Here you’ll find a collection of all the article and audio interviews in our library.
If you find yourself being called to the mountains, whether for a casual hike or an endeavor, it's wise to learn to co-exist with the spirit of the mountain while in its presence. Through storytelling, Laurie tells of his passion for mountain guiding and the...
Power is life force charge, collected and concentrated. Power flows along the path of attention. Wherever we hold our attention, there is our experience of life. Interviewed by Dr. Steven Farmer, Jade Grigori describes the difference between Power & Energy. Part 2...
SSP Board President Jaime Meyer interviews 2019 Eagle Feather Award recipient Gogo Ekhaya Esima, a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist in the mental health field, a trauma survivor, a Spiritual Coach, and initiated healer in the South African Sangoma tradition. SSP’s...
Interviewed by Dr. Steven Farmer, HeatherAsh Amara shares with us her background and experiences that contribute to the writings and teachings regarding the importance of implementing a shamanic point of view and practice into our daily lives....
Whether new to the path or experienced, Eva Black Tail Swan talks with Dr. Steven Farmer about the importance of expanding the unique self through support and the willingness to receive. As equals we stand carrying our own unique medicine, contributing to the way the...
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...
"As I interact with the images, painting them, amplifying them, dialoging with them, listening to their personal and archetypal meanings, I reveal unconscious forces at work in my own mind. Since the mind has a tendency "to structure ambiguous scenes into personally...
"Your prayer is like an arrow. Walk behind it as it clears the way for you." ~Mona Polacca On her mother's side, Mona is Havasupai, the people of the Blue Water. On her father's side, she is Hopi from the Sun Clan and Tewa from the Tobacco Clan. An important...
From time immemorial the medicine person’s job was to help the community reconnect with their ancestors and thus find their vision and soul’s purpose. For it is well known that all people come to earth for a particular purpose and when that purpose is realized then...
Power is life force charge, collected and concentrated. Power flows along the path of attention. Wherever we hold our attention, there is our experience of life. Interviewed by Dr. Steven Farmer, Jade Wah’oo Grigori describes the difference between Power & Energy....
Dr. Steven Farmer interviews Gretchen Crilly McKay about the wisdom obtained from working with a Sangoma (African Shaman) through a divination process called throwing the bones. Gretchen is reunited with her African ancestors as she begins to cultivate the healing...
An informative panel discussion about the importance in seeing death as an ally, how death is viewed globally, ways to recognize death energy and how to release it....
What is the difference between a shaman, a shamanic practitioner and someone walking a shamanic path? When is it appropriate to claim the title of shaman vs shamanic practitioner? Through these questions this audio explores how we can authentically integrate shamanic...
This "audio" is a filmed interview with SSP's Eagle Feather Award Recipient, Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow). Mr. Rael is an Artist, Teacher, Author and Visionary. SSP Board members Lena and Jose Stevens traveled to Southern Colorado to present the award to...
Our February Audio is a special talk with Animal Communicator, Lena Swanson. Ms. Swanson is a professional animal communicator, psychic, shamanic practitioner, past life regression facilitator and Reiki Master. Lena not only shares what inspired her to pursue this...
This is an interview with shamanic astrologer, Pat Liles and SSP board member Lena Stevens. In this interview Lena and Pat explore the shamanic roots of astrology and touch on some of the big shamanic themes in astrology that are relevant today. Pat shares how she...
This year’s winner of the SSP Eagle Feather Award is Bhola Banstola, a 27th generation medicine person from Nepal. For many years, Bhola has taught extensively throughout the world. Recently he has turned attention toward making ethnographic and shamanic healing...
[Note: Bob Makransky met Gg (Pronounced "Gigi"), an American woman who is an initiated Mayan daycounter, several years ago in Antigua Guatemala. Bob studied extensively with his teacher don Abel Yat Saquib until his teacher's death in 2009. This interview took place...