HeyJaredThe Psychotherapist and the Shaman
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Are We Here to Grow Hearts? (opens the original)
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Recently, a shaman that I work with posed the question, “why are we here?” Immediately I heard a voice that said, “to grow hearts.” I wondered what it might mean to “grow hearts?”When I think of the heart as something other than an organ in the body that carries blood, oxygen, and nutrition to all the cells as well as eliminating waste products, I think of the heart as a symbolic expression of that which is central to us not only as physical life but as psychological and spiritual life, connecti
Changing our Family Stories (opens the original)
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In many shamanic traditions[1], every relationship creates an energy field through cords, threads, and agreements. When we clear rage, victimhood, or heavy energy called hucha in ourselves, the shared field lightens. The other person then relates to a different us and a different energetic atmosphere.In many shamanic and contemplative traditions, the healing and forgiveness work that we do in relation to another person does affect the other person, but usually in subtle, non-controlling ways. It
The Call of the Mourning Dove (opens the original)
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This morning as I took my early morning walk, I became aware of the cry of a Mourning Dove greeting the morning with highly distinct soft mournful song. Immediately, I was carried back to Garrett, Indiana. I was 6 or 7 years old. It was early morning. It was cool. I was wearing a light jacket and riding my tricycle. I must have been headed east as I remember the sun coming up, bringing some warmth. I heard a Mourning Dove singing its somewhat eerie, sad, yet sweet melancholy song—a song that cal
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