Effective shadow transformation requires a specialist who knows the terrain of the darkest reaches of the human heart. This specialist must be more than human,…read more.

Traditionally shamans are activists. It is the role of the shaman to see where the people have lapsed in their ways for living well. Working…read more.

A true teaching story is about the mechanics of transformation. To learn from them, you must pay attention to the function of the parts of…read more.

Shamanic peak experiences, whether experienced in ritual, ceremony, or shamanic healing, often feel as if they have changed our lives in the moment. And then,…read more.

One of the great challenges and ongoing questions in contemporary shamanic practice is “what is initiation?” or more accurately “am I initiated?” It is messy…read more.

Timespirits exist in the shared field and can motivate the actions of individuals in the collective. The more unaware you are of your self and…read more.

The collusive, fearful, racist underbelly of the American culture has been exposed by the hate-filled rhetoric, violence, and lies of the current presidential race. The…read more.

Personal transformation efforts often fail because all that is really needed is change. And often our personal efforts to change fail because what is required…read more.

There are times that we simply need to fall apart. …not having a bad day, call in sick, fall apart, but losing more than you…read more.

Humans have an amazing capacity for change if they choose to access it. Even transformation, which is change we cannot go back from, is accessible…read more.

The most direct path to living your soul’s true purpose is both individual and communal. As individuals, people often feel lost, fragmented, or unknown to…read more.

When we are not aware of our soul’s true purpose or simply not aligned in our actions, contemporary life can fill quickly with dis-eases of…read more.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.