Self Mastery
Original Medicine: the purest, most authentic expression of one's core essence (the I AM).
Original Medicine: the actualization and translation of the core essence into one's lived experience.
It's amazing how the core essence of who we are and what we're doing in the world can be right in front of our faces, and yet it sometimes takes years of practice, learning, falling down and peeling back the layers to see it properly and remember who we are.
Sound familiar?
As a child, I lived my Medicine effortlessly. I spoke fluently with animals and nature, I saw energies and played with the life force all around me. I intuitively worked with crystals and offered healing energy, all before the time I was 12 years old.
My Original Medicine came from sheer Grace, innocence and an uninhibited dance with Spirit.
I never fully stepped away from my sense of Self, but as I grew older, I started to realize that not everyone experienced magic the way I did. Thus began my journey of hiding my heart, of playing it cool and trying to fit in.
When I began studying and practicing Shamanism at age 15, I only told my immediate family.
When I began my Reiki training while earning a degree in biology at University, I pretended not to care when my classmates scoffed at my suggestions that perhaps energy healing might have a role to play in modern medicine.
When I traveled and lived abroad, I was careful not to let anyone observe me praying and living my magic, because I was already an outsider.
Throughout all that time, even though it took place under the surface, I learned to consciously understand and work with my Medicine. I received initiations, I listened to guidance from mentors, I practiced my intuition, I honed my abilities and brought the understanding of my Medicine into my mind.
I had become a student of my Medicine, but I still hadn't claimed it fully.
I started publicly practicing and offering my work to the world. I flexed my healer muscles and began to implement what I had learned.
Suddenly, I was thrust into a Dark Night of the Soul initiation cycle. I entered one of the most traumatic periods in my life, when it felt like I might lose everything: my family, my community, my health, my trust, my life and my connection with Spirit.
In this Dark Night of the Soul, it was my Original Medicine that saved me.
Even though I had fallen so far that I had almost forgotten who I was, I still experienced flickers of magic that helped me remember just enough. The call and power of my Medicine gave me the strength to claw myself out of a dangerous situation, and begin the arduous journey of healing my wounds of forgetting.
For that period, I had stepped away from who I was. I had abandoned my true nature, my innate wisdom and I had placed myself in harm's way.
As soon as I remembered who I was, the power of my Medicine came flooding back.
Over the past several years, I have grown from an Adept in my Original Medicine to a Master of Self.
I have brought my work back into Spirit, returned to a state of ease and once again felt that effortless embodiment of magic.
As I reclaim my own Self Mastery, I once again feel the Grace and effortlessness that I had experienced in my Original Medicine as a child.
But this time, that Grace comes from a full-circle investigation of my Original Medicine.
It comes from consciously recognizing and choosing every day to walk my path.
It comes from Self Mastery.
It comes from who I AM.
...just as YOUR own Self Mastery comes from your I AM.
As I consciously claim my Self Mastery and connect ever more deeply with who I AM…
...I AM witnessing people find the courage to remember who they are and not shrink from the greatness of their purpose.
...I AM guiding Lightworkers to fully understand and trust their innate wisdom, and feel empowered to know that who they are and what they are is enough.
...I AM supporting fellow empaths, intuitives, healers and practitioners as they rediscover their Original Medicine and their most authentic service.
...I AM watching people claim their role as the magical creators of their lives.
...I AM witnessing leaders and changemakers step up with conviction to usher in a new Earth.
I AM...
A SHAMAN
I walk in both worlds of Earth and Spirit, and hold the wisdom of the ancestors. I guide you to attune to the power of your own lineage.
A LIGHTWORKER
I AM here to resonate the frequency of a New Earth by embodying and shining my Heart Light, and helping you find this light within yourself.
AN ALCHEMIST
I know and align with the cycles of transformation, and teach you this process so that you may Alchemize yourself into the true gold of an awakened soul.
A CHANGEMAKER
I AM a master of the cycles of creation and destruction, of Shamanic Death and Rebirth. I support you through these rites of passage as you come into the fullest expression of who you are.
A CREATOR
I have orchestrated the birth of many worlds, and I AM here to hold you in your power as Magical Creator of your own.
A MENTOR
I embody the lessons of this and all my lifetimes so that I may shepherd you through your own teachings and initiations.
A HUMAN
I AM here to love Earth and all her children. I AM here to help us rediscover Spirit in every cell of a living planet. I AM here to witness and honor you as you walk your own, sacred path of becoming.
What This Means for You
You might be thinking at this point: "Okay, now I know more about Michelle and where she's coming from. But how does that impact me?"
My journey of Self Mastery impacts you because:
I believe that you already have everything you need, and that deep down, you already know who you are. There is nothing I can give you that you do not already have access to, but I can help you find the way.
The world needs you to live your Sacred Purpose. I know that part of mine is to help you remember and live yours.
Part of your path is to fully understand, trust and live your innate wisdom. I've been there, and I have some amazing tools to help you.
You are invited to bring ALL of your Self to our work together. Every single part of you is welcome in our conversations, because it's all a part of your journey. Even the crunchy, shadowy bits. (Especially those.)
There is no such thing as singular Truth. What is true for me may not be true for you, and there is enough room for that in our container for that to be the case.
I hope that gave you a little bit of insight into where I'm coming from when I offer guidance, inspiration and perspective! I highly encourage you to take a moment to consider the filter of your source whenever you find yourself seeking guidance... whether it's from a loved one, from a mentor, from the internet or from Spirit. Please know that the filter is just as important as the guidance itself.
For my part, it is an honor to be a part of your journey. Thank you for choosing to include me on your path of Self Mastery. I hope you receive what you're looking for, and maybe even something you didn't know you needed.
If you would like some guidance regarding your own journey of Self Mastery, please see below for some journal and meditation prompts!
Applications for I AM Alchemy 2020 are now open. Calling all Lightworkers! Whether you are an existing or aspiring practitioner, healer or coach, or whether you want to spend 12 months walking the Alchemist path as part of your personal journey of Self Mastery... if you want to bring practical application of real-time magic and alignment with Universal forces of creation to your life, I AM Alchemy is for you.
Many blessings,
Meditation Prompt (use as mantra or sit with this idea and see what comes up):
"I know who I AM.
I know what I AM.
I know how I serve."
Journal Prompt:
"What does my I AM Presence want me to know about mySelf? How does my I AM presence want to be expressed in the world?
