Mustang Stallion and Energetic Mastery: Shamanic Training for Life

What do galloping horses and astral travel have in common?

It’s not a riddle. Read on and find out!

I recently had a very powerful experience with a mustang stallion. Like, wow.

I have always loved horses. I was fortunate to spend several years as a kid going to horse camp and receiving riding lessons. In my early 20s, I reconnected with the horse world through animal communication and energy healing work.

In 2018, I became connected with a local wild mustang rescue ranch. In order to volunteer at this ranch, I received some training in natural horsemanship, which is all about connecting with the horse, learning from equine sign language and leadership.

But the biggest component of natural horsemanship that they don’t actually spell out for you is what I call principles of Energetic Mastery. (This is one of the topics I’m teaching about in my upcoming Foundations of Shamanism course, where I definitely spell it out for you because it’s super important and useful.)

Energetic Mastery is a practical set of spiritual skills that you can learn to strengthen and develop, just like any other skill. It is not some mysterious, woo-woo thing that some people have and others don’t. These skills are essential components of healthy relationship dynamics, leadership, healing and patient care, parenting, astral travel and psychic practice, and so much more.

Energetic Mastery is also a vitally important skill set when it comes to working with horses.

Let me tell you about my new friend, Elsu (the mustang stallion) and the powerful experience I received from him.

I recently attended a rewilding leadership retreat in Central Oregon, where our group got to dip our toes into natural horsemanship.

This ranch owner talked about leadership within a herd, communication between horses and how any group of horses will immediately sort out leadership dynamics when they’re put together.

To illustrate this, she turned out five horses together in an arena and we watched their dynamics and communication as they galloped around. My eyes immediately picked out the feisty kid, the troublemaker, two pacifists and the clear leader — the only mustang in the herd, whose energy powerfully moved the other horses around the arena like a mighty wave.

Our group split into pairs, my partner and I worked with the mustang. I rooted deeply into my feet, and as I took his lead rope, I reached out from my heart to his and extended an invitation to connect. I felt him take a deep breath and we both sighed, relaxing into each others’ presence.

This simple connection called upon my skill development of Energetic Mastery: making sure I was grounded and centered in myself, then sensing and attuning to his energy in order to connect.

After taking a moment to simply tune in, we practiced an exercise: leading our horse across the arena and back using our energy (the first time while holding a lead rope, the second time “on liberty,” meaning no rope / without any physical connection to the horse).

When I unclipped Elsu’s rope, I took a moment to still my mind. I gathered my energy to feel myself brimming with radiance, gave a gentle tug on our energetic cord, and silently told him, “Walk.” I started walking, and he fell into place behind me. We practiced stopping, starting, and turning without a physical attachment of any kind. I felt like I was in a glowing trance.

This exercise used my Energetic Mastery skills of staying clear and cultivated in my energy, then projecting and directing him to move with my energy body. This was just like what he had been doing earlier: as the lead horse, he had been using his powerful presence to move the other horses around the arena.

I lead him back to my partner waiting at the end of the arena, still feeling that glowing trance. I handed her the rope, gave Elsu a scritch and wished them well with the exercise, then turned to walk away.

And instead of staying with the person holding the rope, he started to follow me.

I immediately realized that I had neglected to close our energetic connection, and he was still following me as the leader.

I stopped and deliberately released our energetic tether. I thanked him and told him that we were complete. He blinked and turned away.

I stood there for a moment, coming out of my trance, and was struck with the power of what had just happened.

In working with Elsu, I had (without consciously intending to do so) dropped into the same state of consciousness that I feel during Shamanic journeys or energy healing work.

The principles of Energetic Mastery are so ingrained in me through years of training and practice that they allowed me to easily drop into a deep connection with this powerful stallion, the lead horse of his herd.

This attunement was so powerful, in fact, that he followed the energy instead of the rope.

Horses are incredibly sensitive. They communicate with each other through subtle signs and respond to presence. A horse has no ego — Elsu didn’t “decide” to follow our energetic connection instead of staying with the person holding the rope (the physical symbol of connection and leadership). He simply felt the presence, so he responded to the presence.

The principles of Energetic Mastery are fundamental skills that support every other skill. I’m not exaggerating even a little bit. The Foundations of Energetic Mastery are like basic conditioning for any athlete — there is a foundation level of fitness, strength and mobility that is necessary for playing any sport. Energetic Mastery skills are the basic conditioning of spiritual practitioners.

Energetic Mastery is universally applicable. The same skills I use in my Shamanic healing work and psychic practice are exactly the same skills I used with this horse, and they’re the same skills I use in my personal energetic hygiene, communication and relationships, ceremonial facilitation and daily presence.

What is possible for you with the skills of Energetic Mastery?

• Learn foundational principles of how to work with energy.

• Develop skill and confidence in your intuition, cultivate your sensitivity and learn how to purposefully direct energy in your body and your field.

• Learn skills to support your trance state and Shamanic journey practice.

• Receive messages, signs and communication from spirits.

• Learn techniques to clear your energy field on all levels and layers.

• Learn how to ground into your body, into the Earth grid and into full presence.

• Learn practices to center and reclaim all parts of your energy and consciousness. (Prerequisite for Soul Retrieval.)

• Learn how to cultivate your energy field, amplify your energy body, and expand your capacity to hold life force.

• Tools for working with high-vibration and powerful spirit guides.

• Learn how to protect your energy body.

Do you want those skills of Energetic Mastery?

Are you ready to develop these skills and feel their power in your life?

Registration is open for this upcoming course:

The Foundations of Shamanism

11 week online course, November 17 - February 2, 2026

Register now!

This course is live, on Zoom, and all modules will be recorded.

Classes are on Monday evenings, 5-6:30pm PT (every Monday except December 22).

>>>Check out all the details and register here.

Shamanic Healing with Land Spirits

If you don’t have an active, working relationship with the local land grid and nature spirits, you might be unknowingly sabotaging your healing and ceremonial work.

Imagine for a moment that you are setting up a healing studio or ceremonial circle in an existing temple space. This temple already has its own altars, temple keepers and guardians who protect and regulate the energy of the space. The temple was humming along, doing its own thing before you got there.

When you arrived at the temple, you didn’t ask anyone’s permission if you could be there and do your work. You didn’t introduce yourself or take the time to get to know the existing temple structure. You simply waltzed in and set up in the middle of the temple. You built your own altars on top of the ones that were already there. You never considered whether you, your clients and your type of energy work were welcome and compatible with the existing structure of the temple.

The temple is a sacred space and the guardians there are generally kind, so they may or may not ask you to leave directly. But they’re probably not going to go out of their way to help you or accommodate you, especially if you never bothered to introduce yourself or ask them if you could set up your healing work. The temple and its guardians are going to keep doing what they were already doing, regardless of how it may impact you. They are going to maintain their altars and the currents of energy already in the temple, even if it disturbs the current of your ceremony. Best case scenario, they will ignore you. Worst case scenario, they will interfere with your healing work to make you leave.

Now imagine that this temple space is the land herself, and the guardians and temple keepers are the nature spirits that already exist on the land. The altars are the sacred spaces on the land where energy converges and regulates the ecosystem. The currents of prayer in the temple are the ley lines and Earth grid of aliveness on Gaia.

You would never move into a human-built temple space without asking permission. You would never assume you were invited. In order to do delicate and powerful work for healing and ceremony, you would have a conversation to make sure your work is welcome and aligned. To move in with entitlement would be rude and the temple keepers would be totally justified in kicking you out.

