Shamanic Healing and Spiritual Mentorship in Portland, OR and Online Worldwide
You feel called to Shamanic healing and developing your intuitive gifts.
You are ready to heal yourself, your lineages and connect with your ancestors.
You desire a deeper connection to your spirit guides, Earth and all beings.
Are you ready for training and mentorship in Universal Shamanism?
Ancient Shamanic Wisdom for the Modern Era
What Is “Shamanism?”
According to my Shamanic lineage, the word “Shaman” comes from ancient Sumerian and dates back over 6000 years. The Mesopotamian Sun God was known as Sjamas/Shamash, and his priests and priestesses were called Siamas, which means “in service of the light.” The Shaman is the one who holds the light of sacred knowledge, and who shares it with the world.
The Shaman has received initiations in self-knowledge, sacred wisdom teachings, universal understanding of people, animals, plants, Earth, and life itself. The Shaman also knows the liminal realms and lives as a bridge between the material and the spirit world. Shamanism is the original, most ancient spiritual practice of humanity, and is ubiquitous in cultures all over the world.
Shamanism offers us a direct path to the original sacred, where we can experience incredible healing and transformation. Shamanic healing, journey, ritual and ceremony practices take us beyond our cognitive, human experience and activate the ancient wisdom that is our Gaian birthright.
Ethical Shamanism in the Multi-Cultural, Western World
Many people who are called to Shamanism feel the yearning and intuitive remembrance of this tradition, but they don’t know where to start, or are afraid of appropriation. In a world of ever-increasing globalization, integrity and ethics are vitally important to hold at the center of Shamanic healing and study.
I am a multi-lineage practitioner and have worked with Shamanic teachers from all over the world. The training I offer is rooted in Universal Shamanic principles, and helps you to cultivate an integrous, authentic connection with your ancestors, your gifts, your spirit guides, and the local land and nature spirits where you live.
Practicing Shamanism is essential to our individual and collective healing and transformation. Healing our lineages and connecting with our ancestors is our birthright. Shamanism helps us come into right relation with Gaia, the spirit realm and all beings.
By working with Universal Shamanic Healing and Training, you can:
Awaken and develop your Shamanic gifts.
Heal yourself, your lineages and connect with your ancestors.
Fulfill your Sacred Purpose, living in right relation with Gaia and all beings.
Ethics and Integrity of Practice
You are safe here.
I believe you have the right to ask a healer/practitioner about their context, frame of reference and values before deciding to work with them. Working with a practitioner is very intimate and vulnerable, and you deserve informed consent regarding sociopolitical views, religious or medical views, or anything that you need to feel safe with this person.
By stepping into the field of me (Michelle Hawk) and my work, you are entering an etheric temple of safety, integrity, welcoming, honoring and authenticity. You are invited to be wholly, thoroughly, unapologetically you.
This is a safe place for black, brown and indigenous people. I live in a white body and I recognize that we live in a racist society predicated on white body supremacy, and that I am advantaged by that structure. I honor, respect and fiercely protect the sovereignty, freedom and joy of black, brown and indigenous people. You are invited to feel safe here.
This is a safe place for LGBTQIA2S+ people. I live in a cisgendered, straight-passing body and I recognize that we live in a society that marginalizes and dehumanizes queer, trans, gay, and nonbinary people, and that I am advantaged by that structure. I honor, respect and fiercely protect the joy, freedom and sovereignty of LGBTQIA2S+ people. You are invited to feel safe here.
This is a safe place for empaths, survivors, people who feel lost, alone, stuck, ashamed and afraid. You are not wrong. You are not broken. We live in a toxic society built on systemic trauma, oppression, violence and fear. I am here to build a new structure in my life, in the lives of my students and clients, and in the world. I honor, respect and fiercely protect the joy, freedom, sovereignty, humanity, empathy, love and empowerment of all people. You are invited to feel safe here.
