Stories
We recently received an interesting inquiry from one of our colleagues—one that we believe has meaning for a wide audience so we bring it forward here. Her appeal was as follows: I would appreciate your knowledge and insight on an aspect of shamanism that I have been...
Stories
When you form your shamanic circles, you create, as well as receive, the gift of your togetherness, powered by your collective Aloha. And if you are to ‘project yourself’ (with intention and shamanic journeywork) within and beyond these circles, there is nothing you...
Stories
In the Western world today, more and more non-tribal Westerners are seeking out a teacher of shamanism and in response, increasing numbers of shamanic teachers are now appearing on the screen. But how do we ensure that we will be drawn to an authentically initiated...
Shaman Healing
Adapted from Traveling between the Worlds: Conversations with Contemporary Shamans by Hillary S Webb, Hampton Roads, 2004. Anthropologist Hank Wesselman has been described by his peers as possessing “the sober objectivity of the trained scientist with the...
Stories
In our previous article The Three Stages of Spiritual Unfolding, we offered some thoughts about our uniquely-human spiritual unfolding that takes place in stages during our lives. We began with Belief and mentioned how our belief systems can be greatly sustaining in...