Active, working relationships with the land grid and nature spirits are not just nice to have for healing and ceremonial work. They are functionally purposeful, and necessary.

Here’s what becomes possible when you have active, working relationships with the local land grid and nature spirits:

• Instead of imposing your presence and work on the land without asking permission, you will be a welcome collaborator with a powerful, existing temple. Your healing and ceremonial work will be allowed to utilize the temple resources and harmonize with existing currents of energy.

• Instead of being sustained and generated by you and your spirit council, your healing and ceremonial work will be grounded and anchored into the energy grid of Gaia. Your work will be more powerful, sustainable and resourced.

• Instead of being an uninvited guest, you will form close relationships with the guardians and temple keepers (local nature spirits) and may call upon them to support you in your healing and ceremonial work. The more you nurture these allyships, the more they will collaborate with you.

• Instead of having to work really hard to ground your energy and make sure there are no interferences, you will be clear and supported by the local nature spirits and they won’t interfere with you and your clients. Moreover, they will intercede against unwelcome influences on your behalf for the purpose of protection and regulation in ceremony.

As one Shamanic student shared:

“I’ve always felt confident and stable in energy work, but when I started making offerings and actively working with the land and nature spirits, it completely upleveled my healing work. I felt more resourced, grounded and supported. I was able to invoke the energy grid of the land where I live, and my clients since then are blown away by the power of the work. They say, ‘Your work was great already but something is different!’ So it’s not just me, they notice it, too.”

Do you want to learn how to work with the land grid and nature spirits?

The Foundations of Shamanism Course begins soon!

In this course, you’ll learn:

• Practical skills and easy tools for impeccable energetic hygiene and safety.

• Foundational Shamanic practices to connect with Earth and the Spirit realm.

• How to anchor your healing, ceremonial or spiritual work into the powerful foundation of your local Earth grid and energetic ecosystem.

• Steps and tools to heal and reclaim your own indigeneity.

• Shamanic journeying: safety, best practices, tools and instruction.

• How to communicate clearly and confidently with Spirit guides and the unseen realms for the purpose of guidance, illumination and healing.

Early Bird discount available through this Friday, October 17!

The Foundations of Shamanism

11 week online course, November 17 - February 2, 2026

Early Bird registration open now!

This course is live, on Zoom, and all modules will be recorded.

Classes are on Monday evenings, 5-6:30pm PT (every Monday except December 22).

Early Bird registration is open now!

>>>Check out all the details and register here.

Have you "dabbled" in Shamanism?

“I’ve felt connected to Shamanism since I was a child, but I don’t have any formal training and I want to learn more.”

“I have a little bit of training in Shamanism but it’s mostly dabbling. I feel like I’m missing some important pieces and I want a cohesive organization and understanding of Shamanic practice so I can make better use of my tools and feel more confident.”

“I feel called to Earth-based spiritual practice but I want to be very conscientious of how I approach Shamanic study.”

These are just a few of the common themes I hear from people who want to study Shamanism and develop their Earth-based spiritual practice.

Do any of these sound like you?

Let’s talk about dabbling in Shamanism for a minute. (I get it, I’ve been there.)

The proliferation of Shamanic books, podcasts, workshops, ceremonies and spiritual-flavored events is both a wonderful blessing and a very sneaky challenge. Thanks to this ubiquity of information, it is so easy to explore and enjoy Shamanic experiences. The sneaky challenge is that reading books, attending ceremonies and taking workshops can create the illusion of cohesive training, when more often it is actually haphazard and leaves gaping holes that you don’t even know are there.

I dabbled in Shamanism for my first 6 years of study (2003-2009). This was partly because I was in high school and university at the time, but also because in the early 2000s, it was much more difficult to find a Shamanic teacher. (Now you can just Google “Shaman near me.”)

I did the best I could with what I had — I attended workshops here and there, I read a few books and I practiced the tools that I learned.

But it wasn’t until I met my Shaman mentor in 2009 and began consistently working with her that I began to see the gaping holes in my practice and my skills.

When I received consistent support from a mentor who could guide the trajectory of my growth (and the deep healing that came with it), my skills, confidence and ability deepened exponentially.

This is the kind of support I offer to people now, both in the form of 1:1 mentorship and Shamanic training.

Are you ready for an organized, cohesive course that will help you develop practical skills for Earth-based spiritual practice (without leaving gaping holes in your knowledge?)

If so, the Foundations of Shamanism course is for you!

In this course, you’ll learn:

• Practical skills and easy tools for impeccable energetic hygiene and safety.

• Foundational Shamanic practices to connect with Earth and the Spirit realm.

• How to anchor your healing, ceremonial or spiritual work into the powerful foundation of your local Earth grid and energetic ecosystem.

• Steps and tools to heal and reclaim your own indigeneity.

• Shamanic journeying: safety, best practices, tools and instruction.

• How to communicate clearly and confidently with Spirit guides and the unseen realms for the purpose of guidance, illumination and healing.

The Foundations of Shamanism

11 week online course, November 17 - February 2, 2026

Early Bird registration open now!

This course is live, on Zoom, and all modules will be recorded.

Classes are on Monday evenings, 5-6:30pm PT (every Monday except December 22).

Early Bird registration is open now!

>>>Check out all the details and register here.

Shamanic Journeying is Like Driving a Car

“My channel is wide open, I see lots of energies and beings, but it’s inconsistent, unpredictable and uncomfortable. I need support to ground and stabilize my mediumship.”

“I think I’m receiving psychic information, but sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference between intuitive messages from Divine beings, and what may be my own fear or disruptive forces. How do I learn to distinguish that and protect myself?”

“My intuition used to be very open, but I had some scary experiences that led me to shut down completely. I miss my Shamanic practice but I’m afraid to open up again without better safety protocols and I know I need help.”

These are just a few of the common themes I hear from people who want to study Shamanism and develop their intuitive practice.

Do any of these sound like you?

Everyone who goes through a Shamanic or intuitive awakening participates in a learning curve that usually includes some uncomfortable moments and bumping into energies we would rather not encounter. Sometimes the learning curve is downright savage, with experiences that are scary at best and dangerous at worst.

And I’m telling you this not to scare you, but to emphasize that working with your intuition and navigating the Spirit realms deserves a healthy degree of caution, practice and skill cultivation.

Imagine this: at some point in your life, someone probably taught you how to drive a car. An adult explained to you which pedal did what, how to check all your mirrors and blind spots, using turn signals, how to move with the flow of traffic and the rules of the road. If you were like me, you also saw photos and videos in driver’s ed classes about catastrophic accidents, drinking and driving, and not wearing a seatbelt.

In other words, you were introduced to a practice that has inherent risk involved. You were told the rules of how to navigate the territory, how to engage with other beings in that space, what safety precautions to take and how to mitigate risk as much as possible.

Navigating the unseen realms, Shamanic journeying and working with spirit guides is just like driving a car: an activity that carries inherent risk, but one that you can learn to do as safely as possible with guidance and practice.

Except most people skip the training, practice and skills involved because they don’t know any better. (There are so many reasons why, but that’s another article.)

Here are some of the biggest pitfalls people experience in their intuitive practice:

• They assume benevolence, truthfulness and shared values. Just because a spirit is showing up to talk with you doesn’t mean it abides by Divine law.

• They think that because it’s “just” energy, intuition and subtle realms, there is no danger or concrete impact. I cannot overstate how categorically untrue that is.

