Cissi Williams is an osteopath, naturopath, NLP trainer, and master practitioner in hypnosis. A teacher of shamanic energy medicine and Seidr Magic, she is also initiated as a Priestess of Freyja. Cissi founded the Nordic Light Academy of Energy Medicine and the Awaken Your Inner Wisdom Podcast. She lives in the Cotswolds, England.

Foreword by HeatherAsh Amara

A Note from the Author

Introduction

Who Is This Wise Woman?

PART 1: From the Head to the Heart

1. Your Heart Is a Teacher
How the Four Chambers of the Heart Mirror the Four Seasons

What Is Shamanism?

Guidelines for Using the Shamanic Journeys in This Book

Shamanic Journey into Your Heart

2. Mapping the Path
Tuning Into Your Tree of Life

Wisdom Teachings: Mary Magdalene, the Tree of Life,
and the Seven Gates

The Chakra System

Shamanic Journey to Cleanse Your Chakras and Tune Into
the Tree of Life

PART 2: Journey into the Sacred Medicine
of the Four Chambers of Your Heart
3. The Chamber of Healing
Letting Go and Healing Your Roots

Heal Your Roots and Ancestral Lineage

Serpent Mother Medicine: Shedding the Old

Shamanic Journey with Persephone to Release the Past
and Heal Your Ancestral Lineage

4. The Chamber of Transformation

Wisdom Teachings: The Descent of Inanna through the Seven Gates
into the Underworld

How the Dark Mother Helps Us Heal
Our Unconscious Wounds

Meet the Dark Mothers: Hel, the Black Madonna,
Cerridwen, and Hecate

Discovering Your Shadows

Wolf and Raven Medicine: Protectors in the Dark

Shamanic Journey Through the Seven Gates into the Underworld,
Meeting the Dark Mothers, Transforming the Darkness into Light

5. Returning to Source

Wisdom Teachings: Birthing the Light from the Darkest Night

Weaving Your Dreams into Being with the Spirit Weavers

Owl Medicine: Seeing the Light in the Darkness

Shamanic Journey to Meet the Spirit Weavers and Source for
New Visions and Dreams

6. The Chamber of Magic

Wisdom Teachings: Persephone and Inanna Emerging
from the Underworld

Receiving the Light to Ignite Your Inner Magic

Meet the Light Mothers Freya, Idun, and Brigid

Mama Bear Medicine: Receiving Nourishment from the Feminine

Shamanic Journey to Meet the Light Mothers and
Ignite Your Inner Magic

7. The Chamber of Rebirth
The Witch Who Was Burned and Reborn Three Times

Releasing What Stops You from Receiving the Light So That
You Can Move Through Your Own Rebirth

Rising from the Ashes Reborn

Eagle and Phoenix Medicine

Shamanic Journey of Initiation: The Wise Woman
Rising from the Ashes

PART 3: Weaving Your Heart’s Wisdom
into Your World

8. Re-Writing Your Story
The Ancient Wisdom of Mary Magdalene Is Rising Again

Mary Magdalene Is the Mystical Heart Embodying Both
Heaven and Earth

The Heart Chakra of the World

Shamanic Journey with Mary Magdalene to the
Heart Chakra of the World—the Isle of Avalon

9. Living a Heart-Centred Life

Flying with the Valkyries

Listening to the Whispers from Your Heart

Finding the Structure for Birthing Your Dreams

Shamanic Journey to Weave Your Heart’s Loving Wisdom
into Your World

Closing Words

Closing Prayer to the Divine Mothers of Darkness and Light

Resources

Shamanic Journeys and Exercises

Acknowledgements

About the Author