Aug 31, 2025
The Way of the Shaman – A Conversation With Susan Mokelke By Dave Phillips Susan Mokelke is the President of The Foundation for Shamanic Studies. Since the organisation was established by Michael Harner and Sandra Harner in 1979, it has been at the forefront of...
Aug 31, 2025
Science, Spirits, and Core Shamanism By Michael Harner, PhD Shamans have long acted on the principle that humans are part of the totality of nature, related to all other biological forms, and not superior to them. This "pagan" principle was one of the many reasons...
Aug 30, 2025
The Healing Power of Song By Susan Mokelke, J.D. Introduction It is not surprising that songs and shamanism are synergistic for healing. The shaman sees with the heart and music speaks to the heart. A song that is written "just for you," can make you feel honored and...
Aug 30, 2025
Shamanism and Creativity By Sandra Harner, PhD, CSC Shaman Woman by Allyson Rickard One of the great surprises that shamanism affords is the joy of the unknown and that the unknown is joyous. There is a sense of wholeness that proceeds from the creativity that is...
Aug 13, 2025
Shamanic Healing in the Treatment of PTSD By Susan Mokelke, JD; Narrye Caldwell, MTCM, L.Ac; Alexandra Solomon, MSW, LCSW; Scott Williams, MA Introduction Susan Mokelke, president of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS) and director of the FSS faculty, explains...
Aug 7, 2025
The Reawakening of Shamanism in the West By Bill Brunton Introduction The scope of this paper [1] is to briefly survey the emergence of modern shamanism in the West. My context for this consideration is principally the United States and Canada. Developments in other...
