Lauren’s Articles

This is a collection of articles about shamanic work and spirituality.  I am have organized by topic so that you can choose what you’d like to read.  I hope they will give you ideas that inspire your growth and learning as well.

I consider anything here to me my writing, and all the copyrights apply.  Please contact me for permission if you wish to reproduce my work in any form.

Reflections on Healing

Articles on this page will not show up on the site index, because like a blog they are organized by date....

General Shamanic Articles

Here is a list of the articles I've written (so far) to cover general shamanic topics:   Return...

Modern Shamans

What are shamans really?  Well they tend to be of the tribe they come from so it is not the simplest ...

Journeying

I wrote more about journeying in an entry on Shaman Links (www.shamanlinks.net/Journey.htm ) but I thought...

The Nature of Illness

From a shamanic perspective an illness or emotional imbalance is not a matter of one cause or one effect.  ...

Everything has Wisdom

There's an aspect of shamanism that shouldn't be overlooked.  While shamanism is not a religion, there ...

Finding the Right Spirits

One of the most important part of Shamanic practice is connection.   I thought it best to mention that ...

Personal and Spiritual

This is the collection of my articles about spiritual growth or other items related to general spiritual...

Personal Growth and the Shadow

Personal growth can come from various activities and various approaches. The most important factor...

Gifts of the Ego

What is the Ego? There is a lot of negative writing out there about Egos, and advice on how to overcome...

The Nature of the Soul

The soul it seems is the very essence of who we are.  Yet no one really knows what it is.  You will f...

Choice and Being an Individual

What is an Individual? What makes your soul different than the soul of say the ocean?   What makes ...

The Spiritual Shift Away From Hierarchy

The organizational structure of hierarchy, has been around for thousands of years.  As a result, it ...

The Victim Triangle - Part 1

The victim triangle is sometimes called the drama triangle, and there's a lot written on this topic.  ...

The Victim Triangle - Part 2

This Article begins with Part One Exiting the Victim Triangle Once you've decided you want to exit...

The Victim Triangle - Part 3

This article begins with Part 1 The Persecutor Our perception of the persecutor can be the trickiest...

Transfiguration

A list of the articles I've written on transfiguration, and the other deeply mysterious topics that relate...

The Power of Darkness

Darkness has had a bad rap.  I’m not sure if that’s just in our society or if this is the case all ...

The Archetypes of Creation

What is an Archetype? First you might ask the question… what is an archetype? That’s a good question. Misunderstanding of ...

Shape-Shifting, Transmutation, and Transfiguration

Shapeshifting, Transmutation, and Transfiguration... What are these things?  All of them are spiritual ...

Writing / Meaning

I have a few things I am considering putting here.  There are some fictional stories that have come ...

Metaphors

How Metaphors Convey Meaning I think people are used to hearing the word metaphor, but I’m not s...

Begs the Question - Unveiled

Begs the Question Nobody actually knows what this mean. I figure I better write about this somewhere...

Audio

I will list any audio programs I participate in here: Darkness Gets a Bad Rap, Shamanism Today November...