Classes
2025 Workshops - June - August
More will be added throughout the year - look further ahead on the Calendar.
What is Shamanism?
Wednesday, July 9, 5:30 pm. FREE.
SpiritWays, 3301 E. Colfax, Denver CO
Shamanism works with the spiritual aspects of Animism, not just knowing that Spirit exists in all things, but actively engaging and creating alliances with the helping beings we meet there, in "non-ordinary reality." In this introduction, I'll speak about Shamanism and some of the beliefs, purposes and processes that can be involved. There will likely be drumming and rattling, and definitely time for questions.
This in-person "mini class" is part of SpiritWays' on-going free intro series on all kinds of spiritual topics. Very casual and concise (about 30 minutes), plus time for Q&A. Please join us!
Shamanic Extraction of Misplaced Energies
- Training for Healers
Saturday & Sunday, July 12 & 13, 2025
10 am to 5:30 pm both days.
Held at a private location in the Denver-metro area.
In shamanic extraction, we work with our spirit-plane allies to locate and remove misplaced energies that are causing trouble for the client. Done well, you “liberate” these invasive, stuck energies out of the client, and help them go where they need to go. Done not-so-well, you risk taking those misplaced energies into yourself. Hence, careful training.
We’ll cover:
- Finding, and then working in good partnership with, your specific spiritual ally for extraction.
- Comparative shamanic extraction practices and beliefs in various traditions
- How to safely handle the energies you help release.
- Good client-care in shamanic healing practices
- Keeping yourself safe and clear when working with spiritual intrusions.
Good journeying abilities are a prerequisite for this training, as is a class in Beginning Shamanism (or some thorough equivalent).
Self-selected sliding scale fee: $175 - $275. Click here to use PayPal to pay the $95 deposit. Or scan the Venmo code below (and PLEASE send me your email address, so I can send you the pre-workshop information). The deposit counts towards the overall fee and reserves your place; the remaining money is due the first morning of the workshop. Contact me for other payment options. Please refer to my F.A.Q. pages for information on Sliding Scale pricing. If you have questions, please email me so we can clarify before you register.
I was trained in Shamanic Extraction by Sandra Ingerman, initially in 1992, with refresher work since then, followed by years of direct practical use with clients, which is on-going.
* This class meets the required prerequisite for Sandra Ingerman’s Two-Year Teacher Training.
Introduction to Spirit-Guide Journeying
Saturday, July 19, 2-4 pm
RitualCravt
7700 W 44th Ave
Wheat Ridge CO 80033
We each have a personal direct-line to spirit, but we may need to reawaken that line and and learn how to access it.
The ability to intentionally shift into a trance state and commune with our spirit-plane helpers is an asset to many spiritual paths, and this approach - shamanic journeying - is one very dependable means of doing that - for guidance, healing, and the outright joy of direct connection with Spirit.
In this gathering, we’ll play with the rudiments of drum-driven journeying to begin meeting the personal allies that live in that place of spirit. These are some of the spiritual practices of animism, and this is an empowering path!
Please bring/wear:
— Note-taking materials
— Comfortable clothes you can move and lay down in
— A bandana/scarf eye-covering (for maximum darkness)
— Optional: your own small blanket or yoga pad
Fee: $30. Click here to register, via Ritualcravt's site.
Renna Shesso is a shamanic practitioner, tarot reader, witch, and author. Her shamanic path took root in the late 1980s, and moved into intensive studies with Sandra Ingerman and other formal teachers. Our relatives in natural world - plants and sky, animals and elements - remain her most essential and heart-direct teachers.
Candle Magick
Saturday, July 26, 2-4 pm
RitualCravt
7700 W 44th Ave
Wheat Ridge CO 80033
Real-world challenges?
Magical leverage can unsnarl them.
Candle magick is a luscious way of working that engages heart, head and all of our sensory awareness. Using a candle as focal point, you’ll learn practical techniques and some big secrets for performing successful spells.
Especially, we’ll look at how to custom-design beautiful and effective spells, from start to finish, including the follow-through: Getting results you can use.
Abracadabra, indeed. (Aramaic : Abraq ad habra = “I will create as I speak”)
This session includes:
— My book Candle Magick
Fee: $34. This link takes you to Ritualcravt's info and registration page.
Quintessential Tarot - a 5-session series
Starts Sunday, July 27, 2-4 pm, and runs through Aug. 24
RitualCravt
7700 W 44th Ave
Wheat Ridge CO 80033
Q: How can I plan for a future that’s unknown?
A: By knowing - by having more information!
The Tarot is a tool to illuminate our personal road maps. It overlaps many other disciplines, all expressed here though art. Specifically, this is art that delivers practical information wrapping in a sensory visual experience. As we craft an ever-stronger working alliance with the cards, magic happens.
We’ll begin with thorough orientations:
- the Minor Arcana via the elements (Week 1)
- the Court Cards for identity and connection (Week 2)
- the Major Arcana with myths and archetypes (Week 3)
and then take this material into
- alliance-deepening personal work (Week 4)
- reading the Tarot for yourself and for others, and for maximum personal creativity and well-being (Week 5).
This series is for beginners and beyond. Please allow a minimum of two hours every week for take-home assignments between class sessions.
Please bring:
— Note-taking materials
— A fully illustrated tarot deck, i.e. instead of simply seeing three Cups, you’ll see people/beings interacting with three Cups. I recommend the Smith-Waite tarot deck (aka Rider-Waite-Smith, RWS). Ritualcravt carries several different versions, and I’ll have loaner decks on hand the first night, so you can see several before making your own choice.
Every session of the course includes:
— Extensive handout pages
— Hands-on practice with readings and exercises
Fee: $175 for the series. This link takes you to Ritualcravt's info and registration page.
Renna Shesso is a witch, tarot reader, shamanic practitioner, and author. Renna has been a presenter at a range of tarot conferences, including the Bay Area Tarot Symposium, the North West Tarot Symposium, and Sacred Space. She’s been reading cards professionally for over 20 years, and using tarot as a personal tool of exploration for much longer.
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