It’s important to remember that if you are considering a psychedelic experience or plant medicine ceremony, you are going to get vulnerable, you won’t be in control, and that could lead to either profound healing or a potential nightmare. If approached well however, plant medicine ceremonies and psychedelic experiences can be life-changing – even if they are really difficult! And if you want those experiences to actually bring change into your life, then you are going to have to digest and integrate them effectively and that will require you having adequate support to do so.

A key practice on the spiritual path of Animism is Spirit Journeying. By grounding into a clear and steady intention, we can learn to navigate the unseen realms and receive guidance and wisdom. Journeying can be a powerful practice for spiritual healing, emotional support, ancestral healing, psychedelic integration, microdosing, and dream interpretation.

Although Westcoast Shamanic Services was a tried and true 22 years old, I knew it was time for a change.

I thought it might be helpful to share a bit of background behind the words shaman and shamanism, and why after 25 years, I’ve moved away from them.

When I first started my healing journey, I was alone. What I was healing from was so big, it took all my attention and I struggled with surface talk. It seemed impossible to feel connected in a way that was real. Then community landed in my life!