Jan Ögren, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist
621 Cherry St. Santa Rosa, CA 95404
www.JanOgren.net
(707) 544-7756
Psychological Shamanism
Magical Stories and the Power of Transformation
We can’t always change the external world, but we can change the story we tell ourselves about that world.
- Using “Once Upon a Time” helps remind me that it is only a story and I can change it.
- Using “the story I am telling myself….” in relationships can help friends and family hear my feeling and make it easier for me to listen to their reality. (from Getting the Love You Want – Hendrix)
- GATH or Gathing: Being Guided on one’s pATH. The intuitive sense of being/doing what fits for me in the moment. Gathing one’s own life encourages others to follow their unique gath in life.
Consciousness Transformational Model – Noetic Sciences - www.Noetic.org
Personal stories that support my gathing: (space for making notes)
Note the words/stories that help you on your journey (Stories are from Dragon Magic: Amazing Fables for All Ages).
1) NOETIC EXPERIENCE: Affirm and explore my Noetic Experiences:
Stories: Cats Gift & Dragon Magic
2) EXPLORATION: Find a Practice that fits my life vs. continual seeking:
Stories: Hungry Ghost & Butterfly Girl
3) FIND A PRACTICE: Adapt and use that Practice as a means to encourage my gath:
Story: Anna, the Mirror and the Magician
4) LIFE AS PRACTICE: Focus on being part of the interdependent web of all life:
Story: First Medicine Circle
5) I TO WE: Maintain a positive view of myself as part of the larger whole in which I play a crucial role
Stories: First Winter Solstice and Dragon Magic