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Shamanic Journeying
About the Course
Shamanism is humanity's oldest spirituality. Historically, the Shaman protected, healed and nurtured their tribe by contacting the spirits of nature and by taking journeys to inner worlds to receive wisdom and knowledge. From Siberia (where the word Shaman comes from) to the Native Americans, shamanism is found in many diverse cultures.
Today, we are rediscovering shamanic journeywork for the modern age. Journeywork is a powerful tool for personal, spiritual and physical change and wellbeing. You will be taught the fundamentals of going on your own journeys - making your own personal connection with Spirit.
This course contains Audio Files
You can complete the course in as little as 4 weeks - or just fit the course around your lifestyle and take as long as you like.
You'll have access to your assigned, expert tutor for as long as it takes to complete the course, with easy methods of communication.
You also get access to the online Student Coffee Shop where you can discuss topics with other students and with tutors.
When purchasing the course, you have the option of purchasing a printed copy, of the module workbooks.
For full details of the course, please click on the tabs below.
Recognised Personal Growth Course
Benefits
- Learn about the history of shamanism.
- Understand different shamanic experiences.
- Learn how to protect yourself in the shamanic worlds.
- Use a specially recorded drummning audio file for your journeys.
- Course Writer is an acknowledged practitioner with years of experience and a PhD in anthropology
- Take your first steps and make your first shamanic journeys.
- Transform your personal spiritual journey.
Qualifications
This course is quality approved by the National Counselling Society as a Personal Growth Course.
You will be able to attend face to face training with the course author, Dr Crow Swimsaway, in the UK or US after completing this course.
This course could even lead to your doing a 2 week intensive retreat training in Ohio or the UK to become a qualified shamanic practitioner.
Syllabus
The syllabus consists of 3 modules:
Module 1
- Fundamentals of Shamanic Healing
- Knowledge of the human world and time of shamanism
- What is a shaman and who becomes one?
- The Tribal Experience
- Herbal Enhancements
- Where in the world: Shamanism throughout space and time
- Your Shamanic Ancestors
- Neanderthals
- Shamanism around the World
- Shaman’s helpers in the spirit including allies, teachers, guides and ancestors
- Circle of the Ancestors: A Search for Roots
- Shamanic Healing: The Techniques
- How to Select a Shamanic Practitioner
- Shamanic extraction: The dangers and challenges of shamanism
Module 2
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Meeting the dangers and challenges and preparing to journey through
awareness, grounding, centreing and shielding - Crystals and Stones
- Amulets
- Spirit Shielding
- Bonus Breathing Exercise
- Bonus Shamanic Qigong Exercise
- Shamanic Directional Qigong exercise: Introduction
Module 3
- Meeting your allies: the lower world journey
- Preparing your sacred journeying space
- A “typical’ lower world journey to meet an ally
- Now what can you do with your new skill?
Meet the Contributors
Dr Crow Swimsaway
Crow Swimsaway PhD, has been active in shamanism since 1982, doing teaching, healing, research and writing. His academic background includes BA and MA in cultural anthropology from the University of Chicago and PhD in social anthropology from the London School of Economics, based on two years of fieldwork among the Atayal people in the mountains of central Taiwan.
