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Recent Articles
Our article library, also known as the Journal of Shamanic Practice, is a constantly growing collection from authors of many traditions.
USING SHAMANISM IN A MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE
“All mental illness has a shamanic piece.” (Hale Makua, 2001) Mental illness is permanent, right? Most of us believe the best a mentally ill person can hope for is managing the condition with medication and good psychotherapy. Then in 2001, I started studying...
Recall to Basic Consciousness
As we write this, hurricane Ian is approaching the west coast of Florida, thousands of young men in Russia are fleeing their homeland or risk incarceration for taking a stand against their country's war in Ukraine, and women in Iran are risking their lives to protest...
Refuge for our Spirits
My daughter is still young enough to want to cuddle up with me when she’s scared or just in need of comfort. I cherish those times when we get to nest together in that way, her brother stopped joining us when teenage years hit. Our habit of snuggling was especially...
A Table of Union
The Peruvian Mesa as a Syncretic Tool
My shamanic training is rooted in Peruvian curanderismo, specifically in the use of the spiritual altar called a mesa. A mesa is the shaman’s gateway into the soul realm. In Spanish, mesa literally means “table,” which is fitting because it is the place where the...
The Land Has Its Own Timeline
One of the most interesting things I’ve encountered in my shamanic work is the emotional connection that the land has with us. We often think of it as the other way around, that we are the ones actively experiencing a connection to the land, whether that be through...
RHYTHM, DRUMMING, AND SHAMANISM
In the Beginning, There Was the Beat Life is about rhythm. We vibrate, our hearts are pumping blood; we are a rhythm machine, that's what we are. —Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead When you came into this life, your first felt experience...
New Audio Releases
Our audio library contains a collection of interviews, meditations, stories and teachings to enrich your daily practice.
YOUR SACRED VOICE
USING SONG TO SHARE YOUR MEDICINE
This video was presented at the 2022 SSP Conference and we share it here for the Monthly Member Audio/Video: Vibration is the essence of the Universe. And the human voice could be considered our most powerful, versatile, and healing shamanic tool. Song and tone are...
‘Way of the Wild’,
Ancestors, Dreams & Animal Medicine.
A discussion with African Shaman, Sangoma John Lockley
This video is an interview with John Lockley, an African Sangoma (Shaman). This is an African Shaman's experience of walking between two worlds and fully committing to Nature and ancestors. The natural world is calling us through dreams, omens and signs. How can we...
Why the Feminine is the Medicine of our Times
The feminine is the medicine for our time—but how do we access it in the business of life? Also, in this time of massive repair, where do we even begin? As a healer and voice for the female body, Tami Lynn Kent will share some key aspects of the feminine so that you...
Brigid’s Way Celtic Pilgrimage
Brigid’s Way Celtic Pilgrimage was inaugurated in a moment of divine inspiration as a non-profit venture by a tribe of volunteers together with many additional helpers. Those who honour Brigid, as a pre Celtic Goddess or Christian Saint, come to walk in her footsteps...
Working with
Pacha Mama, Mother Earth
This audio is a shamanic process for a good reset, grounding and becoming present. It is about releasing fear, worry, anxiety and whatever else keeps you up at night. We give it all over to Pacha Mama and then receive her gifts of love, creativity, vitality, clarity,...
Cultivating Receptivity: Connecting with Yin/the Inner Feminine for Healing, Balance, Nourishment and Integration
The demands of the modern Western lifestyle are highly oriented to productivity, requiring a doing, yang, often adrenalized, masculine state. However, healing oneself and facilitating healing for others requires presence, being, listening, holding and receiving -- it...
Seasonal Medicine Wheel Ceremonies
At the turn of each season we hold a virtual ceremony to honor the four directions of the medicine wheel. Led by a ceremonialist from our board of directors, ceremonies are available to our members by Zoom conference line, and recorded for those who wish to listen at a different time.
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Monthly Call-To-Action Events
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Tending to the Earth
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Pachamamma, Mother Earth, and the element of earth have to do with our sense of home, safety, groundedness, stability, and support. It is our nourishment and abundance, and is highly creative. The earth can also be...
Tending to Fire
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Places with too much of the Fire element are in drought, while an overage of Fire in our atmosphere fuels stronger storms causing damage and loss of life. There are many places where the element of Fire is out of...
Tending to Air
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action The element of Air brings us a range of issues to work with. Aspects related to Air include weather, communication, air quality and our physical atmosphere, as well as birds and pollinators. Join Mary Olivar as we...
Tending to the Earth
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Pachamamma, Mother Earth, and the element of earth have to do with our sense of home, safety, groundedness, stability, and support. It is our nourishment and abundance, and is highly creative. The earth can also be...
Tending to Fire
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Places with too much of the Fire element are in drought, while an overage of Fire in our atmosphere fuels stronger storms causing damage and loss of life. There are many places where the element of Fire is out of...
Tending to Air
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action The element of Air brings us a range of issues to work with. Aspects related to Air include weather, communication, air quality and our physical atmosphere, as well as birds and pollinators. Join Mary Olivar as we...
Tending Our Waters
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Droughts, floods, intense storms – we are bombarded with daily evidence of climate imbalance. How can we support Mama Earth during these times of upheaval and change? Join Nancy Lankston as we connect deeply to...
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