Initiation
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Engaging the Unknown as an Ally
We stand at the dawning of the New World envisioning the journey ahead, the co-creation of a world different than before. Who are our allies…read more.
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Gift of the Dreamtime with Kelley Harrell
For those of you interested in shamanism you can experience a shaman finding her shaman legs, reshaping the workings of her mind, and awakening her…read more.
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Becoming a Shaman
We all have the ability to create art, make love, and offer healing. And some people have the gift. Part of the art of life…read more.
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A Field Guide to Shamanism with Colleen Deatsman
“Shamans cannot undertake personal healing, action in the world, and service to the community using only their personal life-fore energy; they must harness the more…read more.
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Shaman’s Sickness, Initiation and The Calling
“Shaman’s sickness,” refers to the specific, physical and/or mental illness that results when spirit chooses a new shamanic candidate and possesses the candidate or takes…read more.
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Picking Up Your Medicine Today
You can open the door to a life of meaning and purpose by “picking up your medicine.” Your medicine does not come to you in…read more.
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Energy Velcro and the Hollow Bone
The shamanic altered state of consciousness and being a “hollow bone” are not necessarily the same thing. All over the Internet contemporary practitioners are claiming…read more.
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What is a Wounded Healer?
Today being “the wounded healer” has become the excuse for poor discernment in contemporary practitioners around boundaries, responsibility, and personal healing. In western thought the…read more.
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How do I become a Shaman?
How does someone become a shamanic healer in the 21st Century? What is the first step? What do you do if shamanic healing has been…read more.
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Recognition Rites to Create and Celebrate Elders with Tom Pinkson
“Recognition Rites is a ceremonial rite of passage which honors and celebrates Elderhood,” explains our guest, author and shaman, Tom Pinkson, PhD. Join host Christina…read more.
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Rites of Passage with Annie Spencer
“Making Ceremony is a way of reminding ourselves that in fact all that we do is sacred,” explains Annie Spencer, founder of Hartwell Centre for…read more.
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Remembering True Initiation: The Initiation Series Wrap-up
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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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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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.