Hello! I'm Janice Penberth

I am a shamanic practitioner, seer, and grandmother. My lineage traces to western Siberia and the circumpolar North...and the Old Ways traveled with it. I work where ancient practices and modern science gather around the same fire. You can find me tending it at grandmotherfires.com

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My path...

By education, I'm an anthropologist. By practice, I'm a shamanic practitioner...lineage born and fully immersed since early childhood. By heart, I'm an artist.

What I love....

I’m an avid reader and research geek who also makes rattles, spirit houses, and other ritual objects. I can drive a tractor, I’m afraid of trains, and I have a love affair with berries. I lift weights, love spending time in nature, and I’m happiest waking up in a tent.

My beginnings

I was raised as a traditional healer, and my earliest memories are of dreams with a bear. My childhood was in lush, rural timber country at a time when kids were expected to go outside to play and explore. The forest is still my sanctuary, my teacher, and my most steadfast companion.