07/04/2026
Crafting a Shamanic Staff. A staff has many uses in shamanic practice: for example, as a talking stick when in circle, as a portable axis mundi or as a shamanic focus for distance healing.
This one, of course, is Gorse (ulex europaeus) and is one of my Eowyn staves: collected after Storm Eowyn swept across Argyll in January 2025.
I love working with Gorse. The wood is so full of character: covered in knots and dimples and cracks and gouges which add to the aesthetic quality while not impacting its durability and strength.
