My Shamanic Life with Debbie Philp

In this short episode, I’ll share what is holy about my harvest. Together we will do a ritual so you can see the magic in what you have been harvesting. Episode links: Mabon Ceremony on Zoom:  https://debbiephilp.com/event/mabon-ceremony/ Upcoming virtual Shamanic Reiki trainings:  https://debbiephilp.com/shamanic-reiki-training/   Email newsletter sign-up:  http://eepurl.com/he2pOb The Shamanic F...

Jen VanBenschoten is back for this episode to talk Tarot. Jen built on what I shared last episode about the harvest and tells us how to use the Judgement card to help with decision-making. She gives a history of the card and shares some insight into why it is important to use your judgement. As she always does, Jen walks you through a spread and empowers you to confidently work with your own deck....

It is time to harvest what we’ve been manifesting. In this episode, I discuss why not everything that we brought into being is going to serve in the way that we’d hoped, and why we might need to turn some into compost. The practice, a meditative visualization to work with suffering when you encounter it, was recorded over a year ago for an episode I never got around to editing and posting. Maybe M...

After our crazy weekend at Fairy Fest, my friend Sheri Kurdakul, a student of clinical herbalism, is back for another episode. Sheri shares about bee balm, a plant I thought was just for pollinators, but it turns out there are many benefits of growing and using bee balm, especially when the pressure to manifest is on. I talk a bit about staying calm and centered, or at least appearing too, even am...

In this somewhat late episode, I share the crisis that almost did in Fairy Fest and how my dear friend Sheri not only got me through it but reminded me what I was hoping to manifest. I share a meditation technique that helps me focus on my breath but is also easily made affirming. The practice has been helpful to me when I’m trying to manifest or just stay calm when the line in the grocery store i...

Regular guest Jen VanBenschoten of Hot Mess Healing joins me to share how to add the Tarot to your manifestation toolbox. I speak about manifesting big vision stuff and the work I’ve been doing to manifest a fun and successful Fairy Fest booth. Jen gives us a Tarot spread for manifesting that will be especially useful when things feel stuck.  Episode links: Elizabethtown NY Fairy and Magickal Crea...

Lughnasadh celebrates the first harvests of corn and grains (and tomatoes). In this episode you’ll hear ways to work with the manifesting energy of Lughnasadh season. I give you some background, but I am not an expert, so I invite you to check out my Lughnasadh blog post for links to more information. Ready? Let’s make it so! Episode links: My Lughnasadh blog post:  https://debbiephilp.com/blog/lu...

My dear friend Sheri Kurdakul, a student of clinical herbalism, joins me for this episode to share about why you should change your perspective on red raspberry, a prickly plant with benefits for both humans and the ecosystem. After speaking with Sheri, I reconsidered my response to some sad climate news that broke this week. I hope you, too, are inspired to be more like red raspberry. Episode lin...

Shapeshifting is a shamanic practice that can support you in times of change. In this episode I share more about shapeshifting and a time not long ago when I put shapeshifting to use. The practice is a blend of energy work and shapeshifting journey. Episode links: Lughnasadh Ceremony: https://debbiephilp.com/event/lughnasadh-ceremony/ Email newsletter sign-up: http://eepurl.com/he2pOb The Shamanic...

Jen VanBenschoten of Hot Mess Healing joins me for this episode to talk about working with two cards from the Tarot when you are faced with change. I’ll speak about a time my life felt like a dumpster fire and the transformation that came out of it and Jen shares a Tarot spread you can use to continue the work with change on your own. Episode links: Jen VanBenschoten, Hot Mess Healing: https://www...

This episode, the first in many months, is all about change and includes a big announcement and a guided drum journey to work with change. Why? My life has changed dramatically over the past couple of years and My Shamanic Life should authentically reflect what my work is evolving into. I’ll share what’s been going on with me and the exciting future of My Shamanic Life.  Episode links: Event calen...

As a follow-up to the previous episode when I shared an Equinox ritual to rebalance the elements, the next four will provide a deeper exploration of each of the elements as I have come to know them. This one takes us through the Air Element with a look at how Air shows up physically in and around you, what mental activities or emotional states are associated with Air, and how imbalances of Air man...

