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The Feast in Loneliness...
The fall is a time of rich harvest in the northern hemisphere. It is also a time that people begin to feel lonely and depressed.…read more.
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Shamanic Awakenings with Leo Rutherford...
Leo Rutherford, co-founder of the Eagle’s Wing College of Shamanic Medicine in England, joins host and shaman, Christina Pratt, for our series of Society of…read more.
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Shamanism and Cancer...
Shamanic practices can have an affect on cancer and the healing process. This week host and shaman, Christina Pratt, explores a variety of ways shamanic…read more.
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Energy Exchange and Ayni...
A lovely man from France informed me that my Encyclopedia could be pirated for free on the Internet. My initial response was to be flattered. …read more.
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What is a Shaman?...
What is a shaman? Host and shaman, Christina Pratt, freshly inspired by the diversity and community synergy of the UK Shamanic Conference, will explore this…read more.
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Ubuntu Means Humanity with John Lockley...
John Lockley, a senior shaman in the Xhosa lineage of South Africa is our guest this week. John is one of the first white men…read more.
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Small Acts of Power...
Shamanically speaking, what is happening in our country is the dismantling of our shared False Self, explains host and shaman, Christina Pratt. Do you want…read more.
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Small Sacred Things...
“That which is sacred possesses within it The Mystery,” explains host and shaman, Christina Pratt. While what we find sacred in a religious sense varies,…read more.
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Love and Shamanism...
Why would the spirits bother to teach us about love? Because love is all there is. Think you’ve heard that before? We don’t think so. …read more.
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Sex and Shamanism...
“Sex is meant to be a mainline to Spirit for anyone,” explains shaman and host, Christina Pratt. “Spirit is constantly teaching that being in right…read more.
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Shamanism and Life with Martin Brennan...
What are the powerful and precise teachings about living life that we learn from the practice of shamanism? Our most popular guest, Martin Brennan, joins…read more.
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Death and Shamanism...
“The things we learn about life from working with the dead,” says shaman and host, Christina Pratt, “are timeless and priceless.” One of the shaman’s…read more.
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Remembering True Initiation: The Initiation Series Wrap...
In the opening of Curing our Cultural Sickness: The Initiation Series on June 8th, shaman and host, Christina Pratt, presented the hypothesis that the lack…read more.
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The Initiation Series: John-Luke Edwards...
This week we resume our Initiation Series: Curing our Cultural Sickness with out final guest, Reverend Shaman John-Luke Edwards, MA, PhD. It is our hope…read more.
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Working with Plant Medicines with Stephan Beyer...
Author, professor, and peacemaker, Stephan Beyer, joins host, Christina Pratt, this week to discuss the use of plant medicines (plant hallucinogens or entheogens) in shamanism. …read more.
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Outlaw Shamanism in the UK...
How do we honor our traditions and still keep our shamanic practices alive and potent? How do we walk that interface between traditional teachings and…read more.
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Shamanic Practitioners Conference in the UK with Howard...
This week we take a break from our Initiation Series to support our friends and shamanic colleagues in the UK.. Howard and Elsa Malpas of…read more.
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The Initiation Series: Gretchen Crilly McKay...
Sangoma (shaman), Gretchen Crilly McKay is our guest this week in our Initiation Series: Curing our Cultural Sickness. She joins us to discuss her traditional…read more.
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The Initiation Series: Michael Dunning...
Shaman-healer, Michael Dunning is our guest this week in our Initiation Series: Curing our Cultural Sickness. He joins us to discuss his exceptional initiation experiences…read more.
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The Initiation Series: Desiree Demars...
Healer, Desiree DeMars is our first guest in our Initiation Series: Curing our Cultural Sickness. She will join us to discuss her own initiation experiences…read more.
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The Initiation Series: Curing Our Cultural Sickness...
This week begins a series exploring initiation and spiritual maturity. “It is my hypothesis,” says host and shaman Christina Pratt, “that the lack of meaningful…read more.
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Soul’s Purpose: The Core of Well-Being...
