Core Shamanism and The Foundation for Shamanic Studies: Interview with Susan Mokelke
Filmmaker Susan Hess Logeais' interview and live Q&A with Foundation for Shamanic Studies president Susan Mokelke is now available for viewing on the FSS website. From The Way of the Psychonaut documentary series exploring the life and work of Stanislav Grof. View...
FSS Polestar: Shamanism & Shamanic Practice, Information & Support During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Information & Support During the Coronavirus PandemicWith the coronavirus pandemic, humanity is facing a test unprecedented in the modern world. One of the most difficult things for us to deal with is uncertainty about the future. Fortunately, we are not alone. We...
In Memoriam: Alicia Luengas Gates, 1936 – 2020
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Alicia Luengas Gates, extraordinary shamanic teacher and healer, and spiritual mentor to so many of us, transitioned peacefully on July 29 in southern California where she lived for many years. Gerardo Roemer, FSS...
FSS Polestar: Shamanism at the Inflection Point
Humanity has reached an inflection point—an unprecedented situation where one species can determine whether the Earth itself fades or flourishes. The confluence of a pandemic, racism as graphically and inescapably laid bare by the homicide of George Floyd, vast...
FSS E-News Spring-Summer 2020
VIEW THE ISSUE— new online community meetings and workshops with FSS faculty; support and selfcare during the pandemic; online International conference on Shamanism & Digitalization hosted by FSS Europe; 43,900-year-old Indonesian rock art, and more. The FSS...
Core Shamanism Chronicles: Formulated by the Spirits
I was praying after doing my shamanic journey work. My thoughts were about wanting to help those in pain, especially chronic pain like individuals with fibromyalgia - like those that I had treated so often as a massage therapist. As I walked from my barn to the house,...
FSS Polestar: Shamanism as a Profession?
Shamanism as a Profession? Practicing Shamanic Healing Using Core Shamanism We find ourselves these days at a significant crossroad in the growth of shamanism in contemporary society. In the 1980s, when the Foundation’s training programs were relatively new, people...
Core Shamanism Chronicles: Honoring Tree Spirit
As first-time home buyers, we were apprehensive about this new experience. The house in the San Francisco Bay Area was more than 100 years old and several families had lived here before us. Even though the structure is old, it felt alive with fresh possibilities and...
FSS Polestar: Shamanism for Local and Global Healing and Assistance
Faced with catastrophes of an epic scale -- such as the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and social injustice -- how can I ethically bring the power of the compassionate spirits to help? Faced with catastrophes of epic scale, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, climate...
FSS Polestar: Visual and Non-Visual Shamanic Journeys
I’m concerned because my journeys are not very visual. Other people report a lot of vivid details from their journeys, almost as if they’re watching a movie. My journeys aren’t like that at all. I often just get vague, disconnected images. Am I doing something wrong?...