Barbara Meiklejohn-Free Archives

The Realm of the Ancestors

Posted on October 5, 2016
by Vicky Hartley

When looking to the ancestors, we are turning to the oldest parts of ourselves, calling to those memories, images, stories, people and practices that define who and what we are. We are a product of our past, genetically, psychically and relationally. A wise teacher once…

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Taking Responsibility

Posted on August 25, 2016
by Vicky Hartley

For those willing it is time to accept full and unequivocal responsibility for all aspects of our life. We cannot be leaders if we are victims, and we certainly cannot be teachers, in the fullest sense of the word, if we have not stepped into…

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The Path of the Shaman Within: The Spirit Of Everything

Posted on July 11, 2016
by Vicky Hartley

Connect to the shaman within you with Barbara Meiklejohn‐Free. When you walk the path of the shaman within, (to live your life as authentically and transparently as you can) ‘Spirit’ is the force with which you will have the greatest connection. It is energy that…

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Explore Karnak’s Sacred Energy

Posted on March 9, 2016
by Vicky Hartley

If you ever felt drawn by the energy of certain sacred sites, this oracle cards is for you. Author Barbara Meiklejohn‐Free invites you to explore Karnak, one of the 52 sacred sites featured in Sacred Sites Oracle Cards, a unique oracle, beautifully illustrated by Yuri Leitch,…

Personal Development

A Time for New Beginnings

Posted on January 13, 2016
by Watkins

We are in the beginning of a new year and Barbara Meiklejohn-Free reminds us of the hopes and dreams of this special moment, a good time to consider where we are in life and where we are going. When looking at the future we usually…

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Breathe – The Best Resolution You Can Make in 2016

Posted on December 7, 2015
by Watkins

Barbara Meiklejohn-Free on the importance of breathing and how you can practise simple exercises during busy times to control stress and anxiety. In many spiritual practices, air and the breath are very important. By breathing fully and consciously, in and out, we still the mind…

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Seeing Stars

Posted on November 12, 2015
by Watkins

By Barbara Meiklejohn-Free Oh Great Spirit of our Ancestors, I raise my pipe to you, to your messengers the four winds, and to Mother Earth who provides for your children. Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love, to respect and to…

Mindfulness

Spirit Of Everything

Posted on October 14, 2015
by Watkins

By Barbara Meiklejohn-Free When you walk the path of the shaman within, (to live your life as authentically and transparently as you can) ‘Spirit’ is the force with which you will have the greatest connection. It is energy that created the Cosmos, which resides within…

Mindfulness

Letting Go, Let it Be… the Power of the Giveaway

Posted on September 15, 2015
by Watkins

By Barbara Meiklejohn-Free I always remember a time in my life when letting go was a problem for me. I held on to my belongings for dear life. I loved to spend money, and I still do, but now I do it with giving thought to…

Personal Development

The Shaman Within – Reclaiming our Rites of Passage

Posted on July 20, 2015
by Watkins

By Barbara Meiklejohn-Free The word ‘shaman’ conjures up images of mystical, old tribal people, dancing about in trance smoking, chanting and wielding their influence over flocks of desperate hopefuls in far flung villages. But this is not the ‘shaman’ I want to share with you. The…

Personal Development

The Shaman Within

Posted on June 15, 2015
by Watkins

- By Barbara Meiklejohn-Free The sensationalist portrayal of a Shaman usually involves something rather foreign and ominous, harking back to times of sacrifice and secrecy. However, stripped back to its core a Shaman is simply one who is wise. They have come to learn and respect…