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www.shamansociety.org3DearSSPMembersandSubscribersOurJournalisslowlyshapeshitingintoanewormandlookthatwehopewillappealtoourreaders.LastyearweintroducedournewnameAJournalofContemporaryShamanism.Webelievethiswillreectmoreaccuratelyourcallormorediversearticlesonallormsandtraditionsoshamanism.Weareaddinganewdepartmentletterstotheeditororwhichwehaveguidelinespublishedbelow.Alsoourhopeistopublishmoreinterviewswithpeoplewhoaredoingexcitingworkinshamanismwhetheritbeproession-allywithdrummingcirclesorintheirprivatedailylives.WeareputtingoutaspecialcalltoSSPmemberstocontrib-utearticlesabouttheirshamaniclivingwhichcanbeshortessaysorlongerpieces.WealsowanttowelcomeourneweditorsKayKamalaMaryPatLynchandNitaRenrew.Teyhavedoneaspectacularjobonthiscurrentis-sue.AndasalwaysaheartythankstoJonathanHorwitzwhohasbeenourEuropeaneditorandcorrespondentorthelastseveralissues.omCowanSSPBoardMemberandJournalEditor-in-ChiefKayKamalaisanintuitiveliecounselorandstudentovariedspiritualtraditions.Shehasbeenwritingnewslettersorecastsandarticlesorherintuitivecounselingpracticeorover25yearsandhasdoneeditingandresearchorseveralauthors.Kayistheauthorothee-bookSevenVoicesOneSongRelationshipCompatibilityBetweenthe7ArchetypalRolespublishedin2010byPowerPathwww.thepowerpath.com.ShelivesandworksinSantaFeNewMexico.Visitherwebsiteatwww.kaykamala.comMaryPatLynchisawriterandexplor-erointuitivelanguages.Heracademicbackgroundcombinedanthropologyandeducationandshedesignedinstructionalmaterialsandworkedwithacultyontheirteachingandwritingoralmosttwentyyears.Shewritespoetryessaysandction.HerworkhasappearedinParabolaPanGaiaSagewomanRockyMountainDreamJournalandonlineinEarthsongsandMythologyaswellasLlewellynannuals.httpthreecauldrons.comNitaRenfrewhasbeenanartsandpublicafairsconsultantaneditorandawriterjournalistandoreignafairscom-mentatorortelevisionandradio.Forsev-eralyearsshewasonthestafoahospitalandamedicalacilitydoingshamanicenergyhealingwhichshehastaughtintheU.S.EuropeGreenlandandLatinAmerica.SheisaHealingPrayerMinisterintheEpiscopalChurchanordainedIn-terspiritualMinisterCMHOUNIandshamanicpractitionerandisaresearchassociateattheCoyoteInstitute.nitaren-rewyahoo.comor212879-3961GuidelinesforSubmittingLetterstotheEditorandOpinionEditorialContributionsBeginningwiththeAutumn2014issueoContemporaryShamanismwewillbepublishingLetterstotheEditorOpEdandDebatecontributionsromyouthereaders.Wearelookingorresponsestoar-ticlesinContemporaryShamanismandalsoyourpersonalviewsonanyissuesrelevanttoshamanicpractitionersandlivingwithashamanicpracticeorexamplecontri-butionsonshamanicethicsorshamanictourism.obeginweinviteyoutosendideasabouttherelevanceocoreshamanismtoday.ForexampleWhatisCoreShaman-ismtoyouHowhascoreshamanisminu-encedyourpracticeHascoreshamanismchangedovertheyearsHowdoesitrelatetoworkingwithothershamanictraditionsDoesshamanicworkneedtoconnecttoancestrallandorcanitberootedinotherwaysPleasesendyourthoughtstoomCowancowanwoodsaol.comLetterstotheEditorshouldbenolon-gerthan250wordsOpEdpiecescanbeupto750words.Duetospacelimitationsnotallcontributionsmaybepublishedandcontributionsmaybeeditedorlength.Wehopeyouwilltakethisopportunitytoshareyourpassionsquestionsandin-sightswiththelargershamaniccommunityandwelookorwardtoreceivingthem.TeEditorsBiosofNewEditors