Introduction by SSP Board Member Joan Levergood: The Society for Shamanic Practice is pleased to share Jill Raiguel's lovely article about working with Light Columns. We thank her for sharing the history of the Light Columns and her insights with us. Our Shamanism...
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Jill Raiguel, MS LMFT
Jill Raiguel, MS LMFT
Jill has been a shamanic practitioner specializing in soul retrieval since 2001 and a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist for over 45 years. She is a retired adjunct professor from Cal Poly, Pomona, California. She has written several books and articles including Alternative Healing Beyond Recovery, You Are Not Your Problem, and Tam's Journey: A Fairy Tale for All Beings and Tam’s Lessons: A Fairy Tale for All Beings. She has taught her work nation-wide and now teaches virtually. Her next book, Turning Screams to Music: My Journey from English Teacher to Shamanic Practitioner, will be available in late 2024. For more, visit www.shamanichealingtherapy.com click on Workshops. Or, jillraiguel@gmail.com
USING SHAMANISM IN A MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE
“All mental illness has a shamanic piece.” (Hale Makua, 2001) Mental illness is permanent, right? Most of us believe the best a mentally ill person can hope for is managing the condition with medication and good psychotherapy. Then in 2001, I started studying...