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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.
The Gathering Place: A Safe Place for Ancestral Healing
When I first began my shamanic practice, I noticed early on that I had an affinity for ancestral healing. The client’s ancestors would appear in the session and share the story of the original wound in the family. Many of these suffering ancestors brought their pain...
Light Of The Shaman
The sustaining tradition of the indigenous heart is being remembered. Our survival as a species may depend upon it. Step forward you, the wild, natural mystic... Buddhism, Reiki, Christianity, Drumming Circles, Islamism, Yoga, Herbalism, Trance Dance, Mindfulness,...
LUGHNASADH (LUNASA) CEREMONY VIDEO, AUGUST 2023
Below is the video of the Lughnasadh/Lunasa Celtic Ceremony by Dr. Karen Ward and John Cantwell, originally aired live on August 7th, 2023. THE CELTIC FESTIVAL OF LUGHNASADH (LUNASA) When the birdsong calms as the crops grow towards harvest, the earlier sunsets...
Becoming the Song You Are Here to Sing
This poem by Rainier Maria Rilke is one of my favorites: I believe in all that has never yet been spoken. I want to free what waits within me so that what no one has dared to wish for may for once spring clear without my contriving. If this is arrogant, God, forgive...
The Death of Hummingbird
This article was originally published by SSP in the Journal for Shamanic Practice in 2014 I heard fluttering and flopping sounds on the sun porch of my friend’s lake cottage. “It’s the hummingbird,” she said as she gently picked it up from the floor and cradled...
Australian Aboriginal Wisdom
This month we are republishing “Australian Aboriginal Wisdom,” an article by Hank Wesselman that we first published in our Spring 2014 issue. In it Wesselman reflects on the concept of dadirri, a word that means deep listening and quiet stillness of the soul. This...
New Audio Releases
Our audio library contains a collection of interviews, meditations, stories and teachings to enrich your daily practice.
Mosoq Chaquy Ceremony Recording Playback- A Global, Online Ceremony with Q’ero Paqos from Peru
Originally recorded July 31, 2023 We are thrilled to welcome all in the SSP global community to this extraordinary online ceremony: The Mosoq Chaquy. It is a ceremony performed by Andean Paqos once a year to renew their vows to Mother Earth, which is a way to renew...
Journey to the Heart: A Guided Meditation to Connect with Spirit and Balance your Inner Fire
We sit here in the South, the season of Fire and highest point of Yang. A time of expansiveness, connection and support. Ruled by the Heart and guided by the Shen, in the Summer we can experience great joy, laughter and connection when our Fire is balanced or we may...
Earth-Centered Divination
Tom Cowan, a highly experienced shamanic practitioner shares with us a technique for seeking wisdom from the world around us. A way to find signs from Nature and Spirit. This presentation includes a 20-minute lesson on Omen Hunting, followed by a 15-min opportunity to...
Ceremonies to Release Fear and Anxiety
In this daunting time of major transformation, many are being called by Spirit to show up and be fully present to do what we came here to do and to be who we came here to be. There can be egoic entanglements that inhibit or interfere with us doing so and it’s more...
“TROID NÓ TEITH“: AN IRISH HEALING PATHWAY INTO THE “FIGHT/FLIGHT” RESPONSE AS A MIND, BODY, SPIRIT PHENOMENON
In almost 50 years of combined healing and curative practice, Dr Karen Ward and John Cantwell of Ireland have been sought with increasing frequency to treat the ever-growing symptoms that originate from severe or serial activation of the Fight-Flight response in human...
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...
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.
Tending to Wildlife
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Extreme conditions are affecting our wildlife in numerous ways and they are being displaced. From habitat destruction, deforestation, pollution and weather conditions, many species are becoming endangered. This in...
Tending to the Maui Fires
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders tending event for the wildfires in Maui. We work with the loss of lives and homes that has occurred in Lahaina and other areas, as well as ongoing fires. Led by...
Tending Our Earth During Climate Change
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Extreme heat waves, epic storms, massive wildfires, record flooding – our Earth is in the midst of rapid change. We will journey with Mama Earth and ask how we can tend to her needs now. We will call on the...
Tending to Wildlife
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Extreme conditions are affecting our wildlife in numerous ways and they are being displaced. From habitat destruction, deforestation, pollution and weather conditions, many species are becoming endangered. This in...
Tending to the Maui Fires
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders tending event for the wildfires in Maui. We work with the loss of lives and homes that has occurred in Lahaina and other areas, as well as ongoing fires. Led by...
Tending Our Earth During Climate Change
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Extreme heat waves, epic storms, massive wildfires, record flooding – our Earth is in the midst of rapid change. We will journey with Mama Earth and ask how we can tend to her needs now. We will call on the...
Tending to the Loss of Trees
This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action Trees play an essential role on our planet. They are vital parts of balancing our ecosystems, storing carbon, providing shelter and food, cleaning air, and maintaining soil health. Yet in recent years the planet has...
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