PETE GAKOS

I was recently scheduled to do a shamanic healing with a client. An ironic and funny story unfolded and I asked her if I may share it with others. She said yes.

When she and I spoke about the appointment, she wanted help moving forward and it seemed like it would greatl...

Shamanism is a practice in which a practitioner achieves altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with the spirit world and then channel these transcendental energies into this world. At its core, shamanism is a form of spiritual and energy wor...

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955), a French philosopher, paleontologist, geologist and priest said, "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience." In order to have our human experience, we spiritual bein...

For a few moments each day while we wake up, we're all in a deep meditative state. It occurs during those seconds when we're not quite awake, but not in a deep sleep anymore either. During this time, we're uniquely aware of ourselves and the world around us. Our sense...

Do have a bear spirit with you? Bear and snake spirits are often associated with people who are healers at their core. Or do you have a hawk or a falcon? Winged creatures are often with people who have a strong spiritual connection. Or do you have a bee, a dragon, an e...

A friend was in the middle of telling me a story when she interrupted herself to say, “Feel free to tell me to shut-up if I’m talking too much…” She was half joking, but it bothered me, and I said, “Don’t ever give anyone permission to tell you to shut-up or not be you...