FSS Polestar: Shamanism in Natural or Human-Caused Disasters
How can I provide shamanic help in cases of natural or human-caused disasters? Shamanic healing is powerful and can produce miracles of healing. It also operates outside of ordinary reality time and space, so distance healing can be just as powerful as in person work....
FSS Polestar: Imagination and Reality in Shamanic Journeying
How do I know I’m not just imagining all this, or making it up? This is a common question among beginning journeyers. Ultimately it is a question that we each must answer for ourselves. We live in a culture that exalts rational mind, intellect, and consensual reality....
FSS Polestar: Can You Learn Shamanism and Shamanic Healing Online?
As interest in shamanism grows, online training offerings are emerging. There are pros and cons to this trend. On the one hand, never before has it been so easy to connect with shamanic practitioners and shamanic resources from all over the world. This is an exciting...
Michael Harner: An 80th Birthday Tribute
By Susan Mokelke
We asked people whose lives have been touched by Michael’s work to contribute to an 80th birthday book for Michael. The outpouring of responses was fantastic. This tribute includes some of those responses along with a chronology of Michael’s work.
FSS Polestar: Shamanic Drumming, Live/For Yourself or Recorded?
Question: "I’ve heard that some people do live drumming for themselves while they journey instead of using a drumming recording. How does this work? Isn’t it hard to do both? And is one method better or more powerful than the other?" Whether you listen to a drumming...
In Memoriam: Michael J. Harner (1929 – 2018)
December 2018 Remembering MichaelContinuing Michael Harner's work in the FoundationA Statement from FSS President Susan Mokelke& The Life and Work of Michael Harner by Andreas J. Hirsch, Ph.D.© Shamanism Annual, December 2018, Issue 31 April 23, 2018 Remembering...
Michael Harner’s Cave and Cosmos Named Kirkus Book of the Month
The Foundation is pleased to announce that in February 2016, Kirkus Reviews named Michael Harner's Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality, as the Nonfiction Indie Book of the Month. The Kirkus Review states: "Harner's rich compendium gives many ways...
In Memoriam: Nancy Glaze Friedrich
We are deeply saddened to announce that Nancy Friedrich, our friend and FSS faculty member for Hawaii, passed in the early morning of October 16 after a struggle with cancer. Nancy's daughter Celia Doss posted this on Nancy's Facebook site: "My beautiful mom Nancy...
In Memoriam: Ailo Gaup (1944 – 2014)
Ailo Gaup, Sami shaman born in 1944, died of complications after surgery in Oslo, Norway, September 24, 2014, while being treated for cancer. Shamanic healing work was undertaken for him with his family's permission, and a spokesperson said that he no longer had...
In Memoriam: Angeles Arrien (1940 – 2014)
Angie's gone Or is she? A mischievous smile Sparkling eyes Lighting up dark corners Lighting up new paths An inspiration to all Who knew her Or thought they did A mysterious loving imp Of kindness and generosity Who perhaps can still be found Inside our hearts Smiling...
In Memoriam: David Corbin (1953-2014)
David Corbin (1953-2014) In the early evening of February 14, 2014, long-time Foundation for Shamanic Studies faculty member David Corbin collapsed at the home of friends near Eugene, Oregon, where he and his beloved wife, Nan Moss, were staying. David had been...
In Memoriam: Mo Maxfield (1940 – 2014)
It is with deep sadness that we inform you that our dear friend and longtime colleague on the Foundation for Shamanic Studies Board of Trustees, Mo Maxfield (Melinda C. Maxfield), left us on January 9, 2014. Mo was a steadfast supporter of the Foundation's work for...