13 Moons:
A Year-long Training in Personal Shamanic Practices
This is a year-long series of classes. We meet once a month, sometimes for a single day, sometimes for a weekend. Our focus over the course of these thirteen sessions is on building a strong personal spiritual practice in shamanism. For some, this IS the goal. For others, this course helps create the foundation for moving into study of the shamanic healing practices.
Among the topics we’ll cover:
— Journeying to Upper, Middle and Lower Worlds
— Building strong and trusting alliances with one’s own Power Animals and Guides
— Ethical considerations
— Working with Spirits of Nature
— Crafting tools (projects include pouches, rattles and masks)
— Creating ritual
— Psychopomp and afterlife-related work (aka Death & Dying)
— Working with ancestor and descendant spirits
— Working with the ecologically-based Medicine for the Earth material
— Creation of community within the group for continued studies and support
— Techniques for personal healing
— Projected: Wild-area field trip, museum visit, sweat lodge
and much more
At the deepest heart of this year’s work is - vitally - the creation of a vibrant personal path within the practice of shamanism.
Dates —
This is the schedule as it now stands – it may change slightly as the year progresses:
2010:
April 10-11
May 15-16, including Saturday evening (this is one week later than usual)
June 13
July 11
August 8 (this date may change to the 15th)
September 11-12, including Saturday evening
October 9-10
November 14
December 11-12
2011:
January 9
February 12-13
March 12-13
April 10, including Sunday evening
Times: For all meetings: (9:30 AM doors) 10 AM to about 5:30 PM with a lunch break midway; there are occasional evening sessions.
Location: We meet in a private Denver-area location, though there will be several “day trips.”
Costs: All tuition costs are on self-selecting sliding scale within this specific range: Two-day, full-weekend sessions are $85 to $110. Single-day meetings are $50 to $75. Following an initial deposit, tuition is paid by the month.
To help foster the group’s continuity and cohesion, this training asks a good-faith year-long commitment from participants. If you’re sure, great! If you aren’t sure, sleep on it. Participants, please plan to attend all classes, and to do a realistic amount of independent work between meetings. There is generally no provision for making up missed classes.
