Ivy Sea Online: Jamie Walters, Author, Founder of Ivy Sea, and Priestess in Blue Jeans

Looking back, I can see that one of the key themes of my life -- both 'personally' and 'professionally' -- has been creating and navigating change and transformation.

Along the way, my inner Vision, Communication, and Transformation Doula was born and intensely trained.

Though I'd had considerable experience with visioning, communication, change, and 'conscious business' already -- both as an employee in organizations and then as a heart-and-purpose centered business owner -- I deepened awareness of these after surfing some Big Waves of radical transformation that started in 2000.

In the Christian mystical tradition, this is called a "Dark Night of the Soul." In the shamanic tradition, it's called the shamanic death & rebirth. In our mythological tradition, it's Inanna's Journey or Persephone's initiation in the Underworld.

Call the transformation or Hero/ine's Journeys what you will, we all face it -- and we're facing it culturally and collectively now.

Since I was born on Brighid's and Persephone's Day (aka Imbolc, Candlemas, Groundhog's Day), I should have known that the Feminine would come calling on me after years of being ignored by my rational, analytical, 'all business', left-brained self!

What was the key to navigating this journey of transformation?

Aside from my years of professional training and experience with communication and change, I've had a 'parallel life'.

For many years now, along-side my 'professional work-life', I've had the amazing good fortune to study with and receiving mentoring from shamanic practitioners, Indigenous wisdom elders, Qigong grandmasters, and several other very wise mentors.

As a result, I know from experience that the wisdom from these ancient traditions is the key that really opens the full potentials of authentic vision and conscious business, communication, and relationship.

Timeless wisdom also opens our ability to choose and express Love, joy, and creativity rather than fear, fear, and more fear as our driving force. Ya gotta love that because, really, who actually likes being steeped in and motivated by fear and grinding anxiety?

I've given the name "Feminine Mojo" to the pearls I've picked up from my Inanna's Journey, that death and rebirth, over the decade starting in 2000.

During that time, I've traveled from being solidly planted in the left-brained, analytical, Masculine approach so common in our culture, to reawakening the amazing Feminine gifts of visioning, intuition, and a different way of perceiving and receiving inspired guidance.

This same Source provides us with the inspiration, creative energy, passion, and courage to take our truest essence out into the world.

It's been a real joy for me to work with other heart-and-purpose centered entrepreneurs, leaders, and change agents, and see each make huge breakthroughs in clarity, sense of purpose, creative momentum, and inspired action as they move through transformation.

I'm delighted to be your inspiration-and-dialogue partner, and/or vision and transformation doula, as you bring a renewed vision and authenticity into your communication, relationships, work or entrepreneuring, and leadership.

The 'Straight-Up Professional & Education/Training Bio'

If you'd like more information about my specific professional history, education and publishing highlights, read my full-length bio.