Tom Cowan is a shamanic practitioner specializing in Celtic visionary and healing techniques. He combines universal core shamanism with traditional European spirit lore to create spiritual practices that can heal and enrich one’s own life and the lives of others. He is an internationally respected teacher, author, lecturer, and tour leader. He has taught training programs in England, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia and Italy. Tom received a doctorate in history from St. Louis University. He has studied extensively with and taught for the Foundation for Shamanic Studies.
Tom is the author of Yearning For The Wind: Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul, Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit, Shamanism as a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life, The Pocket Guide to Shamanism, The Book of Seance, The Way of the Saints: Prayers, Practices, and Meditations and Wending Your Way: A New Version of the Old English Rune Poem.
Tom Cowan is a shamanic practitioner specializing in Celtic visionary and healing techniques. He combines universal core shamanism with traditional European spirit lore to create spiritual practices that can heal and enrich one’s own life and the lives of others. He is an internationally respected teacher, author, lecturer, and tour leader. He has taught training programs in England, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia and Italy. Tom received a doctorate in history from St. Louis University. He has studied extensively with and taught for the Foundation for Shamanic Studies.
Tom is the author of Yearning For The Wind: Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul, Fire in the Head: Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit, Shamanism as a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life, The Pocket Guide to Shamanism, The Book of Seance, The Way of the Saints: Prayers, Practices, and Meditations and Wending Your Way: A New Version of the Old English Rune Poem.
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What a thoughtful review – I’m excited to read Ann Drake’s newest book!
Thanks Tom, but I find this review puzzling.
The statement: “each of us carries “unhealed energies from previous incarnations, our ancestors, and the cultural, racial, generational, and spiritual imprints from our current incarnation.”….and, “seeking a new evolved consciousness”…many of these concepts like: incarnation, karma, spiritual imprints, etc…come from ancient mystery schools and “new age” thinking.
In shamanic parlance, are energy and spirit fully interchangeable? If not, how do we distinguish between the two? Does all energy have a spiritual nature? When does energy become spirit? Does spirit eventually decompose into energy?
Thanks Tom for the review; it has piqued my curiosity. AND, I would love to read/hear the responses to Steve’s most insightful and profound questions, as they mirror some of my own.
Respectfully.