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My blog is a space to explore my musings on healing, spirituality and soul-led living. I share reflections on energy work, shamamic practice, and tools for personal transformation. May these posts inspire and support you on your path.


Preparing to Journey: Finding Your Compass
How to Prepare for Shamanic Journeying This month’s Full Moon arrives at Imbolc - a time of year that naturally invites pause. Although the days are still dark, there is a subtle sense of something beginning to stir beneath the surface. In this blog series so far, I’ve been exploring shamanic practice step by step: What Is Shamanism? , The Shamanic Journey , and the role of the Shamanic Drum in shifting consciousness and bringing us back into the body. This reflection comes

Andrea Lawrie
4 days ago5 min read


The Shamanic Drum: A Bridge Between Worlds
I’m writing this at the first full moon of the year. Each month, at the full moon, I return to this space to write - it offers me a chance to pause, take stock and begin again. That feels especially fitting at this time of year, when many people are naturally reflecting on where they’ve been and where they are now. Rather than looking ahead or setting intentions, I want to begin by coming back into rhythm. That’s why this feels like a good moment to talk about the shamanic d

Andrea Lawrie
Jan 34 min read


The Shamanic Journey: Remembering an Ancient Language
Shamanic journeying is one of the oldest forms of spiritual practice known to humankind. Across continents and cultures, our ancestors used rhythmic sound to enter an expanded state of consciousness and connect with the unseen world. They journeyed to seek guidance, to heal, and to restore balance between the physical and spiritual realms.

Andrea Lawrie
Dec 7, 20254 min read


What Is Shamanism? Understanding an Ancient Practice for Modern Life
A reflection for this season of deepening darkness — a time for intuition, inner work and remembering the old ways. Shamanism isn’t a belief but a lived relationship with the animate world. Through rhythm, ceremony and guidance from compassionate allies, it helps us restore balance, heal, and remember our place within nature’s web — returning us to what is real, sacred and alive within and around us.

Andrea Lawrie
Nov 5, 20256 min read


Remembering Scotland's Witches
While planning this month's Full Moon Women's Circle, my thoughts have been on Samhain and ancestral healing (Samhain being the old Celtic festival celebrated between 31 October and 1 November that marks the end of harvest and the start of winter; when the veil between the living and the dead is said to be thin). It was timely then that last night I went with two trusted friends to hear two inspiring women talk about Scotland’s witch trials, and it left me wondering ... What

Andrea Lawrie
Oct 5, 20256 min read
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