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The Society for Shamanic Practice (SSP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and an alliance of people, worldwide, who are deeply committed to integrating shamanic principles and practices into daily life to promote a healthy relationship with self, community, and the earth. We are dedicated to supporting all levels of experience, strive to empower through education, and encourage cultivating a deep connection to the community. Together we walk this spiritual path with integrity, respect, and practicality.
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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.
Knowing What Shamanism Is
I remember some years ago Michael Harner joking that what he loved about shamanism is that nobody knows what it is. Michael was not just quipping for the sake of quipping, although he did that too. No, he was drawing our attention to an important feature of...
Grief: The Portal to Spirit
Autumn brings us an opportunity to work with the shamanic power of grief. Grief holds the energy of the Great Mystery and can guide us through the portals of the visible and invisible worlds. Shamanic practitioners around the world know that grief is powerful medicine...
Make Friends with the Land
I have the wonderful luxury of having my house on the edge of the woods. This living situation offers me the closest access to the raw, untouched natural world I have ever had. Since moving in over five years ago, I have routinely expressed my profound gratitude for...
Transformative Spiritual Practice with the Dying:
The Psychopomp in the Medical Setting
It began on a warm, sunny spring day, many years ago when I was conducting research on the effects of Reiki at a large University. The two young doctors had come to me with a unique problem they were encountering in the ICU. As new life sprang up around us in a riot...
Animals as Spirit Guides
Those spirits that are in animal form that teach us, guide us, empower us, and help us heal are called animal spirit guides or spirit animals. One of the great advantages of working with animal spirit guides is that they can appear physically and symbolically in many...
The Summer Solstice
The summer solstice is the height of the south on the medicine wheel as I work with it. The long days, the heat and intense light and warmth - everything is reveling in the life force coursing through the world, bringing all creatures into their fullness. Everything...
New Audio Releases
Our audio library contains a collection of interviews, meditations, stories and teachings to enrich your daily practice.
Circle of Visions
The name Circle of Visions has its origins in a request from my beloved teacher and friend, Joanna Macy. Over a long series of conversations with Joanna, she kept saying, “Mark, there's a circle of visions that you hold, that I need you to record for me. There's a way...
Honouring the Spiral
“This is for you,” Martha said as she handed me a red, black, white and yellow bracelet. “It was made for those who danced at last year’s Lakota Sundance Festival, you might like to wear it”. We had met at a recent international gathering of shamanic practitioners...
Coca Leaf Reading and Healing Discussion from Hatun Q’ero Paqos of Peru
The Society for Shamanic Practice is delighted to bring you this teaching session on Coca Leaf Reading and an example of a traditional Q'ero healing, from the Hatun Q'ero Paqos of Peru. This was recorded live on January 14th, 2025. ABOUT THE TEACHING SESSION...
Retrieving Your Power Animal
Power Animals are spirit guides in animal form who provide protection, guidance, and healing. Journey with Dr. Steven Farmer as he leads you towards discovering and retrieving your power animal....
Drumming for a Shamanic Journey
This audio offers a meditative drum journey to support you on an ongoing basis with attending to any particular intention that may arise. You can always drum along, or use it in situations where you are unable to drum yourself. Blessings on your journey....
Engaging with the Medicine Wheel as part of a Shamanic Practice
In this audio Genie guides a process for working with the Medicine Wheel in your daily practice. https://cdn1.shamanicpractice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/30151829/Engaging-with-the-Medicine-Wheel-as-part-of-a-Shamanic-Practice.mp3 [media-downloader media_id="4316"...
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.
CELTIC CROSS-QUARTER HOLIDAY Ceremonies
At each calendar quarter we hold a Celtic Cross-Quarter Holiday Ceremony. Imbolg (February 1st), Beltane (May 1st), Lughnasagh (August 1st) and Samhain (October 31st). Led by Dr. Karen Ward and John Cantwell of Ireland, these 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.
Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction throughout the Caribbean. Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica have experienced widespread destruction. Power outages are widespread. Dangerous conditions persist in the area due to landslides and the collapse and damage of...
Tending to Pet Overpopulation
Around the globe, millions of animals meant to be pets don’t have homes and suffer the repercussions from this. Poor health and disease, accidental and tragic deaths, and lack of love all contribute to animals suffering. Some consequences of overpopulation are...
Flash Flooding
in Texas and New Mexico
Flash flooding in Texas and New Mexico in the United States has caused much suffering and death for people and animals in those regions since the early morning hours of July 4th. Recovery and clean-up continue under very difficult circumstances. Join Joan Levergood,...
Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean
Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of destruction throughout the Caribbean. Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica have experienced widespread destruction. Power outages are widespread. Dangerous conditions persist in the area due to landslides and the collapse and damage of...
Tending to Pet Overpopulation
Around the globe, millions of animals meant to be pets don’t have homes and suffer the repercussions from this. Poor health and disease, accidental and tragic deaths, and lack of love all contribute to animals suffering. Some consequences of overpopulation are...
Flash Flooding
in Texas and New Mexico
Flash flooding in Texas and New Mexico in the United States has caused much suffering and death for people and animals in those regions since the early morning hours of July 4th. Recovery and clean-up continue under very difficult circumstances. Join Joan Levergood,...
Tending to Weather Imbalance
Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders (SWB) tending event. Weather on our Earth is showing signs of imbalance and stress. Extreme storms, wild temperature swings, wildfires, floods and droughts are increasingly common. Habitat destruction and climate...
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