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The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesShamanic Healing and TraumaCan 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...
2021-12-221h 06
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesResilience and Sovereignty in Trying TimesHere 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...
2020-12-0955 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesThe Psychology and Mythology of the Shamanic JourneyWhat 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...
2020-10-041h 20
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesShamanic Activism: Interview with Lenore NorrgardWhat 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...
2020-09-1555 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesInterview With A Witch: Shamanism and WitchcraftWhat 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.
2020-07-211h 05
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesShamanic Practitioners and HealersCaroline 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...
2018-09-1036 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesSpirit Names and TotemsYou 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...
2018-08-2927 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesAccessing PowerThe 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...
2018-04-0835 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesSoul Loss and Soul RetrievalSoul 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.
2018-03-2425 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesSacred TimingWhat 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.
2018-03-1825 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesHonoring What Sustains UsIn 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.
2018-02-1927 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesApproaching Shamanism: Q & A for BeginnersWhat 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...
2018-02-1226 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesShamanic ToolsWhat 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.
2018-01-2227 min
The Journey of Personal Evolution: Shamanic PassagesShamanic ManifestingShamanic 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.
2018-01-0729 min
Sunday mornings with HeatherAsh - Co-Creator NetworkAn Authentic LifeI'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.
2014-07-2400 min