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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.
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...
Spring Equinox/Ostara
From Earth Magic by Dr. Steven Farmer The spring or Vernal Equinox is the time of year when the sun crosses the plane of the Earth’s equator, and day and night are of equal length across the entire planet. Now there’s increasing evidence that the season that was begun...
Practicing Shamanic Forgiveness
Nothing can throw our shamanic energies out of balance like harboring resentment. When we hold grudges, we tie ourselves to someone else's destiny and get dragged off our own path. Forgiveness is essential for any shamanic practitioner as it keeps your energy clean...
Shamanic Spirituality in a Place Called Home
Reprinted rom the Spring 2009 Journal of Shamanic Practice Many Western people deeply desire to learn from indigenous shamans; likewise, indigenous shamans desire to teach North Americans and Europeans. Fredy "Puma" Quispe Singona, a Peruvian paqo,1told me that he is...
Meeting 2025 with Power and Joy
Many people in my life don’t have optimism for 2025. Instead, they see a darkness looming and feel dread. I feel like this often too. The social media provocateurs on “both sides” are dedicated not to describing reality or helping you understand the world, but only...
CELEBRATING THE WINTER SOLSTICE
Winter Solstice/Yule (December 18-January 6) This is the season of religious and cultural celebrations worldwide, including Christmas, New Year, Hannukah, and Kwanzaa. It’s the darkest day of the year, around December 21, yet with that darkness comes the promise of...
New Audio Releases
Our audio library contains a collection of interviews, meditations, stories and teachings to enrich your daily practice.
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...
After Death Comes More Life:
A Teaching From the Forest Wizard
For the last several weeks, my days have carried the soundtrack of chainsaws and trucks. The woods behind my house have been undergoing a constant cutting down. The pause of the grating buzz of the chainsaws has stopped only brieflyto give way to crashing thuds as...
The Shamanic Practices of Mother Mary
Though Mary is often depicted as a naive virgin caught off guard by the news that she was pregnant, she was actually an advanced energetic practitioner in a long lineage of sacred temple adepts. In this teaching we'll explore Mary's own birth and childhood, her mother...
Celtic Cross-Quarter Holiday Ceremony: Beltane (Bealtaine) 2024
Join SSP Board Member Dr. Karen Ward and John Cantwell of Ireland for our next Cross-Quarter Celtic Holiday Ceremony, Bealtaine (Beltane). Our Ancestors would have looked to the skies in their observation for a season’s dawning. They also would have looked to the...
Celtic Cross-Quarter Holiday Ceremony: Imbolg 2024
Join SSP Board Member Dr. Karen Ward and John Cantwell of Ireland for our next Cross-Quarter Celtic Holidays Ceremony, Imbolg. Imbolg (also Imbolc) is the the Celtic Festival of Spring and like all Irish indigenous celebrations is a transition, an initiation, a...
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 Extreme Weather
Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders (SWB) tending event led by SWB Community Leader, Joan Levergood. In recent weeks, extremely destructive weather systems have caused suffering around the world. Ice and Snow Storms have occurred in the southern parts of...
Tending the Suffering Due to the LA Wildfires
Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders (SWB) tending event led by SWB Community Leader, Vicki Snyder-Young Due to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, California, many are being affected. There has been loss of homes, loved ones, businesses, schools, and...
Giving Thanks
Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders (SWB) tending event led by SWB Community Leader, Nancy Lankston Let’s gather together to connect and honor Mama Earth. We will offer our deep gratitude for everything Mama Earth provides for us, and ask how we can help...
Tending to Extreme Weather
Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders (SWB) tending event led by SWB Community Leader, Joan Levergood. In recent weeks, extremely destructive weather systems have caused suffering around the world. Ice and Snow Storms have occurred in the southern parts of...
Tending the Suffering Due to the LA Wildfires
Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders (SWB) tending event led by SWB Community Leader, Vicki Snyder-Young Due to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, California, many are being affected. There has been loss of homes, loved ones, businesses, schools, and...
Giving Thanks
Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders (SWB) tending event led by SWB Community Leader, Nancy Lankston Let’s gather together to connect and honor Mama Earth. We will offer our deep gratitude for everything Mama Earth provides for us, and ask how we can help...
Tending to Weather Balance
Please join us for a Shamanism Without Borders (SWB) tending event led by SWB Community Leader, Mary Olivar. The weather and our surrounding atmosphere of the sky above, plays a vital role in maintaining balance on our planet. It blankets the Earth, regulates...
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