Alison Skelton discusses the practice of shamanic extractions of the intrusions that can become lodged within our bodies via conscious or unconscious thought projections. Like “curses” or psychic attacks they can have a strong negative effect on the spiritual body, but they can just as easily be self-created thought forms that have become toxic over years of negative self talk and poor self image, or from living in a spiritually toxic environment.
About Alison Skelton
Alison Skelton, B.F.A., is a multi-disciplinary artist, illustrator, ritual designer, and teacher of sacred arts. She has been practicing divination, spiritual healing, ceremony, and energy work, within the context of Wicca and Shamanism, for 25 years.
As an artist and psychic, she explores the relationship between magic and creative self-expression as a means to heal and transform. Alison has presented performance art, ritual theatre, and dance in both entertainment and sacred contexts, and creates shamanic portraits for magic and healing. Her own art is a reflection of spirit as well as an expression of the magic that she perceives in nature, in the souls of the subjects of her portraits, and in the sacred order of the universe itself.
As a ritual designer, teacher, consultant and mentor, she teaches seminar classes and workshops on a variety of subjects, including psychic self-development, shamanic journeying, and creative self-expression activation. Alison has served as an expert consultant for educational television, theatrical productions, and film treatments of magic and Wicca, and is co-author of the Wheel of the Witches series of chapbooks. She has been interviewed for print, television, film, and radio, and has been featured in documentaries for independent media and television.
In 1993, Alison co-founded the 13th House Mystery School Tradition, a creative eclectic tradition with a focus on teaching, healing and the arts. In 2005 she created the Oroboros project for facilitating community connection, mentorship, and planetary healing. She is a member of the Circle of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, and the Sacred Circle of Great Mysteries Society. Her Shamanic practice combines extensive experience as a Wiccan priestess with core shamanic methods.
Soul Retrieval: Healing the Fragmented Self
Soul Loss can occur during emotional or physical trauma, such as an accident, abusive situation, sudden shock to the system, surgery, disaster, divorce, psychic attack, or death of a loved one. Alison Skelton explores the Shamanic approach to soul retrieval and the journey to wholeness.
Summer Solstice: A Time to Honour Our Sovereignty and Power
Summer Solstice, also known as Litha, occurs as the sun moves out of the sign of Gemini into the Sign of Cancer around June 21st. This is the longest day and shortest night of the solar year…a time to celebrate our sovereignty and our personal power, vitality, and growth.
In Service to the Apple Fairies
Yes, I am a grown woman, and yes, I believe there are fairies in my garden. I wasn’t particularly “into” fairies even as a child, and as an adult I remained a bit skeptical, while trying to be open minded. Over the years, however, I have had so many encounters with the wee folk in my garden and through shamanic journeys and visions that I have become a true believer.
How I Met My Power Animal
According to Shamanistic belief everyone has one or more Power Animal, Totem Animal or Animal Spirit Guide. We also have other spirit helpers that may be animals or plants or celestial beings, teachers, healing spirits and so on.
Beltaine in My Garden
Also known as May Day, Beltaine is a celebration of the union of Masculine and Feminine energies, on or around May 1st. It’s the time for decorating and dancing around the Maypole in a celebratory ritual with ancient pagan roots.
Healing the Heart of the Earth
For Earth Day, Alison Skelton offers this Wiccan based ceremony designed to bring each of us to a greater understanding of the interconnecting role we play in the conscious creation of the Earth as a community of love and healing.
Nature as a Healing Spirit
Nature is imbued with healing spirit: every plant and stone and creature has a specific spiritual presence, and anything derived from nature embodies an aspect of that spirit. In the Shamanic view, which includes Wicca, we consider all things to have spiritual energy, vibration and even personality.
Spring Equinox Brings Divine Energy and New Beginnings
Springtime contains divine energy associated with new beginnings, dawning realities, rebirth and resurgent life. This is an opportunity to embrace our fertility magic, and the development of new concepts and plans that will reshape our future.
Creating with the Wild Will: Conscious Self-Expression
The impulse to create is so strong within all life that it must find expression, and as humans we have the choice to create intentionally or to create passively. Wild Will is choice in action.