East Coast Circle
Comprised of the friends, followers, wanderers with and collaborators of Shamandome founders
Windspirit and Early Man
as well as an extensive, vibrant, and infinitely creative pool of friends
who are connected, inspired and drawn together by a common interest in shamanism.
Shamanista Circle NYC
hosts monthly healing circles (see FAQs below) as well as occasional workshops, seminars, and
related/collaborative events, mostly in New York's West Village.
To receive invitations for our monthly healing circles in NYC,
email a request to
Shamanistas@gmail.com
Ruhe Farm
Early Man hosts events at Ruhe Farm in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
One annual event is BURNING WOMAN, co-hosted by Ula, usually in late September.
There may be other, weekend-long workshops and retreats.
Please email him for information on upcoming events:
barnaby.ruhe@gmail.com
Windhorse Farm
Windspirit's unique 108-acre retreat and event locale in Rhinebeck, NY, is often available for special events
and retreats in both artistic and spiritual studies.
For more info, go to
https://windhorseevents.com/
If you're on our NYC Circle invitation list, you'll hear about events at both Ruhe Farm and Windhorse Farm, too.
FAQs
What happens at a monthly journey circle?
We meet at Windspirit's beautiful loft space in NYC's West Village.
After smudging each participant with sage and rattle,
we sit in circle to introduce ourselves & share intentions for our journey.
We call in the spirits of the Four Directions.
We go on a Power Animal journey for five minutes.
We share our journeys, receiving the wisdom of circle.
We then take a short break, after which we rejoin circle and choose a partner for a Paired Journey.
Partners eye-gaze for connection, then go on a five-to-seven minute Paired Journey together.
We share our journeys, receiving the wisdom of circle.
We close circle, offering love and gratitude to spirit and each other.
We enjoy some food, drink and conversation together afterward.
What if I can't make it to NYC?
You can check out our Regional Circles.... or perform an internet search to see if there's a shamanic practice circle near you. Just send us an email, and we'll let you know if we have a practitioner nearby.
Can you teach me to become a shaman?
We promulgate basic shamanic practices, as informed by the work of Michael Harner, which are the birthright of every child of Mother Earth. Only spirit determines who becomes a "shaman".
Are drugs involved?
While we acknowledge their efficacy and honor the authority of various plant medicines, ours is a medicine-free practice. We use the drum and the rattle to achieve an Altered State of Consciousness (ASC), allowing us to journey with our full faculties engaged, and so we may recall as much detail of our journeys as possible.
This also makes our practice readily accessible to everyone.
Is this practice cultural appropriation?
As shamanistas, we find our own way to honor and invoke spirit, through modalities which are informed by ancestral wisdom found in every early human culture. These basic practices, as described by Michael Harner (as well as many other anthropologists and spiritual historians of note), are global in their prevalence. While we accept the blessing of gifted artifacts and modalities from indigenous practitioners, we don't appropriate any specific ceremonies, songs or ritual paraphernalia of indigenous cultures without their personal guidance and permission.
What happens at a monthly journey circle?
We meet at Windspirit's beautiful loft space in NYC's West Village.
After smudging each participant with sage and rattle,
we sit in circle to introduce ourselves & share intentions for our journey.
We call in the spirits of the Four Directions.
We go on a Power Animal journey for five minutes.
We share our journeys, receiving the wisdom of circle.
We then take a short break, after which we rejoin circle and choose a partner for a Paired Journey.
Partners eye-gaze for connection, then go on a five-to-seven minute Paired Journey together.
We share our journeys, receiving the wisdom of circle.
We close circle, offering love and gratitude to spirit and each other.
We enjoy some food, drink and conversation together afterward.
What if I can't make it to NYC?
You can check out our Regional Circles.... or perform an internet search to see if there's a shamanic practice circle near you. Just send us an email, and we'll let you know if we have a practitioner nearby.
Can you teach me to become a shaman?
We promulgate basic shamanic practices, as informed by the work of Michael Harner, which are the birthright of every child of Mother Earth. Only spirit determines who becomes a "shaman".
Are drugs involved?
While we acknowledge their efficacy and honor the authority of various plant medicines, ours is a medicine-free practice. We use the drum and the rattle to achieve an Altered State of Consciousness (ASC), allowing us to journey with our full faculties engaged, and so we may recall as much detail of our journeys as possible.
This also makes our practice readily accessible to everyone.
Is this practice cultural appropriation?
As shamanistas, we find our own way to honor and invoke spirit, through modalities which are informed by ancestral wisdom found in every early human culture. These basic practices, as described by Michael Harner (as well as many other anthropologists and spiritual historians of note), are global in their prevalence. While we accept the blessing of gifted artifacts and modalities from indigenous practitioners, we don't appropriate any specific ceremonies, songs or ritual paraphernalia of indigenous cultures without their personal guidance and permission.
Scenes of events at Ruhe Farm
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