Joy Marie Wedmedyk
Joy Marie Wedmedyk (Iyalocha Omi Lasa) has studied shamanism, mediumship, divination, and mysticism for over 40 years. She has extensively studied with traditional Elders from the Americas, Cuba and Africa. Initiated to Yemaya in Lucumi Orisha worship, she also received initiations in Native American and African Shamanic traditions. Joy is an accomplished Medium and Shamanic practitioner, offering healing and guidance to others through these ancient healing traditions.
Joy has been traveling and teaching for over thirty years and is a sought after presenter at various Pagan, Neo-Pagan and New Age venues. Her deep connection to the Ancestors and the Ancient Ones, and to the spirits of Heaven and the Light, opens the way for healing in this world and in the world of the Spirits.
As organizer for the Midwest Shamans Conference, Joy provides exceptional sessions for individuals to study the ways of the Elders and Shamans of the world. Through these events she gives the participants an opportunity to experience, create, and learn from the cosmology, mythology, and wisdom of the people of the Earth.
Joy's new book, co-authored with Lillith Three Feathers, Heart of the Elder: Good Elders and their Influence, was released August 31, 2018 by Megalithica Books, a division of Immanion Press. This book shares astounding real-life experiences, magical blessings, and spiritual connections that confirms the importance of Elders in Paganism. Joy was a quoted source for the book Drawing Down the Spirits by Kenaz Filan and Raven Kaldera (Destiny Books 2009). She was also a contributing author for Walking the Path of the Ancient Ways (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 5, 2012)) and Calling to Our Ancestors (Asphodel Press, 2015).
An amazingly creative and spiritual artist, Joy crafts both herbal and salt baths for cleansing and healing, artisan perfume oils, makes jewelry, and draws and paints. All of her products express spiritual or metaphysical meaning and are created by following the teachings of her Elders and the guidance of the spirits.
Workshops:
A Traditional Ceremony for our Ancestors
A ceremony to honor the dead, those that we have forgotten their names. but remember their legacy. Songs will be sung, offerings will be given and prayers will be said to honor and bless them and us, their descendants. Please wear a light colored scarf or bandanna, and if you are guided to, bring a small food or drink offering for the alter.
Communal, Ancestral and Contracted Spirits
Everyone is born with guides, ancestral and guardian spirits that guide and protect us in life. In the Esperitismo traditions of the Caribbean there are ways to identify, honor and if necessary elevate them and our ancestral spirits. This class covers the rings of spirits that rotate around us, including communal, birthright and contracted, their purpose, and simple alters to honor them.
To find out more about Joy:
joywedmedyk.weebly.com
To visit Joy's Store:
holywaters.etsy.com
Joy has been traveling and teaching for over thirty years and is a sought after presenter at various Pagan, Neo-Pagan and New Age venues. Her deep connection to the Ancestors and the Ancient Ones, and to the spirits of Heaven and the Light, opens the way for healing in this world and in the world of the Spirits.
As organizer for the Midwest Shamans Conference, Joy provides exceptional sessions for individuals to study the ways of the Elders and Shamans of the world. Through these events she gives the participants an opportunity to experience, create, and learn from the cosmology, mythology, and wisdom of the people of the Earth.
Joy's new book, co-authored with Lillith Three Feathers, Heart of the Elder: Good Elders and their Influence, was released August 31, 2018 by Megalithica Books, a division of Immanion Press. This book shares astounding real-life experiences, magical blessings, and spiritual connections that confirms the importance of Elders in Paganism. Joy was a quoted source for the book Drawing Down the Spirits by Kenaz Filan and Raven Kaldera (Destiny Books 2009). She was also a contributing author for Walking the Path of the Ancient Ways (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 5, 2012)) and Calling to Our Ancestors (Asphodel Press, 2015).
An amazingly creative and spiritual artist, Joy crafts both herbal and salt baths for cleansing and healing, artisan perfume oils, makes jewelry, and draws and paints. All of her products express spiritual or metaphysical meaning and are created by following the teachings of her Elders and the guidance of the spirits.
Workshops:
A Traditional Ceremony for our Ancestors
A ceremony to honor the dead, those that we have forgotten their names. but remember their legacy. Songs will be sung, offerings will be given and prayers will be said to honor and bless them and us, their descendants. Please wear a light colored scarf or bandanna, and if you are guided to, bring a small food or drink offering for the alter.
Communal, Ancestral and Contracted Spirits
Everyone is born with guides, ancestral and guardian spirits that guide and protect us in life. In the Esperitismo traditions of the Caribbean there are ways to identify, honor and if necessary elevate them and our ancestral spirits. This class covers the rings of spirits that rotate around us, including communal, birthright and contracted, their purpose, and simple alters to honor them.
To find out more about Joy:
joywedmedyk.weebly.com
To visit Joy's Store:
holywaters.etsy.com