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Twylight lamp

The Glow of Twylights

Traveller's Joy Posted on December 5, 2017 by Heather HolmApril 10, 2019

Contemporary lamps that glow from the inside to invite you in.

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Posted in Experiential notes, homepage | Tagged David Cameron, lamps, RavenStar, Twylights
Sacred garden

Shamanic Permaculture

Traveller's Joy Posted on April 16, 2017 by Heather HolmApril 16, 2017

Permaculture and the Sacred Pioneer and Visionary, Starhawk, was at the Turtle Island Bioregional Gathering in Mexico that I attended in 1996; she was teaching spontaneous ritual at the time. In fact, so much spontaneity happened during that exciting meeting … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes, Shamanic Practice | Tagged bioregionalism, EarthSea, ecovillage, permaculture, permaculture design certificate, Phil Ferraro, Spiral Dance, Starhawk, Turtle Island

Calling In a Container

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 28, 2017 by Heather HolmMarch 28, 2017

Calling in a Container: When you are doing intentional shamanic work it is wise to call in the cardinal directions or to form a similar energetic container to assure that the helping spirits “hear” your intention and so that you … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes, Moving Mandala, Shamanic Practice | Tagged archetypes, calling in, circle, container, four directions, healing, invocation, mandala, medicine, setting intention, spiritual practice
Silver Wheel by Elen Tompkins

Silver Wheel: The Lost Teachings of the Deerskin

Traveller's Joy Posted on May 2, 2016 by Heather HolmMay 2, 2016

After working a number of years shamanically and travelling with Nancy, Elen Tompkins has come forward with her own revelatory publication. Traveller’s Joy recommends Silver Wheel, the Arrival of the Elven Teachings by Elen Tompkins, shamanic healer, author, and Reiki Master. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes | Tagged Elen Tompkins, elven teachings, faeries, faries, mandala
Shamanic drum

Moving Journeys

Traveller's Joy Posted on April 15, 2016 by Heather HolmApril 15, 2016

or: Why I don’t journey like the Harner model and why I don’t care! by David Sherwood There is a full moon drumming group in Eastern Ontario that was born from the EarthSea lineage. I have been participating since it … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes, Shamanic Practice | Tagged dance, drumming, Gurdjieff, Hollow Bone, intuition, journeying, Lucie Brunet, meditation, Michael Harner, moon, movement, present moment, sacred dance, shamanic journey, shamanism, spiritual practice
chard

Goddess in the Garden in Sacred Nova Scotia

Traveller's Joy Posted on July 21, 2015 by Heather HolmJuly 21, 2015

The rebirth of the green is always welcome in spring; however, this year I felt I was worshipping the sight every blade of grass and bud, as they emerged from ground and tree. After a very snowy and long winter … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes | Tagged garden, goddess, landscape, medicine wheel, offerings, plant medicine, rebirth, spiritual practice, spring, trees

Dismemberment as a Doorway of Transformation

Traveller's Joy Posted on June 18, 2015 by Heather HolmJune 18, 2015

In the shamanic realm of experience there is type of initiation called dismemberment. It is either voluntary or happens spontaneously. To give an example of initiation to shamanism itself, you could have a sudden crisis or illness that spurs you … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes | Tagged crisis, death, dismemberment, initiation, journeying, letting go, rebirth, shamanism
damaged barn

The Cailleach’s Last Kick

Traveller's Joy Posted on May 9, 2015 by Heather HolmMay 9, 2015

After writing the article on the gift from Nova Scotia Winter 2014/15, I was premature in thinking that the spirit of weather had its last “say.” More snowstorms arrived, with accumulations that were almost impossible to move anywhere because there … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes | Tagged Cailleach, climate change, impermanence, landscape, nature, trees, winter
book cover, Feeding Your Demons

Feeding My Demons, Spring Equinox 2015

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 21, 2015 by Heather HolmMarch 21, 2015

Last night was one where I faced one of my self-loathing demons again and again while lying in bed. I have been willing to work with compassion toward them, and when Feeding Your Demons jumped off the shelf a few years … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes, Nancy Sherwood, Shamanic Practice | Tagged Buddhism, Feeding Your Demons
Fresh blanket of snow

Seasonal Movements of Brigit, Earth Protector

Traveller's Joy Posted on March 20, 2015 by Heather HolmMarch 20, 2015

In the Celtic traditions of seasonal changes, there is a belief that the summer and winter faces of Brigit, are divided during the year. Since the Goddess holds the Sovereignty, or the authority of the land, historically her comings and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes | Tagged Brigit, Cailleach, Equinox, Imbolc, Ireland, winter

Going with the programme

Traveller's Joy Posted on November 27, 2014 by Heather HolmNovember 27, 2014

I had had SO many postponements and delays, it had been like the cosmic joker has had its way with me,  so I was trying to figure out which delay was “meaningful” and just surrendered to not knowing. I woke up … Continue reading →

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Posted in Experiential notes | Tagged death, identity, impermanence
Woodpecker

Woodpecker Medicine

Traveller's Joy Posted on May 9, 2010 by Heather HolmMay 9, 2010

This is my story. Just before the shamanic convergence of 2009 we had a visitor  from Britain that stayed with us at Serenity. Tina Cockett and I had done shamanic work together when I was invited to Britain. Tina, another … Continue reading →

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Posted in 2009, Experiential notes

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