I seem to have been exploring the role of shaman most of my life. I stumbled into a workshop with Emma Restall Orr which covered Druidry & connecting with spirit. I loved it, but it wasn't quite me.

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In 1999 I found myself moving to Orkney to learn about the Norse shaman skills with Shaun Brassfield Thorpe- as part of the wisdom tradition referred to as Stav. I felt like I had come home. The Norse Gods & Goddesses, their stories energies & landscapes felt oddly familiar. I loved learning about Runes, working with staff & sword, and journeying to meet the Gods in the shadow lands.

 

I love the rich wisdom of my Nordic path, but also the personal accountability and the sense of community. At heart I am a Seidr-Kona, I use sound (chant, drum or gong) to connect with the non-physical world and do the work that needs to be done. I have a deeply personal relationship with my guides, and even when reading Tarot I can feel their guidance.

 

My shamanic path is all based on the runes, and particlalry the Younger futhark whose sounds are in old Norse, very important for seidr work. I am endlessly fascinated by these 16 symbols, the wisdom they hold and the doors they open for me. I translate life through these runes, and my Tarot style is based on my understanding of the runes.

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Tarot came along by accident. Enjoying deep shamanic journeys and intense martial training I fell in love, and found myself pregnant. I lost all interest in shamanic or martial work. I had many months to fill, living off grid in a remote longhouse. Digging around at the back of a cupboard I found a deck of Rider-Waite Tarot & the book “78 degrees of wisdom”. As I looked at them I realised that was a project that would fill my months.

 

I’m still grateful for that private time; me, my Tarot, my book. I realised Tarot is like a never ending book. Each time I shuffled a different story emerged.

 

In time my family moved to England and we became a family with four children. I decided I wanted to teach Tarot as a way of carving out a little time for me. Whilst teaching those first in person workshops I  was still using a lot of Norse words to express my concepts- so it wasn’t long  before the group were asking for lokk-seidr workshops as  well. I never intended to use my runic & shamanic work publicly, it just sort of snowballed and attracted people along the way.

 

In time I decided to do a Temenos Touch® course with Evelyn Brodie. This helped me to frame my shamanic path in a way that works well with clients. 

 

My work is now a delightful blend of Tarot, Runes, and Shamanic healing.

Client work, teaching, and mentoring.

Each day is unique, which is just the way I love it.

 

When not working I love spending time with my kids, walking, reading, watching movies, travelling. Summer will find us dressed up and attending local medieval festivals, a shared love since the kids were young.

 

Or whenever  possible I head  to a theatre to watch my most favourite of shows, “The Rocky Horror Show”. Once the curtain is drawn back by the Usherette and the song starts, “Science fiction, double feature” I am lost in the magic of the show…