The Journey Beyond

This training runs every two years and will begin in November.

These are extraordinary and demanding times, calling for a more heartfelt and responsive path in the social and spiritual evolution of humanity. There is a clear longing for change, and this journey invites us to meet that need by stepping into a new way of living as empowered co-creators within an emerging intuitive age — one that asks us to relate to life through a more empathic and holistic awareness.

Many people drawn to the healing arts, and those already engaged in self-enquiry and personal healing, are likely to identify as Empathic Souls with multisensory perception. Shamanic traditions have lived with this kind of perception for generations, working with other realms and beings as part of everyday life. In Western culture, this sensitivity has gradually re-emerged over the past eighty years, and more people are now aware of realities beyond the modern materialist view, including spirits, souls, energetic fields, hidden nature realms, and the subtle energies of places and groups.

For those raised within a five-sense worldview, this can be a profound challenge. A highly sensitive person may struggle with overwhelm, feelings of isolation, shame, judgment, energetic depletion, weak boundaries, anxiety, emotional imbalance, and addictive patterns. This course creates a grounded space to explore the nature of the Empathic Soul through an in-depth enquiry into the archetypal realms, where archetypes have long served as guiding principles in shamanic cultures.

Using a rich range of core shamanic practices and healing work, the training becomes a path of deep self-enquiry, empowerment, healing, and transformation.

The Archetypal Realms

Archetypes are patterns of power that shape our lives. In this exploration, we will uncover personal archetypal forces, including:

• Soul Archetypes: patterns formed through the accumulated experience of many lifetimes and held within the soul archive.
• Fate Archetypes: dominant tribal patterns inherited through culture, society, or family systems.
• Survival Archetypes of Adaptation: intuitive patterns that help us respond to threat and stay alive.
• Destiny Archetypes: the most powerful companions in life, supporting our potential, grace, self-connection, and empowerment.

Together, we will awaken a new archetypal crew so that choices can arise from soul destiny rather than personal history.

The Nature of the Empathic Soul

Empathic Souls are born with a more developed capacity to feel and work with wider spectrums of energy in ways that can heal, transform, channel, and guide. Yet many begin life in difficult circumstances — perhaps within an emotionally toxic family, a culture shaped by shame, or a household marked by shadow survival patterns. In such conditions, the sacred nature of their path can be difficult to recognize.

We will examine what multisensory perception truly means and how to thrive as a multisensory being within a five-sense culture. The course also activates mystical archetypal forces commonly found in Empathic Souls and essential to an empowered empathic life.

Boundary Management

Personal protection is a central concern for many Empathic Souls. While we may long for self-connection and spiritual communion, learning to create and hold healthy boundaries is often one of the hardest skills to master.

Early survival patterns can lead to two extremes: becoming so closed that nourishment cannot reach us, or becoming too open and overwhelmed by the energy of others. As we awaken to our intuitive and multisensory nature, such rigid boundary management can become spiritually harmful. We will explore the archetypal nature of the boundary system and learn how to bring in new forces that support healthy, holistic boundaries.

Chaos Cycles

Shamanic cultures understood that new life is often preceded by chaos. Rather than seeing chaos as disorder alone, it was recognized as part of divine order — a creative force that opens the way for renewal.

In human life, challenging and chaotic cycles are inevitable. Yet the way we meet them can determine how intense they become and how long they last. Through the archetypal realms, we will explore how these cycles function and how they can shift from self-sabotage toward authenticity.

This adventure is both a journey of self-enquiry and a training that includes a certificate on completion of the course.

Pricing & Information

The course is limited to 16 participants and includes two week-long residential gatherings. It also includes a comprehensive course guide and a home practice programme. Each gathering begins on Wednesday at 6pm and concludes with lunch the following Wednesday.

Dates: 11 – 18 November 2026
7 – 14 April 2027

Venue: Anam Cara, Inverness

Cost: £2320 (fully residential)

Trainer Fee: £1200

Accommodation and Food: £1120

Course pre-requisite

Participants must already be familiar with the shamanic journey. This can be gained by attending the Ancient Ways – Introduction to Shamanism workshop, or an equivalent experience. A self-learning programme is also available once a booking has been made for the course.