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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.
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...
Singing the Soul of the World
By Stephanie Rutt with a postscript by Tom Cowan. Then one day I knew if I cut a tree, my arm would bleed. God is everywhere. —Alice Walker from The Color Purple Some thirty years ago, my husband took me deep into the Maine woods to introduce me to wilderness...
Brigid: The Celtic Spirit of Fire
This year, February 3rd marked the celestial midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, and for the Celts, this is "Brigid time." It is called Imbolc (pronounced IM-olk), one of the cross-quarter days on the Celtic Medicine wheel. Brigid is arguably...
Hawaiian Perspectives on the Matrix of the Soul
From time to time we plan to republish earlier articles, especially those that appeared while we were producing hard copy back in the 2000s. We have many new members who have joined in recent years and they may not be aware of the earlier issues. Nevertheless, all the...
New Audio Releases
Our audio library contains a collection of interviews, meditations, stories and teachings to enrich your daily practice.
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...
DNA Healing and Snake Medicine
This is an audio by SSP Board Member Dr. Steven Farmer. In ancient times, shamans were actually perceiving the basis for life itself, DNA. In their shamanic journeys they would see images of DNA but the only analog they had available to them was either snakes,...
The Shamanic Healing Techniques of Mary Magdalene
This is an audio describing the shamanic healing techniques of Mary Magdalene and a story on the shamanism of Mary Magdalene and Jesus. An explanation of the technique of clearing matching pictures. Rev. Cindy Pincus, A Shamanism Without Borders Community Leader, SSP...
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 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...
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...
Tending to the Colorado Fires
ABOUT THIS AUDIO This is a Shamanism Without Borders Call-to-Action. The recent wildfires in Boulder County, Colorado have displaced or destroyed many of our relations. This fire occurred in just a few hours and was driven by extremely high, historic winds that...
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