Weather

Haven't we all heard about the weather from our friends and others? "Gee its too ................ (fill in the blanks) today!!!" Why, I have been doing the same as well until I was reminded by someone very close to me that those of us who identify as Pagan celebrate all the elements! Wow, was I humbled! My desire to want the perfect temp outside blinded me to the fact that all the conditions of our world and the elements (not man caused that is) are a part of the life we live and need our reverence. So this got me thinking about a book I have been reading off and on titled "Weather Shamanism" by Nan Moss with David Corbin. To paraphrase some of what I've discovered  in this book; the weather is controlled by spiritual beings and those beings have in the past had a deep intimate relationship with us. So questions pop into my mind; could our weird weather be from spirits trying to get our attention and re-establish the once meaningful relationship we've had with each other?   My internal guide thinks there is something to this line of reasoning. This calls for more reading, study and meditation on this topic.  More on this later as I watch the sky and clouds and think about how it all relates to me.

Today is the beginning.

Often you hear sayings about "beginning again" yet these sayings often can feel hollow and don't feel like they belong to you. For me the Reluctant Shaman, and I'll tell you in a moment how I got that name, It feels like this day (02-15-2011) is a beginning of a new path for me.  So much has happed in the last couple of years that I feel many things have impacted this "change" day.  Now to my why I feel I'm reluctant. For about six years now I have felt a strong call to the Shamanic path. Yes most of us have had the little voice inside our heads pipe up now and again and suggest that we do this or that. Well for me it was just that way so many months and years ago. So what have I been doing with that "suggestion"? Not as much as I have wished I'd done. So this brings me to the subject of a new beginning I first spoke of.  This Blog is a journal of the sometimes crazy, eclectic journey of Waboose Otter- Shaman. How did I get to be a Shaman? I really don't know yet. By this I mean I have not journeyed back to the starting point for me in my many past lives and discovered what started me off on this way of being. I do suspect however that sometime in the 1300's in the Pacific NW area somewhere I was set on a path that (by birth I believe) brought me to being a shaman for a village in that area . I know this because I had a very, very strong, clear vision of me as a shaman back in 2007 about October. So I know at least in that life time I was in the shaman role.

Now as to what I'd like to share with anyone who stumbles upon this blog is this:

1. We all have spiritual gifting s and how did I discover mine.
2. Are you a "card carrying shaman" and how do you know?
3. What do I believe about the shamanic path.
4. What fun things can you do as a shaman

and other interesting questions once I think of them..... Until I write again....... Aho!