As I recorded this episode the Sun was just a few hours away from entering Libra and marking the Equinox. The hours of sunlight and darkness are as equal as they are going to be (it isn’t exact at all latitudes) and there is a seasonal transition. Reflecting on the Equinox and the balanced light, I was drawn to offer a meditative ritual for bringing balance to each of the elements as they manifest...

I have been at my computer more than usual lately, writing and engaging in my own keyboard activism and I find myself relying on my favorite desk yoga movements and poses to combat tired shoulders and neck pain. If you are feeling the tension in your upper back, shoulders, and neck, try this desk yoga sequence during your next screen break. You can find information and the schedule for upcoming vi...

Because it was seminary “homework,” I never had the opportunity to deliver an inspirational talk I wrote which I called “Loving the World Into Balance: A Call for Climate Justice.” I was feeling like it needed to be heard, so I recorded it for this episode. May it inspire you to seek the experience of interconnection through divine love. You can find information and the schedule for upcoming virtu...

The core of my shamanic practice is my sit spot, inspired by the book, Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature, by Jon Young, Ellen Haas, and Evan McGown. In this episode. Learn what a sit spot is and get some tips on finding your own. You can find information and the schedule for upcoming virtual Shamanic Reiki Level One, Level Two and Master Practitioner trainings at https://debbiephilp.com/sha...

In the previous episode I shared my understanding of shamanism. Now I introduce Shamanic Reiki as created and taught by Llyn Roberts. I also tried to start an environmental and wildlife news section but ended up just reading you a bunch of depressing headlines that emphasize why it is so important that we are doing the work of not only advocating for change but of dreaming a better world into bein...

After so many episodes, I think it is about time I explain a bit about the word “shamanism” since I through it around so much. I touch on why I don’t call myself a shaman but do share contemporary shamanic practices in Shamanic Reiki trainings. You will be guided into a shamanic journey to find or create your sacred place, a basic journeying practice I introduce in those trainings. You can find in...

I am calling this my reemergence episode. Since I last recorded, I have been ordained as an interfaith minister and I needed to figure out what that meant. You’ll hear me share my statement of ministry and personal vows. I’ll share one way I am reemerging into public (and you are welcome there). And you will be invited into meditation to explore interconnection to the beings in your local ecosyste...

It has been a month, friends. I got a bit whiny as I recorded this, but tired is my truth and I choose to honor it. If you feel it too, I hope you will also honor your tired and take some time for rest and renewal. The yoga in this episode is an easy, supine practice and leaves you seated for meditation. I would like to welcome new My Shamanic Life patrons. Thank you! If you like this podcast and...

I missed a couple of weeks of recording because some personal stuff upset the illusion of balance I had for myself. The thing about balance, especially that work-life balance that is often spoken of, is that it does not exist. Instead, we are merely juggling our obligations or, as I put it in this episode, running from one side of the seesaw to the other trying to keep them both in the air. Someti...

This week I have felt scattered, and I am having trouble focusing on tasks I need to complete, like creating a new podcast episode. World events, and my own stuff, have been distracting. To work with the disarray in my thoughts, I am sharing a simple mindfulness meditation practice, which I hope will be re-centering for both of us. Please join me on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 to celebrate Ostara, the...

When my helping spirits gave me a message to “get loud,” I was not sure what they meant. Yoga, Reiki, and meditation are not loud practices. But I knew yoga could help strengthen our speaking up muscles, and the practice I planned was affirmed right before I recorded. Join me for an active yoga practice that gets loud. Join me for virtual ceremony for Ostara on March 22, 2022. Details on my websit...

I set aside my plan for this episode to instead record a meditative prayer for peace. I am following the invasion of Ukraine with a heavy heart, and this is my small offering towards cultivating peace, light, hope, and love in our world. I also pray that I can return to a serious but somewhat lighter topic next week. May it be so. I did not mention my Patreon in this episode, but I would like to w...

It has been a while since I shared about my journey into wildlife rehabilitation and why I work with turtles. The story I tell was originally written for and shared with my interfaith seminary class last year. Then, you will be guided in a short, gentle yoga practice culminating in a long-held turtle pose. Registration is open for Shamanic Reiki Level Two virtual training on March 5 and 6, 2022. Y...