any opinions on this workshop lady...?

[all_adream]

Reposted somewhat from my own journal:

There is a lady who uses tons and tons of 'ye-olde ancient fae blood really really not human priestess high priestess highest celtic celtic really celtic priestess' language in her biography for some workshops (even ones at not-pagan.not-'kin venues), and I want to know if she is full of entertaining shit, not-entertaining shit, or just basic shit that we all have. Anyone have experience with her? Her name is Sharynne MacLeod MicMhacha, who wrote a book about moon celtic stuff which really looks like a graduate degree project, which could be good, which I have and will browse through. I do not have any personal experience of this person, nor grudges or opinions, but just want to know who HAS had experience and opinions, before I go spend bucks in some boonie retreat that might otherwise be better spent elsewhere...you know?

I am happy to meet and learn from good teachers, and have no patience really with the bogus, so I try to find out which is which before getting stuck with them! Thanks. Most of the websites related to her have broken links or just pretty photos.

Comments

[paleo]

I'm of the "check the mundane first" camp, so regarding your issues with being touched by your partner, my advice would be to explore possible physical or psychological reasons for it. Anything involving convulsions should be brought forth to your doctor.

As for exploring more spiritual/energetic reasons, you may want to pick up a few books on energy work, especially those that go into depth on shielding and non-conscious energy exchange (what some call psychic vampirism).

[all_adream]

Oh, I've done the medical/psychological/whatever things, especially since I got electrocuted for real a few years back and then eventually diagnosed with lyme disease, so the medical supervision, both traditional and alternative, has been there all along. I take a lot of herbal antiinflammatories and stuff like that, but no drugs or booze or mainstream stuff. The convulsions in me have happened for almost two decades, and then when they start in partners with no history of it (this dude is not the first, and it isn't just since I got cooked, then I want to know more about ways to modulate or whatever. I studied the whole spiritual emergency/energy work thing for the last thirty years, really, got degrees in stuff like 'transpersonal psychology', and have good experience in spiritual/religious matters, and am open to learning more. it's just a pain in the ass to have this keep coming up with various people, even after I have done stuff like gotten intentionally fatter, wear heavy clothes for insulation and covering (really), all sorts of stuff. I never did drugs or was any sort of serious drinker, and have meditated a ton. The only things that used to make it all get so severe were when I avoided sugar and all of that, which brought out a ton of perceptible effects, although now I do eat some sugar. 8shrug8 I was just hoping someone would say, "Oh, since you've checked the medical and other stuff, that clearly happens when XXXXXX occurs, so just eat even more organic flax seed and lie around in the yard grounding for an hour a day, and you'll be all set"--I have some Tibetan Buddhist friends who can help, maybe, but I was hoping this was some sekret 'kin thing that happens to everyone--

[all_adream]

I know that for a while there was some 'otherkin reiki' stuff going around, but I wasn't personally involved with the folks doing it, so I have no idea if anyone is still doing much active with it--

[arethinn]

Otherkin Reiki still exists. It's not a single movement or anything like that, although I suppose there are/were several specific folks who have been the main workers. But really it's just a descriptive term for the fact that it's been observed to change and mutate and generally not follow the rules when otherkin get a hold of it. See OtherkinReiki, Open Source Reiki, The Tapestry of Worlds Attunement, and Jarin's posts on the topic on his website Dreamhart.org.

[all_adream]

I'd run into one or two of those lately, and will look at the rest. Thanks! And people have said 'books about shielding and all', so I'm always happy to hear about more of the recommended titles. I find that some things work great for some and not for others, so am always happy to see options--