Wisdom From
the Path.
Teachings, journeys and field notes from the practice — on power animals, the three worlds, and what shamanism actually asks of us. Written to be used, not just read.
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The Rabbit Freezes Before It Runs — and Both Are Wisdom
The rabbit freezes, then bolts, and both are wisdom. Rabbit medicine as instinct and fertility, the fear that freezes instead…
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The Seagull Is Not Free Because It Flies. It Is Free Because It Adapts
A gull hovers by finding the angle at which the opposing wind holds it up. It even drinks salt water.…
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The Dog Chooses You Again Every Morning
The dog can be over-loyal to a bad master. Its role as guide through crossings, the shadow of loyalty turned…
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Spirit Animal Magpie: Change & Trickster Wisdom
The Magpie spirit animal is the guide of intelligence, transformation and the sacred trickster. A practitioner’s guide to magpie symbolism,…
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The Dragonfly Spent Years Underwater Before It Ever Flew
The dragonfly spends years underwater and only weeks in the air. Why the submerged phase builds the wings, the shadow…
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The Goose Refuses to Fly Alone — and That Is Its Power
The goose, with its strong communal instincts and migratory journeys, serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of communication,…
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The Squirrel Buries More Than It Digs Up — and the Forgetting Is the Point
The squirrel forgets most of what it buries, and the forgotten caches grow into trees. Squirrel medicine, its anxious hoarding…
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The Ladybug Lands When You Have Stopped Chasing Luck
Explore the endearing symbolism of the ladybug as a spirit animal, a beacon of luck, protection, and the power of…
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The Ape Is the Mirror You Have Been Avoiding
Great apes pass the mirror test, and that recognition is the medicine. Ape symbolism, the shadow of the disowned body,…
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The Hedgehog Does Not Fight and Does Not Flee. It Curls, and Waits You Out
A hedgehog’s five thousand spines cannot reach out and hurt anyone. That is the boundary it teaches, and the shadow…
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The Seal Belongs to Two Worlds and Apologises for Neither
The seal lives in two elements and apologises for neither. Its medicine, the selkie’s stolen skin as its shadow, and…
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The Koala Is Not Lazy. It Is Doing the Hardest Thing You Avoid
A koala rests twenty hours a day because eucalyptus is toxic and nearly empty of energy. Its rest is the…
Get to know your Spirit Animal
The free Spirit Animal Discovery Guide explains what spirit animals are, walks you through a quiz to find yours, and gives you meditation and visualisation exercises to meet it.
