Shane (PA)
Shane was born in 1958 and was raised on the land as one of the last bush pioneers. His story can be seen in a landline program called Pioneer Huebner. He worked on the land with his parents carving a farm out of the bush from the age of 8 and like all bush kids his main teacher was nature. He was the last generation born before TV and as a consequence he didn't go through the media programming of later generations.
He has been powerfully aware of the sacred nature of the earth since he was very small.
He left the farm at 17 and joined the army where he was introduced to mushrooms and began his role as space holder and guide to those older than him.
He left the army to save the family farm from insolvency and started his decades of intense study.
As a autodidactic he spent his 20’s and 30’s studying spiritualism, nature, energy, consciousness and ????????
During these intense solitary years of study he also wildcrafted, then grew various flowers and grasses for the wholesale/export trade.
He continued to explore entheogenic pathways and left the farm to study at the Australian College of Natural Medicine in his early 40s.

During this time, he was approached by a mate who asked him to be the driver for a visiting South American Shaman. It was the call he had not realised he had been waiting for and he cancelled his trip to Thailand to study Mua Thai and dived headfirst into plant medicine training. After participating in a large number of Australian based ceremonies he finally packed his bags and headed to the Sacred Valley to train with his teacher Amando Munoz. During this trip Shane trained to vist the Qero Indians in the high andes with his teacher who was supporting them to save their traditional sacred weavings.
The Quero recognised him and embraced him as Wakee (brother) and his love affair with the Quero wisdom tradition began.
Shane has also studied the internal shamanic energy arts of Ancient China and still does to this day. This gives him a unique Insite into energy, frequency and resonance that has helped many explorers find their way back to the root of their being.

Margaret (Ma)
Margaret is considered a trusted & grounded guide to exploring and working with plant medicines.She is a visionary intuitive healer and teacher who has a deep love for humanity and all its foibles.

Born is 1963 in a quite QLD cane town, blessed with plenty of fresh air, sunshine and clean healthy food, she read early and developed a love of books and learning. First in the family to go to university, she completed a Bachelor of Secondary Education, Grad Diploma in Gender Studies and a Master’s in Criminology before dropping out of her PhD after a massive spiritual wakening that accompanied the implosion of her marriage and the total 360 of her academic career.

Her quest for self-realisation & the expansion of consciousness lead to her quitting her training as a Criminologist and embarking on an exploration of South American Shamanism and Curanderismo. After meeting Shane in 2005 she booked her tickets and headed to South America where she attended the Ayahuasca Conference and then travelled up the Amazon to stay with the Matez Indians to drink with Maestro Don Juilio.
On returning from Australia she and Shane started holding space under the appellation Circle Spaces and Beyond which reflected their nature as community space holders.
She has assisted hundreds of humans to explore their gifts and limitations with the aid of master teacher plants like San Pedro, Ayahuasca, and Mushrooms.
After 15 years of holding weekend retreats she took time off to live in Thailand during the height of con-vid. During this time Margaret held online support groups for people doing it tough during the hell years of Lockdown.

She is currently writing courses of study and exploration for home schooled kids and their parents that has been powerfully influenced by the time she has spent immersed in alternative healing and teaching models based on wisdom teaching & healing traditions of the world.
She is a wonderful Mentor and Life coach.
As a grandmother and wisdom keeper she has a deep sense of duty to future generations and wants to see the New Earth in all its glory one day.

Testimonials

I've been sitting in circle with Margaret and Shane since 2009, and their dedication to this plant medicine work is truly profound.

The way Margaret and Shane hold space as a team is both remarkably gentle and supportive. Over the years, I have consistently felt a safe container for deep self-exploration. They don't just facilitate the experience; they model what it means to be a compassionate guide on a challenging journey.

What sets their guidance apart is how effectively they utilize their own lived experience. They speak from a place of genuine understanding, having navigated their own struggles and engaged in rigorous self-assessment. This is a crucial element when the work gets difficult. Their personal integrity and vulnerability allow them to support others in navigating the shadows with a practical wisdom that is grounded, not theoretical.

They take pride in creating an environment where the most challenging truths can be faced without fear of judgment. If you are seeking to engage with plant medicine work under the care of guides who are experienced, empathetic, and profoundly committed to holding an honest space with safety and presence, I wholeheartedly recommend Margaret and Shane.

Sam 2026 - Complex health Warrior. Dedicated to self discovery & social justice. Devoted to the restoration of agency and autonomy for all beings across the globe.

Sometimes paths are just meant to cross & then life is never the same again. This is what happened to me. Back in 2009, a prayer was put out to sit with Mother Aya. If it was meant to be, me & my friend were committed to sitting with the medicine. Honestly, not really thinking it would happen or having any idea of what we were in for, when into my life, entered Margaret and Shane.

Meeting them not only completely changed my life, they also unknowingly set me on my path I am still adventuring down now!The Sacred Plant teachings, their care, their wisdom & experience was the medicine I also needed. The way they held space for ceremony, not just for a day or a night but for days & nights back-to-back for 10 years, with strength, courage, love & care. Pulling people together & crating communities & vast networks still going strong 15 years later.

I am grateful they were the answer to my prayers all those years ago, for I wouldn't be who I am or where I am without them. If you are ready to face that which needs facing, heal that which is ready for healing, expand your consciousness to break those spells, then you are in the best hands.

Blessings Mim ~ Mystic Pathways

I have known Margret and Shane for about 18 years . I was impressed by their love , knowledge, integrity and compassion instantly . I called on Marg many times over the years for advice and wisdom which she so generously gave me.
Their whole purpose in life is to help others in every way possible from group zoom calls during lockdown to one on ones and full blown plant medicine retreats. Their experience in so many areas is huge and I can’t recommend them enough . Margs heart is enormous and she has experience with trauma , counselling , spirituality, community building , herbs and plant medicines and generally with what is happening in our world at the moment which is very rare indeed.

Kerry Sorley

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In this age of extreme uncertainty, the care, service, and medicine that Margaret and Shane (Ma and Pa) provide are of great importance - especially for someone with a history of anxiety, and a drive to see the great potential in the world and to help change it for the better.

I have been a customer and beneficiary of their work for years, microdosing San Pedro/Washuma, weaving a calmly transformative relationship with Grandfather San Pedro into my life. As someone who never had a living grandfather, the medicine has gone a long way to imbue the type of sage, loving wisdom that I imagine such a mentor could pass down.

And it is Ma and Pa whose generous spirit of service has facilitated this, enabling the growth and the benefits it brings for myself and the way I show up for my own loved ones; the way I view the potential of the world and my role in making positive changes, and how I deal with anxiety and stress.

I would highly recommend their services, and I thank them deeply for contributing to the man I have become - and am constantly becoming and becoming and becoming!
With Love, Nick (45, Filmmaker, Tasmania)