Internationally renowned shaman, best-selling author, and host of Ceremony Circle podcast, Alyson Charles, went from being a national champion athlete, top-rated radio host, and national daytime television talk show host, to aligning with her calling as a shaman after a traumatic moment provided her awakening. Since then, her ability to share ancient, sacred wisdom, divine energy, and be a powerful catalyst for change ignited a global phenomenon. Forbes has called her both “a leading shaman for expanding others into their full gifts and power” and “a full-fledged guide into your psyche,” Oprah Magazine named Alyson’s guided shamanic journey "a top meditation to try," Huffington Post championed her as “a top limit-breaking female founder,” Dazed Magazine named her “one of the top seven wellness accounts on Instagram,” and Marie Claire Magazine selected her for a cover story, calling her "the next big thing." Alyson devotes her life to living by the calls and directives of Source, spiritual immersions and expansions, and preserving ancient wisdom practices and traditions, while simultaneously honoring the precise way her Earth mission is to work in these modern times.Alyson’s shamanic medicine and calling works directly with the wisdoms of Great Mother Earth and Great Spirit/Source (where the name she was instructed to use, Rock-Star Shaman, comes from), honoring the sacred truths of our planet, and supporting the preservation of cultures and rituals (from astral and Earth) that unite humans more deeply with their divine power within, oneness with all that is, our planet, and the unseen realms.Alyson is often called on to share these teachings and transmission to very large audiences, through various media channels and to the mainstream, in powerfully creative ways. This allows the energies to go to places that perhaps need it the most. She has been a leading pioneer in this work, taking it to places it has never been before.Alyson’s best-selling book, Animal Power, is available now, she was resident guru for "Best Health Site" Well and Good for many years, where she provided a monthly power animal + energy forecast, she made history by becoming the first person to ever perform onstage in the 25-year-history of the HBO Film Festival (where she guided a shamanic journey for over 10,000 people), spoke and performed live power animal readings at POPSUGAR Play/Ground (the world’s largest ever female-led festival with over 15,000 attendees), was meditation guide for the world's premier art show, Art Basel, shared tips and journeys on Amazon's award-winning technology, Alexa and Google Home, and regularly partners with and speaks at renowned global brands including The New York Times, National Geographic, Forbes, SAKS, ABC Radio, ELLE, SELF, Tory Burch, and others.Some of Alyson’s most sought-after offerings are her Ceremony Circle Podcast, top online courses on spirituality including the wildly popular and repeatedly sold-out Third Eye Certified, and her conscious relationship teachings, Higher Power Couple, with me. Alyson’s Book, Animal Power (published by Chronicle Books), is available now and her Animal Power card deck will be available in Spring of 2022.

Internationally renowned shaman, best-selling author, and host of Ceremony Circle podcast, Alyson Charles, went from being a national champion athlete, top-rated radio host, and national daytime television talk show host, to aligning with her calling as a shaman after a traumatic moment provided her awakening. 

Since then, her ability to share ancient, sacred wisdom, divine energy, and be a powerful catalyst for change ignited a global phenomenon. Forbes has called her both “a leading shaman for expanding others into their full gifts and power” and “a full-fledged guide into your psyche,” Oprah Magazine named Alyson’s guided shamanic journey "a top meditation to try," Huffington Post championed her as “a top limit-breaking female founder,” Dazed Magazine named her “one of the top seven wellness accounts on Instagram,” and Marie Claire Magazine selected her for a cover story, calling her "the next big thing." 

Alyson devotes her life to living by the calls and directives of Source, spiritual immersions and expansions, and preserving ancient wisdom practices and traditions, while simultaneously honoring the precise way her Earth mission is to work in these modern times.

Alyson’s shamanic medicine and calling works directly with the wisdoms of Great Mother Earth and Great Spirit/Source (where the name she was instructed to use, Rock-Star Shaman, comes from), honoring the sacred truths of our planet, and supporting the preservation of cultures and rituals (from astral and Earth) that unite humans more deeply with their divine power within, oneness with all that is, our planet, and the unseen realms.

