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EPISODE · Jan 20, 2026 · 54 MIN

Continually Arriving: The Shaman's Apprentice with Vonetta E. Taylor

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This episode invites you into a living memoir. Christine Marie Mason sits down with Vonetta E. Taylor (Vonetta Rain)- a revered shaman and healing expert—whose true-life memoir The Shaman’s Apprentice traces her journey from a challenging upbringing to an award winning career, through a toxic marriage and spiritual disconnection to profound remembrance of purpose.Guided by a renowned Peruvian shaman, Vonetta steps onto a path of deep healing, ancestral reconciliation, and spiritual initiation. In this episode, she shares how apprenticeship differs from merely “studying” spirituality, what it means to live as an ongoing student of mystery, and how her work now helps others heal from disease, childhood and ancestral trauma, relationship and financial struggles, psycho-somatic disorders, and more.This episode is an invitation to soften, to listen, and to trust that your own path of healing and purpose is already unfolding beneath your feet.In this episode, we cover so many topics, including:Her new bookThe Journey of Self-RealizationCultural and Spiritual Awakening in KenyaThe Difference between Studying Shamanism and Becoming an ApprenticeThe Importance of Presence and the HeartBlack Identity Community and SisterhoodVonetta Taylor's Current Work and Future PlansHelpful links:Vonetta E. Taylor author of The Shaman's Apprentice: A Memoir, available on AmazonJoin upcoming Retreats and Connect with VonettaVitality Reset ProgramTo stay updated for the Upcoming Shamanic Practitioner Certification Course, follow @vonettaetaylor on Instagram and FacebookYour host:NEW Book by Christine: The Mystic Heart of Easter: A Four-Day Journey Through Love, Death, and Rebirth. Available on AmazonEaster Intensive: A Holy Week Journey with Christine Mason and Elizabeth Arolyn Walsh, April 2-5, 2025Bhakti House Immersion with Christine Mason and Adam Bauer, with Special Guests Christopher “Hareesh” Wallis and Peter and Sarah Dawkins on May 17–27, 20262026 Living Tantra Online Course: An Introduction to Tantra, Neo Tantra and Sacred Sexuality, Starts March 10, 2026.Brought to you by Rosebud Woman, Award Winning Intimate and Body Care:Login to the Rosebud Woman WebsiteThe Rosewoman Library: The Embodied Menopause & Intimacy LibraryBody Love Journal: The 9-Week Body Love JournalChristine Marie Mason+1-415-471-7010@christinemariemason@rosebudwomanFounder, Rosebud WomanCo-Founder, Radiant Farms and Sundari GardensHost, The Rose Woman on Love and Liberation: Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | SpotifyNEW BOOK: The Mystic Heart of Easter: A Four-Day Journey Through Love, Death, and Rebirth. Available on AmazonThe Nine Lives of Woman: Sensual, Sexual and Reproductive Stages from Birth to 100, Order in Print or on KindleSubscribe: The Museletter on Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode invites you into a living memoir. Christine Marie Mason sits down with Vonetta E. Taylor (Vonetta Rain)- a revered shaman and healing expert—whose true-life memoir The Shaman’s Apprentice traces her journey from a challenging upbringing to an award winning career, through a toxic marriage and spiritual disconnection to profound remembrance of purpose.Guided by a renowned Peruvian shaman, Vonetta steps onto a path of deep healing, ancestral reconciliation, and spiritual initiation. In this episode, she shares how apprenticeship differs from merely “studying” spirituality, what it means to live as an ongoing student of mystery, and how her work now helps others heal from disease, childhood and ancestral trauma, relationship and financial struggles, psycho-somatic disorders, and more.This episode is an invitation to soften, to listen, and to trust that your own path of healing and purpose is already unfolding beneath your feet.In this episode, we cover so many topics, including:Her new bookThe Journey of Self-RealizationCultural and Spiritual Awakening in KenyaThe Difference between Studying Shamanism and Becoming an ApprenticeThe Importance of Presence and the HeartBlack Identity Community and SisterhoodVonetta Taylor's Current Work and Future PlansHelpful links:Vonetta E. Taylor author of The Shaman's Apprentice: A Memoir, available on AmazonJoin upcoming Retreats and Connect with VonettaVitality Reset ProgramTo stay updated for the Upcoming Shamanic Practitioner Certification Course, follow @vonettaetaylor on Instagram and FacebookYour host:NEW Book by Christine: The Mystic Heart of Easter: A Four-Day Journey Through Love, Death, and Rebirth. Available on AmazonEaster Intensive: A Holy Week Journey with Christine Mason and Elizabeth Arolyn Walsh, April 2-5, 2025Bhakti House Immersion with Christine Mason and Adam Bauer, with Special Guests Christopher “Hareesh” Wallis and Peter and Sarah Dawkins on May 17–27, 20262026 Living Tantra Online Course: An Introduction to Tantra, Neo Tantra and Sacred Sexuality, Starts March 10, 2026.Brought to you by Rosebud Woman, Award Winning Intimate and Body Care:Login to the Rosebud Woman WebsiteThe Rosewoman Library: The Embodied Menopause & Intimacy LibraryBody Love Journal: The 9-Week Body Love JournalChristine Marie Mason+1-415-471-7010@christinemariemason@rosebudwomanFounder, Rosebud WomanCo-Founder, Radiant Farms and Sundari GardensHost, The Rose Woman on Love and Liberation: Listen, Like, Share & Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Podcasts | SpotifyNEW BOOK: The Mystic Heart of Easter: A Four-Day Journey Through Love, Death, and Rebirth. Available on AmazonThe Nine Lives of Woman: Sensual, Sexual and Reproductive Stages from Birth to 100, Order in Print or on KindleSubscribe: The Museletter on Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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