What the future holds
Here is a calendar of shamanic-related events and gatherings happening in the Twin Cities, the Midwest, maybe even the world. If you have an event that you would like to have listed on this calendar, please contact me.
The Way of the Shaman™,
The Basic Workshop
January 20-22, 2012
Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Ethan Boatner 612-270-3993 email
.pdf flyer with more information and registration form
February 4-5, 2012
Madison, WI
Contact: Gerrie Ordaz 608-695-8620 email
March 31-April 1, 2012
Barrington (Chicago area), IL
Contact: Carol Schultz 815-531-2850 email website
April 28-29, 2012
Des Moines, IA
Contact: Alan Jacobs 515-210-4954 email
May 12-13, 2012
Three Rivers, MI
Contact: Michael Northrup 269-244-1164 email
October 27-28, 2012
Barrington (Chicago area), IL
Contact: Carol Schultz 815-531-2850 email website
"Shamanism is a path of knowledge, not of faith, and that knowledge cannot come from me or anyone else in this reality. To acquire that knowledge, including the knowledge of the reality of the spirits, it is necessary to step through the shaman's doorway and acquire empirical evidence."
Michael Harner, Ph.D.
FSS Founder and President
During the Basic experiential workshop, participants are introduced to core shamanism, the universal and near-universal basic methods of the shaman to enter nonordinary reality for problem solving and healing. Particular emphasis is on the classic shamanic journey, one of the most remarkable visionary methods used by humankind to explore the hidden universe otherwise known mainly through myth and dream. Participants are initiated into shamanic journeying, aided by drumming and other techniques for experiencing the shamanic state of consciousness and for awakening dormant spiritual abilities, including connections with Nature.
Shamanic Extraction Healing Training
May 19-20, 2012
Barrington, IL (Chicago area)
Contact: Carol Schultz 815-531-2850 email website
Participants are initiated into the extraction method of healing, including how to see, sense, and remove localized illness and pain connected to spiritual factors. This is an important part of shamanic healing training. They will also learn how shamanic practitioners can work in partnership to increase the effectiveness of this work. The Extraction Healing Training workshop is designed exclusively for people who want to bring shamanic healing work into their practice with others. The training is not designed for people looking for personal healing.
Shamanism & the Spirits of Nature
August 3-5, 2012
Three Rivers, MI
Contact: Michael Northrup 269-244-1164 email
From ancient times, shamans have worked with the spirits of nature for healing, survival, and knowledge. By learning from the plants and animals, from the rocks and mountains, from the winds and waters, and from the sun, moon, and stars, shamans helped their peoples live in harmony with the universe. In a world now out of balance, the way of the shaman can teach how again to respect nature, our Planet, and its inhabitants at a deep spiritual level. As our ancestors everywhere once knew, our survival depends on the survival of the other species. By working together intensively through shamanic journeys and other spiritual experiences, we will dedicate ourselves to working in both nonordinary and ordinary reality to restore and maintain a living Planet.
Prerequisite: the FSS Basic Workshop, The Way of the Shaman®, with an authorized FSS Faculty Member.
Drum and Journey Circles
Ongoing — 7 - 9:30pm, the third Saturday of every month
Led by Timothy Cope and Nancy Nielsen
Pathways, 3115 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55408 map
An opportunity for those with prior shamanic experience to further explore the shamanic path, address personal concerns, and become more at home with journeying. There will also be songs, chanting and movement. Bring your own drums, rattles and sacred objects, and if you wish, a treat to share after the ritual work is completed. Please be prompt. The doors will be locked and no one admitted to the building after the circle convenes.
For more info call 612-721-5566 or email me
Ongoing — 7pm, the third Tuesday of every month
Led by Nancy Hauer at
White Bear Unitarian Church
328 Maple Street, Mahtomidi, MN 55115
map
Free. New members welcome.
For more information call Nancy Hauer at 651-426-4917 or email