“But I don’t want to be a shaman!! Why should I learn how to do a shamanic journey?” As a shamanic practitioner I often invite folks to learn how to conduct their own shamanic journeys. The shamanic journey is every human’s birthright; we are built to use this skill. But I often have to point out that, even though every …
The Shamanic Worlds: Claim Your Birthright
Many decades ago anthropologist Michael Harner developed and presented to the Western world the cosmology of Core Shamanism. As a result of his study and experience with shamanic cultures around the world, he determined that all have some things in common. One of those commonalities he described is the division of our experience of existence into Ordinary Reality (OR) and …
Is Shamanism Real?
I love the Internet. It has completely changed the way we communicate with one another, and created open doors for ideas and interactions that we couldn’t have dreamed of a few decades ago. When previously I’d have had to write you a letter or produce a flyer to let you know what I was thinking or what classes I am …