Course Description

Creating Your Shamanic Practice (Foundations)
Living Authentically in a Shamanic World

You are probably exploring the courses of the Shamanic Passages Institute because you are looking for a way to connect more deeply and authentically with yourself and "that which is greater than you are"—or Spirit. You are not alone! Many people in our culture are also feeling in some way separate from the rest of the world and from Nature.

Feeling alone, and feeling trapped in that aloneness, is the worst feeling in the world. It is more than uncomfortable. It can be frightening. If you are like many people, you may have already tried various approached to feeling whole and connected again. Some worked pretty well, while others did not seem to help.

So, let us go back to the root of our humanness some 100,000 years ago. Shamanic practice, grounded in connection to Nature and to Spirit, has been practiced for millennia. Only recently has humankind severed that deep and rich relationship, and we have suffered for it—both personally and as a species.

Contemporary shamanism is an effort to reach back to practices developed long ago to create and maintain balance between oneself and everything else. These practices are as applicable to contemporary living as they have ever been. But you have to change the way you perceive things and how you interact with the world.

The Creating Your Shamanic Practice course offers you the fundamentals of the shamanic tradition and worldview. It is an ongoing and growing body of material and support to help you.

By registering in the Creating Your Shamanic Practice course, you gain access to a wealth of information about contemporary shamanic practices that you can use every day to create and mold your life into more of what you want and less of what you do not want. Every 7 days, beginning the day after you register, you will receive a new lesson video, plus access to the associated materials.

Three videos from the series—Week 1: Spiritual Connection Through Mysticism and Week 3: What Is Smudging? and Week 15: Finding Your Drum—are available free! (Please note, however, that the support materials for these lessons, including the transcripts, are only available to full students.)

As a student of this course, you gain access to a supportive group of people interested in shamanic practices, just like you. Through the closed Facebook page, Shamanism In Daily Life, you will have access to ongoing information, videos, live events, and even topical challenges to help you to learn and experience shamanic practices for yourself.

At $10 a month for all of this content, it is a great deal. Learn more about this option at the bottom of this page.

Discover how to get this course FREE 
PLUS discounts on workshops!

In this course, you will learn more about what it means to live your live authentically, with less fear and regret.

So register now. Begin or upshift your journey today.

Senior Instructor Gerry Starnes

Gerry Starnes, M.Ed., is an Austin, Texas area teacher, facilitator, and shamanic practitioner. He is the author of the award-winning book, "Spirit Paths: The Quest for Authenticity", and many other spirit-oriented publications. A light-hearted and engaging speaker, Gerry has offered workshops and presentation for more than 20 years. In 2003, he established the first shamanic journey circle in Austin, which still continues weekly. He created the six-month immersive Spirit Paths program, the basis for the book. He also has created more than 50 videos on shamanic topics, hosted in the Shamanic Passages YouTube channel, which has more than 10K subscribers.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Creating Your Shamanic Practice!

    2. Before we begin...

    3. The Shamanic Journey: Beginner's Guide to Journeying (PDF)

    4. Power Animals: The Role of Spirit Guides in the Shamanic Journey (PDF)

    5. Spiritual Connection Through Mysticism

      FREE PREVIEW
    6. Evolutionary Tree of Religion

    7. Spiritual Connection Through Mysticism (Transcript)

    8. Shamanism Past and Present

      FREE PREVIEW
    9. Eight Characteristics of Shamanic Practice

    10. Shamanism Past and Present (Transcript)

    1. What Is Smudging?

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. What Is Smudging (Transcript)

    3. The Power of the Shamanic Journey

    4. Shamanic Journey Resources

    5. Drumming Soundtrack

    6. Your Shamanic Journey Center

    7. The Power of the Shamanic Journey (Transcript)

    8. Journeying to the Spirits of Place

    9. Journeying To Spirits Of Place (Transcript)

    10. The Medicine Wheel (Part One)

    11. Four Directions Medicine Wheel Comparison

    12. The Jewish Directions Wheel

    13. The Medicine Wheel (Part One ~ Transcript)

    14. The Medicine Wheel, Part Two

    15. The Medicine Wheel (Part Two ~ Transcript)

    16. Calling the Directions

    17. Calling The Directions (Group)

    18. Calling the Directions (Transcript)

    19. Closing the Circle - Releasing the Spirits

    20. Your Shamanic Day Plan (Part One)

    21. Your Shamanic Day Plan (Part Two)

    22. Touching Base

    1. The Middle World (Live : 26 minutes)

    2. Finding Your Drum

      FREE PREVIEW
    3. Rattles In Shamanic Practice

    4. Breaking The Program (Live)

    5. Journey Into Mother Earth (15 minutes)

    6. Time For Review

    1. Shamanic Concepts of Power

    2. Accessing Power (Live)

    3. Altars

    4. Bridging Journeys & Dreams to Everyday Life

    5. Making and Using Fetishes

    6. Stone Allies

    1. Spirit Guides & Allies

    2. Spirit Guides & Allies (Live - Part 1)

    3. Spirit Guides & Allies (Live - Part 2)

    4. What Is Your Totem?

    1. End of Part One

    2. Congratulations!

About this course

  • 6 Payments of $10 per month
  • 50 lessons
  • 6 hours of video content

Reviews

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Carrie Wall

This was a great course. It provided me with a solid foundation in which to build on. I am looking forward to Part 2. I would recommend this course to others...

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This was a great course. It provided me with a solid foundation in which to build on. I am looking forward to Part 2. I would recommend this course to others seeking to learn about Shamanism and creating their own Shamanic path.

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Shamanic Practice Part 1 (Foundations)

Darvene Copley

I enjoyed listening and was grateful that it was very understandable and since I have been involved (albeit not in the past 10 years) in shamanism and its ma...

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I enjoyed listening and was grateful that it was very understandable and since I have been involved (albeit not in the past 10 years) in shamanism and its many parts, I feel it's time for me to go back to it. Thank you Gerry for making this video. It brought back many memories and warm thoughts of moving forward. Anna

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Very Enlightening

Joy Reeske

Shamanic Practice Part 1 gave me the basics and a broad understanding of what shamanism is about. The course was paced so I had time to ponder and put into ...

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Shamanic Practice Part 1 gave me the basics and a broad understanding of what shamanism is about. The course was paced so I had time to ponder and put into every day practice what I learned. I am now living with a different mind-set and it has served me well. I'm looking forward to learning more in part 2. Thank you

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awesome

Sudhir Pandey

shamanic Passages institute reflect innate brain processes and representational systems and fundamental aspects of consciousness. Shamanic trajectory invo...

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shamanic Passages institute reflect innate brain processes and representational systems and fundamental aspects of consciousness. Shamanic trajectory involve psychophysiological dynamics of altered states of consciousness and visionary experiences, metaphoric representations produced through integration of innate representational modules, and rituals that produce psychophysiological healing responses. reflect natural brain processes involving systemic integrative conditions. shamanic Passage institute representations (e.g., animism, animal allies, and soul flight) use cross-modal integration of specialised innate modules and reflect fundamental aspects of the psychodynamics of self. These prelinguistic emotional, social, and mental processes use presentational symbolism that reflects fundamental structures of consciousness. I am basically a visual artist and I really appreciate this course.

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