Santa the Shaman: An Interview with Melville Hunter

Santa the Shaman: An Interview with Melville Hunter

This is one of a series of interviews Cecile is doing for a forthcoming book that looks at shamanic practitioners who integrate shamanism into Western culture in interesting and unusual ways — ways that open our hearts and minds to what’s possible for spirits’...
FORUM ON APPROPRIATION: Jaime Meyer

FORUM ON APPROPRIATION: Jaime Meyer

The articles and commentaries over the next four weeks offer a journey into the thorny issue of “white people doing shamanism.” The Society for Shamanic Practitioners (SSP) reached out, inviting perspectives on an issue fraught with passion, vitriol, defensiveness,...
Problem Solving Using the Medicine Wheel

Problem Solving Using the Medicine Wheel

Clients work with me for a variety of reasons . . . crisis intervention, personal growth and very often for problem solving.  Time and time again, I’ve seen the effectiveness of using shamanic wisdom as a template for problem solving, especially through the use of the...