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  Dare to follow your Inner Shaman

2/6/2017

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To be taken seriously in his or her tribe as a true healer, the ancient shaman had to return from death or a near-death experience, or from the brink of insanity. The shaman knows the only way to deeper truth leading to profound healing is to walk through the dark side of the inner self. And it’s that darker side of us, our shadow, that keeps hidden the full truth of who we are – our authentic selves. Hidden from our deepest truth, we are blocked from our greatest authentic resourcefulness.

Fortunately, leaders today don’t need anything so dramatic as near-death experiences to be taken seriously, or to find their truest expression.

But neither is it easy.

As a descendent of Nicaragua’s Nicoya tribe, a Shamanic mountain tribe revered for their intuitive and healing gifts, intuition has always come easy to me. Authenticity has not.

Our shadows create unconscious blocks to our strongest expressions of authentic leadership and honest communication, impacting our every choice. Over time, we build up defenses, patterns, and habits to help us cope, often not recognizing how much energy goes to hiding shame, blame and inadequacy that the shadow clings to. Those coping mechanisms lurk beneath the surface of our consciousness, cause us to give up our power, and keep us from boldly and intuitively living our lives with confidence, compassion, resourcefulness and strength.

             We’re gifted at different times in our lives to take that dark walk.

When we’re ready, or when it’s thrust upon us, there are tools such as the Enneagram that can help. I’ll explore some of these in future posts.

For now, recognize we all have blocks to our greater potential. It’s the chatter in our heads that says we’re wrong, we don’t have what it takes (not really), everything’s my fault… Some of you may be saying to yourself, “I’ve already worked through that,” and you’re right. And yet, we’re always given another chance to take a deeper look, to peel off the proverbial layers.

To fully, completely live an authentic life, we must dive into our deeper selves with the fearlessness of a shaman, the courage of a soldier, and the heart of a lion. When we do this, then, and only then, will we live with passion and authenticity. 

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Laura link
2/8/2017 08:58:31 pm

True words, Margie. I have taken this dark walk before, and now, I'm taking it again. This time, I'm grateful for your partnership as I do. I have peeled many layers over the years, but there are still more. The good news is it just keeps getting better.

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Amrita Grace link
2/9/2017 09:59:30 am

Congratulations, Margie! I'm happy to see you getting your words out... it's pretty rewarding. Much love and blessings to you. xoxo

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Amrita Grace link
2/9/2017 10:00:15 am

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Janet link
2/9/2017 12:37:47 pm

Thank you for sharing your blog Margie. Wonderful to see your evolution as a life coach. Your words of wisdom come at a coincidental time. Just finished reading a book written by a friend on her shamanic journey and received my first healing session! Sending you my ❤️

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Monica
2/21/2017 05:05:53 pm

Great post Margie!! I am definitely in the process of peeling off more layers, necessary and not easy.

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Mary
2/21/2017 07:23:12 pm

Margie, I was so glad to see you have a blog and to read it. Thank you for including me.

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Laura Martin Bovard link
3/29/2020 09:13:33 am

Margie of all the people whose voice we need it’s yours. You have been and always will be a wise, warm and honest leader. I am so grateful for the ways you helped shape my life. Thank you for writing this blog. I love you.

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