recovered from the virus itself) - this was a release of the energy of the virus that was still present in her chest and head.
Multiple, dark forces were removed from my patient who had picked up the energies over years of entangling himself in dark sexual places such as strip clubs, bars, and websites that allowed for transactional sexual encounters.
A constrictive soul contract was destroyed during a clearing, leaving my patient free of a bondage she'd been experiencing her entire life.
A patient was cleared of his addiction to cannabis (I am not making promises that addictions can be cleared, though it has happened.)
A patient was cleared of the mental attachment/identification with trauma she had relating to her mother.
*Space Clearings - Land Permissions*
Similar to the way human beings can pick up and hold unwanted energies, so, too, can spaces, homes, offices, and land hold an array of unseen energies. This is especially true if an energetically charged event happened in that space or on that land (i.e. a death, a murder, a suicide, a war, an affair, repeated abuse, etc.) However, it's not only negative/heavy energies that people seek to clear from their property; many people desire to clear all the energies that aren't their own. A prime example of this is when someone moves into a new house and still feels the former inhabitants' energy lingering there; they may wish to have the space cleared of those lingering energies.
A proper space/land clearing involves much more than sage and blessings. After I hold an initial clearing ceremony on a client's property, I leave clients with detailed prescription of actions they must take to further clear (and keep clear) the property, and, sometimes, it's necessary for me to return after those actions are taken. Examples of actions may include: throwing out certain items, finding/purchasing certain protective, significant, "charged" objects for the space, physically cleaning certain areas, restoring certain parts of the land, saying prayers or meditations in certain rooms or on certain spots of the land, or even refraining from particular activities/conversations on certain parts of the property. There isn't a standard formula for a successful space/land clearing; I always trust my intuition, my felt experience of the space/land, and the spiritual guidance I receive while I'm there.
It's important that your expectations are realistic when attempting to have spirits or energies "move on" from the space they've been inhabiting. This is particularly true with land. For example, if you are looking to buy a plot of land and there are nature spirits or indigenous souls who have been residing there long before you came along, they may not desire to go - nor is it realistic to expect them to. In those cases, it's a matter of receiving permission to peacefully co-exist together.
*Soul Delivery*
Sometimes when a human, animal, or other mortal energy passes away, its soul lingers on the Earthly plane. Assuming this is not because that soul has a benevolent & Divine directive to stay here (for one reason or another), that soul may be lingering due to confusion, attachments, unfinished business, or a lack of guidance on how to transition. Though the process of death is mysterious and complex, but all souls deserve to be ushered to a place of peace & resolution - and that is what soul delivery offers.
An example of this is when I was called to clear a house before it was going to be sold. A suicide had taken place in the home, and the man's spirit was still lingering there. During the ceremony I held in the home with my former assistant, Estefania - not only did we clear a medley of traumatic energies from the space itself, but also: the soul of the recently deceased man made himself present to me. After he shared several meaningful messages he wished to pass on to his family, I (with aid of a powerful psychopump spirit) delivered his soul to the Heavens, where he could rest in peace. Meanwhile, Estefania conversed with the mountain in the backyard, listening to everything the mountain had witnessed since the home was built at its edge. Estefania expressed to me afterwards that the mountain had needed that clearing, too, as it had absorbed much heaviness throughout its witnessing.
*Compassionate Depossessions*
An Important Note on Psychological Ailments vs. Spirit Possessions
Before I dive into the section on compassionate depossessions (which is probably the most "out there" section on my entire site), I will say this: in the majority of cases where people believe that they, or someone they care about, is suffering from a spirit possession, that suffering individual is - first and foremost - suffering from a psychological disorder or is severely traumatized and disassociated in some way. It would then only be accurate to say that the individual is "possessed" by invasive thoughts, beliefs, anxiety, confusion, pain, trauma, or delusion - rather than having an actual, unwanted spirit/being inside them.
In other cases where the patient is, indeed, under some sort of spiritual attack or possession, that is often only part of a much larger issue at hand, which may include lifestyle choices (i.e. dark places or activities they are engaged in), addictions, psychological distress, interpersonal entanglements (i.e. taking on a partner's or friend's traumas), and other non-possession issues. It is the very rare case that someone is possessed by a spirit/being without there also being another issue that also needs attention, though it certainly does happen.
Bottom line: I am well aware of the differences between severe psychological distress, mental illness, a toxic lifestyle, and spirit possession. I note that here because I will not take on a patient for shamanic healing/depossession work if I believe they also need additional help, unless they are well aware of that fact and are receiving counseling from me, another counselor, or a psychiatrist.