• They do lots of opening, expanding and awakening practices without also grounding, anchoring and protecting. Usually if someone wants to develop their intuition, the last thing they want to do is ground into the body but I promise it’s necessary.

• They have sloppy habits such as opening containers without closing them, invoking spirits and beings without a clear petition or prayer, neglecting to clear and reset energies. These are all skills that are easy to learn and implement once you know what they are.

Just like learning how to drive a car, there are practical, accessible tools and skills you can learn and develop that will help you mitigate risk and feel more confident navigating the unseen realms.

Are you ready to learn how to ground and stabilize your mediumship and connection with spirits?

Are you ready to develop your skill to safely and accurately distinguish between divine beings and disruptive forces?

Are you ready to learn how to protect yourself, develop impeccable energetic hygiene and confidently work with spiritual forces?

If so, this course is for you:

The Foundations of Shamanism

11 week online course, November 17 - February 2, 2026

Early Bird registration open now!

This course is live, on Zoom, and all modules will be recorded.

Classes are on Monday evenings, 5-6:30pm PT (every Monday except December 22).

In this course, you’ll learn:

• Practical skills and easy tools for impeccable energetic hygiene and safety.

• Foundational Shamanic practices to connect with Earth and the Spirit realm.

• How to anchor your healing, ceremonial or spiritual work into the powerful foundation of your local Earth grid and energetic ecosystem.

• Steps and tools to heal and reclaim your own indigeneity.

• Shamanic journeying: safety, best practices, tools and instruction.

• How to communicate clearly and confidently with Spirit guides and the unseen realms for the purpose of guidance, illumination and healing.

Early Bird registration is open now!

>>>Check out all the details and register here.

Spirit Messengers and Good Medicine

Last week I had a conversation with someone finalizing her registration for the upcoming Foundations of Shamanism course, and she told me about a powerful dream.

She said as soon as she decided to enroll in the course, she received this potent dream. I was in the dream, as well as other wise women standing in a circle. She and I made eye contact, and a huge wolf appeared and ran towards her. She shared that the dream felt like a very meaningful indicator of the powerful wisdom and transformation waiting for her in this course.

I have heard many similar stories from incoming students and clients. Very often, they tell me things like, “After our consultation, a hawk was perched outside my window!” or, “I found your website and then a guide showed up and told me to reach out to you,” or, “You appeared in my dream and then a week later someone sent me one of your podcast episodes so I knew I had to work with you.”

I’ve experienced my own fair share of these communications — when I connect with a teacher or transformational crucible that feels aligned, spirit messengers show up to confirm my intuition and I know that the work has already begun.

The etheric temple of the Foundations of Shamanism course is a living, intelligent crucible anchored in the wisdom of the mysteries. This is a portal of initiation to collaborate with powerful spiritual forces of Life and creation.

And when you come into contact with an etheric temple that holds good medicine for you, your guides will let you know.

Maybe you’ll receive a dream communication like this incoming student. Maybe you’ll see sparkles, feel tingles or “just know” when you look at the website. Maybe an animal guide shows up to look straight into your eyes and let you know that the door is open for you to walk through it.

And if you’re ready to enter this etheric temple to explore Shamanism —

If your guides are showing up to let you know that this work holds good medicine for your path —

This course is for you.

The Foundations of Shamanism

11 week online course, November 17 - February 2, 2026

Early Bird registration open now!

This course is live, on Zoom, and all modules will be recorded.

Classes are on Monday evenings, 5-6:30pm PT (every Monday except December 22).

In this course, you’ll learn:

• Practical skills and easy tools for impeccable energetic hygiene and safety.

• Foundational Shamanic practices to connect with Earth and the Spirit realm.

• How to anchor your healing, ceremonial or spiritual work into the powerful foundation of your local Earth grid and energetic ecosystem.

• Steps and tools to heal and reclaim your own indigeneity.

• Shamanic journeying: safety, best practices, tools and instruction.

• How to communicate clearly and confidently with Spirit guides and the unseen realms for the purpose of guidance, illumination and healing.

Early Bird registration is open now!

>>>Check out all the details and register here.

Foundations of Shamanism Training in Portland, Oregon and Online

Pssssst! Come closer! I have a juicy sneak peek to share with you.

It’s been almost two years since I’ve offered this training as an open enrollment course, and Spirit is (loudly) telling me it’s time to bring it back, with a few tweaks and updates to make it even more potent!

Early Bird enrollment starts next week on September 22!

But if you know this work is for you, send me an email and I’ll make sure you’re on the First Dibs list. (First Dibs List gets an even better discount than Early Bird!)

I am delighted to re-introduce:

The Foundations of Shamanism

11 week course, November 17 - February 2, 2026

In this course, you’ll learn:

• Practical skills and easy tools for impeccable energetic hygiene and safety.

• Foundational Shamanic practices to connect with Earth and the Spirit realm.

• How to anchor your healing, ceremonial or spiritual work into the powerful foundation of your local Earth grid and energetic ecosystem.

• Steps and tools to heal and reclaim your own indigeneity.

• Shamanic journeying: safety, best practices, tools and instruction.

• How to communicate clearly and confidently with Spirit guides and the unseen realms for the purpose of guidance, illumination and healing.

If this work calls to you, send me an email to get on the First Dibs List and secure the best price for this course!

First Dibs List: $797

Early Bird: $847

Regular Price: $997 or three payments of $397

First Dibs List is open through September 21. Let me know if your name should be on it!

Many blessings,

Michelle Hawk

Develop Your Shamanic Intuition with Michelle Hawk in Portland, Oregon

I could hardly believe what I saw yesterday and I bet you’ll be blown away as well!

In terms of obvious signs and Shamanic omens, this one was flashing neon.

Here we go:

I was working on my computer for a few hours yesterday afternoon. My desk sits right in the window so I have a great view.

Around 4:30pm, I saw a massive bird fly by and land on the ground about 20 feet away. It was a Great Horned Owl!

It saw me move to look at it, so it stared at me through the window. We watched each other for a few moments, then it bent down to start eating something.

In the trees behind the owl, I saw a flash of bright yellow, and realized it was a male Western Tanager! These gorgeous birds are sunshine-yellow with neon red heads. I had seen one once a few weeks ago that flew by exactly at an auspicious moment to answer a question. This bird was flitting around in the trees, alarm calling at the owl.

The owl picked up its head and I saw it was eating a black snake. It was on the ground for about five minutes, alternating between eating the snake and pausing to look directly at me through the window. The tanager was in the background the whole time.

When it had finished eating, the owl flew up to sit on a low branch nearby. It eventually shuffled up the branch and out of view, so I went back to working (after sending excited voice notes and photos to a few witchy friends).

This is the part that made it even more incredible:

Then, around 6pm, the same Great Horned Owl flew down to the same area AGAIN and ate ANOTHER snake! (There was no tanager this time.)

I could hardly believe it. This felt like a once-in-a-blue-moon sighting that I saw TWICE within 90 minutes. (And of course I promptly sent all-caps follow up texts to witchy friends.)

The owl flew off out of view, but I could hear birds alarm calling out in the backyard so I knew it was still nearby. Athena and I went out shortly afterwards to look around, and we saw it fly off into the forest as we approached.

And while this is an incredible nature sighting/bird story —

For those of us who speak the language of Spirit, are attuned to the mysteries, receive Shamanic visions and magical transmissions, it’s so much more than that.

Visitations like this are always layered with meaning, inviting us to quiet our analytical minds, suspend disbelief and open ourselves to the infinite intelligence of the Universe.

