In this episode of Healers of the World, Robyn On Earth engages with Katharine Hargreaves, a shamanic practitioner and initiated medicine woman in the West African Dagara Lineage. They explore the diverse paths of healing, the importance of authenticity, and the journey of self-initiation. Katharine shares her personal experiences with spiritual warriorship, the significance of lineage, and the current times of purging and transformation. The discussion emphasizes the need for coherence within oneself and the role of water as a metaphor for purification and healing.

About Our Guest Katharine

Katharine Hargreaves is a shamanic practitioner, psychedelic facilitator, and initiated medicine woman in the lineage of the Dagara people of West Africa. With 12 years of designing, curating, and leading powerful transformational experiences under her belt, Kat offers ancestral healing, spiritual mentorship, rites of passage, and psychedelic journeys for both individuals and groups. People come to Kat for support with major life transitions and crossroads, envisioning a more expansive reality, creating roadmaps for their healing and evolution, and defining new paths forward.

More about her work and practice can be found here:

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About Your Host Robyn

Robyn is a teacher and guide who serves as a spiritual and life mentor and using depth psychology; breath-work and ritual to support her clients in unblocking limiting belief systems; in moving through fear and in gaining clarity. She does 1:1 sessions, holds online classes and in person retreats.

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takeaways

• The quest for spirituality is a quest for authenticity.
• Self-initiation is a powerful path for many healers.
• Lineage provides structure and coherence in spiritual practices.
• True power is about healing and advocating for wholeness.
• The current times are marked by spiritual warriorship and resilience.
• Purging is necessary for healing and transformation.
• We must confront our shadows to access our gifts.
• Coherence within oneself can influence the world around us.
• Humility opens the gates to deeper understanding and connection.
• Water serves as a metaphor for purification and coherence.

Chapters

00:00
Introduction to Healers of the World

04:29
Catherine Hargreaves: A Journey of Authenticity

12:54
The Role of Lineage in Healing Practices

24:47
Initiation into the Dagara Lineage

30:06
The Duality of Power and Healing

37:19
Embracing the Underworld: A Journey Within

38:47
The Nature of Power and Spiritual Authenticity

41:04
Initiation and the Shadow: A Personal Transformation

43:06
Rite of Passage: The Path to True Self

45:06
The Pain of Severance: Finding True Identity

45:57
The Polarizing Nature of Power

47:21
The Role of the Shadow in Healing

48:56
Alchemy of Experience: Gifts from Pain

51:08
Claiming Your Reality: The Power of Self-Trust

52:32
Transforming Pain into Purpose

53:52
The Armor of Experience: Holding Our Gifts

55:43
Alchemy in Everyday Life: Navigating Our Paths

56:26
Spiritual Warriorship: Navigating Current Times

01:00:50
True Kingship: Redefining Power

01:02:46
Purification Through Pressurization

01:06:08
Facing the Shadow: The Path to Healing

01:07:17
Water as a Metaphor: Coherence and Purity