Greystone Community

08/07/2026

Plastering completed indoors and is drying out in this lovely sunny weather.

08/07/2026

Shamanism Intensive:-

In October this year, I will be offering a one year course with twelve modules to enable you to wade more deeply into the spiritual waters of the Spirit Realms, to build a strong connection and relationship with your Spirit guides and teachers and to bring the gifts and teachings from Spirit into your life, work and being. Some shamanic experience is essential, whether you have just undertaken an introductory course or you have significant experience and wish to sit in circle with others and delve more deeply into Shamanism.

Shamanism Intensive is built upon the foundations of my year long Shamanic Practitioner Training course with the difference that we will meet once a month for 10 hours per module. Overnight stays are therefore reduced to one night (unless you wish to stay longer) and only one lunch will be needed per module, to be provided by everyone on a pot luck basis.

The other difference is that a small number of practitioners will be enabled to participate on an occasional basis - to take modules that they wish to revisit or to cover areas that they may not have experienced in other training. Commitment is needed from the outset, to ensure that the core of the course remains strong and true - you will be asked to attend the first evening of the course to meet and connect with everyone on the course.

The course will begin on Friday 2nd October 2026 and end on Saturday 4th September 2027. Each module will take place on the first weekend of each month, except for February 2027 (second weekend). We will meet on Friday evenings from 7.00pm to 10.00pm and on Saturdays from 10am to 5pm.

As a Shamanic Practitioner with 25 years of experience, I can offer a strong and safe container for the work with the help of my Spirits, a commitment to your personal growth and development and teaching based on my own practice with one to one clients, courses and workshops, drum circles, energetic healing and transformation and ceremonial work over the years. Group numbers are small (maximum 10 for this course) to create a supportive and transformative container for the work. Testamonials are available on request.

If you wish to participate in this course, please contact me for more information about the modules and payment options. An advance deposit of £100 is essential to book your place either as a core participant or as an occasional participant. 🌻

03/07/2026

01/07/2026

Shamanic Healing Circle:
We have changed the date for our next meeting to Wednesday 15th July 2026 from 6.00pm to 8.30pm (not Tuesday 14th July) as it is a follow-up to last night's meeting and everybody wished to be available.

The next session will focus on the Sovereign Self through a Healing Ceremony with the four elements to embody the reclamation or recovery of your sovereignty. Being your sovereign self is not a place or state of being where you instantly arrive but a journey and a becoming of what you always were and are beneath the conditioning and wounding that is part of what it is to be human.

If you missed last night and wish to participate in this follow-up session, please PM or email me to receive more information. There will be a little preparation homework so that we can enter fully into the process in a sacred space for the time that is available. 🌻

17/06/2026

It seems that very little is happening here at Greystone but we are in a semi-resting phase and a space of transition. Plastering has begun in the Byre and we hope to have the space ready by the autumn in time for the annual Dragon Gathering.

John is writing his eleventh novel and pondering the creation of two doors for the Byre. My only contribution will be some thoughts on what imagery and symbols could be incorporated for these last doors in the set for Willow Cottage.

Mandalas have been occupying my time and energy in the past weeks, especially those which I began 10 years ago or longer. This is the time for those works to be completed, to bring about the end of subjugation to perfectionism, a curse and a gift that I enabled to thrive throughout most of my life.

Come September, my shamanic practice will begin again in earnest and in October, I will be offering a new course, based on my year long Shamanic Practitioner training, once a month here at Greystone. Shamanism Intensive is for anyone with a little or more shamanic experience who wishes to develop their shamanic expertise, knowledge and skills. Shamanism can underpin and empower any holistic and healing practice through direct contact and relationship with Spirit and the beings that we call guides, helpers and teachers. More soon on this course.

We wish you a powerful and love-filled Summer Solstice with many blessings. John and Katie

24/04/2026

Shamanic Art Workshop on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May 2026. An opportunity to work with your Spirits to express the creativity of your soul both indoors and outside in Nature. 🌻

16/04/2026

Shamanic Healing Circle on Tuesday next, 21st April 2026 from 6.00pm to 8.30pm here at Greystone. You are welcome if you have some shamanic experience and would like to work in circle to do this kind of work. Those who work with their Spirits to give healing also receive gifting in kind as we have discovered during the years.

Please RSVP by messaging me on Katie Rutledge Shamanism. 🌻