Receiving communications from the natural world and the spirit realm has always been part of the Shamanic “job description,” as is interpreting them through meditation and reflection.

My Shamanic “great grandfather”, Joska, (my teacher’s teacher’s teacher) told stories of his training as a young boy, when people in the village would go to the Shaman (his teacher, Tamas) seeking help with questions. Tamas would pose the question to a large, very old birch tree, listen to the wind rustling through the leaves, and receive an answer. According to Joska, the answer always turned out to be true.

Listening to rustling leaves is a very old method of Shamanic communication. Some people receive messages from the wind or shapes in the fire. I receive many communications through animals, particularly birds. (And right at this moment, a Raven started calling outside, haha.)

These communications are available to anyone who learns how to receive them and can enter a trance state to open the channel of communication. (Even in the case of sudden, unexpected messengers like I received twice yesterday. I was immediately able to drop into a trance state and connect with the transmission.)

Are you called to develop your intuition? Are you ready to open yourself to receive powerful communications and transmissions from the spirit realm? Do you desire the skills to safely and effectively enter a deep trance state?

I help those called to the Shamanic path to activate their gifts and develop their skills so they can confidently heal themselves and facilitate powerful transformation for others.

If you’re ready to:

• Awaken your authentic gifts and inner knowing

• Release blockages, old structures and everything holding you back

• Develop powerful spiritual skills to transform your life and the world

>>>Book a call with me to talk about what type of support is right for you!

Books About Shamanism from Michelle Hawk in Portland, Oregon

People often ask me for recommendations of books about Shamanism, so I thought I would share a roundup of my favorites with you.

… just kidding! I don’t have any favorite books *about* Shamanism. Here’s why:

Books *about* Shamanism are most often written from either an academic perspective (anthropological analysis, descriptions and observations of practices), or a how-to perspective (step by step instructions of how to “do” a Shamanic practice). In both cases, there is usually a strong flavor of intellectualizing, logicking, as well as a degree of separation that places the reader in the role of observer or recipe-follower.

Reading a book *about* Shamanism is like reading a book about how to learn to ride a bike. Maybe you would learn some interesting history and background about bikes and study the theory of physics. But it would be kind of useless to you in the practicality of actually riding a bike.

Reading a book about Shamanism might be intellectually interesting, but it’s kind of useless to you in practicality.

Shamanism as a practice is all about relationship. It’s about immediacy, intimacy and immersion.

Shamanism is an animistic practice (the belief that all things are alive and connected through that universal aliveness) and a mediumistic practice (active communication and relationship with the spiritual forces all around us).

A book can’t teach you about being in relationship with the life force in all things. A book won’t prepare you for what it feels like to connect with powerful spirits. You must experience those things directly to truly know and understand.

While I don’t have any favorite books *about* Shamanism, I do have some other recommendations:

When I was a child, my favorite books were all folktales about talking animals, magical plants, sacred springs of healing water, elemental spirits and deities. I loved stories where a young person went on some kind of journey or quest, and met wise allies to guide them on their path. The humans in these stories who showed disrespect or disregard for the wisdom of nature always suffered the consequences, and those humans who listened and respected the Earth and her children were supported.

I read creation myths such as How Raven Stole the Sun and the legend of Quetzalcoatl. I read stories of gods and goddesses from around the world, these personified forces of nature with magical powers and unique wisdoms. I read fictional stories set in our world about young people who lived closely in nature, such as Julie of the Wolves and My Side of the Mountain.

Stories and folktales like this help us access our own mythopoetic consciousness. They help us enter into the liminal spaces through imagination, beyond the confines of logic. They help us readily accept a reality where animals talk and the unseen realms are very real. They teach us about principles of respect, right relation, and honoring the laws and wisdom of Earth and non-human consciousness. They teach us energetic dynamics of creation and destruction, destiny and sovereignty, agreements and contracts, death and rebirth, wounding and healing, wisdom, initiation and actualization.

These are all Shamanic principles.

This is the traditional style of wisdom transmission: storytelling and direct experience. Receiving wisdom teachings through stories invites us to imagine ourselves as the protagonist, to see ourselves in the myth, and opens the door to our subconscious wisdom and connection. And direct experience and contact with the mysteries is how we anchor that wisdom into our embodied consciousness.

So instead of reading books *about* Shamanism, I always invite people to go out in nature. Talk to the trees. Allow yourself to daydream and imagine. Read animistic folktales. And if you really want more information related to Shamanism and related topics, check out my podcast, Shaman Sister Sessions. There are currently 138 episodes full of great stuff. Find it on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

And of course, if you’re interested in exploring Shamanism through receiving healing work or developing your own Shamanic practice, please reach out to me and we can talk about what kind of support is right for you: >>>Book a call with me here.

Do you have favorite books about Shamanism, or animistic folktales or stories? Comment and let me know!

Why do I practice Shamanism?

Why do I practice Shamanism?

(And why you may want to, if you are called to it.)

I don’t practice Shamanism for my clients. I practice it first and foremost for Life.

I practice Shamanism because I love Life. By that I don’t only mean my life specifically, I mean capital-L Life itself. I love that Life exists.

I love that consciousness has manifested in the incarnate. I love that so many different bioforms have evolved over millennia to cooperate and live in concert with each other. I love that plants eat sunlight and trees sing to each other through the mycelial network. I love that elephant matriarchs remember for decades where to find water and pass this knowledge down to their daughters and granddaughters. I love the song of the red-winged blackbird. I love that hawthorn thorns eventually grow into branches, and what starts out as sharp and protective evolves into a flowering wand that bears abundant fruit.

I love that Life exists, and I am so grateful that I get to be a part of it.

I practice Shamanism to be awake in my life, to celebrate Life and to collaborate with this grand symphony of aliveness all around me every day.

I practice Shamanism as a student and steward of Life. I study the cycles. I study the darkness, hibernation and death. I study decay, rotting logs, and bones left after a cougar kill and scavenging coyotes. I study the explosion of budding flowers, eagles flirting, squirrels fortifying their nests. I study the rise and fall of the river. I study the movement of the stars and the planets, and the pattern of wheeling vultures.

I study Life so that I may collaborate with it, move in alignment with the flow of creation and be a harmonious contribution to something so, so much bigger than me: Spirit. The Great Unknowable. Thou. Life.

By studying Life, we learn its flow and rhythm. We learn what expands and supports and generates Life, and what contracts or restricts it. We learn to feel and collaborate with this flow of Life in our bodies, our health, our relationships, our daily experience. Healing and growth is the study and practice of Life-generating worldview and behaviors, and of course that offers a huge personal benefit to us.

But that’s only a tiny fraction of the whole. And the longer I practice Shamanism (now over 20 years), the more I feel absolutely certain that it’s not about us and our personal experience at all.

Something beautiful comes from de-centering the self. This inherently goes against all of the conditioning and foundation of modern, western culture (especially in the US) which is based on individualism and, to be brutally honest, this weird fetishization of selfishness. My rights. Look out for #1. Selfies. If it’s not on social media, it didn’t happen. Endless navel-gazing and pathologizing and self-diagnosing and therapizing and making it all about me, me, me.

How lonely. How small. How inherently blind.

But what happens when we de-center ourselves? What happens when we truly embrace that if I am sovereign, it means that all beings are sovereign? What happens when we remember that if I am a unique and special expression of consciousness, it means that all beings are unique and special expressions of consciousness? What happens when we believe that if I am devoted to cultivating life in myself, it means I am devoted to cultivating life for all beings? What happens when we make our Earthwalk into a prayer of gratitude and generosity to Life?

