Author Profile

José Stevens

José Stevens

José Luis Stevens, PhD is the president and co-founder (with wife Lena) of Power Path Seminars, an international school and consulting firm dedicated to the study and application of shamanism and indigenous wisdom to business and everyday life. José completed a ten-year apprenticeship with a Huichol Maracame (shaman) in the Sierras of Central Mexico. In addition, he is studying intensively with Shipibo (shamans) in the Peruvian Amazon and with Pacos (shamans) in the Andes in Peru. In 1983 he completed his doctoral dissertation at the California Institute of Integral Studies focusing on the interface between shamanism and western psychological counseling. Since then he has studied cross-cultural shamanism around the world to distill the core elements of shamanic healing and practice. He is the author of ten books and numerous articles including The Power Path; Secrets of Shamanism: How To Tap The Spirit Power Within; Transforming Your Dragons; and Praying with Power. website: www.thepowerpath.com
How to Pray the Toltec Way

How to Pray the Toltec Way

(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...

How to be Neutral

How to be Neutral

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...

Exploring Shamanism

Exploring Shamanism

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...

Handling Depression 

Handling Depression 

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?...

Handling Anxiety 

Handling Anxiety 

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....