The Shamans Cave

We are currently surrounded by intense and chaotic energies. Through the practice of shamanism, we have the power to transmute these disruptive forces into life-giving energy that nourishes and supports us. Join Renee Baribeau The Practical Shaman and Sandra Ingerman  as they explore the energetic chaos many are experiencing today. They share how shamanic practices can transform fear, negativity,...

There is a lot of talk going on about multi dimensions, multiverses, and beings from other planets. This discussion has been going for so many years now. But isn’t it true that when you engage in your shamanic practices and ceremonies that you have already stepped into a different dimension but might not know it. For you are not in the same consciousness as the denser collective. Join Renee Baribe...

A few years ago, Sandra read an interesting post on Facebook about how Buffalo walk into a storm to get through it versus trying to find away around the storm. This was a powerful lesson she learned as she tried it while walking through a blizzard and arrived home feeling empowered and revitalized. She tired the same thing walking through pain instead of trying to find ways to suppress it. And the...

Sandra was reading one of the posts on the Shamans Cave Facebook Page about the Bushmen who dance and sing for hours and the power and healing that comes from doing this. We have talked about the power of dancing, walking, and singing on a variety of past episodes. But as we have gotten into a habit of sitting more through driving, being on our devices too long, being on our computers, and working...

In this week’s podcast Renee and Sandra talk about how on a spiritual level we can keep doing our work to expand and evolve. But if we are in a state of fear and contracting then we are suppressing all the spiritual energy we learned how to raise and this puts an amazing amount of stress on our bodies and nervous system when we are trying to expand and contract at the same time. Is this something...

In chaotic and challenging times trust is our most powerful tool and the one we often have the hardest time embracing. When things are not going well we want to blame, we want to withdraw, we feel victim to the forces of life. But this is part of starting any initiation. There needs to be a breakdown of trust and all we can count on as we enter a time of death and rebirth. But once you get further...

In nature we have trees that who feed so many beings – humans, birds, insects, all that lives on the earth and air. And from a shamanic point of view these trees feel honored when we eat and feel nurtured from their fruits. But of course, then comes a cycle of regeneration of the silent process of going within to regenerate and become nourished again to have the strength to bloom in the spring and...

Death is a cycle of nature. We die with every change that happens to us in life. Due to so many illnesses circulating our over populated planet we are seeing death effect us all on a personal level. Loved ones and friends are dying at what feels untimely. No one is completely protected from the effects of toxins and the viruses and bacteria causing so much illness. Our generation is seeing deaths...

In a lot of spiritual traditions gossip is a way to make people feel that they are superior to others who have made a misstep or who are not behaving in an ethical manner. It is true it is up to our communities to let people know when there are unethical teachers who are hurting others instead of truly teaching ethically from a place where they have done a lot of personal work to tame and transmut...

If there is one thing that many people understand all over the world is that we have entered a time of true chaos where we our reality is being shaken up. There are all kind of possible outcomes that can happen and no one is privy with the knowledge to know where the creative forces of the universe are leading us too. Are you taking on too much by reading about every international chaotic event in...

In this extremely relevant show to the times we are living in, Renee and Sandra speak about an article in the New York Times where a psychologist talked about letting go of the need to forgive people who abused you but instead have compassion for what made them behave in such a destructive way. It is an interesting concept to think about today where people try to force forgiveness. Forgiveness can...

Sandra went to see the new Dylan movie which reminded her how tight the community was in the 1960s, and how they stood together during challenging times and did not sit down but connected and demonstrated. Today it seems like the spiritual community is more disconnected from each other and still have some work to do to transcend the ego and shadow states that want us to divide and use blaming beha...

Sandra started this show by leading an invocation to congratulate Renee on the release of her new book A Pilgrim’s Guide to Walking Wisdom 11:11 Insights. To write a book is such a creative act that comes from one soul. And Renee brought us a beautiful book with insights and tools to help us walk forward during a time of chaos. Join Renee and Sandra as they not only talk about Renee’s book but lea...

At at time on the planet when looking youthful and finding ways to live longer dominate our news and culture an entire part of our population is not being honored for the life that have led and what they contributed over their lifetime. We tend to compare how we are aging to what we see in the news and to others who we know. The truth is we all have our natural cycle of life and aging is a part of...

Our modern Western culture tends to focus on learning through lectures and gathering more material. This works to a point, but how deep does this information go when we are only engaging our conscious mind. During this show Renee and Sandra introduce us to the power of old-time story telling that is circular rather than linear and is a feminine way of teaching. Join Renee Baribeau and Sandra Inger...

Renee and Sandra had a wonderful call chatting with each other about many different topics from copyrighting your writing to how every change in life is a death and how we can find a roadmap for walking our path following the river of life by doing oracle work. This show is filled with so much wonderful conversation that contains so much wisdom as we move into the time of winter and the return of...

One of our listeners asked Renee and Sandra that covers the intersectionality between mental health professionals and shamanism. This is a really deep topic and Rene and Sandra covered key details that therapists working with shamanic healing need to know. But how wonderful it is to know that therapists have been integrating shamanic healing into their therapeutic practices for decades. Join Sandr...

In America we just had an incredibly polarized election. It is interesting to examine the polarization when we all share one Earth. Renee shares a very wise perspective about this while Sandra talks about the importance to grieve if you feel a death occurred in your life with this election. Join Renee and Sandra for this powerful audio show where you will learn different perspectives about the ele...

Renee Baribeau had a profound experience that inspired this episode. We encounter countless people each day, moving through life at such a rapid pace that it becomes difficult to pause and engage in true heart-to-heart exchanges. Too often, we place labels on others—calling them ignorant, lazy, or mentally ill—without ever stopping to connect with them on a human level. But when we take the time t...

With a world filled with trauma it is time to turn our attention into cultivating our Inner World. This is not an action to take to escape life. It is to build up a beautiful inner landscape where we can allow our inner awareness to help cope with stress and trauma. There is so much noise and chatter that people are no longer listening to their hearts and body which hold wisdom of how to navigate...

As more people get interested in the practice of shamanism more people are buying shamanic instruments to do their healing work and journeys. But do you know where the materials of instruments come from and how they were made. Today so many nature beings are being killed for modern day practitioners who don’t know how to ask if materials were ethically sourced or how to take care of your precious...

With all the immense amount of information everyone gave on the eclipse there were a lot of people making predictions that no one knows if they will come true. Sometimes predictions about someone’s life or the collective need to be given in ways that empower us to make changes rather than having a poisonous seed planted inside of us with no possibility of being weeded out. This causes us to wonder...

Sandra Ingerman and Renee Baribeau  have been working very hard to be in service. And being in service is both of their passions and bring them energy and joy. But when there is no exchange of energy they both found themselves experiencing burnout. So many of us in life were taught giving is always better than receiving. But in this case, there is no harmonious flow. Without a flow of energy comin...

Renee Baribeau  has been talking about her journey ahead to walk the Camino. This led Sandra to think about how in many shamanic cultures the power of the healing often comes from the commitment you make and the sacrifice to get to the healing. At a time on the planet where a majority of healing is going on remotely there are things to consider. Remote work does work well as the veils between the...

Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingeramn both received miraculous omens on the same day which were obvious signs that they were on the right path. When we are in the flow of life we can be open to how the universe is always giving us signs, roadmaps, omens to help us find our way or let us know to keep going forward or to make a different decision. Join Renee Baribeau and Sandra Ingerman as they talk ab...