One of the highest values held in shamanic cultures is the fact that each individual brings to this world a unique soul’s purpose. The gift…read more.
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Transforming Pain...
Join us this week as we explore the application of shamanic skills to transform pain, whether it is physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual. “In the…read more.
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Working Effectively with Spirit (II)...
This week host and shaman, Christina Pratt, answers listener’s questions about working effectively with spirit. At the core of shamanism is the individual’s direct relationship…read more.
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Shamanism and Recovery from Addiction...
Addiction touches every one of us, particularly in America. If you aren’t an addict yourself you love someone who is. Addictions come in all shapes…read more.
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Two Paths of True Transformation...
True Transformation delivers us to a new state of being from which there is no going back. “Today most people are aware of transformation through…read more.
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Why We Work with the Elements...
The Elements—Earth, Air, Fire and Water—are true nourishment for our spirit. This is equally true for three-element and five-element systems also found in shamanic cultures…read more.
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Becoming a Person of Power...
A person of power is effective, joyful, and creative in life, regardless of the circumstances, while enjoying radiant health and well-being. Anyone can become a…read more.
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Your Shadow Self and the Divine...
Your Shadow Self is an important aspect of who you are. Engage it well and it will show you your greatest assets and deepest passions.…read more.
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Authentic Shamanism...
What makes shamanism authentic? Tradition? Certification? Or direct access to Spirit? Join host and shaman, Christina Pratt, as she explores authenticity and ethics is shamanism.…read more.
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Is Shamanism a Path to Enlightenment?...
“The shamanic path is not a path traditionally intended to achieve enlightenment,” explains Michael Harner of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies. “It has been a…read more.
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True Transformation vs. Remodeling the Self...
What does “transformation” really mean and why should we bother? “In the simplest sense true transformation is an internal change,” explains host and shaman, Christina…read more.
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Protection: How to with Betsy Bergstrom...
How do you protect yourself, even on your really bad days? How do you protect the energy of your life, so that it is not…read more.
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Medicine Teachings for Modern Times with Tom Pinkson...
The practices of the Huichol of the Sierra Madre in Mexico focus on living life in harmony with all living things. Their traditional ways of…read more.
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Listening to Voices: Part Two...
We all listen to voices, but for many the voice of Spirit gets lost in the distractions, seductions, and the cacophony of voices in the…read more.
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How to Thrive in Changing Times with Sandra Ingerman...
In her latest work, How to Thrive in Changing Times: Simple Tools to Create True Health, Wealth, Peace and Joy for Yourself and the Earth,…read more.
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Listening to Voices: Part One...
We all listen to voices in our heads. Some voices offer wise counsel or gut knowing while others are just an inner critic or frightened…read more.
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Shamanism and Autism...
The Horse Boy is both a book and a movie about Rupert, Kristin, and Rowan Isaacson’s ride across Mongolia in search of traditional shamanic healing…read more.
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The Power of Blessing...
“Blessings strengthen us, subtly or powerfully depending on the person giving the blessing and the strength of the blessing itself,” explains our host and shaman,…read more.
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Stripping Away the Old: A “how to” Show...
“How do I let go?” is the most frequently asked question of host, Christina Pratt, when she facilitates clients in the release of the old…read more.
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The Return or Filling the Well...
How do you fill the well of your well being, especially when you feel tired, cold and exhausted? Join host and shaman, Christina Pratt, as…read more.
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The Importance of Essence...
If you say, “I love that show” and “I love my car”, what does it mean when you say, “I love my child” or “I…read more.
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The Power of Faith...
“Faith is freefall. It is the liquid state of grace in which all change is possible,” explains shaman and host, Christina Pratt. “Without faith we…read more.
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The Power of Gratitude...
“Gratitude as a function in life that makes things work out,” says our host, Christina Pratt. When we are without gratitude we are without perspective.…read more.
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Sin and Your Destiny...
Your destiny is already present. It is here with you from the moment of your birth, and yet you are unclear. What you miss is…read more.
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Beyond Good and Evil...
“Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.” With…read more.
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Shamanism and Sexual Healing with Gina Ogden...
“…one of the most sensual, deep, and delightful experiences I’ve ever had. I realized I’m not alone in believing that sex can be both sacred…read more.
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Shamanism and Transforming Depression...
Persistent depression, a disease of the heart and soul, is one of the most common problems motivating people to seek help. And shamanism is an…read more.
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Shamanism and Transforming Mental Illness...
In shamanic cultures mental illness is a community illness that is caused when the community’s many shadow projections overwhelm the collective benevolent intent. When we…read more.
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Shamanism and Transforming Addiction...
Addictions abound in our lives. Whether persistent, problematic substance abuse patterns, the simple inability to wind down after along day without a glass of wine,…read more.
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The Toltec I Ching with William Horden...
The Toltec I Ching: 64 Keys to Inspired Action in the New World by Martha Ramirez-Oropeza and William Douglas Horden has just been released by…read more.
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Gender Transformation in Shamanism...
What would it be like to live in a culture with 8 genders or 64? In shamanic cultures your biology, gender, and sexual preference are…read more.
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Soul retrieval and its place in modern healing...
In 1991 Sandra Ingerman published Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self. In this beautiful, easy to read book she rebirthed the shamanic art of soul…read more.
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Boundaries & Protection: The Basics of Living Well...
Conserving and protecting your energy resources are essential for you to Live Well regardless of the path you are on. Join host and shaman, Christina…read more.
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War and the Soul: Mature Warriors with Edward Tick...
There is a journey warriors must walk to heal and truly return to them selves, to their families and to the larger community. Those who…read more.
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Shamanic Advances in Mental Health in England with Howa...
“We know we have a Warrior in our Heart when we start to seek for the truth, and desire to open our hearts to ourselves…read more.
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Energy Cultivation: The Basics of Living Well...
Energy Cultivation is essential to Living Well regardless of the path you are on. Whether you are engaged in religion, spirituality, shamanism or just living…read more.
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Critical Acts of Celebration...
The point of our practice whether spiritual or shamanic is the Celebration of Life. What is a shamanic view of life if it is not…read more.
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Your Most Powerful Ally and Protection with Betsy Bergs...
This week shaman, Betsy Bergstrom, returns to continue our discussion of shamanism and Heart Centered Shamanic Depossession. Bergstrom specializes in unraveling thoughtforms and curses to…read more.
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The Shortest Path—Crazy Logic...
Shamanism offers us direct relationship with spirit and through that ongoing relationship guidance and direction. With the help of spirit, every individual can find his…read more.
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Healing— Alternative Ideas from Shamanism...
Healing is transformation. Shamans don’t see healing as fixing what broke, eradicating a bug, or going back to a state of health before the illness.…read more.
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Receiving the Gift...
Life is exquisite in its generosity. Every day is filled with gifts. Yet people go through the day unknowingly judging and rejecting the continuous stream…read more.
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Shamanic Transformation: It’s not magic—it just see...
“Shamanic Transformation is not magic—it just seems that it is,” reports a student of The Cycle of Transformation at Last Mask Center. “It restores me…read more.
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Freedom—use it or lose it...
In honor of Independence Day we will speak this week of FREEDOM, but all patriotism stops there. We are speaking of freedom because it is…read more.
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Shamanism and a Living Relationship with Christ and Kar...
“It is not what we do that heals,” says Karen Furr, our guest this week, “but what we allow ourselves to become.” Karen, a former…read more.
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Why Weekend Workshops don’t get us our Soul’s Purpo...
Why does the passion that lives so simply within each of use prove so elusive for so many people? You have read the books, listened…read more.
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Integrating the Fragmented Soul with Martin Brennan...
We all experience soul loss throughout our lives. It is caused by physical or emotional trauma and it is a natural way for us to…read more.
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Heart Centered Shamanic Healing with Betsy Bergstrom...
“Modern shamanism is alive and thriving,” says shaman, Betsy Bergstrom, our guest this week. “There is a wonderful blending of ancestral and ancient knowledge with…read more.
