Zayin has been called the "answer man" by Dagara elder and diviner Malidoma Somé.
Divinations & Poetic Participation
Divination is a way of inviting novel and unexpected answers into situations that appear to be stuck or stagnant.
Zayin utilizes a cross-cultural form of shell & bone divination appropriate for our contemporary times. Born largely out of his own family lineage and ongoing relationships with diviners like Alwyn Thomas and Somé, Zayin has developed his natural gifts in the arts of listening, sight, and presence. He brings all of these to bear in his answer sessions, where the client is asked to simply come with a question that is alive for them.
As a client you are given the opportunity to enter into the play of shells, elementals, and insights by asking questions... any questions... about anything and everything. Those things that keep you up at night and those things that get you out of bed in the morning.
Your questions come to life during these divination sessions in such a way that you are able to leave with concrete answers and clear actions with regard to how to proceed. What seem like obstacles quickly become invitation to participate in the larger world around you. Divination is a way of clarifying exactly what you need to do to take an active role in your life.
See the Cage...
This work is about life and death. It is about calling out to the wildest darkest most enlightened and light-hearted parts of your self. It is about taking a stand… screaming, laughing, crying, and whispering… to your ancestors, to your soul, your toes, and the trees. It is about life. It is also about death, about letting go of the holding, the grasping, and the scared little child. In this way it is about initiation and purpose. Your life, your purpose, your holding, your death of selves that just cannot seem to let go, your initiation.
Most people coming to work with Zayin for the first time will start with divination.
Freedom... Right Here... In the Soil
Divination, ritual, and embodied practices can help create fertile soil, but this is only half the journey... what seeds might you plant if you felt the freedom to inhabit your life, body, and soul?
Structure & Payment
Zayin and Elizabeth deeply value their work, and are aware that though it is not about money.... it is about an exchange.
They suggest $100 per session as a general guide for this exchange.
Creativity and connection to Life greatly encouraged in coming up with unique forms of exchange.
Zayin and Elizabeth are happy to work with couples, individuals, and groups.
Any real transformational work is always a unique process, and the structure of the work can very greatly.