Kilandril's Waking Dream

What does a Shaman do?

The ancient spiritual practice known as Shamanism is believed to date back over 100,000 years. Anthropologists have discovered evidence of Shamanism in Siberia, Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, Greenland and north and South America. The popularised term “Shaman” comes from the Tungus tribe in Siberia and translates to “one who see’s in the dark.” In Norway…
The Shaman’s Apothecary

I have always had a close relationship with the plant Kingdom. I grew up on a 100 acre farm and spent more time climbing trees than I did with my feet on the ground. Some of my favourite trees were also like friends to me. A giant old Sequioa that pointed like a rocket to…
Kyomo and The Sacred Cactus Flower ~ Shamanic Vision

I stand with my bare feet on the earth, my soles caressed by the sand. I sense the vibrancy of the night, tuning into the depth of life all around me. I begin to walk silently seeing the glow of moonlight touching on the edges of the plants. I am guided by the feeling of space.…
Valkyrie ~ Shamanic Vision

Soaring on the thermals she surveys the scene below her. Carnage, broken bodies, a desolate landscape. This war will go on forever. She see’s a golden light, a warrior with soul and swoops down to wrap her wings around him. Sheltering him from the storm of shrapnel. He is lifted up enfolded in her protection…
Frost Wolf ~ Shamanic Vision

As the sound of the soul voice illuminates the room I am dropped deeply into the experience. I land in the snow, a frozen landscape. I walk out into the expansive white, I see a small stand of birch trees and walk amongst them, the trees have faces and the gentle spirits speak to me…
The Dark Mirror ~ Shamanic Vision

As the Soul Song draws me deep into the vision I see my face as a dark reflection in the mirror. I reach a hand out to touch her and I see it is a spell. It is not me at all. I command the reflection to show itself to me truely. The shape morphs…
Weaving magic mycelium through me ~Shamanic Vision

As the reverberations of the Om wash over and through me I see myself step out into the vision. I have my hands in the damp soil. Clawing at the earth. Digging in to expose the white threads of mycelium matted underneath in the dark. I begin to draw out the white fibres, pulling at…
Leviathan ~ Shamanic Vision

I see the Leviathan (“leviathan” was associated with the Hebrew words lavah, meaning “to couple, connect, or join with”, and thannin, meaning “a serpent or dragon”) within me like a spiralling serpent that has embedded itself into the strands of my DNA. I begin the process of unpicking it and closing the wounds it has left…
Sovereign Being of the land and the sea ~ Shamanic Vision

As I dance to the beat of the drum I go into trance and I see golden energy weaving infinity into my spine as it works its way from my base to my crown then I step out into an ancient forest where the oldest tree has laid down to create its own grove. The…
Into the Forest I go ~ Shamanic Vision

I go into trance as I dance to the beat of the drum. I step out onto lichen covered stone and I see I am made of stone also. Slowly the edges break away and my body is exposed. As the stone falls away I see a deep, dark and beautiful forest of pine trees…