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War and the Soul: How the Warrior Heals from War with E...
We continue in our four-part series exploring war and shamanic healing with our guest, Ed Tick, author of War and The Soul. Dr. Tick specializes…read more.
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War and the Soul: Healing Grief and Loss with Edward Ti...
We continue in our four-part series exploring war, the soul and shamanic healing with our guest, Ed Tick, author of War and The Soul. Dr.…read more.
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Shamans are Sent as an Answer to a Prayer with John-Luk...
This week we explore the lifeway of a shaman and what that can still mean today in this world of advertising, misinformation, and workshops on…read more.
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Initiation and Why We Need it Desperately...
Initiation is the thing we most need from shamanism and are least willing to receive. Much has been written about initiation in psychology, shamanism, and…read more.
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Shamanism and Medicine Today with Alan Davis...
Shamanism and medicine are blending in a variety of unexpected places across America. This week Alan Davis, MD, PhD, medical director for Quinney Rehabilitation Institute,…read more.
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Healing the Hard Stuff...
There are certain life experiences and traumas that contemporary medicine says people can’t or won’t heal from. Shamanism suggests that people can’t heal from these…read more.
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The Sexual Shaman: Path of Wisdom, Energy, and Intent w...
“If we wish to understand shamanism, we most know energy. If we wish to understand orgasm, we must know energy. If we wish to understand…read more.
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Shamanism, Passion and Sex...
Shamanism’s great gift to us today is divine inspiration with direct application. This paradox is particularly helpful when we finally commit to untangling our passion…read more.
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Where Shamanism is Today with Sandra Ingerman...
Sandra Ingerman, our guest, is recognized internationally for addressing the needs of our times directly by bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture.…read more.
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The Courageous Heart, Part 4: The Vision of the Seer...
Courageous Heart Series—Part 4 of 4: The Vision of the Seer Shamanism as a spiritual practice allows us to gather and cultivate the powers of…read more.
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The Courageous Heart, Part 3: The Power of the Teacher...
Courageous Heart Series—Part 3 of 4: The Power of the Teacher You have the gathered the love of your path (Healer) and the wisdom to…read more.
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The Courageous Heart, Part 2: The Wisdom of the Warrior...
Courageous Heart Series—Part 2 of 4: The Wisdom of the Warrior So what does it take to live your life with a courageous heart? To…read more.
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The Courageous Heart, Part 1: The Love of the Healer...
Courageous Heart Series—Part 1 of 4: The Love of the Healer So what does it take to truly and fully live a life of Authenticity…read more.
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War and the Soul: Healing the Warrior’s Wounds with E...
War occurs in an altered state as does the wounding of body and soul. The experiences of war can only be understood from an altered…read more.
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Shamanism for Activists: The Alchemy of Social Transfor...
“Our times call for the transformation of rallies, protests, and marches into massive, intentional sacred healing rituals, in which we ally ourselves with all humans,…read more.
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Healing our Ancestral Lines with Martin Brennan...
“Throughout shamanic cultures worldwide there exists a deep respect and understanding of our connectedness and indebtedness to our Ancestors. It is the duty of the…read more.
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Responding to The Call: The Trials and Tribulations of ...
“One of the most important and powerful skills an individual can become aware of, cultivate, and practice is the ability to hear and follow Spirit’s…read more.
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Shamanic Healing: What it is and why it works...
Shamans look at “health” as well-being and balance in the individual physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, communally, intimately, and personally. Shamanic healing works because the relationship…read more.
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Oneness with all things—Now what do I do?...
At the core of shamanic cultures is the lived experience of the interconnectedness of all things. All things are one and no one ever got…read more.
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Access your Birthright: A Direct (Working) Relationship...
Authenticity emerges from our soul. But that soul message is not always as clear as we would like it to be. Explore the many ways…read more.
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Answers for Challenging Times...
What was shamanism and what is it today? Join host Christina Pratt in an exploration of what shamanism is and what it isn’t. What answers…read more.
