Originally published in the Journal of Contemporary Shamanism, in the Spring 2014, Volume 7, Issue 1 From time immemorial human beings sought the great outdoors for solitude, observation, listening, and learning the ways of nature to enhance their own survival...
Please enjoy this video interview that SSP Board Member Jose Stevens did with Orland Bishop in January 2022 after Orland was awarded the Eagle Feather Award.
(Jose Stevens is the author of How To Pray The Shaman’s Way: Ancient Techniques For Extraordinary Results, Hierophant Publishing, 2021.) Aside from eating, sleeping, and the basic activities of survival there is perhaps no more universal human activity than the act of...
About this Audio Wednesday's explosion from August 6, 2020 in Beirut, Lebanon, has left thousands of people injured with over a hundred deaths. Leaving behind damages to many homes and businesses. We invite you to join Jose Stevens for this Rapid Response SWB...
Join Co-Founder of the Power Path School of Shamanism and SSP Board Member José Stevens as we focus on tending to the unprecedented global effects of COVID-19. This is a tending to the disruption, realities and various effects of COVID-19 both individually and...
There are many possibilities for why a dying or deceased soul would need to be guided from the earth to the afterlife. In shamanic practice, this is one of the traditional jobs of the shaman. José provides explanations of this process and helps to answer the why, how,...
In the shamanic perspective each person accumulates allies along the path of their life. Some of these allies are other human beings that show up throughout your life to help you in times of need. Some of them offer limited help like giving you directions when you are...
What is the difference between empathy and compassion versus identification? How can one be in service to a particular situation without matching the energy of that trauma? José guides us through many practices on how to step back and see all parts within a situation...
By this time you probably have had your fill of reading about the corona virus, to wash your hands and keep them away from your face, where it is striking in the world and how many people have contracted it. Since many people have requested it, here I will try to...
In January there was a tragic incident that took place in a rural house outside of New Mexico. A husband who I will call Fred and his wife were involved in a custody battle over their three-year-old son. The mother had moved out and the boy was staying with his father...
Ayahuasca: A Brief Helpful Manual Currently tens of thousands of people are exploring the visionary medicine known as ayahuasca, huasca, yaje, (and many other names) both in South America and around the world. Many seek the experience out of curiosity and sometimes...
In this audio José Stevens explores cultural appropriation through the lens of being in 'Right Relationship' with our indigenous teachers....
Exploring Shamanism is an informative discussion clarifying the definitions of "shamanism" and "shaman". https://cdn1.shamanicpractice.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/18164448/EXPLORING-SHAMANISM-with-JOSE-STEVENS.mp3 [media-downloader media_id="3245" texts="Download...
Lena and Jose Stevens of The Power Path School of Shamanism speak about how to handle episodes of depression, where these episodes start and how the loop of negative thought is created. How does the false personality play into this? How are you ignoring your Essence?...
Jose Stevens of The Power Path School of Shamanism speaks about how to handle episodes of anxiety, about the "instinctive center" and how to manage it. He also talks about how "matching pictures" function. This audio includes exercises....
This month we offer an audio of a talk that Jose recently gave. In it he illuminates the mind's tendency to focus on solving a problem and instead will guide you through specific techniques to engage the heart in manifestation....
It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. -Gandhi What is Prayer? Prayers are an intensely personal communication with what anyone might consider a higher source of power. For some this power source is a vague notion of something...
I first became aware of Rolling Thunder in the late 1970’s when I read Doug Boyd’s book called simply, Rolling Thunder. Although I was never to meet him personally, I was fascinated by this powerful healer who demonstrated extraordinary abilities and skills,...
As a man of mixed Mexican, Basque, Irish, English, and Scottish heritage I have often run into rather extreme prejudice about my interest and practice of shamanism over my many years of teaching and ceremonial work. I can understand some of the sentiments of...
A WORD ON SHAMANISM WITHOUT BORDERS After a number of years of discussion and preparation, in 2011 The Society for Shamanic Practice published SHAMANISM WITHOUT BORDERS: A Guide to Shamanic Tending for Trauma and Disasters. The idea was to publish a collection of...