Shamanic Studies

Since there are no certifications or diplomas for the type of shamanic initiation and training I’ve been through, I am supplying my full bibliography of shamanic studies in the physical realm. I will keep these lists updated as I continue to study and train.

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, & LIVE EVENTS

• Shaman21 New & Full Moon Classes, Meditations, & Journeys with Alberto Villolodo, Marcela Lobos, & 4 Winds Staff, Aug. 2023 – May 2024
  
• Shamanism: What are the Sami Gods?, Workshop with Sami Shaman Jungle Svonnis, Feb 2024
  
• Energy Tracking & Reading, 20 hr Class with healer Aileen Dashurova, March-May, 2024
  
• Energy Tracking & Reading, Level 2, 20 hr Class with Aileen Dashurova, Sept. – Nov., 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

A Naturalist’s Guide to the Arctic, E. C. Pielou
Chosen By the Spirits; Sarangerel
Death Walkers; David Kowalski
Dances With Ancestors; David Kowalski
I Have Come On A Lonely Path, Memoir Of A Shaman; Kim Keum-Hwa and Kim Hye-Kyoung
Medicine For The Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins; Sandra Ingerman
Mending the Past and Healing the Future With Soul Retrieval; Alberto Villoldo
Plant Spirit Medicine; Eliot Cowan
Practical Shamanism, A Guide for Walking in Both Worlds; Katie Weatherup
Rites and Symbols of Initiation: The Mysteries of Birth and Rebirth; Mircea Eliade
Shaman, Healer, Sage; Alberto Villolodo
Shamanic Drumming Circles Guide; Micheal Drake
Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide; Sandra Ingerman
Shamanic Reiki; Llyn Roberts and Robert Levy
Shamanic Voices; Joan Halifax, PhD
Shamanism Without Borders: A Guide to Shamanic Tending for Trauma and Disasters; The Society for Shamanic Practice
The Body Deva; Mary Mueller Shutan
The Book of Ceremony – Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life; Sandra Ingerman
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 Way of the Shaman; Michael Harner
The Woman in the Shaman’s Body: Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Magic; Barbara Tedlock, PhD