What Even is Shamanism?

Kenn is currently in the middle of writing his third book, Planting the Seeds of Shamanism in the West. In this episode he gives a sneak peak into and we talk about the chapter he’s working on - community, connection, and spirit, and what that’s like to explore in the contemporary religious environment.

Medicine Body is a fundamental exercise in the post-tribal shamanic teaching series. Kenn and I get into how one can learn how to cultivate and utilize windhorse energy in order to perceive and receive information that isn’t necessarily available in ordinary states of consciousness, and this is what we’re calling medicine body.

Being able to work with and commune with Spirits is integral to the work of a Shaman. What do we mean by Spirit? Where can we find them? How do we cultivate support and navigate these relationships? These questions and more answered inside the episode.

What makes a shaman is their ability to traverse into and interact within the spirit realms in order to make meaningful change in one’s or others life. This episode introduces the concept of the Three Worlds, shamanic journeying, touching on the anatomy of the human soul and Death Mysteries.

A core theme in shamanism is a call from the spirits to do the work. Kenn and Valerie discuss what it could look like and means to be called to shamanize in the West and share some personal stories related to the topic.

Welcome to the inaugural episode! In it, Kenn and Valerie get into what shamanism is, with respect to its deep roots in human history; the relevance of shamanism in contemporary culture; and how and for whom the shaman operates.