How connected we become. How expansive. How loving.

De-centering the Self helps us remember that consciousness is living itself through us. Life is living through us, just as it is living through all things. It helps us to take responsibility for what we are personally accountable for and to surrender burdens that do not belong to us. It helps us to be generous. It helps us to remember that we belong. You belong to Life, and Life loves you.

I practice Shamanism because I love Life, and I love that I get to be a part of Life, but even more than that, I want Life to thrive. I want so deeply with every part of my being to devote every day to honoring and advocating for the sovereignty of all beings. I am so excited to live in this world and cultivate relationships with forms of Life–people, plants, animals, mountains, elements–so that I can know Spirit in as many ways as possible. I practice Shamanism because I know truly that by devoting myself to Life, and collaborating with Life, and studying Life, it benefits me, and everyone around me, and all beings on Earth, and the Earth herself.

I practice Shamanism because it is the best way I know how to love myself, and you, and Thou, Life.

I cannot give you your why. I cannot make you fall in love with Life. I cannot give you the key that will make you excited to wake up every day and participate in this gorgeous symphony. That is for you to discover, if you haven’t already.

But I can help you learn how to listen. I can teach you Shamanic practices. I can guide you through Shamanic journeys, mediumship cultivation and help you connect with the spirits. I can give you the best tools that I know of to study Life, to awaken to your animistic consciousness and mediumistic gifts, to honor the spirits, to connect with something bigger than yourself.

Are you called to Shamanism?

Have you experienced a Shamanic awakening, but aren’t sure where or how to begin developing your practice?

Do you already have a Shamanic practice but are looking for deeper support, personal mentorship or healing work?

Get Support:

>>>Book a call with me to talk about your journey with Shamanism and what type of support is right for you!

Shamanism in the Modern, Western World. New Podcast Episode!

New Podcast Episode! Shaman Sister Sessions #138

Shamanism in the Modern, Western World

Practicing Shamanism in the modern, Western world is fraught with challenges:

Is it okay to practice Shamanism as a Western person?

What is the most integrous way of working with our Shamanic practices?

What is Shamanism asking us to confront in ourselves?

As modern, Western people working with Shamanism, we must consistently ask ourselves these questions (and more) to ensure our greatest integrity. Pursuing a Shamanic path is often at odds with Western culture of white supremacy, patriarchy and extractive entitlement. Practicing Shamanism in the modern, Western world means confronting our own conditioning and traumas (and those of our lineage), and rigorously living according to the values of Shamanic practice, including right relation with Gaia and with our spirit allies.

If you’re practicing or exploring Shamanism or even just exploring your spirituality, this episode is for you. Michelle and Katherine dive into their decades of Shamanic study and practice and share powerful insights and invitations for those walking the path of Shamanism in the modern, Western world.

(Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Please follow and leave us a review!)

What Is Shamanism? New Podcast Episode

New Podcast Episode! Shaman Sister Sessions #137

What Is Shamanism?

What is Shamanism? Where does Shamanism come from? What does the word “Shaman” mean?

Those called to healing and spiritual development often brush up against Shamanism but don't know how to contextualize it within their journey.

Michelle and Katherine get back to their Shamanic roots and explore some of the foundations of Shamanism as an animistic and mediumistic practice. They discuss some common misconceptions as well as some common ways in which people engage with Shamanic practice including utilizing trance and rituals, working with spirits, shamanic journeying, incorporated mediumship and being of service in their community.

Are you called to Shamanic practice? Are you going through a Shamanic awakening or cultivating your Shamanic skill development? Enjoy these powerful insights and invitation from the Shaman Sisters to guide you on your path.

(Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Please follow and leave us a review!)

Shamanic Healing with Owl Spirit in Portland, Oregon

5 Owls in 7 Days

Wowza, Owl is coming through strongly! You know that feeling when Spirit is practically slapping you in the face with a repeat message? Yeah, I thought so.

Ready for a story?

If you’ve been following my work for a while, you’ve already heard me tell the stories of an owl attacking me and offering me a deep medicine initiation. You’ve heard the story of my powerful dreams and visions with Owl, and how this healing energy comes through in my Shamanic healing work with clients. (If you haven’t heard those stories and you want to, check out the blog archives.)

Owl began getting my attention one evening last week, when I heard 2 (or possibly 3) Great Horned Owls calling back and forth for 15 minutes straight. They were somewhere close by in the forest in front of my house near Portland, OR. At the time, I just enjoyed it and didn’t tune in more deeply.

Two days later, I was driving home after offering an Alchemy teaching/wisdom transmission, and suddenly a massive owl flew right over my car on the dark highway. I swerved slightly and recovered, but then forgot about it (until this morning).

Yesterday morning, Athena and I were hiking in the forest near our home and we walked right under a Great Horned Owl sitting on a low branch. I only saw it because I turned around to look at Athena right as it took off, and landed slightly ahead of us on a higher branch. I paused by its tree and offered gratitude and appreciation. As I turned away to keep walking, it flew off.

This morning on my way home from the park with Athena, a Barred Owl flew right in front of my car (that’s when I remembered the owl that flew over my car a few nights ago).

Message received. It was time to journey with Owl and see why Spirit was trying to get my attention.

So this morning I journeyed with Owl. And as Owl medicine does, it brought my attention to some things that are uncomfortable for me to see, but that hold the opportunity for profound healing. Owl offered guidance related to one of my current growth edges and helped me see where I have been resistant. And as Owl medicine always reminds me, “It is safe to see in the darkness.”

I received some powerful messages and healing transmissions that I’ll be reflecting on and integrating. Thank you, Owl!

Do you desire to connect with your spirit guides for healing and messages? Do you feel them trying to get your attention but you don’t know where to start?

Are you going through powerful spiritual initiations and healing portals?

Do you want help anchoring the codes and transmissions that you are receiving so you can integrate and live them fully?

Receive 3 Shamanic Healing sessions with me. I’ll help you connect with your guides, receive healing energies, messages and transmissions, and anchor them into your life.

>>>Get started by booking a consultation here.

Q: Why is a consultation required to book Shamanic healing sessions?

A: I personally interview all potential clients to make sure we are a great fit to work together. A consultation gives me the opportunity to assess your healing needs so I can offer the best support for your path. If for any reason I believe another practitioner or offering would be a better fit for you, I will make a recommendation or referral accordingly.

Many blessings,

Michelle Hawk

Shamanic Ritual to Heal the Land

A sea of cut branches intermingles with mud churned up by colossal machines, the tracks of their tread gouging the earth in wide, deep scars.

The crowns of trees and poles deemed “too thin to be useful” spray in chaotic disorder as evidence of the careless destruction.

It is carnage.

But the part that truly makes my stomach turn are the three piles of logs left uncollected. Over 100 trees that were killed with the intent to harvest for lumber, but their bodies were simply left in a pile.

They killed more than they needed. And they left the rest to rot.

This is the scene currently in the forest near my home, after the loggers came through and “thinned” the woods in January and February. But this same disregard for Earth and right relationship with resources is playing out everywhere.

This is what happens when we live in a society with a deeply ingrained culture of scarcity consciousness, mindless consumption and instant gratification.

When we are removed from the cyclical flow of life, we forget where our resources come from.

When we engage with money as credit cards and digital bank accounts, we have no embodied relationship with true wealth.

When we can go to Home Depot and buy lumber for a home project, we forget the forest it came from.

