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www.shamansociety.org31notouchstonewhatsoeverorthiskindopotenttransormativeexploration.Tereisacollectivedisassociationromeelingthatisallpervasiveinthecurrentculture.Tesueringasaresultothisisclearlyobservableasmorethan70millionAmericansarenowtakingsomekindoantidepressant.IevertherewasacallorthereturnotheemaleshamananddareIaddtheemaleplantmedi-cineshamanthetimeisnigh.IhaveexperiencedmyowndeeptransormationworkingwiththemushroomteacherandIhavewitnessednumerouspeoplewhohaveoundtheirwaybacktothemselvesthroughtheshamanicuseothemedi-cine.Whenthesemedicinesareusedinareverentmannerwithawiseguidethehealinggitsarereadilyavailable.Womenarenaturallywiredtoulflltheroleoguidewithourinnatenurturingcapacitiesandourprotectivemother-inginstincts.WithsomanystoriesomaleshamanssexuallyabusingwomenonthemedicineespeciallyayahuascaIencourageinterestedexplorerstoseekoutawomanshamanipossible.Teyareelusivebuttheyareoutthereoperatingwithdevotionandintegrity.TherapistasMushroomShamanIknowawomanwhoisbothaprac-ticingtherapistandashamanicpracti-tioner.Withcertainclientssheunctionsasmushroomshamanprovidingasaeandnurturingenvironmentorherclientastheyjourneyonthemushroom.Shehassharedstorieswithmeoclientswhowereutterlystuckuntiltheywereabletoexperienceabreakthroughthatonlythemushroomteacherscouldprovide.Likemyselsheactsasmidwieandguideandlaterassistsherclientintheintegra-tionotheexperience.Everypersonshehasworkedwithhasturnedacornerintheirhealingorthebetter.Sheknowstherisksbutsaysthatthepsychologicalhealingshehaswitnessedinpeopleistooprooundtoignore.Shethinksoherselasnotonlyinservicetoherclientsbutalsothemushroomitsel.Tissentimentisnotunusualinpeoplewhoworkwiththeplantmedi-cines.Asthoseouswhoengagenatureknowthereisanintelligencethatpermeateseverylivingthing.Teshamanshitsstatesoconsciousnesstoengagetheseintelligenceswhichisotendonebyingestingorsmokingoneonaturesoerings.Teseplantsandungiareactualbeingswhicharerevealedtotheshamanwhoengagesthem.Teshamanormsarelationshipwiththeanimatingintelligenceotheplantorungi.TewomenIhavepersonallymetwhoworkwiththesesubstancesallhaveadeeploveandreverenceortheplantteachers.Teyallseethemselvesinservicetothatteacherandeveryoneothemishelpingpeopletohealandgrowthroughtheuseothesemedicines.Tereisahumilityinthesewomenandapalpableintegritythatcomesromthedevotedengagementwiththeseplantteachers.Teshamanworkswiththespiritsinordertonavigateboththeethericrealmsandthephysicalworld.Hereinthe21stcenturyoursocietalillsclearlydisplayamissingbridgetotheethericguidesthatoccupytheouterrealms.Wewillnotsolveourproblemswiththesamemind-setthathascreatedthem.Iourdysunc-tionalcultureistostandachanceoheal-ingitselinthisnewcenturyaparadigmshitmustoccur.Wewoulddowelltowelcomebacktheancienteminineartsotheshamanicmedicinewomen.Tesearethewisewomenwhodetlytraversetheetherssotheircommunitiescanbehealed.Tesearethewomenwhodaretopassthroughtheveilsthatseparatetheworldothemundaneromtheworldothenuminous.Tesearethewomenwhoriskalltoworkwithillegalplantstohealtheirpeople.Tesearethewomenwhomidwiethebirthnotonlyothebabebutalsotheinfniteshimmeringpoten-tialothegreattribeohumanity.InLakEchIamanotheryouReferences1edlockBarbaraPhDTheWomanIntheShamansBodyRandomHousePublishingGroup2009.2ArvigoRositaMidwieryOnAncientCozumelIsland2014.Viewarticleatwww.birth-institute.com3InterviewwithGrandmotherJulietaJanuary2007.Viewarticleatwww.nativevillage.org4www.visionarycongress.orgABOUTTHEAUTHORShonaghHomeisanauthorteacherandshamanicpractitioner.Shetakesherstudentsbeyondthewatereddownnewagetrendsandintotheterritoryofthesacred.Herofferingsfocusonthecultivationofourintrinsicabilities-intuitioncreativityandmulti-dimensionalawareness.Hershamanicworkwiththesacredmushroominformsbothherteachingandherprivatepractice.SheisauthorofthebooksIxChelWisdom7TeachingsfromtheMayanSacredFeminineLoveandSpiritMedicineandtheupcomingHoneybeeWisdomAModernMelissaeSpeaks.Visitwebsiteatwww.shonaghhome.com