Alyson is often called on to share these teachings and transmission to very large audiences, through various media channels and to the mainstream, in powerfully creative ways. This allows the energies to go to places that perhaps need it the most. She has been a leading pioneer in this work, taking it to places it has never been before.

Alyson’s best-selling book, Animal Power, is available now, she was resident guru for "Best Health Site" Well and Good for many years, where she provided a monthly power animal + energy forecast, she made history by becoming the first person to ever perform onstage in the 25-year-history of the HBO Film Festival (where she guided a shamanic journey for over 10,000 people), spoke and performed live power animal readings at POPSUGAR Play/Ground (the world’s largest ever female-led festival with over 15,000 attendees), was meditation guide for the world's premier art show, Art Basel, shared tips and journeys on Amazon's award-winning technology, Alexa and Google Home, and regularly partners with and speaks at renowned global brands including The New York Times, National Geographic, Forbes, SAKS, ABC Radio, ELLE, SELF, Tory Burch, and others.

Some of Alyson’s most sought-after offerings are her Ceremony Circle Podcast, top online courses on spirituality including the wildly popular and repeatedly sold-out Third Eye Certified, and her conscious relationship teachings, Higher Power Couple, with me. 

Alyson’s Book, Animal Power (published by Chronicle Books), is available now and her Animal Power card deck will be available in Spring of 2022.

Alyson Charles is an internationally renowned shaman and educator, best-selling author, and podcast host of Ceremony Circle. Today she’s here to discuss her new book, Animal Power:100 Animals to Energize Your Life and Awaken Your Soul, that’s been four years (and many lifetimes) in the making. I’m so proud to walk this earth path with such an embodied and evolved being. Today’s conversation elevated my reverence for her as a majestic being who can traverse multiple dimensions and species in a way I have never seen or experienced before. 

Alyson opens up about the exhilarating and exhausting journey of birthing a book in co-creation with the animal kingdom and the 100 contributors (myself included) who each imparted their connection with a specific species. Each animal’s spirit is beautifully brought to life by Willian Santiago – and it happens to be his last visual imprint in this realm. 

We delve into the significance of Alyson’s power animals (which assisted her in her awakening). She shares how you can tap into the powerful teachings of the animal kingdom and unearth the unique messages they’re trying to get through to you. For those who don’t get to witness her at her altar every day, Alyson will close the chat with a live animal calling and reading – a sure-fire way to activate animal energy and bring it into your day, and – hopefully, after tuning in to this episode – your life. 

You can pre-order your copy of Animal Power now by heading to alysoncharles.com/animalpower, where you’ll also be gifted a guided shamanic animal journey and a sneak peek inside the book’s magic. The book will be accompanied by the Animal Power card deck to be released in Spring 2022. 

You can catch Alyson and me as keynote speakers at this year’s Modern Nirvana Conference in Austin, TX, on August 14th, where we’ll be talking about the cosmic codes for divine partnership. 

 

05:15 — The Premise of Animal Power  

  • The rollercoaster journey of writing a book 

  • Finding clarity and aligning with the right literary team 

  • How a divine animal intervention in Bali diverted her plans

  • The significance of the artwork 


11:44 — Cultivating a Relationship with Animals 

  • How she connects to the other side 

  • The four power animals that saved her life

  • Receiving instructions from the frog 

  • The deer as heart medicine 

  • Learning to let go with the bear as a support system 


29:44 — The Spiritual Nature of Species 


48:41 — The Challenges of Writing a Book as a Shaman

  • The responsibility of being an educator in the shaman space

  • Postpartum exhaustion after birthing a book

  • The power of medicinal names

  • The sacred secrets of shamanism

  • Bridging indigenous traditions with modern society


01:23:57— Pulling Cards & Live Power Animal Reading 

  • The Animal Power card deck (out in Spring 2022)

  • The idea behind pulling cards

  • How her deck empowers your intuition and trust

  • Flowing into your deck

  • Live animal calling and reading

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