Blog
This blog is a collection of thoughts, stories, and insights that have emerged along my spiritual path. Maybe something here will resonate with a truth already stirring within you.
The Brain On Trauma
When I talk about the brain and its functions, I of course share what I have learned in my trauma therapy training. But what makes a difference is that I talk from my own experience. My brain was pretty disconnected in its pathways.
Why Are Energies From Past Lives Carried Over Into This One?
From a shamanic perspective, there are several answers to this question:
And, Not Or
In addition to the catastrophic influence of the current system, from a shamanic perspective, one thing in particular causes the numerous psychological stress symptoms in Western society: For centuries, no one was here to clean up on an energetic level, instead of just on a physical level.
Old Wisdom
What I teach cannot be found in books (except my own). This is not because it is invented, but because it comes from a time that we no longer remember in the form of written tradition.
If you want to label it regionally, it would be Celtic shamanism, as my ancestors descended from the Helvetians. However, this is not really accurate - the Celts were only the last guardians of these secrets.
The Woman in the Forest
TRIGGER WARNING: VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE (not bloody, but true)
Middle Ages, in the Megger forest, Switzerland.
Since birth, she has been considered somewhat different in her community due to her gift. When she was ten, her mother took her to the old woman in the forest. The old woman taught her everything one needs to know when walking between worlds.
Shamanic Tattooing
Tattooing that incorporates energetic components involves much more than just handpoking or a ritual setting.
It is about training the consciousness to develop a new way of dealing with pain. In traditional tattooing, we assume that the pain felt during the ritual is not created by the needle, but is released from the body's system. Consciously breathing into the pain plays a central role in this process.
How I got into (spi-)ritual tattooing
Summer 2008 in Zurich's Niederdorf district.
I'm getting a Polynesian symbol tattooed on my forearm. I've been coming to this studio since my 18th birthday two years ago to get tattoos from M. It's a hot summer day, and the window in our room on the first floor is open.
Suddenly, Spirit whispers in my ear: “You can do that without a machine.”
Rebirth
Being born into the Western world with shamanic gifts is not particularly pleasant.
This path comes with many challenges and initiations, and you are at a clear disadvantage if you no longer have a tribe around you.
As a shaman, you are part of two worlds, and thus not fully part of either.
Inner Light Meditation
This year I once again had the honor of holding the opening meditation at the Enjoy the Silence Festival in Italy. I actually wanted to record this meditation for you over a month ago, but my voice wouldn't allow it. Forgive me for still sounding a little choppy.
First, I'd like to share the story behind this meditation with you:
Alpha and Omega
When I lived in India 10 years ago, my father was visiting when I was trying to find a name for my company. In the previous years I had learned more and more crafts, such as making macramé jewelry or tattooing by hand. At the same time, I had also trained further in energetic disciplines and had a qualification as a Reiki master and teacher.
Shame
About the shame of having a body
the shame of being different
the shame of being the same
the shame of being sick
the shame of being healthy
about the shame of being privileged
and the shame of being poor
about the shame that comes from outside
and the shame that sits in our cells
about the shame that makes you hunchback, even with yoga
A Power Symbol Tattoo Story
Eli wanted a personal Power Symbol on the topics of clear communication from within, self-expression, setting boundaries and self-care. The chosen part of the body fits perfectly with the effect of the Symbol, because these are all topics of the throat chakra.
Some Background Information
I'm currently on the way to a metaphysical room cleansing. There's a lot to say about this! For example, that there are two types of cleansing. The first is the one that many also practice at home; Just as we sweep the dust out of our physical spaces, we sweep stuck bits of thoughts and emotions out of the metaphysical spaces. The second type is only practiced by magicians of all kinds, such as shamans and witches. This type is about intervening in the energy matrix of the place itself.
Peacock Woman
I have had very strong emotions all my life. It wasn't possible for me to rise above them, so I learned to separate myself from my feelings. Learned to no longer notice them, by focusing on the outside. I distracted myself with everything that came along, the main thing was not to dive into these inner whirlpools. Of course, that didn't work at all. The more of myself I repressed in one place, the more came up in other places, rather explosively.
Ring Of Fire
In shamanism as well as in trauma therapy, we often deal with the retrieval of parts of the soul or, expressed psychologically, we re-associate with the parts of ourselves to which we apparently lost contact on our way through life. An important part of this work is the stripping of old skin, i.e. the liberation from the stories that we carry around with us because our society lacks the general knowledge of how to integrate stories, let them go and continue onward.
Aliveness
This month's shamanic Power Symbol gives you a deeper sense of your own aliveness and the abundance contained in every single moment on earth. Recently I had the honor to create a shamanic Power Symbol on the topic of aliveness for a client. As is often the case, this assignment fit my own process perfectly.
As Above So Below
As Above, So Below
As Within, So Without
As The Universe, So The Soul
As the universe, so the soul...
Calm and eternal and full of undiscovered worlds within.
Community
Why Chi Tribe? I've been through things in my life that I don't think one should go through alone. Therapeutic support is a part of the journey, but what's more important in my experience is that you don't feel alone in what you're experiencing. During my stays with indigenous tribes, I have learned that everything is easier for us when we feel we belong.
Shamanism From My Point Of View
I used spring, which was blessed with a lot of rain here in Switzerland, to completely revamp my website. It is now much clearer and more accessible. You will often come across the word "shamanic" when discovering it. Hence I would like to share my personal views on the use of this term in the western world with you:
Being A Tree
Spring is my absolute favorite season. Everything blooms and awakens to new life - so do my ideas and projects every year. A lot happens around this time in my anyways busy life. Also I see the dance of the tides strongest in spring; how winter doesn't just voluntarily give up its place, and summer has to drive it away with storms and thunderstorms, making room for itself.