This is a safe place for vulnerable people. Women, I believe in your right to choose, your sexual freedom, your reproductive freedom, your right to vote. I stand for that right. Immigrants and refugees, I believe in your right to stay with your families, to be protected in a place you now call home, and to feel that you belong. I stand for your rights. Those in health crisis, I believe in your right to quality and immediate healthcare, without prejudice or discrimination. I believe in universal health care and wellness for all people, and I stand for that right. Those who are unhoused, I believe in your right to a safe and comfortable home. I believe in your right to social services and care, and I stand for that right. Those who are hungry, I believe in your right to nutritious, healthy food. I believe in school lunch programs and community kitchens and gardens, and I stand for that right. Those who are struggling with mental health or addiction, I believe in your right to compassionate care and treatment, and I stand for that right. You are invited to feel safe here.
This is a safe place for all beings. We live in a hierarchical society that places humanity above all other forms of life, separates humans from Earth, tames humans and consumes Earthly resources without care or regard for the sanctity of life. I am here to anchor and embody the wisdom of right relation with Earth and all beings, to create structures of sustainability, reciprocal generosity and omnipositive consciousness, to rewild myself and all of humanity. I honor, respect and fiercely protect the safety, freedom and sovereignty of all beings on Earth, and Gaia herself. You are invited to feel safe here.
I recognize that the land I live and practice my work on was stolen from the Cayuse, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Confederated Tribes of Siletz, Umatilla, Walla Walla and Wasco people.
“In our time together, I was touched again and again by Michelle’s fierce love – particularly with my tender questions around boundaries, opening my heart, and digging into shadow. She reminded me of what is possible when we hold Spirit and ethical shamanism in daily life. I particularly loved being activated in animism, which helped me center on larger purpose, rituals, and prayers along the way. Thanks to the codes transmitted in my time with Michelle, I now know what I am oriented to – both within and without.
Deepest gratitude!”
Meet Your Guide
I’m Michelle Hawk: Shaman, Alchemist, Spiritual Mentor, Healer in Portland, OR.
As a child, I always felt connected to animals, nature and magic. The world felt alive to me in a way I eventually realized most people didn’t understand, so I hid and didn’t tell anyone about my conversations with animals or the spirits I saw.
When I found out about Shamanism at age 15, everything changed for me. Shamanism gave me a context and vocabulary for what I already knew to be true: the world and all beings are alive and connected through the unseen realms. For the first time, I felt validated in my experience of life and I dove in.
I have been studying and practicing Shamanism with various teachers since 2003, and under dedicated mentorship since 2009. My core Shamanic lineages come from the Shaman clan Baksa of what is now Hungary, and the Celtic people and horse tribes who traveled across Europe. I have also worked with Turtle Island indigenous teachers.
As a white, western Shaman with 20+ years of study, I have navigated the territory of authentic Shamanic awakening and ethical practice. Instead of succumbing to the extractive cultural appropriation models of Shamanic teaching, I devoted myself to integrity of study in a way that honors my own lineages and my connection to the land and nature spirits with whom I collaborate.
After 16 years supporting hundreds of students and clients with Universal Shamanism for healing and transformation, I know that:
Shamanism helps us come into right relation with Gaia, the spirit realm and all beings.
Healing our lineages and connecting with our ancestors is our birthright.
Shamanic awakening and mastery in the modern world is fraught with harmful and appropriative practices, but it’s vitally important to our individual and collective healing and transformation.
Are you ready for Universal Shamanism?
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“Michelle, I am so grateful that you challenged me to step forward -even when it was scary -and take ownership of my stuff/grit/power/vision. It has been such a moving and transformational experience working with you.”
“Michelle, you really surprised me. Again. Your way is truly one of a kind, unique yet so much more than just that. Thank you for your heartfelt approach, your words, your wishes. So beautiful. I appreciate it very much.
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Work with Michelle:
1:1 with Michelle
Sacred Ecology
Shaman Sister Sessions Podcast
Featuring Michelle Hawk and Katherine Bird
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