Since there are no certifications or diplomas for the type of shamanic initiation and training I’ve been through, I am supplying my bibliography of shamanic studies in the physical realm.
This list of articles and books doesn’t represent the totality of what I’ve studied, as some resources have proven far less useful than others, and it would be a very long list to include everything. Therefore, I’ve included only the texts that have had some impact on my practice.
CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
- Shamanic Nature Retreat and Workshop, 8-day workshop in the Nordic Arctic led by Sámi Shaman Jungle Svonni and the Shamanic Healing Arts Collective, July, 2026
- Energy Tracking & Reading, Level 3, 15 hr Class with Aileen Dashurova, Nov. – Dec, 2025
- Energy Tracking & Reading, Level 2, 15 hr Class with Aileen Dashurova, Sept. – Nov., 2024
- Energy Tracking & Reading, 20 hr Class with healer Aileen Dashurova, March-May, 2024
- Shamanism: What are the Sami Gods?, Workshop with Sámi Shaman Jungle Svonni, Feb 2024
- Shaman21 New & Full Moon Classes, Meditations, & Journeys with Alberto Villolodo, Marcela Lobos, & 4 Winds Staff, Aug. 2023 – May 2024
ARTICLES
Animals in Saami Shamanism: Power Animals, Symbols of Art, and Offerings, Tiina Aikas and Trude Fonneland, Religious, 2021, 12, 256
Articles on Scandinavian shamanism from The Shamanistic Association, Sjamanistisk Forbund:
https://www.sjamanforbundet.no/artikler/samisk-tro-om-guder-og-gudinner (Sami Belief: Gods & Goddesses)
https://www.sjamanforbundet.no/artikler/litt-om-retningene (The Directions)
https://www.sjamanforbundet.no/artikler/verdenene (The Worlds)
https://www.sjamanforbundet.no/artikler/de-ni-fylgjer (The Nine [Companions])
https://www.sjamanforbundet.no/artikler/brennneslens-magiske-egenskaper (The Magical Properties of Nettles)
https://www.sjamanforbundet.no/artikler/visjonssoken-eller-utiseta (Vision Quest)
https://www.sjamanforbundet.no/artikler/a-lage-hellig-vann (Making Holy Water)
Healing the Spirit of Place, Debra Morrill; The Society for Shamanic Practice, April 11, 2022
The Lost Elements of the Sami Night Skies; Skynews.ca
Rattlesnake Kinship: Indigeneity, Disability, Animality, Vivian Delchamps; Disability Studies Quarterly, Vol. 41 No. 4 (2021): Fall 2021
Reindeer in the Spiritual DNA, Jaime Meyer; The Society for Shamanic Practice, Dec. 2017
Reindeer: Myth, Religion and Tradition, Christine; Think Differently About Sheep
Sámi Drums – Then and Now, Gusto (Ken Emerson Jr.), Sami Culture
Sami Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Entities; Beneath Northern Lights, June 2019
Soul Retrieval: A Method for Trauma-related Soul Loss, Jill Raiguel, MS LMFT; The Society for Shamanic Practice, Feb. 7, 2023
The Shamanic Drum as Cognitive Map, Juha Pentikainen; Cahiers de litterature oracle, 67-68, 2010
The Forest Finns of Norway and Sweden and their use and conception of the landscape. Ingunn Holm
BOOKS
Chosen By the Spirits; Sarangerel
Dances With Ancestors; David Kowalski
I Have Come On A Lonely Path, Memoir Of A Shaman; Kim Keum-Hwa and Kim Hye-Kyoung
Plant Spirit Medicine; Eliot Cowan
Rites and Symbols of Initiation: The Mysteries of Birth and Rebirth; Mircea Eliade
Shamanic Drumming Circles Guide; Micheal Drake
Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide; Sandra Ingerman
Shamanic Reiki; Llyn Roberts and Robert Levy
Shamanism Without Borders: A Guide to Shamanic Tending for Trauma and Disasters; The Society for Shamanic Practice
Spirit Marriage: Intimate Relationships with Otherworldly Beings; Megan Rose, PhD
The Body Deva; Mary Mueller Shutan
The Book of Ceremony: Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life; Sandra Ingerman
The Four Agreements: A Toltec Wisdom Book; Don Miguel Ruiz
The Reindeer People: Living With Animals and Spirits in Siberia, Piers Vitebsky
The Shamanic Drum: A Guide to Sacred Drumming, Michael Drake
The Teachings of Don Juan, A Yaqui Way of Knowing; Carlos Castaneda
The Tools of the Noaidi, Elin Kaven and Jungle Svonni
The Woman in the Shaman’s Body: Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Magic; Barbara Tedlock, PhD