Shamanism is a spiritual practice over 40,0000 years old. Shamanism is a way of seeing reality. The practice rests upon the concept of our inter-connectedness within the matrix of life: plant, the cosmos, human, animal and rock. Humanity is embedded within the concept of earth as an interconnected ecosystem or biosphere.

Traditionally the Shaman is a man or a woman of deep compassion who works with individuals and the community to help restore balance and heal the spiritual aspect of individual and communal illnesses. Shamans can voluntarily enter a unique visionary state of consciousness where they journey into non-ordinary reality and acquire knowledge for others, themselves and their communities. We speak of this non-ordinary reality as the realm of spirits. Repetitive drumming and other acoustical stimulation are most frequently used to induce this altered state, however some Shamans ingest psychoactive plant medicine. With devotion and practice Shamans often find that the spirit realm and ordinary reality provide similar visionary information.

The visionary path of the Shaman in these critical times is called upon frequently for the healing of the planet and rebalancing of the world.