Work That Reconnects

I was trained by Roseaux Dansants and Transalquimia to facilitate the Work That Reconnects, a transformative spiral process.

Many life-changing rituals I experienced in this work inspired the story: the Gifts from the Ancestors, the Seventh Generation Ritual, the Elm Dance, the Council of All Beings, and the Bodhisattva Check-In, inspired by the Shambhala Prophecy that Joanna Macy transmitted with such passion.

Encountering the ethics of nuclear vigilance and the concept of Deep Time associated with it was a life-changing experience that forms the basis of this story.

Foundation for Shamanic Studies

Meeting the FSS, in their Spanish-speaking chapter, called Chamanismo Transcultural, was a profound experience that opened doors of possibility for me. My attraction to shamanism was muffled by my fear of cultural misappropriation. It was a huge relief therefore to discover the deeply ethical and respectful work of Michael Harner, the founder of the FSS.  

Michael Harner worked with indigenous cultures worldwide, receiving practices that they wished to be shared more widely, in a respectful manner. He recognised that the essence of all this cultural wisdom was universal, while coloured by cultural variations in different locations. It is this essence that is shared in core shamanism. Each one of us can then recognise this essence in the roots of our own cultures, for myself, mainly Celtic and gypsy traditions. 

The Way of Love

I live in Cathar country in southern France. The land is impregnated with the Cathar energy and their roots, which can be traced back to Maria Magdalena's teachings. Among the plethora of Magdalen tours in the area, one retreat stood out to me: The Way of Love, offered by Dr Nicola Amadora. The call was unmistakeable and this profound retreat led naturally to attending the Magdalena retreat and later the Keepers of the Flame.

Dr Nicola Amadora also shares her deeply embodied wisdom in her book: Love Unleashed. Her life experience is astonishing, and totally coherent with the extraordinarily natural yet profound way that Nicola invites us to connect in a personal way, and live love for real here on Earth, together with all beings seen and unseen. 

Infinite Source Creations

David Clements shares far-reaching meditations every two weeks from the Infinite Source that are filled with loving energy, joy and playfulness! David is clearly delighted to share tools for us to connect with the wisdom of our own Higher Selves. These meditations bring such helpful (and galactic!) perspective on the great drama that is playing out on Earth right now.

A deep thank you to Pam Gregory, astrologer, who interviews David Clements regularly and who brought him thus into my awareness.

Inspiring authors, filmmakers, creators

Some of the most influential books, films and creators that have contributed to the emergence of the Guardians of the Poison Fire story and film are: 

Rachel Carson - author of Silent Spring

Cyril Dion and Mélanie Laurent - directors of Demain (Tomorrow - film)

Cyril Dion - author of Petit Manuel de Résistance Contemporaine

Pablo Servigne, Raphaël Stevens, Gauthier Chapelle - authors of Une autre fin du monde est possible (Another end of the world is possible)

Rob Hopkins  - author of From What Is to What If

Joanna Macy, her life's work - The Work That Reconnects, and all her books

Charles Eisenstein - author of The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible

Charles Eisenstein - creator of The Gathering of the Tribe and The Fall (short films on YouTube)

Jocelyn Star Feather - creator of Sacred Planet website and community

Tayria Ward - Guardian of the Dreamtime, depth psychologist, walker between worlds

Ani Williams - author of Guardians of the Dragon Path, sound alchemist and creator of Songaia Sound Medicine

John Lennon & Yoko Ono

I wish to pay tribute to the inspiration received in childhood from this song that everyone knows. It has always been the world I wish to live in. Here are the words, to remind us of how much sense they make. We are not dreamers. This is the world we would like to create together!

For those who enjoy going down rabbit holes, I propose also my 'Imagine V.2026' , a personal text inspired by John & Yoko, and all those today who long for surveillance of our personal lives to be dissolved and our right to privacy to be returned.

Can you imagine what it would be like to live in a world where TRUST was the primary currency?

Imagine

Imagine there's no heaven

It's easy if you try

No hell below us

Above us only sky

Imagine all the people

Living for today... Aha-ah...

Imagine there's no countries

It isn't hard to do

Nothing to kill or die for

And no religion, too

Imagine all the people

Living life in peace... You...

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions

I wonder if you can

No need for greed or hunger

A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people

Sharing all the world... You...

You may say I'm a dreamer

But I'm not the only one

I hope someday you'll join us

And the world will live as one