Alyson Charles is an internationally renowned shaman and educator, best-selling author, and podcast host of Ceremony Circle. Today she’s here to discuss her new book, Animal Power:100 Animals to Energize Your Life and Awaken Your Soul, that’s been four years (and many lifetimes) in the making. I’m so proud to walk this earth path with such an embodied and evolved being. Today’s conversation elevated my reverence for her as a majestic being who can traverse multiple dimensions and species in a way I have never seen or experienced before.

Alyson opens up about the exhilarating and exhausting journey of birthing a book in co-creation with the animal kingdom and the 100 contributors (myself included) who each imparted their connection with a specific species. Each animal’s spirit is beautifully brought to life by Willian Santiago – and it happens to be his last visual imprint in this realm.

We delve into the significance of Alyson’s power animals (which assisted her in her awakening). She shares how you can tap into the powerful teachings of the animal kingdom and unearth the unique messages they’re trying to get through to you. For those who don’t get to witness her at her altar every day, Alyson will close the chat with a live animal calling and reading – a sure-fire way to activate animal energy and bring it into your day, and – hopefully, after tuning in to this episode – your life.

You can pre-order your copy of Animal Power now by heading to alysoncharles.com/animalpower, where you’ll also be gifted a guided shamanic animal journey and a sneak peek inside the book’s magic. The book will be accompanied by the Animal Power card deck to be released in Spring 2022.

You can catch Alyson and me as keynote speakers at this year’s Modern Nirvana Conference in Austin, TX, on August 14th, where we’ll be talking about the cosmic codes for divine partnership.

05:15 — The Premise of Animal Power

• The rollercoaster journey of writing a book
• Finding clarity and aligning with the right literary team
• How a divine animal intervention in Bali diverted her plans
• The significance of the artwork

11:44 — Cultivating a Relationship with Animals

• How she connects to the other side
• The four power animals that saved her life
• Receiving instructions from the frog
• The deer as heart medicine
• Learning to let go with the bear as a support system

29:44 — The Spiritual Nature of Species

• How animals uniquely express themselves
• Reflections on contributors
• Calling in your animal teacher

48:41 — The Challenges of Writing a Book as a Shaman

• The responsibility of being an educator in the shaman space
• Postpartum exhaustion after birthing a book
• The power of medicinal names
• The sacred secrets of shamanism
• Bridging indigenous traditions with modern society

01:23:57— Pulling Cards & Live Power Animal Reading

• The Animal Power card deck (out in Spring 2022)
• The idea behind pulling cards
• How her deck empowers your intuition and trust
• Flowing into your deck
• Live animal calling and reading

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