Editor's Note: Shamanism is a form of conscious dreaming used to bring about healing. In this video, Robert Moss puts his engaging storytelling talents to use to give us a core myth from the Shamanistic tradition.

Dream Medicine

by Hank Wesselman

In the Western world, when we hear the word "shaman," most of us tend to conjure up an image of a masked and costumed indigenous tribal person, dancing around a fire in the dark, involved in some sort of mysterious ritual, accompanied by singing and drum beats. But inside that cultural shell of mask, costume and ritual, there is a woman or a man with a set of very real skills. The shaman is the master of the trance experience...

Shamanism

by  Paul Levy

The would-be shaman has to pass through the experience of madness without getting stuck in it. In the experience of madness the shaman descends into the underworld of the unconscious, where they have to come to terms with the darker parts of their being...

Editor's Note Carl Helmle: A true pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, Levy describes the correlation between being traumatized, abused, and wounded, and having a shamanic initiation/spiritual awakening. See Part 1 and Part 2.

Shamanism

by Isa Gucciardi, PhD

Shamanism is the core spiritual and healing practice of most indigenous cultures. The Shaman serves as the medical, psychological, and spiritual counselor of these cultures. One of the primary responsibilities of the Shaman is to interface between the world of the seen and the unseen...

Editor's Note: This is a wonderful overview of the Shamanic Journey.

Shamanism

Editor's Note from Peter Clark: Tuva is a republic that is currently part of Russia and borders Mongolia. Shamanism has a long, mostly unbroken tradition in Tuva. The Foundation for Shamanic Studies has assisted Tuvan shamanism in regaining acceptance amongst the Tuvan peoples after the decades of Soviet repression. Check out this ATH video and article for some more on this...

Shamanism

by Don José Campos

Review by Peter Clark

Shadowy mysteries of the jungle spirit undulate through these pages…

Ayahuasca is a seduction of expansive consciousness, healing magic, and an opening of boxes that keep one enclosed…

Shamanism

by Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls

The key to living in this world as a healer is to incorporate our skills and disciplines into our hearts in the most impeccable way possible. It is not enough to have knowledge or good intentions. The Shaman strives constantly to be the most disciplined and the highest skilled hunter he can be...

Shamanism

Karen Kelly interviews Jonathan Horwitz

When death comes close the shaman is someone who is called in to help people to die, and to be with them and with the family at the time of death, and later on the shaman comes to help the soul to move on to its next destination...

Shamanism