In this daunting time of major transformation, many are being called by Spirit to show up and be fully present to do what we came here to do and to be who we came here to be. There can be egoic entanglements that inhibit or interfere with us doing so and it’s more...
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...
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 strongest component of the winter season is light. Throughout the year, there is the dance of light and dark, and at the winter solstice, this dance is at its most intense and pronounced, with the longest period of darkness and the shortest period of light. Our...
Please enjoy this 15 minute audio from Dr. Steven Farmer. A meditation to clear the soul body of any energetic or psychic blockages. Feel the positive affects of this clearing and move into the wholeness that is you. Dr. Farmer will guide you through an integration of...
In addition to shamanic treatments with clients or when using shamanic principles and practices for oneself, it’s useful to augment these treatments with other activities that support the healing of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In particular, understanding...
Our colleague Hank Wesselman died peacefully near his home in Hawaii on February 15 of this year after a short illness, with his beloved wife, Jill Kuykendall, at his side. Together they led shamanic training workshops and divided their time between northern...
Tribute to Jamie Sams 1951-2020 In the beginning stages of my work in shamanism I was introduced to the Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams and David Carson. I didn’t really click with the more traditional tarot cards at the time so when these came along I was immediately...
“The presence of fear does not mean you have no faith. Fear visits everyone. But make your fear a visitor and not a resident.” —Max Lucado As this crisis continues to unfold it becomes increasingly challenging to know how to deal with what it triggers for the...
Once guided to a healing ancestor in the Upper World, ask to be shown what you are needing for further expansion on your shamanic path and what can be done to restore right relationship with Mother Earth?...
Several years ago during a shamanic training I had with Michael Harner, he said something that stayed with me for a long time. He commented in an off-handed manner, “Some of the best shamanic practitioners are actors.” I puzzled for some time as to what he meant by...
Quartz crystal has the ability to provide you with greater focus. In this middle world journey, Dr. Steven Farmer guides us by stepping into this great quartz crystal to receive a healing and perhaps receive a message of significance....
Power Animals are spirit guides in animal form who provide protection, guidance, and healing. Journey with Dr. Steven Farmer as he leads you towards discovering and retrieving your power animal....
Vegetalisa is a term used to refer to a practice of mestizo shamanism in the Peruvian Amazon in which the shamans — known as vegetalistas — are said to gain their knowledge and power to cure from the vegetales, or plants of the region. Dr. Steven Farmer interviews...
While visiting a meadow with your spirit guide, you wonder towards a forest, the mountains, or stand on the beach overlooking the ocean. Comfortably sitting, ask your question and see what animal spirit steps in to answer....
In the Beginning, There Was the Beat When you came into this life, your first felt experience was the sensation of rhythm. Not the sound, but the sensation of rhythm. Before you could hear, see, or think, you were unadulterated physicality—pure instinctual and primal...
What are you ready to release? What have you noticed within your family unit that you would like to clear, not only for yourself but for future generations? With the help of our ancestors, Archangel Michael and our animal allies, Dr. Steven Farmer guides us towards a...