We never walked through the woods and witnessed all the birds, deer and abundant life before the logging. We never watched the canopy shake and heard the ground shudder as a massive tree was felled. We never saw the piles of logs left over because someone cut first and calculated later.

Unnecessary destruction and loss of life.

Our relationship with abundance, fertility and embodied wealth goes beyond our personal healing: it is imperative for our collective healing and evolution of human consciousness.

The way our society (in general) lives without regard for Earth and right relationship with non-human life is completely unsustainable.

And it is deeply wounding all those who perpetuate that system, even if they don’t realize it.

Will you join me in a special healing event?

Instead of thoughtless consumption, we can celebrate life and the fertile creative power of this living temple planet.

When we offer our heartfelt prayers in devotion to life, we amplify this abundant aliveness in the world.

And through our heartfelt prayers for Earth, our own abundance is amplified.

This wisdom is rooted in very ancient principles of High Magic.

And I will be sharing some of these teachings in a special Beltane event on May 10.

Come offer healing to the land with your prayers.

Come amplify the abundant, radiant aliveness in the world, for the benefit of all beings and for the evolution of human consciousness.

Let us gather in devotion to serve life itself. Let us gather in devotion to allow these currents of abundant aliveness to flow through us and blossom in the world. Let us gather in devotion to offer, to be generous, to give freely.

Come join me.

Beltane Shamanic Abundance & Fertility Ritual

Saturday, May 10, 1-5pm

Forested Retreat Space in Corbett, OR (just outside of Portland)

Sliding scale (see below)

We will gather on private, forested land to celebrate Beltane and align with Gaia’s abundant creative power. This event includes:

• Shamanic teachings on abundance, creative power, reciprocal generosity and embodied wealth.

• Shamanic ritual experience to work with Earth magic and anchor in Gaia’s grid of creation.

• Wildcrafting elixir ritual: make a personalized medicine from the land to take home and integrate your ritual experience.

• Community connection with like-hearted seekers, in person!

• Forest bathing, meditation and reflection time with the land.

• Tea and light snacks.

There will be some outside time during this event, rain or shine. Address and preparation details provided upon registration. Choose your sliding scale option:

Support the Work Pricing: $97

This option is encouraged for those who have the financial means to support the work and ensure its continuation.

Sustain the Work Pricing: $77

This option is invited for those who are able to pay the asking amount to attend the event.

Scholarship/Equity Pricing: $57

This option is intended for those who need financial assistance to attend the event.

Come pray with me in the forest temple! The land is waiting for you.

Shamanic Past Life Wisdom Retrieval: I Remember Atlantis

I remember Atlantis.

I remember the fall most vividly, but I remember some of the circumstances and power struggles that lead up to the devastating end.

I remember soaring crystal pillars and smooth floors that hummed with power. I remember the beauty of the temples and the elegant architecture of precious stone.

I remember my studies as a young priestess, my growing awareness of different factions and philosophies, and the unease that grew as I progressed on my path of service.

I remember when I was initiated into the role of high priestess, my mentor counseled me to be very careful. She told me to remember the teachings I had received in the right use of power, and to use the influence of my position to protect the safety of my people.

I remember walking through a vast hallway when I was suddenly brought to my knees by discordant sounds screeching through my bones. I covered my ears in pain, but the sounds were inaudible vibrations ricocheting through me.

I got up and ran into a massive room with towering crystal columns and giant orbs that crackled and sparked. Something was very wrong. Two of my priestess sisters were already there, and the three of us took our places together to drop into a trance and assess what was wrong with the energetic architecture of the grid.

I felt it immediately. I saw where someone had tried to magnify an output of power from one of the generator stations, and the entire grid of Atlantis was fluctuating wildly as it tried to compensate for the imbalance.

I heard a deep cracking sound, and opened my eyes to see fractures running the entire length of the crystal columns, all the way up to the orbs at the top.

My heart broke. My sisters and I stood and raised our hands to try to offer what support we could in one final attempt to stabilize the grid. I remember singing cords of light into the glowing crystal pillars.

But the rumbling started, and soon after, the waters came crashing in, and Atlantis was no more.

——

This memory surfaced many years ago in the early days of my awakening. It served as an important part of me claiming my own power and integrating the remembered wisdom teachings from other incarnations into my current life and service.

And honestly, I had kind of forgotten about it until February, when I received a healing session from my Shaman mentor and it all came flooding back. (Along with a memory of the fall of ancient Sumer, but that’s another story.)

The heartbreak and despair I felt from the fall of Atlantis is rippling through the timeline to the heartbreak I feel watching the misuse of power and political upheaval now. I am once again a wisdom keeper who has pledged her life in spiritual service, and I am trying my best to support my community and protect the right balance of power to prevent the fall of another civilization.

It all feels a little too familiar.

But it also feels different.

This time feels different, because it’s not just a small group of wisdom keepers who are trying to hold the balance. This time, it’s much more out the in the open. The awareness of that imbalance is spreading, and more and more people are standing up to protect the right use of power.

I have lived many lifetimes of service in the mysteries. I’ve lived through the collapse of multiple ancient and powerful civilizations. Part of my practice has been to draw upon the experience of other incarnations and to integrate that knowledge, so I can move forward from the fully empowered wholeness of my eternal spirit and all the wisdom I have gained through all my lifetimes.

I am once again feeling some deep inner re-structuring, and it’s a bit uncomfortable, but also feels very powerful and clarifying.

And I know other people are remembering powerful mystery teachings, too.

This is a time when we are all being called upon to embody the knowledge not only of our current incarnations and the teachings we have received this time around, but to implement the hard-earned wisdom, codes and spiritual technology we carry from all of our many lifetimes.

I feel strongly that we are living through a very powerful portal, where we get to put this wisdom to work and achieve different outcomes than we have in the past.

But it requires courage, deep alignment and skillful application of this wisdom. It requires us to not only remember and feel the echos of our other incarnations, but to integrate the wisdom codes and transmute them into our empowered actions in this Earthwalk.

Friends — The mysteries are alive and asking to be remembered.

Maybe you've felt some recognition or knowing that doesn't make logical sense.

Maybe you've felt your bones hum like tuning forks when you hear the name of an ancient people.

Maybe you hear the whispers of your ancestors, and the lineage holders and wisdom keepers, beckoning you to listen, and feel, and remember.

What spiritual technology wants to awaken within you? What codes and mysteries are asking to come alive in your consciousness so they can once again serve in the world?

If you feel the call and resonance of this story and know that there is remembered wisdom awakening within you —

I am offering 1:1 support with Past Life Wisdom Retrieval.

If you’re ready to fully awaken and embody your inner knowing —

If you feel the remembrance of wisdom from other incarnations and you want to anchor it into this lifetime —

If you know that you are here to be a force of healing, transformation and creation in the world —

If you’re ready to master the spiritual technology, codes and mysteries that you’ve inherited from all your lifetimes —

>>>Book a call with me to retrieve and integrate your Past Life Wisdom.

Many blessings,

Michelle Hawk

A Shamanic Healing Prayer for Those Who Are Lost

This is a prayer for the liberation, belonging and connection of all beings everywhere.

This prayer is for all of those who are lost. All of those who are separated. All of those who hold the distorted identity and worldview of hierarchy and entitlement. All of those who are taking what does not belong to them and consuming resources without regard for generosity, reciprocity and right exchange.

This prayer is on behalf of all of those who are so far out of touch with themselves, with Earth, with what it means to truly be a part of Life.

May they remember that they belong to Life.

May they remember that they are children of this beautiful living temple planet.

