Feb 17, 2023 | Workshop Announcements
West Coast Two Week Shamanic Healing Intensive, June 11 – 22, 2023, Portland area, Oregon. This life-changing course will be taught by Robbie Staufer.
Originated by Michael Harner, this intensive training in advanced core shamanism is described by former participants as “amazing,” “transformative,” “life-changing,” and “the most important experience of my life.” A variety of advanced methods are practiced in this residential program, including extraction healing, power soul retrieval training, psychopomp work, divination, and work with the spirits of nature. There will also be work that is not included in FSS weekend workshops, such as selected advanced healing methods, the dream dance, explorations, and initiatory experiences.
The West and East Coast Two Week Intensives are the centerpiece annual programs of the Foundation and the best preparation for the Three Year Programs. Enrollment is limited and early application is recommended. To assure a place in the program, please return your application promptly; acceptance will be according to priority received.
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Feb 17, 2023 | Workshop Announcements
We are pleased to announce that the 6th Pacific Northwest Summertime Three-Year Program of Advanced Initiations in Shamanism and Shamanic Healing will begin August 6 – 17, 2023 in the Seattle, Washington area. It will be taught by Susan Mokelke. There will be three sessions of 11 nights each, one session each summer in 2023, 2024, and 2025. As in the current Three-Year programs, the same profound initiatory and advanced shamanic practices, as originated, researched, and developed by Michael Harner, will be covered. Please check the website for details.
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Video Q & A with Susan Mokelke about the program
Oct 6, 2022 | FSS Polestar
When Michael Harner first introduced The Way of the Shaman in 1980, shamanism was little known outside of academia. The renaissance of contemporary experiential shamanism is largely due to his pioneering work over the last several decades researching, developing, and originating the methodologies of core shamanism.
As a result of Dr. Harner’s groundbreaking work, today tens of thousands of the Foundation’s students and many thousands more who have learned from these students are practicing shamanic methods of direct revelation from the spirits—a welcome phenomenon that offers hope for our Earth and its inhabitants. At the same time, the rapid growth of interest in shamanism and the resulting proliferation of programs and trainings that claim shamanic roots has resulted in much confusion and misunderstanding about what core shamanism is and about its power and efficacy.
As taught in the workshops and training programs of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, core shamanism:
- Consists of the universal, near-universal, and common features of shamanism, together with journeys to other worlds, a distinguishing feature of shamanism.
- Offers students the opportunity to learn and practice authentic, powerful, and effective shamanic healing and divination methods to high ethical standards–working with guidance and power provided by the compassionate helping spirits.
- Is an independent spirituality, a path of direct revelation from the helping spirits.
The Foundation’s training in core shamanic methods provides the basis for a shamanic practice. To practice successfully, however, in addition to the methodology, one must build strong connections with the helping spirits, who provide the power for effective healing. These connections develop in strength over time through disciplined training and experience. Ultimately, we have found that success as a shamanic practitioner is dependent upon:
- Developing spiritual power through working with the compassionate helping spirits over a period of time.
- A disciplined and ethical application of the core shamanic healing methods taught in the workshops and trainings under the guidance of one’s own helping spirits.
For more about Foundation training, see the Getting Started guide: https://shamanism.org/workshops/shamanic-training-getting-started.pdf
A great starting point for learning about core shamanism is the FSS workshops FAQ page: https://shamanism.org/workshops/faq.php. Many common questions are addressed, such as:
What is a shaman?
https://shamanism.org/workshops/faq.php#faq1
What is core shamanism?
https://shamanism.org/workshops/faq.php#faq2
What about the quality and authenticity of the Foundation’s training programs?
https://shamanism.org/workshops/faq.php#faq4
If I complete the training programs of FSS, will I be a shaman?
https://shamanism.org/workshops/faq.php#faq11
FSS ONLINE TRAINING. We now offer fully experiential online training via Zoom in the Shamanic Healing and Knowledge & Power series. FAQ Shamanic Healing Online Training Program.
In future Polestar columns we’ll talk about a number of these issues in detail, including some inspiring examples of the power of core shamanism in practice.
Polestar logo design by Carolyn Fee ©2010 Foundation for Shamanic Studies
FSS Polestar highlights some of the questions we are frequently asked about contemporary shamanic practice. “Polestar” is defined as “something that serves as a guiding principle.” It reflects our commitment to helping practitioners stay oriented to authentic shamanic methods and ethics, while maintaining their own independent spirituality, which comes from learning directly from the compassionate spirits. Send us your practice-related questions for consideration for Polestar. Email info@shamanism.org with “Polestar” in the subject line.
May 21, 2021 | Workshop Announcements
East Coast Two Week Shamanic Healing Intensive, October 17 – 28, 2021, Madison, Virginia. This life-changing course will be taught by Nan Moss and assisted by Elaine Egidio.
Originated by Michael Harner, this intensive training in advanced core shamanism is described by former participants as “amazing,” “transformative,” “life-changing,” and “the most important experience of my life.” A variety of advanced methods are practiced in this residential program, including extraction healing, power (core) soul retrieval training, psychopomp work, divination, and work with the spirits of nature. There will also be work that is not included in FSS weekend workshops, such as selected advanced healing methods, the dream dance, explorations, and initiatory experiences.
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The West and East Coast Two Week Intensives are the centerpiece annual programs of the Foundation and the best preparation for the Three-Year Programs. Enrollment is limited and early application is recommended. To assure a place in the program, please return your application promptly; acceptance will be according to priority received.
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Nov 12, 2020 | FSS News
Two trailblazers in human spiritual abilities share insights and wisdom: Michael Harner, Ph.D. (1929 – 2018), anthropologist and originator of core shamanism and founder of The Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS), and Stan Grof, MD, Ph.D., a pioneer of consciousness research and experience for over 60 years.
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The conversation is introduced by filmmaker Susan Hess Logeais and producer Mitch Schultz and followed by Q&A with FSS faculty members Amanda Foulger and Dana Robinson, and Foundation president Susan Mokelke.
Michael Harner was interviewed by Stan Grof and filmmaker Susan Hess Logeais on November 12, 2016 in Mill Valley, California. The interview, followed by live Q&A, was streamed October 7, 2020.
From The Way of the Psychonaut documentary series by filmmaker Susan Hess Logeais. The series explores the life and work of Stanislav Grof, Czech-born psychiatrist and psychedelic psychotherapy pioneer. Stan’s quest for knowledge and insights into the healing power of non-ordinary states of consciousness, influenced the discipline of psychology and profoundly changed many individual lives.
