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Gerry C Starnes
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The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Shamanic Healing and Trauma
Can shamanic healing practices be successfully applied to the treatment of trauma? Can such treatments enhance and support traditional therapies, or does shamanic healing replace them? Can they be used cooperatively? As a long-time practitioner and teacher of shamanic practice, I have worked with trauma survivors for more than a decade. The work involves telling the stories of the trauma, working with the body, and also healing the soul wounds that severe trauma leaves in its wake. However, I am a minister rather than a licensed therapist. In this podcast, I ask my friend and...
2021-12-22
1h 06
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Resilience and Sovereignty in Trying Times
Here at the beginning of December 2020, the world is in the midst of a global pandemic that began around this time a year ago. Here in the US, we have been struggling to control not only the virus but also our reactions and responses to now the third surge of the first wave of illness. We don't have control over the course of the pandemic other than to do what we can to stay and keep our families well and safe. And we, on the whole, are getting tired. I visited with my friend and colleague Ceci...
2020-12-09
55 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
The Psychology and Mythology of the Shamanic Journey
What are the psychological effects of the practice of the shamanic journey? Is it dangerous, as well as helpful? On a larger scale, what might be the results of people journeying together consistently? Does that help create a new mythology for the shamanic community? As a long-time practitioner and teacher of shamanic practice, I am always curious about many aspects of the shamanic journey. I also get questions from students and other practitioners about the psychology of the journey and how it might positively or negatively affect the psyche of the practitioner. I am also interested in...
2020-10-04
1h 20
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Shamanic Activism: Interview with Lenore Norrgard
What is "Shamanic Activism"? Is there a role for social or political activism in shamanic practice? These are some of the topics Gerry Starnes, M.Ed., discusses with the shamanic practitioner and long-time activist Lenore Norrgard. Lenore offers her overview of the subject based on more than 30 years of experience. The video version of this discussion can be found on YouTube! Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner shares topics of shamanism and shamanic practices for everyday living. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily L...
2020-09-15
55 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Interview With A Witch: Shamanism and Witchcraft
What are the similarities and differences between shamanism, shamanic practice, and witchcraft? Join me and Zoe Sol, Fairy Witch, in our discussion of this evocative question. The video version of this discussion can be found on YouTube! Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner shares topics of shamanism and shamanic practices. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and other publications are available on Amazon. Photo by Jeffrey Lord.
2020-07-21
1h 05
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Shamanic Practitioners and Healers
Caroline from Paris returns for another "Ask Me Anything" interview. This second round of questions concerns "professional shamanic practitioners." How are they different from shamans, or are they? How do you choose a practitioner to work with? How do you know they are reputable? These questions and more are addressed in this excellent and thoughtful program. Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner discusses personal spirit totems and their relationship to spirit names. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and o...
2018-09-10
36 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Spirit Names and Totems
You may have noticed that people in the shamanic and other spiritual communities may refer to themselves by their "spirit name." There are many reasons for doing so, and you may feel yourself also drawn to knowing more about your own spirit totem or name. This program addresses the practice and suggests how you might find your own. Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner discusses personal spirit totems and their relationship to spirit names. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and o...
2018-08-29
27 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Accessing Power
The ability to access and channel power or energy is a fundamental need for, not only shamanic work but for life itself. This program discusses tapping into an unlimited source of energy, as well as how to manage energy on an on-going basis. Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner discusses what happens in soul loss and how soul retrieval works to mend the fragmented self. This audio presentation was originally a live webinar for the Shamanic Passages Institute. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Face...
2018-04-08
35 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Soul Loss and Soul Retrieval
Soul Loss may happen in any event that is so traumatic that the soul is "fractured" and a piece may be lost in time. The healing of soul loss is called Soul Retrieval. Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner discusses what happens in soul loss and how soul retrieval works to mend the fragmented self. This audio presentation was originally a live webinar for the Shamanic Passages Institute. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and other publications are available on Amazon.
2018-03-24
25 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Sacred Timing
What is your relationship to time? Do you seem to "flow" with time or do you find yourself struggling with it? Sacred Timing, discusses our interaction and relationships with time, based on the book The Dance of Life, by Edward T. Hall. Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner discusses shamanic practice. This program was originally a webinar presented to the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and other publications are available on Amazon.
2018-03-18
25 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Honoring What Sustains Us
In order to stay alive, humans have to eat. How do you reconcile this basic fact with the notion that "everything is alive?" In Honoring What Sustains Us, Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner addresses ways that we can view shamanically the challenges of recognizing that everything is alive while consuming beings (plants and animals) in order to stay alive. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and other publications are available on Amazon.
2018-02-19
27 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Approaching Shamanism: Q & A for Beginners
What do you need to know about shamanism as someone new to the practices? In this AMA (Ask Me Anything) episode, Gerry Starnes, M.Ed. discusses questions about shamanism. Caroline from France, just outside of Paris, asks Gerry questions about how he became interested and involved in shamanic practice. This interview is a good place to begin if you are interested in learning about how you might incorporate shamanic practice into your daily life. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and other publications are ava...
2018-02-12
26 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Shamanic Tools
What kinds of tools do shamans and practitioners use in their practices? Gerry Starnes, M.Ed is an award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner. In this program, Gerry discusses shamanic tools with interviewer Leah Collisi, a longtime practitioner. In this AMA (Ask Me Anything) interview, Gerry discusses some of his personal favorite tools and practices, their various uses, as well as tools he does not know well. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and other publications are available on Amazon.
2018-01-22
27 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic Passages
Shamanic Manifesting
Shamanic manifesting involves traveling forward into the future and planting what you want to bring into your life. Gerry Starnes, M.Ed, award-winning author, teacher, and practitioner discusses manifestation using shamanic concepts and practices. This audio presentation was originally a live webinar for the Shamanic Passages Institute. Find out more at the Shamanic Passages Institute and the Shamanism In Daily Life Facebook page. Books and other publications are available on Amazon.
2018-01-07
29 min
Sunday mornings with HeatherAsh - Co-Creator Network
An Authentic Life
I'm blessed to have a guest on today's show: Gerry Starnes, who is a shamanic practitioner and teacher. Gerry is the author of the award-winning Spirit Paths: The Quest for Authenticity. We explore what it means to be authentic, levels of awareness, and healing the spirit within.
2014-07-24
00 min