Why Poetry?

by Sep 26, 2018

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Tom Cowan

Tom Cowan

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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6 Comments

  1. Michael Stone

    Hi Tom,

    Nice collection. Enjoyed meeting you. Would have loved to have more time to chat.
    Blessings,
    michael stone

  2. Laurie McNeill

    Such a beautiful collection of doorways into altered consciousness. Thank you, Tom.

  3. Ann Riley

    HI Tom, Thanks so much for these. I will be talking about and including some poems in my new Story in Shamanism class. Now I think I need to do a class about the Power of Poetry in Shamanism.
    Blessings.

  4. Lissa Perrin

    Thank you for sharing these wonderful poems of spirit/Spirit. As a fairly new shamanist and a writer of poetry, I appreciate your reflection on connections between he two practices. I share the belief of a nun friend that we are all “modern day mystics”.

  5. Marlene Strahota

    Hi, Tom, Some of these really got to me. Just lovely. Thank you for sharing them and for sharing your perspective. I so enjoyed your presentations and meeting you at the SSP conference. You have a wonderful, loving spirit. Blessings, Marlene

  6. Susie Mader

    Tom, these are beautiful!
    Thank you,
    Susie

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