May they remember that they are part of something infinitely larger than themselves.

May they receive the support that they need to heal the wounds and illusions of separation.

May they receive the righteous guidance and appropriate correction and instruction and justice to help rectify their mistakes.

May they open their hearts to feel compassion and empathy.

May they open themselves to experience wonder, curiosity and appreciation.

May their hearts be broken open in reverence to ife.

May their shadow identity structures crumble and fall away to be composted into fertile soil.

May all of that which is rooted in greed, cruelty, entitlement and fear be overtaken by rich green vines and wildflowers until the old architecture of pain looks like nothing but a verdant mound where birds build their nests and lizards bask in the sun.

And may all of those who are attuned to the wisdom of their hearts, attuned to empathy, holding deep reverence for Life and connected with the radiant power of truth and integrity, find strength inside themselves.

May they carry strength and resilience to take a stand for righteousness and integrity.

May they carry the courage to remain strong in the face of adversity, the courage to remain compassionate and to feel empathy in the face of heartbreak and outrage.

May we all take refuge in the knowledge that we belong to Life.

May you take comfort knowing that you belong to Life, and Life loves you.

This is my sincere prayer for the liberation, belonging and radiant aliveness of all beings everywhere.

I am committed to living this prayer every day and working every day to support this in the world.

Are you with me?

Get Support:

Are you ready for practical support for your spiritual journey?

>>>Book a call with me to talk about what type of support is right for you!

Many blessings,

Michelle Hawk

Shamanic Training and Mentorship for Healers and Practitioners

Practitioners! Healers, coaches, therapists, bodyworkers — this invitation is personalized for you.

(Non-practitioners — your personalized invitation is coming tomorrow. Stay tuned!)

“I’ve been practicing for a long time but I know there are more intuitive or Shamanic gifts that I need to explore and incorporate into my work.”

“I’ve taken so many trainings, courses and workshops in spirituality and healing modalities, but I feel like there’s something missing. I still don’t feel like I’m connecting to my personal magic and I need help figuring out what that is.”

“I feel called to be a healer or spiritual practitioner because I want to help people, but I’m not sure where to start.”

These are just a few of the common themes I hear from people coming to me for support.

Do any of these sound like you?

Hi! I’m Michelle Hawk— Shaman, Alchemist, master healer and spiritual mentor. I’ve been studying and practicing Shamanism and other modalities since 2003.

There were so many times, particularly during the beginning of my journey, where I felt confused, frustrated and as though I was fumbling around in the dark. I was going through intuitive healership initiations and mediumship awakening. The thing that made the biggest difference for me was the personal guidance and mentorship of powerful teachers and healers.

Instead of feeling lost and alone, I felt seen and supported.

Instead of feeling like I was totally crazy and making things up as I went along, I felt validated and empowered.

I have been so blessed to receive support from some fantastic mentors over the last 20+ years. I know how essential it is to have someone in your corner who understands what it means to go through spiritual initiations and guide you through deep transformation into grounded mastery.

Do you need that kind of support?

Do you want it right now?

I am opening spaces for new clients to come into 1:1 mentorship work with me!

***There are no prerequisites for working 1:1 with me. I work with advanced practitioners who have years of training and study and want personalized support for themselves and their work. I also work with new and aspiring healers and practitioners who want support in foundational skill development and processing their awakening.***

This work is for you if:

• You’ve been studying energy healing or various modalities for a long time but it feels like something’s missing. You want to go beyond the certifications and modalities to anchor into your personal gifts and authentic magic.

• You have taken lots of online classes, read lots of books and want practical, personal support that goes beyond a generic “Spiritual 101” curriculum.

• You have a gift for intuitive practice, channeling and mediumship, and you want to explore it safely with support and guidance to discover the authentic expression of your intuitive gifts.

• You feel the presence of spirit guides and you know you are going through powerful spiritual initiations. You want help anchoring the codes and transmissions that you are receiving so you can integrate them fully into your life and your practice.

• You have been “on the path” for a while, but you feel like you’re not growing past a beginner or intermediate level, and you want to source your practice from deep knowing and mastery, and refined spiritual skill development.

• You feel stuck or blocked in your continued development, or like you’ve reached a plateau, and you’re looking for some fresh energy and perspective to help you renew your transformation and growth.

• You have a professional spiritual or healing practice and you are tired of trying to make it fit in a box that was never meant for you. You want someone to help you structure your programs, offerings and business practices in a way that actually aligns with your sacred work and your lifestyle.

• You are a practitioner, healer, therapist, coach or medical provider. You have been “in the closet” about your Shamanic, intuitive or magical self, and you are ready to stop hiding and start sharing this aspect of your practice.

• You have a “normal” job or career that is making you miserable and you are finally ready to shift out of it and explore your soul-aligned service.

• You are facilitating sacred plant medicine work and want support with mastering your practice: healership skill development, mediumship cultivation, refining your ceremonial practice and more.

• You want support from a grounded spiritual mentor who has been on this path for a long time, who can help you see what you might be missing and give you specific tools, teachings and guidance that is aligned for you as you grow and transform.

If any of this sounds like you, I invite you to step into 1:1 Transformational Mentorship with me.

Our sessions together may include some combination of the following:

• Shamanic and energy healing work.

• Teaching and instruction about specific principles and tools of spiritual practice from Shamanism, Alchemy, and other lineages.

• Shamanic journeying, intuitive and mediumship practice to connect with the spirits for guidance and healing.

• Personal ritual or ceremony.

• Learning and practicing embodiment and movement work, consciousness practices, energetic techniques.

• Personal guidance, processing, support and reflection.

• Working with your spiritual business or soul-aligned practice, planning and strategy.

With Transformational Mentorship, you get me in your corner for 6 months of personal support.

If you’re ready to work deeply with a mentor who gets it —

If Spirit is beckoning you to step into mastery and you want support while you do —

If you’re aching to express your personal magic and higher service and you want a guide in your corner to help you —

>>>Book a call with me to discuss if this work is right for you!

Many blessings,

Michelle Hawk

Shamanic Ritual to Heal the Land, Portland Oregon

When we come to the land in devotion and prayer, we offer healing to the land.

And through our devotion, we receive healing.

When we approach the Earth in all her majestic wisdom and attune to her mysteries and desires, we serve Gaia’s will.

And through that service, our own will is purified.

When we celebrate life and the fertile creative power of this living temple planet, and we offer our heartfelt prayers in devotion to life, we amplify this abundant aliveness in the world.

And through our heartfelt prayers for Earth, our own abundance is amplified.

This wisdom is rooted in very ancient principles of High Magic.

And I will be sharing some of these teachings in a special Beltane event on May 10.

Would you like to join me?

Come offer healing to the land with your prayers.

Come serve Gaia’s will and desire.

Come amplify the abundant, radiant aliveness in the world, for the benefit of all beings.

Yes, you will receive healing, purification and support from this work.

But that’s not why we gather in devotion.

We gather in devotion to serve life itself. We gather in devotion to allow these currents of abundant aliveness to flow through us and blossom in the world. We gather in devotion to offer, to be generous, to give freely.

Come join me.

Beltane Shamanic Abundance & Fertility Ritual

Saturday, May 10, 1-5pm

Forested Retreat Space in Corbett, OR (just outside of Portland)

Sliding scale (see below)

We will gather on private, forested land to celebrate Beltane and align with Gaia’s abundant creative power. This event includes:

• Shamanic teachings on abundance, creative power, reciprocal generosity and embodied wealth.

