“I know.” When someone says that, two things are certain. The first is that they want to conclude the event. The second is that they, indeed, do not know very much at all. “I know” is a phrase people use to end conversations, to establish hierarchy, to massage the ego. It is also used to exclude others from their perceived reality and to separate

Shamans never, ever forget the value of life, of soul, and of nature, and they express gratitude for these things with heartfelt prayer, offerings, and daily acknowledgment. To walk the shamanic path, we must open our hearts and give thanks often. You can start right now.

Grace, impeccability, and gratitude are woven by intent into a beautiful braid that frames the face of a balanced and harmonious life. To live impeccably is to be whole and to honor our soul and the Web.

Once the clutter of petty concerns is removed, we can see life's beauty, sacredness, and rarity.

of living in balance, harmony, and economy with one's self and the Web. Impeccability is not perfection; it is consistently applied soulfulness that is born from a centered balance.

teaching us to be internally consistent within ourselves. When we do something that is not true to our natural self, we lose energy, personal power, and vitality.

Impeccability demands that we remain true to the expression of the soul.

They expressed the soul according to their energetic nature in order to unerringly produce a substantive and enhancing increase in awareness in their students. They did so by addressing reality as it is and by being brutally honest with us as students. Neither of them was brutal by any means, but they exercised honesty like a laser beam, cutting

What shamanic impeccability demands is the unflinching and focused expression of the soul's agenda.