Compassionate Depossessions
Also known as "spirit removal," depossessions are some of the most misunderstood shamanic work. Many people's perceptions of possessions have been gravely & inaccurately influenced by horror movie exorcisms or tales of evil spirits being violently exorcised by Catholic priests. Those depictions are filled with fear and pre-conceived beliefs about the nature of the possessing spirit - a spirit which is actually, in most cases, not a dark entity. In fact, the priest/healer/shaman's own belief system about the spirit(s) inside the patient can greatly influence the depossession process, as do the patient's beliefs. Even the kindest, most gentle spirit may react poorly to being labeled "demonic" or "evil" and may not respond well to aggressive attempts of being forced out of the place it's been inhabiting.
Sometimes, the possessing spirit doesn't even realize it's in the wrong place. Other times, the spirit had a noble reason for entering the patient, such as to provide protection or solace during a time of trauma in the patient's life. The spirit may not realize they were only meant to provide temporary protection, or protection from outside of the patient's body. There are also cases when a spirit is attracted to the patient's light instead of returning to the Source light above. And there are cases where the patient was in a very open, vulnerable, or altered state when the spirit entered them (i.e. they were a child, or they were in an Ayahuasca ceremony) - and the spirit innocently entered their body when they crossed paths in a liminal space.
Another misconception about possessions is that the possessing spirit doesn't want to leave the patient. Although that is sometimes the case, it is much more likely that the spirit is grateful to be released and guided to a more resonant resting place. Even in extreme cases where the possessing spirit is a negative force, the depossession does NOT need to be a drama-filled event. In my own experience (as well as in the experiences of my teachers) "drama" during a depossession is not the norm. Most depossessions are rather mundane and conflict-free events, assuming the shaman approaches the case with compassion, power, and skill.
My Training in Compassionate Depossession Work
"Compassionate Depossession" is a heart-centered method of depossession that clears patients of the spirit(s) inside them in a way that benefits both the patient and the possessing spirit(s). I was trained in Compassionate Depossession in the UK at The Sacred Trust, under the guidance of shamanic practitioner, Simon Buxton. Simon is the founder of The Sacred Trust and has trained within shamanic traditions for over three decades. He is also an elected Fellow of The Royal Anthropological Institute, and a member of the Oxford University Anthropological Society. In addition to my training at The Sacred Trust, I've been intimately exposed to other, equally loving forms of spirit removal during the 14 years I observed & learned from my primary shamanic teacher, working with Ayahuasca. Although he is too humble to consider himself a teacher at all, he remains one of the biggest influences in my life, and it has been a privilege to learn from him. He approaches shamanic work with such care, skill, and integrity, that I have no choice but to hold myself to the same, highest standards in my own healing work.
How to Know if a Depossession is Needed
I will not get into symptoms or causes of possession here, as they often overlap with other forms of energetic clearing that do not involve a spirit inside the patient. It is not imperative that you know exactly what ails you before you come in. Once we meet in a healing space, your case will become clear to me. However, rest assured: I never label patients as "possessed" in any way unless it is also self-evident to the patient that they do, indeed, have a possessing spirit(s) inside or attached to them. I am not here to create further trauma in your life by planting ideas or images into your mind. Also, it's important to remember that the label of the healing is not important... the healing itself it.
Examples of Depossession Cases
The spirit of an elderly woman who had just passed away attached to my patient while he was in the hospital visiting his ill mother. In speaking with the spirit, I learned how tragic her passing had been to her; no one had come to visit her during her dying days, the hospital staff had been rude and dismissive of her needs, and after she died, a nurse complained about the smell in the hospital room. The elderly woman's spirit had latched on to my patient and remained with him for several months until our deposession session.
The spirit of a Viking warrior had come in to protect a young girl who was being abused by her parents. He had remained with the girl for over 30 years until she sat down for a depossession. The same woman also had two curses placed upon her by each of her parents; the curses were also removed.
During a depossession, my patient released an elemental spirit, and it was returned to its origin in the Earth. The elemental spirit had entered my patient's mother when her mother's family had disturbed land on a slate hill to build their home there. The spirit was then passed on from the mother to the daughter, in utero.
The spirit of a deceased human woman had entered a girl while she was being sexually abused. Decades later, during the depossession, the spirit was initially hesitant to leave because she believed she still needed to protect the girl - who was now a woman. Eventually, the spirit realized the woman could protect herself, so she left into the Heavens.
An "angry demon" spirit was purged from my patient during a depossession healing.
A woman released several spirit entities that she'd picked up during her time serving Ayahuasca.
My patient released herself from the spirit of an oppressive religious figure who had entered her ancestral lineage long ago to repress & stifle the power of the women in the bloodline.
A woman who channeled star language came to me with the knowledge that she needed to be depossessed of an alien collective that had entered her body to observe humanity. I sent the collective back to the star system from where they came (which was an adventure in itself...)