Reindeer Shamanism Archives - https://inkwoodhealing.com/tag/reindeer-shamanism/ Shamanic Healing, Classes and Ceremonies Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:13:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://inkwoodhealing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-Crow-cropped-small.jpg Reindeer Shamanism Archives - https://inkwoodhealing.com/tag/reindeer-shamanism/ 32 32 211843302 Invoking Reindeer https://inkwoodhealing.com/invoking-reindeer/ https://inkwoodhealing.com/invoking-reindeer/#comments Sat, 06 Jan 2024 16:09:45 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=1464 Reindeer, both the animal and his spirit, was (and is) central to Reindeer Shamanism because thousands of years ago, the reindeer their people followed kept them alive during the long winters. A deep relationship with this animal developed, a mutual relationship of survival (humans kept wolves away from reindeer herds), and a mystical relationship of […]

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]]> https://inkwoodhealing.com/invoking-reindeer/feed/ 1 1464 What is Reindeer Shamanism? https://inkwoodhealing.com/what-is-reindeer-shamanism/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:19:00 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=1816 Reindeer shamanism was an indigenous shamanic practice in the Nordic (Scandinavian) Arctic, among the tribes of people who followed the migrating reindeer herds approximately 7,000 to 10,000 years ago. Over thousands of years, it evolved into the more intricate practice of Sami shamanism, which was eventually suppressed when shamanic practices came under attack in Scandinavia […]

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]]> 1816 Initiation Into Reindeer Shamanism https://inkwoodhealing.com/initiation-into-reindeer-shamanism/ Wed, 16 Aug 2023 16:12:26 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=1913 From my journal: 12/7/22, 4:40 PM, full moon. For the full moon, I did a ritual to dedicate my shamanic work and healing to the spirit of Reindeer. After offerings (I included Rat Spirit to give him my thanks and accept his assistance and teachings as well), and dedicatory words, I journeyed swiftly to the […]

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]]> 1913 Shamanic Dedication https://inkwoodhealing.com/shamanic-dedication-and-initiation/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:41:26 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=1048 From my journal: 11/26/22, 7:30 PM, waxing crescent moon. I journeyed tonight to seek out my grandfather and let him know I’m ready to step onto the path that he has helped me find. I appeared as a young-ish teen when I spoke with him to tell him my intention. He seemed both pleased and […]

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]]> 1048 Reindeer Shamanism – Journaling my Shamanic Path https://inkwoodhealing.com/reindeer-shamanism-journaling-my-shamanic-path/ https://inkwoodhealing.com/reindeer-shamanism-journaling-my-shamanic-path/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:16:12 +0000 https://inkwoodhealing.com/?p=910 Welcome to the ongoing series of articles that document my path through shamanism. You can find all these articles (in reverse chronological order) under the blog category of ‘My Shamanic Path‘ if you’d like to follow the full story. In the summer and early fall of 2022, I had a series of unexpected experiences that […]

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