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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.
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...
Earth Spirit: Ancient Wisdom,
Modern Hope: Relearning Environmental Collectiveness
We all know that the Earth and all life on it is in danger. Even those who deny the fact that human actions have created the climate and environmental crisis threatening to overwhelm the planet recognize what is happening. With our sophisticated communication...
Healing the Spirit of Place
As we watch Russian armies create havoc in Ukraine, our hearts and minds are drawn to the widespread suffering of the Ukrainians and their land, the latest chapter in a long history of repeated invasions and destruction. SSP board member Ana Larramendi's article on...
New Audio Releases
Our audio library contains a collection of interviews, meditations, stories and teachings to enrich your daily practice.
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...
Calling Back Your Dream
During this Audio Journey you will be guided to the mystical Crystal Mountain and the ancient Crystal Healers who await your arrival to support you with reclaiming the DREAM you have always had for your life; the Dream you came to earth to realize. You will receive...
Mother Healing Meditation
This meditation will help you connect to the wisdom and support of Mother Earth and guide you to clarity about the relationship you have with your mother or any mother figure in your life. This exploration is about you awakening the mother within. ...
Unraveling Instinct Injury and
Reclaiming Lost Power
There are some wounds that cut so deep that soul retrieval alone is not enough to heal. In many of these cases, the client’s natural instincts have been thwarted. (The term instinct injury was coined by Clarissa Pinkola Estés in her book “Women Who Run with the...
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
Join our growing network of shamanic practitioners tend to community traumas and disasters around the world.
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...
Tending to Gun Violence
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action On Tuesday, May 24th, 19 children and two teachers were killed by a lone gunman at the Robb Elementary School located in Uvalde, Texas. This most recent school shooting in the United States, is the second deadliest...
Tending to Wildfires
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action. These past weeks New Mexico has experienced consistent high winds and a wildfire of unprecedented proportion. Please join Shamanism Without Borders Community Leader Lisha Hengeveld for a Rapid Response Community...
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...
Tending to Gun Violence
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action On Tuesday, May 24th, 19 children and two teachers were killed by a lone gunman at the Robb Elementary School located in Uvalde, Texas. This most recent school shooting in the United States, is the second deadliest...
Tending to Wildfires
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action. These past weeks New Mexico has experienced consistent high winds and a wildfire of unprecedented proportion. Please join Shamanism Without Borders Community Leader Lisha Hengeveld for a Rapid Response Community...
Tending International Borders:
Ukraine and Russia
ABOUT THIS AUDIO This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action. Sometimes the entire world puts their focus on a single conflict. This has happened lately with Ukraine and Russia. Every day we hear news about the situation. Many leaders are talking...
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