Daniel Wilby
Nordic shamanic guidance in service of the sacred mushroom
Rooted in the wisdom of Nordic shamanism, I offer space and guidance for self-exploration, healing and personal growth.
In service of Mother Earth
and the sacred mushroom.
Bearer of the medicine.
Supported by Ishmael,
he who helps souls over,
and Isaac, bringer of forgiveness.
Descendant of wolves,
the co-operators and co-creators.
Guided by the ancient ones.
Messenger.
Teacher.
Healer.
Fool.
Friend.
November 18th 2005 my life was divided into a before and an after.
Daniel before that was lost and one day he happened to buy LSD, hoping to become chemically drunk. He was desperately trying to avoid life and himself. An alcoholic since his late teens, long term unemployed, and without even knowing it he had been depressed for many years before that moment.
He chased that LSD blotter down with beer, but two hours later he had an out of body experience that shifted his life forever. Within 20 minutes he stopped drinking, stopped trying to flee himself, and chose to live.
Since that experience I have devoted myself to my journey of self-discovery, healing and growing. I have turned myself inside out, diving ever deeper, becoming ever more functional, able, open, and loving.
Today I say that I am in service of the sacred mushroom. A more familiar term would be shaman. In contemporary wording one might say that I move in overlapping roles of mystic, psychedelic guide, nature therapist, coach, and teacher of personal and spiritual development.
I have no diplomas or certificates to show you and couldn't really care less about titles. My teachers have been the sacred mushroom, the spirit world, my own life experience, and all that I have met on my journeys. I am one of a kind.
As are you.
In this life we put on roles. Roles as helper and the one needing help. As client, shaman, therapist. But as Ram Dass so beautifully put it "we are all just walking each other home". Yes, someone might have come further and know things that someone else yet does not. But in essence we are on this journey together. We are fellow travellers more than we are the roles we choose to play.
All just walking each other home.
On the surface I offer programs, coaching, mentorship and products. But what I'm really offering is something quite different. Each partnership is unique, but what I bring to the table is the experience and wisdom of someone that has walked this path so many times. In this life and many before it.
I am someone that knows.
See how we might work togetherNot every offer is right for every person. Read slowly. Something here will speak to you more clearly than the rest.
You've felt the pull. Something in you knows there is work to be done — but you're not sure where to start, whether you're ready, or what this path might ask of you.
The Compass is a single, honest conversation. In sixty minutes we look at where you are, what you're carrying, and what you're genuinely looking for. I'll give you a clear picture of what working with entheogens might offer you — and what it won't. No agenda. No pressure to go further.
This is a one-time per person offer. If you want to continue, single guidance sessions are available at €200 per session.
You're ready. You have an intention, or you're close to finding one. What you want now is to do this properly: with care, with knowledge, and with someone beside you who has walked this territory many times.
Over four sessions we build your ceremony from the ground up — clarifying your intention, designing your ceremony, working through what surfaces during the experience, and then sitting with what it means and what it asks of you. By the end you won't just have journeyed. You'll know how to journey.
This is as much an apprenticeship as it is a guided experience. You are learning from someone who has been working with entheogens since 2005, within a living shamanic context rooted in Nordic soil.
This is coaching and guidance work. You source your own medicine and conduct your own ceremony. I am not present for the session itself, nor do I source, supply or provide contacts for medicine on your behalf.
Some people journey once and find what they came for. Others discover that this is not a destination — it is a direction.
The Way is for those who are serious about the long work. Not the occasional journey, but a genuine practice that weaves together the psychedelic, the shamanic and the personal into something that actually changes how you live your life.
We meet two to four times a month. The work is deeply personal and entirely tailored to you. There is no programme, no curriculum, no fixed destination. There is only where you are, where you want to go, and the honest, sustained attention of someone who will walk with you for as long as the work requires.
I take very few people into mentorship. The way in is through The Compass or The Map.
I speak on altered states of mind, shamanism, personal transformation and nature connection. Not as an academic or a clinician, but as someone who has walked this path and knows it intimately.
Every talk I give is shaped around the people in the room and what they need to take home with them. Some engagements call for a polished keynote. Others call for something more open — a conversation, a provocation, a story that lands differently for everyone who hears it.
Conferences and festivals · organisations and workplaces · retreat centres and communities · private gatherings and ceremonies · podcasts and media
I am also available for podcast conversations, panel discussions and interviews. If you are looking for a guest who speaks from genuine experience rather than borrowed knowledge, get in touch.
Pricing is tailored to the context and the organisation. Community and grassroots events are welcome to get in touch — I believe this work should be accessible regardless of budget. For conferences, festivals and organisations, pricing reflects the scope of the engagement. Travel, accommodation and expenses are additional.
Let's talkTalks I have given and can give again
The most interesting talks are often the ones we build together.
"Nature is alive and speaking to us. This is not a metaphor." — Terence McKenna
Ancient wisdom meets modern insight. A practical guide to planning a safe and meaningful psychedelic experience — written by someone who has been living this work for twenty years, not studying it from the outside.
This is the book I wish I had when I began. It covers everything: set and setting, intention, ceremony design, integration, and the deeper dimensions of what these experiences can open. Whether you are approaching this for the first time or returning with more experience, the book meets you where you are.
Fifty-eight exercises and challenges moving between rest and activity, inner and outer — divided into four suits: meditation, contemplation, play, and exploration. Laminated for the trail. Designed for the curious, the wandering, for self-exploration and self-therapy in nature.
Rooted in Nordic nature, childhood play in the forest, and twenty years of shamanic practice. A companion for solo walks, group work, therapeutic settings, and anyone ready to let the forest speak.
Pull a card. Step outside.
Mother Earth is expecting you.
The first step is always a conversation. There's no obligation, no pitch, no agenda beyond an honest exchange. If something on this page has spoken to you, I'd like to hear from you.
Write to me. Tell me where you are and what brought you here. That is enough to begin with.