• Shamanic ritual experience to work with Earth magic and anchor in Gaia’s grid of creation.

• Wildcrafting elixir ritual: make a personalized medicine from the land to take home and integrate your ritual experience.

• Community connection with like-hearted seekers, in person!

• Forest bathing, meditation and reflection time with the land.

• Tea and light snacks.

There will be some outside time during this event, rain or shine. Address and preparation details provided upon registration. Choose your sliding scale option:

Support the Work Pricing: $97

This option is encouraged for those who have the financial means to support the work and ensure its continuation.

Sustain the Work Pricing: $77

This option is invited for those who are able to pay the asking amount to attend the event.

Scholarship/Equity Pricing: $57

This option is intended for those who need financial assistance to attend the event.

Come pray with me in the forest temple! The land is waiting for you.

Many blessings,

Michelle Hawk

1:1 Shamanic Healing, Mentorship and Retreats

I’m finally poking my head up here after a very intense magical portal shift. Phew! Time for an update and an invitation.

Here’s the update:

Last weekend was the graduation retreat for my I AM Alchemy students. During a total lunar eclipse. And my current cohort of Alchemy apprentices began that Sunday. It was an intense weekend.

I am so happy for my students in their fantastic accomplishment! They persevered through a deep dive year of apprenticeship in the mysteries, which is both a beautiful and challenging endeavor.

The next cohort that began just over a week ago is launching into the crucible, and I am so excited for them as well! It is my sincere joy to guide seekers through the fires of transformation.

But Alchemy isn’t the only kind of support I offer. Since the course is underway for the year, I’ll be shifting gears to offer more work through 1:1 shamanic healing, training and mentorship.

Here’s the invitation:

Shamanic Healing

3 sessions of deep healing work, including trauma healing and nervous system regulation, soul retrieval, past life healing, wisdom retrieval, Shamanic extraction, and more.

>>>Book a call with me to dive in.

1:1 Mentorship / Healing

Six month deep dive into your personal journey of healing, transformation and mastery. This work is for healers/practitioners looking for support with their spiritual skill development, mastering intuitive gifts and cultivating their Shamanic practice. This work is also for non-practitioners who desire support with personal healing, transformation and spiritual growth.

>>>Book a call with me to dive in.

In-Person Immersive Retreats

Bookings are now open for in-person 1:1 intensive retreats! Join me at my temple home on sacred, forested land near Portland, OR. Retreat options include:

• 1-3 days, including temple lodging and nourishing meals.

• Deep Shamanic and energy healing work.

• Shamanic journeying, intuitive and mediumship practice to connect with the spirits for guidance and healing.

• Teaching and instruction from Shamanism, Alchemy, and other lineages.

• Personal ritual or ceremony.

• Personalized embodiment and movement work, consciousness practices, energetic techniques.

• Personal guidance, processing, support and reflection.

• Coaching and strategy, visioning, working with your spiritual business or soul-aligned practice.

• Hiking, forest-bathing and personal relaxation time in beautiful nature.

• 3 online sessions for preparation and integration.

• Current 1:1 clients receive a major discount!

>>>Book a call with me to schedule your retreat.

Many blessings,

Michelle Hawk

The medicine you need most might surprise you

Yesterday during a healing session, I offered my client a Shamanic journey to connect with one of their animal guides.

The journey was very beautiful, and the animal guide came through very strongly. It told me about some of the medicine that it wanted to share with my client, and *wow.*

After the journey, I told my client which animal guide had emerged. “Huh, that’s surprising,” they said. “I never in a million years would have guessed that.”

The guide who stepped forward was an ocean animal, and my client shared that they didn’t really resonate with the ocean. “I’m more of a desert and forest person.”

“Let’s see how this guide wants to support you,” I told my client. I guided my client through a journey to connect with their guide, and I journeyed simultaneously to receive more information and transmissions about the medicine this guide was offering.

My client surfaced from the journey with new appreciation for this guide. They told me what the guide had shared with them, and how it perfectly related to their current life circumstances.

Then I shared with my client what the guide had shown me regarding its medicine, and my client ended up in tears. “That’s exactly what I feel like! Yes, I definitely need that. That is f***in rad.”

All of this to say —

The medicine we need most might surprise us.

Some of the deepest, most powerful lessons and support can come from areas of our lives where we feel less familiar or comfortable.

Are you ready for your medicine to surprise you?

Are you open to powerful lessons and support from unexpected sources?

Are you called to work with powerful spiritual forces for the purpose of guidance, illumination and healing?

>>>Book a call with me to talk about what type of support is right for you!

The Best Tools and How to Use Them

If you’re like me, you don’t just want tools in your tool belt.

You want the best tools, and you want to know how to use them masterfully.

And I have to tell you —

Alchemy has the best tools for powerful transformation.

And when we apply them skillfully —

Transformation becomes not only possible, but inevitable.

Alchemy has become one of the most valuable tools in my very extensive tool kit. (Remember, I’ve been walking this path for 22 years so I have lots of tools.)

And my Alchemy apprentices inevitably find the same thing to be true — Alchemy becomes one of their most valuable tools for personal healing and transformation.

One past apprentice shared:

“The I AM Alchemy course was not just a way to deepen my own magical mastery through all of the different teachings, tools, and practices, but it was a container for deep transformation.”

If you want the best tools and the skills to use them masterfully, you want the 5 Transformational Keys of I AM Alchemy.

Key 1: Alchemy Fundamentals

• Master the Cycle of Transformation and practical application of spiritual technology.

• Study Alchemy teachings on body, mind, heart and spirit transformation.

• Learn practices and ancient wisdom foundationed in Universal Law.

• Explore Alchemical teachings and practice for your personal constitution, and learn how to offer Alchemical healing to others.

Key 2: Alchemy of Self

• Walk the 12 Pathways of Initiation to Mastery.

• Use Alchemy to liberate trauma, dis-ease and stagnation.

• Bring Alchemy mystery school teachings to your health, relationships, home, career and creative expression to transform on every level.

• Come home to yourself and your sacred purpose with Alchemy wisdom teachings.

Key 3: Embody Alchemy

• Fully ground high-vibration Alchemical transformation practice into the physical plane.

• Bring Alchemy into your body and Earthly experience through movement practice, intuitive embodiment, qigong, breathwork and somatic cultivation.

• Gain a complete somatic toolkit to create healing for yourself and your clients.

• Use these techniques with energy work and consciousness practices to provide transformational experiences in 1:1 and group healing settings.

Key 4: Spiritual Collaboration

• Cultivate powerful, working relationships with Divine beings of Alchemical wisdom.

• Receive direct initiations and transmissions from spirit-side guides and teachers of the Alchemy wisdom tradition, and the I AM Alchemy mystery school.

• Work directly with Spirit to translate cosmic and etheric forces into the material plane.

• Develop your intuitive practice to channel forces of Alchemical creation and transformation into your life and practice.

Key 5: Practical Magic

• Master the process of ritual and sacred ceremony. Prepare and design meaningful ritual experiences according to Alchemical correspondences.

• Use your Alchemical knowledge to assess transformational and healing needs. Master the practical application of spiritual technology for healing and transformation on every level.

• Cultivate your facilitation skills to create powerful transformational portals for yourself and your clients, in 1:1 or group settings.

Are you ready for the best transformational healing tools?

Are you ready to skillfully apply them in your life and in the world?

Are you ready for the inevitable transformation that will occur when you do?

The course begins soon. If you are called to join us in the crucible —

>>>Book a call with me to discuss Alchemy and see if you qualify.