by Swati Mishra | Aug 21, 2026 | Shamanism
A friend of mine lost her father recently. And in the weeks since, she has asked me the same question, again and again, more than she ever did before. If we chose this — if this loss was somehow part of a script we agreed to — why don’t we remember choosing it?...
by Swati Mishra | Aug 14, 2026 | life, Love, mindfulness, Shamanism
This one is the hardest to write.Not because the idea is complicated. But because it asks something of you to look much deeper than what is being shown to you.It asks you to look at the person — or the people — who hurt you most. The ones you hold responsible for your...
by Swati Mishra | Aug 7, 2026 | Shamanism
I have been having pain in my left hand. It has been so bad that I have not been able to grab anything. A cup. A doorknob. My own hair, some mornings. And to make it worse, it is my left hand — my dominant hand. The one I actually need. I went looking for the obvious...
by Swati Mishra | Jul 26, 2026 | Shamanism
Is the Mind Seeking Safety, or Something Else? I have been observing for the past few days that my mind is all over the place and I am not able to fall into the rhythm of the day. When we live like this, our days become erratic. The mind keeps throwing out...
by Swati Mishra | Jul 20, 2026 | Shamanism
Befriending the Body For a long time, I couldn’t understand what it meant to get comfortable in this physical body. I think many of us can’t. Especially those of us drawn to spiritual work, to healing, to the unseen. Getting comfortable here — in the body,...
by Swati Mishra | Jul 13, 2026 | Shamanism
There is an old story I keep returning to. The Kasturi Mrig — the musk deer — carries within its own body a gland that produces one of the most exquisite fragrances — musk. Rare, intoxicating, unlike anything else. And it spends its entire life running everywhere to...
