A link to the article published in the Shaumbra Magazine can be found here.
The Dragon’s Embrace: From Ashes to Freedom
By Natalia Cisowska
Not so long ago, my life was a complete mess. Although on the outside it seemed perfect, I was either depressed or running like a hamster in a wheel, unable to find a way out. But then, one day, I felt a deep inner calling to take part in a workshop. I had no idea what to expect, only that something within me was irresistibly drawn to it. That’s how I met Gregor, who was facilitating a retreat about reconnecting with yourself through nature. I didn’t know it then, but it would become a life-changing experience.
During the retreat, I encountered parts of myself that I had buried under layers of trauma and old wounds. Until then, I had trusted no one and kept myself hidden from the world, afraid of being hurt again.
I also had a chance to experience a personal session with Gregor, which moved me profoundly. For the first time, I felt truly safe, as if gently held in a soft cocoon. I felt warmth and love rising from within. Something deep inside me had been touched, awakened. I could finally let go, step out of constant survival mode, and simply… rest.
The next day, I felt like a phoenix rising from the ashes.
And then, something even more unexpected happened – we fell in love. Neither of us saw it coming. It simply happened in a natural way, like the unfolding of a flower when the time is right.
Through Gregor, I came across the Crimson Circle and then Althar, the Crystal Dragon channeled by Joachim Wolffram. That’s when I first heard about Dragons, though at the time, it was just another concept.
Until one day everything changed.
I wasn’t feeling well, and my dearest partner offered to hold space for me in a remote session. At the time, we were over eight hundred kilometers apart, yet the connection between us was deep. His Presence wrapped around me like a warm embrace, and I allowed myself to soften into it.
Then suddenly, the Dragon came. He bumped into my head. It was a harsh landing. It hurt. But it had to be that way. Otherwise, He wouldn’t have been able to break through the noise of my mind.
I was stunned. Awed. Until that moment, I had no idea I had a Dragon of my own. But He had been there all along, waiting patiently. I simply wasn’t ready to see Him.
From that day on, my Dragon became my companion – always present, always near.
At that time, I was living in a crowded city, working in the corporate IT world, pushing myself to build a career, caught in the endless race. On the outside, my life looked successful – people admired me for my independence, for how well I had built my life. But inside, I felt unsteady, as if the ground beneath me was never truly solid. A quiet unease lingered, a feeling that no matter what I did, something was missing, something just out of reach.
As I began to deepen the connection with myself, things didn’t get easier. Quite the opposite. Work became unbearable. Every day felt heavier. The city turned into a cage. The noise and concrete suffocated me. I felt trapped in a life that no longer felt like mine.
As time passed, something kept stirring within me. Whenever I was present, surrounded by nature, I saw my Dragon burning everything around me. Again and again, the fire consumed everything in sight. It startled me. I didn’t understand. Why was He doing this? Why was my life falling apart? Even the people I once felt close to now seemed like strangers. I could no longer relate to them.
And then, one day, I had enough. No more.
I could not go on living this “old” life – every day’s endless routine, a meaningless job. My mind screamed What are you doing? It’s irresponsible to quit the job! You’ll see your misery now. You have no plan! What if you fail? But underneath the fear, there was something deeper. A knowing. A quiet, steady presence within me.
So, I made a choice to jump off the cliff without seeing the ground beneath me.
The very next day, I resigned from the job. Not because I had a clear plan. Not because I knew exactly what the future held. But because something greater was calling me forward, something I could not ignore. It wasn’t about escaping my old life but stepping into something new. Something that felt true.
And I knew, without needing to explain or justify it, that Slovenia was where I had to be. With Gregor, his love and inspiration, with the embrace of nature, the soothing presence of the land. There was something about it, an unspoken sense of ease, as if the whole energy gently supported me. It all resonated in a way I couldn’t put into words.
The fears still swirled, but in the quiet spaces between breaths, I felt something else – stillness. A deep peace was there within me, present in a way I had never noticed before.
Then once again, I encountered my Dragon burning the land around me, but this time suddenly I was there with Him, flying together in the sky, liberated and free. It became joyful. And in that moment, I understood.
He had not been tearing my life apart. He had been clearing the way, burning away all that no longer served me, making space for something new.
A month and a half later, I arrived in Slovenia. Traveling toward Ljubljana, a deep peace settled within me, wrapping around me like a cocoon. When I closed my eyes and felt into it, I saw my Dragon sleeping by the fireplace, completely at ease. Ahh… this is who He truly is. A gentle and kind companion, always by my side.
Now, when my Dragon wakes to sweep away what is ready to be released, I no longer resist. And the process flows more easily. Doubts and fears still arise but I welcome them with love and compassion, for they no longer hold power over me.
I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and return to the knowingness within.
All is well in all of creation.
I do not need to prove anything to anyone, not even to myself.
I am here to be.
And that… is enough.