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4 A Journal of Contemporary Shamanism Volume 6 Issue 1 SPRING 2013 A ckn o wled g ement Thank You Bonnie Horrigan Founding Executive Director The Society for Shamanic Practitioners by Alan Davis MD It is with great pleasure and appreciation that we recognize the vision passion and hard work of Bonnie Horrigan founding Executive Director and board member of the Society for Shamanic Practitioners. Bonnie and I met when she was the publisher of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. At that time I was one of a group of seven physicians who were dreaming into existence a shamanism in medicine conference. It was then that I learned of Bonnies talent as a facilitator and creator. We presented our conference proposal to her which she not only accepted but joined with us to make it a reality. Similar conferences followed and they became the springboard for SSP. As the third Shamanism in Healthcare con- ference closed it was clear to us that our helping spirits had a new direction for us. Bonnie suggested we start an association of individuals with an interest in shamanic healing that would both support them and bring their work more fully into the world. It was Bonnies clear visionher deep creative dreaming of a society of individu- als sharing their interest and passion for shamanismthat brought the SSP into existence. Her goal included shifting world consciousness from the material to the spiritual by helping our practitioners know that they are not alone. From our found- ing in 2004 until her departure this past autumn Bonnie was a steady guiding hand for the Board and our membership. She has moved on to serve as the Executive Director of the Bravewell Collaborative www.bravewell.org another organization seeking to shift consciousness by supporting the full emergence of integrative medicine into healthcare. We wish her well in her new endeavor and give gracious thanks for all she has done for SSP.