2019 Annual Conference

Find Your Medicine

Be The Medicine

October 24-27, 2019 | Santa Fe, NM

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Our article library, also known as the Journal of Shamanic Practice, is a constantly growing collection from authors of many traditions.

Authentic Self, Authentic Shaman

by Christina Pratt

We live in a time when authentic shamanic work is deeply needed. But "authenticity" has been so grossly overused, it doesn’t mean much anymore. You do not search for authenticity. Rather, your life is meant to be an expression of your authentic self. The first work...

Rumi’s Field

by Tom Cowan

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there.” —Rumi We've described the United States and other nations as polarized for so long now it seems this condition is normal. Government, societies, churches, schools, towns, families,...

Exploring the Shamanic Landscape

by David Beck

What should I journey about? It can be one of the most common questions a shamanic practitioner faces as they sit down with their drum. The fact that the landscape of the spirit world is truly limitless only serves to complicate the issue. There are many reasons to...

An Extraordinary House Clearing in New Mexico

by Jose Stevens

In January there was a tragic incident that took place in a rural house outside of New Mexico. A husband who I will call Fred and his wife were involved in a custody battle over their three-year-old son. The mother had moved out and the boy was staying with his father...

Running for Macha – Championing the Goddess, the Earth and Lady Sovereignty

by Jennifer Lynn

Dark eyes, the color of rich, loamy soil, hold my gaze. “Would you run for me?” The woman’s voice spills across my shoulders and down my back before drifting upon the breeze. The green grass of a running field stretches to my left. Out of view, horses chuff and stamp...

Witnessing Tree Spirits In Ordinary Reality

by Steve Staniek

Our property on the Bay of Quinte is home to several species of native trees. In one area we call the glen, we’ve been witnessing an ongoing onslaught by invasive insects. Over a period of three to four years we watched helplessly as a group of ash trees slowly lost...

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Our audio library contains a collection of interviews, meditations, stories and teachings to enrich your daily practice.

Retrieving Your Power Animal

by Dr. Steven Farmer

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. Download MP3 FileAbout Dr. Steven Farmer Dr. Steven Farmer is a...

The Popularity of Ayahuasca and Other Plant Medicines

by Dr. Steven Farmer

Vegetalisa is a term used to refer to a practice of mestizo shamanism in the Peruvian Amazon in which the shamans — known as vegetalistas — are said to gain their knowledge and power to cure from the vegetales, or plants of the region. Dr. Steven Farmer interviews...

A Tupay Journey: Conflict Resolution in Sacred Space

by Ana Larramendi

Tupay: The Practice of “Conflict Resolution in Sacred Space" This journey is based on the practice of Tupay (pronounced: too-pie), a practice used by the Q’ero people of the Peruvian Andes. Tupay roughly translates into, “conflict...

A Biopsychospiritual Approach to Healing

by Sheldon Shalley

"As I interact with the images, painting them, amplifying them, dialoging with them, listening to their personal and archetypal meanings, I reveal unconscious forces at work in my own mind. Since the mind has a tendency "to structure ambiguous scenes into personally...

Animal Messages: A Meditation Journey

by Dr. Steven Farmer

While visiting a meadow with your spirit guide, you wonder towards a forest, the mountains, or stand on the beach overlooking the ocean. Comfortably sitting, ask your question and see what animal spirit steps in to answer. Download MP3 File About Dr. Steven Farmer Dr....

Interview with 2018 Eagle Feather Award Recipient, Mona Polacca

by Society for Shamanic Practice

"Your prayer is like an arrow. Walk behind it as it clears the way for you." Mona Polacca On her mother's side, Mona is Havasupai, the people of the Blue Water. On her father's side, she is Hopi from the Sun Clan and Tewa from the Tobacco Clan. An important foundation...

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