10 Principles of Shamanism and Spiritual Medicine Teachings
There are 10 key principles of shamanism and spiritual medicine teachings that we can access through psychedelics, mindfulness, ceremony, rites of passage, and plant medicine.
The Earth, the cosmos, all of creation is alive, conscious and interwoven in a seamless web of interconnectedness. It is all One with Infinite Spirit, which means you are one with divinity.
Reciprocity is sacred and critical to living in harmony and balance. You are responsible to do your part in maintaining harmony and balance by giving back to spirit, not just taking. To stay alive, you must take in nourishment. To stay alive and in good mental and spiritual health, you must give back before you take. Give thanks. Take action. Live in sacred reciprocity.
You matter. You are not here by accident. You have sacred purpose in being here with a heart path that will lead you to completion in this life, if you have the courage to be a Wisdom Warrior.
You are entrusted with spiritual gifts and it is your responsibility to develop and share those gifts with all beings.
You have access to the infinite, creative, wisdom-power energy of the universe. You can tap into this power anytime to live as you are meant to.
You are not alone. Not only do you have the circle of sacred family and friends that walk beside you, you also have totem allies and ancestor spirits to help you in your work and life.
There are spiritual energies that come to us through grace from each of the seven directions of the universe - the medicine wheel. Give thanks to the powers of the East, the powers of the South, the powers of West, the powers of the North. Give thanks to the powers above, below, and at the center of it all, Great Spirit.
You are here to serve higher will, not ego
Life is not about surviving. Life is about waking up and thriving through skillful use of alternate states of consciousness, to polish up the stardust from whence you came, so you can live love now.
We are multidimensional spiritual beings having a human experience. We are love and our love is for giving.
Using psychedelics, mindfulness, ceremony, rites of passage, and plant medicine as tools to open up to infinite power of the universe will inspire you to live love now, a richer and more rewarding and sustainable way of being.
Part III: A Conversation with Michael Pollan
Dr. Tom Pinkson and The New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan talk food, plants, healing, microdosing, psychedelics, shamanism, and a sustainable future.
In this third part of a three-part series with The New York Times bestselling author, Michael Pollan, we explore cultural appropriation, healing, building spiritual community, and gratitude. The topics most relevant today in early Spring, with the plants coming out of hibernation, blossoming; as we leave the darkness of a Covid-19 winter and enter the rebirth of new life and new possibilities, the wisdom of cosmic cycles gifts us with increasing light and a vortex of creative power pouring up from the earth.
Mother Nature asks us, "What seeds do you want to plant in the garden of your life? What do you want to grow and nurture to fullest blossoming and greatest good?” I invite you to watch and listen to these conversations with Michael Pollan, holding these questions as your intention.
All blessings, Tom
Part II: A Conversation with Michael Pollan
Dr. Tom Pinkson and The New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan talk food, plants, healing, microdosing, psychedelics, shamanism, and a sustainable future.
In this second part of a three-part series with The New York Times bestselling author, Michael Pollan, we explore plant medicine and healing. The topics most relevant today in early Spring, with the plants coming out of hibernation, blossoming; as we leave the darkness of a Covid-19 winter and enter the rebirth of new life and new possibilities, the wisdom of cosmic cycles gifts us with increasing light and a vortex of creative power pouring up from the earth.
Mother Nature asks us, "What seeds do you want to plant in the garden of your life? What do you want to grow and nurture to fullest blossoming and greatest good?” I invite you to watch and listen to these conversations with Michael Pollan, holding these questions as your intention.
All blessings, Tom
Part I: A Conversation with Michael Pollan
Dr. Tom Pinkson and The New York Times bestselling author Michael Pollan talk food, plants, healing, microdosing, psychedelics, shamanism, and a sustainable future.
I recently had the chance to reconnect with brother MICHAEL POLLAN. I first met Michael when he came to interview me while doing research for his book, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence.
The plant spirits first brought us together and it was a gift to share another conversation with him, this time on Zoom, mid-pandemic, and with my oldest daughter Kimberly, thanks to my youngest daughter Nicole.
In this season of Holy Spring, as we leave the darkness of a Covid-19 winter and enter the rebirth of new life and new possibilities, the wisdom of cosmic cycles gifts us with increasing light and a vortex of creative power pouring up from the earth.
Mother Nature asks us, "What seeds do you want to plant in the garden of your life? What do you want to grow and nurture to fullest blossoming and greatest good?” I invite you to watch and listen to these conversations with Michael Pollan, holding these questions as your intention.
All blessings, Tom