S1 E21 - The Pattern Is the Message - LightSong Talking Stick Podcast
Co-hosts: Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader
What if the struggles that repeat in your life aren’t accidents—but invitations?
In this powerful episode of the Talking Stick Podcast, Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader explore the sacred and sometimes painful reality of patterns—those recurrences in life, thought, behavior, and circumstance that Spirit uses to get our attention. Through personal stories, shamanic insight, and spiritual inquiry, they illuminate how patterns are not just habits—but are often messages in disguise.
Micah shares a striking experience: a face-first fall during an allergic reaction that eerily mirrored a nearly identical accident two decades ago—at the same kind of life crossroads. Was it coincidence? Or a spiritual “board to the face,” as Jan lovingly puts it? From this moment arises the episode’s central question: What do our repeating patterns reveal about the choices we’ve made—and the ones we’re being called to make now?
Together, they unpack:
· How emotional, physical, and spiritual patterns act as mirrors of unprocessed truths
· The role of resistance in keeping us stuck—and how awareness begins to free us
· Nature’s uncanny ability to speak through omens, animals, numbers, and synchronicities
· The illusion of having to choose between paths (career or calling, logic or intuition)
· How embracing our full spectrum—spiritual and practical—creates wholeness
Whether it’s hawks circling overhead, 11:11 on a clock, or repeated emotional loops in your journal, this conversation reminds us patterns point the way. They show us where we’ve been—and where we have the power to grow. The episode closes with a gentle invitation: surrender doesn’t mean giving up; it means opening up to something greater.
Listen in—and ask yourself: What patterns are asking for your attention?
For more information about Jan’s ReCreate Yourself class, visit https://www.lightsong.net/recreate-yourself/
For more information about Micah’s Shamanic Storytelling class, visit https://shamansezz.com/shamanic-storytelling/
For more information about Micah's memoir, Stumbling Into Grace: The Adventures of a Transgender Shaman, visit ShamanSezz.com/stumbling-into-grace-the-book
S1 E20 - Dreaming as Power: A Shamanic Approach to the Nighttime Realms - LightSong Talking Stick Podcast
Co-hosts: Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader
What if nightmares aren’t omens of doom but invitations to reclaim our soul’s strength? What if that dream you can’t shake is a message from the spirit world asking you to step into your full potential?
In this heart-opening episode of the Talking Stick Podcast, Jan Engels-Smith and Micah Schwader dive deep into the realm of dreams—not through the lens of Western psychology, but from the perspective of shamanic wisdom and spiritual empowerment.
Their dialogue explores how dreams can reveal our hidden power and how our left-brain analytical tendencies often distort the meaning and potential of these right-brain, spirit-driven experiences.
With vivid stories of their shamanic experiences, Jan and Micah illuminate how dreams, daydreams, and imagination are all sacred portals into the quantum field of possibility—and how aligning with this frequency can profoundly shift not just your nights, but your days.
This is more than a conversation about dreams—it’s an invitation to remember your innate magic.
Tune in to discover:
· The difference between left-brain dream analysis and shamanic interpretation
· How to re-enter and reshape difficult dreams to reclaim personal power
· Why “daydreaming” can be more effective than traditional prayer in manifestation
· The connection between dream frequency and daily life outcomes
· How imagination is a form of spiritual communication and creative healing
Listen now, and step into your dreaming power.
For more information about Jan’s ReCreate Yourself class, visit https://www.lightsong.net/recreate-yourself/
For more information about Micah’s Shamanic Storytelling class, visit https://shamansezz.com/shamanic-storytelling/
For more information about Micah's memoir, Stumbling Into Grace: The Adventures of a Transgender Shaman, visit ShamanSezz.com/stumbling-into-grace-the-book/
S1 E19 - How to Manage Difficult Relationships - Manifesting Miracles
In this motivating episode of the Manifesting Miracles series, Jan Engels-Smith guides a powerful group discussion on relationships, emotional mastery, and expanding into your highest potential. With warmth, clarity, and decades of shamanic wisdom, Jan and participants explore how to stay aligned with your spiritual truth even when life brings challenges.
This gathering continues the conversation from the previous episode, deepening into the energetic and practical aspects of conscious growth and emotional resilience.
Topics include:
• Expanding on last session’s insights about relationships
• Viewing obstacles not as setbacks, but opportunities for evolution
• Understanding the difference between judgment vs. discernment
• Asking yourself: Do my judgments consume me?
• Remembering that no one takes your peace — you give it away
• What to do when anger rises while you’re working to stay positive
• A participant’s success story with the Dream a New Dream meditation
• How to take giant leaps with joy, play, and trust
• Dreams through shamanic (right-brain) vs. psychological (left-brain) lenses
• How specific to be when manifesting a home or other big desire
• Inspired tips for working with your bucket list in alignment with spirit
Throughout the episode, Jan shares guidance, stories, and energetic practices that help you stay centered, uplifted, and in creative flow with the universe.
Manifesting Miracles is a bi-monthly gathering on Zoom that brings together participants from around the world who are committed to creating positive change in their lives—whether in careers, relationships, health, or finances.
Each session begins with Jan sharing the most essential teachings on conscious manifestation. Her core message: If you want the world to change—or your circumstances to change—you must first change within. You must become an energetic match for what you desire.
Drawing from over 30 years of teaching experience, Jan offers her wisdom in intentional manifestation and shamanism. Every gathering is interactive, with Jan teaching, guiding discussions, and answering participant questions.
Visit www.LightSong.net for more information.
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