Medicine Woman Awakening follows the unfolding change of direction in one life’s path, initiated by an unexpected message from a surprising source, and guided by thoughtful awareness of events along the way. After the ending of her marriage, Laura finds emotional healing and a re-focused direction through solitude, self-care, and meditation. A visit to a psychic provides life-changing information. A series of dreams informs her of her personal need for shamanic soul retrieval. As more of her own life essence returns through cumulative soul retrievals, Laura cultivates the emerging recognition of who she is and what her life more fully lived is to look like. She answers a call to shamanism with service as her intention. In her practice of shamanic journeying, she encounters willing help and encouragement from higher beings. She effectively accesses higher wisdom and practical guidance for herself and for others, which propels her to continue her training. New awareness of life's purpose brings about major shift in old paradigms. Gradually, her work expands to include writing, illustrating, and published authorship. An unanticipated upheaval provides the dare to move in the direction of her dreams, empowered by all that has occurred, and to become her future self...