Past Life
Our souls have undergone many lives. In these lives we have relationships with people or animals. We have children, friendships, and...
Remaining Unbiased in Hmong Shaman Practice
In my years of being a young, Hmong American, a once "child of God," and a gay shaman, I've had to force myself, whether I wanted to or...
FAQs Hmong Shamanism
How does someone become a shaman? A person must experience mob neeb or shaman sickness. Shaman sickness is categorized into two. The...
Becoming a Shaman Changed My Life
I feel I have been given clarity and given a second chance at life. I walk the path of a healer, of an empath, of someone who is given...
Hmong Vampires (Dab Nqus Ntshav)
Over the last few years, Hmong vampire folklore have not had a return in our stories in recent times. In the very early 2000s, the...
Ua Neeb Tso Qhua (Releasing the Shaman Spirits)
Every year during the months of October - December, Hmong shamans around the world perform a ritual known as "Ua Neeb Tso Qhua" or...
Advice For Emerging Hmong Shamans
I've received a lot of submissions from new and emerging shamans about how their journey and how their process has been like. Strangely...
What's Been Going On??
Hi Friends and family. I hope all of you are doing well during these times. Some of us may be going through challenges, breakups,...
Life As A Gay Hmong Shaman
I get asked the question, "How is like being gay and being a shaman? Is it hard? Do people treat me differently?" And honestly, I don't...
Dream 9.29.20
I was in the kitchen at my grandparent's old home. This was where as a child most of my memories remain. I looked out the window and saw...