Is Shamanism a religion?

          Shamanism is not a religion, in the sense that there is no hierarchy or structure, no membership, no doctrine, no governing body.  Our sacred text is the creation.  According to the Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama, everyone has two spiritualities.  One is the spirituality of their religious tradition.  The other is the spirituality of being a human.  Our initiates come from many religious traditions, or no organized religious tradition.  Shamanism is a particular experience of spirituality which embraces the Creation and works in cooperation and harmony with it.   We acknowledge that All is One, that we are part of a web of life which is ever evolving.

How do you know that you are not making this all up?

         Each of us has crossed this threshhold at different times and in different ways.  There is a point in time when it suddenly "clicks" that we are part of a plan, a love story, which has no beginning and no end.  We invite you to come along with us for this shamanistic journey, and sooner or later, you will come to know that this is a true path.  The journey proves and defines itself.

 What do you say to people who tell you this work is evil?

I say, "Come to one of our practice sessions.  We are working with God, not against God.  Come with an open heart and mind, and then tell me if you are helped or hurt."  I let the healing work speak for itself.  Anyone is welcome to come and participate or observe, no questions asked.  I've been doing this work all my life.  I trust the work.

 Is this a Native American Practice?   

No.  Shamanic Practice is found on every continent on earth.  Though one of my primary teachers was of the Medicine People of the Anishinabee people of North America, and Stanford Addison of the Arapahoe Nation currently advises me, I do not have any tribal affiliations.  Our program and practice is a distillation of many shamanic paths.  The word SHAMAN is a Siberian word which means "One who knows"