The Sanctuary, Shamanic Healing Center
Episodes
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Saturday Jan 13, 2024
Join us for an exploration of the UAP/UFO phenomenon and its connections to shamanic practices, Native American worldviews, and non-ordinary states of consciousness.
Some topics we explored include:- UFO culture past and present- The kinship worldview and extraterrestrial contact in Native American traditions- The link between UAP encounters and non-ordinary states of consciousness- The connections between “alien abduction” accounts and Shamanic initiation- Profound value shifts in UAP contact experiences
This is an introduction to the upcoming 6-week class starting March 6, 2024. More info at https://www.thesanctuaryheal.com/event-info/the-shamanic-worldview-and-ufos-uap-et-contact-ancient-wisdom-and-new-paradigms
Kimberly S. Engels holds a PhD in philosophy and is a past participant in The Sanctuary’s Path of the Warrior course. She is currently a philosophy professor at Molloy University as well as the Director of Research and Development at the John E. Mack Institute. She has taught courses on the Phenomenology of UFOs/UAP through the Society for UAP Studies, as well as courses on Native American philosophy at her university.
Her academic research centers on the lived experience of individuals who report UAP encounters, as well as ET contact, as an ongoing lived reality in Native American societies and cultures. In the Summer of 2023, she conducted a formal study of individuals who reported contact with non-human intelligences (NHIs), and how such experiences had influenced their beliefs, values, and worldviews.
This research suggested that UAP/UFO encounters are deeply intertwined with contact with non-ordinary realities and new paradigms for understanding consciousness.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Jesus, the ultimate Shaman
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Hear live from the authors of this new book that explore the bridges between the Christ healing ways and shamanism.
In a world increasingly perceived as overwhelming, chaotic, or even dangerous, people are being drawn to deepen their spirituality in response. Shamanism is one avenue that is becoming increasingly popular for achieving that goal.
Shamanism derives from millennia of worldwide, multi-cultural practices that connect the ordinary, material world to the non-ordinary world of Spirit. Today, Shamans and Shamanic Practitioners offer simple yet effective ways to help people connect with Spirit. They teach people how to move back and forth between these two worlds, whether for personal, spiritual growth or the healing of themselves, others, and the environment.
Jesus, the Ultimate Shaman is an easy-to-read book that covers a multitude of topics. Sally Denny and Steve Bull provide their readers with a basic introduction to Shamanism and describe many of the shamanic tools that are able to be used.
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
My interview with Elder Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, shaman, traditional healer, storyteller, and carrier of the Qilaut (winddrum), whose family belongs to the traditional healers of the Far North from Kalaallit Nunaat, Greenland.
His name means ‘The Man Who Looks Like His Uncle’. Since he was a child he was trained by his family- especially by his Grandmother Aanakasaa – for becoming a shaman.
The spiritual task given by his mother is: “Melting the Ice in the Heart of Man”.
Angaangaq bridges the boundaries of cultures and faiths in people young and old. His work has taken him to over 70 countries around the world. He conducts circles, seminars, and Aalaartiviit – traditional sweat lodges. His teachings are deeply rooted in the wisdom of the oral healing traditions of his people, which enabled people over thousands of years to survive in one of the harshest places on Earth.
Angaangaq is a Keynote-Speaker at international conferences about climate change, environment, spiritual and indigenous issues. Since a ceremony in Greenland in 2009 where the “sacred fire” has been brought back to Greenland, he is carrying the title “Angakkorsuaq” – “Great Shaman”.
“The greatest distance in the existence of Man is not from here to there nor from there to here. Nay, the greatest distance in the existence of Man is from his mind to his heart. Unless he conquers that distance he can never learn to soar like an eagle and realize his own immensity within.” Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq
Please support our Elder with donation to Ice Wisdom https://icewisdom.com/aanakasaap-illua/
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Myth, Mycelium, and Rewilding Masculinities
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Join us for an exceptional discussion on Myth, Mycelium, and Rewilding Masculinities with Sophie Strand.
Some of the themes we explored:
How has patriarchy colonized the ideas of the masculine?
What does it mean to use mycelium to think through myths?
How can we root ancient stories in ecology?
What makes ancient myths potent in the age of ecosystem collapse?
How does storytelling allow us to transcend our human narratives?
What is the role of modern science in reinterpreting ancient myths?
How can we complicate our ideas of progress and individuality via folklore and biology?
Are there any modern examples of these ancient mythic figures?
How has the history of monotheism obscured the biodiversity of masculine spiritualities and archetypes? In particular, the figures of Dionysus, Orpheus, Tolkien, Rabbi Yeshua, Tristan, Merlin the Wizard, Parzifal, and King David were focus points of Sophie's recent books.
In this live discussion with Sophie, you will have the opportunity to learn some beautiful wisdom teachings from her and to ask questions.
Sophie Strand is a poet, historical-fiction writer, and essayist based in the Hudson Valley with a focus on the intersection of spirituality and ecology. Her first book of essays The Flowering Wand: Lunar Kings, Lichenized Lovers, Transpecies Magicians, and Rhizomatic Harpists Heal the Masculine is forthcoming from Sacred Planet Books (Inner Traditions). She has three chapbooks: Love Song to a Blue God (Oread Press) and Those Other Flowers to Come (Dancing Girl Press) and The Approach (The Swan )Her writing has been published by The Dark Mountain Project, www.poetry.org, Unearthed, Braided Way Magazine, Creatrix Magazine, and Your Impossible Voice. And you can continue to follow her work and poetry on Facebook or Instagram: cosmogyny.
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Embodied Plant Medicine
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Tuesday Jun 22, 2021
Join us for an exceptional discussion on Embodied Plant Medicine with Amanda Nicole.
What if my body is my basket, and I become the Tulip Poplar tree? The call of the plants is not primarily for them but for me -- a Divine invitation to fully Embody and Be. When I am the vessel holding Nettles' green leaves, the cup remains empty, untouched by tea, and I am the Medicine and the Medicine is me.
Some of the themes we explore:
* Plants as Instruments of Incarnation
* Embodied Plant Medicine -- Becoming the Divine Rose
* Sexual Trauma & Plant Medicine
* Bear as Guide & Companion
* Listening to the Voices of the Land
Monday May 13, 2019
Shamanic Rituals (Music Live Recording)
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
I recorded a Shamanic Ritual music that can be used during your ceremonies, meditation and prayer practice. Bringing Spirits and Instruments from the Amazonian Jungle.
Saturday May 11, 2019
Four Directions, Four Elements, Four Prayers
Saturday May 11, 2019
Saturday May 11, 2019
The 4 directions (East, West, North & South), the 4 elements (Fire, Water, Air & Earth) are the foundations for shamanic practices and prayers. In this episode, I share an introduction to this powerful ancient knowledge to offer you a way to connect with this ancient wisdom in service of your healing and the healing of humanity. I also discuss the 4 traditional prayers associated with this practice.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
The Mystical Positivist - Part 2 - Interview
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
Tuesday Apr 09, 2019
"The Mystical Positivist," is dedicated to the application of reason in the pursuit of spiritual practice and development. I look to this format to be challenging and a bit controversial in that the New Age community tends to have an overly romantic picture of the gritty pursuit of spiritual transformation. My thesis is that rationality is in no way the antithesis of deep mystical experience, in fact, I assert that it is a necessary ally - hence the blog name "Mystical Positivist."
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Spirit Connection and Channeling
Monday Sep 18, 2017
Monday Sep 18, 2017
As we are healing ourselves we open our Heart for a deeper and more intimate connection to Spirit. In that process, we can be able to channel messages and guidance for ourselves and for Humanity.