Shamanic Healing Course

Lesson 1 • The Shaman's Role in Community

Examines the healer's social function, responsibilities, and boundaries within a community. Establishes the service-oriented identity students will embody.

Lesson 2 • The Three-World Cosmology

Introduces the Lower, Middle, and Upper Worlds as the primary map of shamanic reality. This model structures all journeywork taught later.

Lesson 3 • Origins and Cross-Cultural Overview

Survey shamanism across indigenous traditions worldwide to identify universal principles. Grounds students in historical context before introducing practice.

Lesson 1 • Understanding Non-Ordinary Reality

Distinguishes ordinary from non-ordinary states using both indigenous and contemporary frameworks. Prepares students to recognize and value altered perception.

Lesson 2 • Rattles, Breath, and Other Induction Tools

Expands the toolkit for achieving altered states beyond drumming. Ensures students can enter trance in varied field conditions.

Lesson 3 • Rhythmic Drumming as Induction

Teaches the theta-wave drumbeat as the primary tool for entering shamanic consciousness. Students practice sustained listening and internal response.

Lesson 4 • Contraindications and Safe Practice

Identifies psychological and physical conditions requiring caution or referral. Establishes a duty-of-care standard students apply throughout training.

Lesson 1 • Evaluating and Interpreting Journey Content

Provides frameworks for distinguishing literal, symbolic, and metaphorical journey information. Develops critical discernment essential for healing work.

Lesson 2 • Middle World Journeying

Introduces navigation of the Middle World for tracking and environmental work. Addresses unique risks of Middle World contact.

Lesson 3 • Lower World Journey Practice

Guides students through entry points and navigation in the Lower World. Builds confidence in meeting animal and nature spirits.

Lesson 4 • Preparing the Journey Intention

Teaches formulation of clear, answerable questions before entering non-ordinary reality. Precise intention is the steering mechanism of every journey.

Lesson 1 • Teacher Spirits and Ancestral Helpers

Expands the spirit team to include human-form teachers and ancestral guides. Broadens the range of wisdom available during healing sessions.

Lesson 2 • Power Animal Retrieval for Clients

Applies retrieval skills in a practitioner-client context for the first time. Students learn to transfer power and communicate results professionally.

Lesson 3 • Nature and Function of Power Animals

Explains what power animals are, how they function, and why they matter in healing. Provides the conceptual basis for all spirit-ally work.

Lesson 4 • Retrieving a Power Animal

Guides students through the classic Lower World journey to find and confirm a power animal. Produces a verified spirit ally for ongoing use.

Lesson 1 • Principles of Sacred Space

Explains what makes space sacred and how intention and action create it. Sacred space is the container for all healing ceremonies.

Lesson 2 • Working with the Four Directions

Teaches directional calling as a universal ceremony-opening practice. Connects students to elemental forces that support healing work.

Lesson 3 • Leading Group Ceremony

Develops facilitation skills for holding space with multiple participants safely. Group dynamics require additional awareness beyond solo practice.

Lesson 4 • Altar Building and Sacred Objects

Guides construction of functional healing altars and selection of power objects. Altars anchor intention and spirit presence throughout ceremony.

Lesson 1 • Performing the Soul Retrieval

Guides students through the full retrieval ceremony from journey to integration. Produces a complete, safe healing session.

Lesson 2 • Locating Lost Soul Parts

Teaches the journey protocol for tracking soul parts across time and worlds. Develops the tracking skill central to retrieval work.

Lesson 3 • Ethical Boundaries in Soul Retrieval

Addresses consent, scope of practice, and referral obligations specific to soul retrieval. Protects both client and practitioner from harm.

Lesson 4 • Integration Support After Retrieval

Provides structured follow-up practices that help clients embody returned soul parts. Integration determines the lasting success of the healing.

Lesson 1 • Understanding Spiritual Intrusions

Defines intrusive energies, their origins, and their effects on the energy body. Provides the diagnostic framework for all extraction work.

Lesson 2 • Diagnostic Scanning Techniques

Teaches hands-on and journey-based methods for locating intrusions in a client. Accurate diagnosis precedes every extraction.

Lesson 3 • Extraction Methods and Tools

Presents multiple extraction techniques including sucking, pulling, and transmutation. Students select appropriate methods based on intrusion type.

Lesson 4 • Protecting the Practitioner

Establishes protocols preventing practitioners from absorbing extracted energies. Practitioner protection is non-negotiable in extraction work.

Lesson 1 • Psychopomp Work and Death Rites

Introduces guiding deceased souls and supporting the dying as advanced shamanic service. Requires mastery of journeying and spirit communication.

Lesson 2 • Capstone Case Study and Reflection

Students document and present a complete multi-session healing case integrating all modalities. Demonstrates readiness for independent practice.

Lesson 3 • Building a Sustainable Practice

Addresses the practical and energetic requirements of a long-term healing practice. Prevents burnout and ensures consistent service quality.

Lesson 4 • Healing at a Distance

Applies journeying and extraction skills to clients not physically present. Extends the practitioner's reach while maintaining ethical standards.