

Soul Needs: Honour
At Frankly Shamanic we consider that there are six conditions that our soul requires to flourish, we sometimes refer to them as ‘soul needs’. They are: Personal honour, courage, hospitality, empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence, the first three are very ancient values and are held in high esteem in many cultures, particularly by the Vikings. The last three were identified by eminent American psychologist Carl Rogers in the fifty’s. A book could be written on


Shamanism and Enlightenment
The other day someone said to me, “Why bother seeking enlightenment it seems like hard work to me?” Actually it’s a very good question. Ultimately it overcomes loneliness and enables us to find inner peace and a blissful happiness that that is indescribable, but yes it takes work. The next question is “how is this achieved”? Our shamanic practice enables students to actually experience their spirit guides such as ancestors, power animals, deities and angels. It’s based on the


Oracle Runes
The Runes are an ancient magical alphabet that was used by the ancient peoples of Northern Europe and Scandinavia for writing, divination and magic. No-one knows exactly how old the runes are. Rune-like symbols appear as cave markings as early as the late Bronze Age. They have been used as an alphabet but their use in ritual and as an Oracle had certainly been in use for some centuries before the time of the earliest written language inscriptions. Legend has it that Odin, ki