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Studies in Shamanic PracticePhoenix Institute in Prahran offers short courses in shamanism. For more details click here www.phoenixinstitute.com.au choose workshops for listing. Phoenix Institute of VictoriaShamanism for Women: ‘Traversing the Worlds of Self’Please note that while this is not a SOTEMS event, it is highly recommended and facilitated by SOTEMS members. ‘Traversing the Worlds of Self’ is a four module residential program for women focussing on Pachamama, the Chakana and the Medicine Wheel. The program can be undertaken as single modules, or in sequence. The program focuses on: - a deeper connection to women’s traditional healing - discovering personal healing through ritual - self discovery of one’s spiritual path - building a spiritual community of women’s medicine Traditional native people of South America have a strong connection to Pachamama, the earth mother and powerful feminine energy that pervades all life. They cultivate lives that honour Pachamama, and understand and practice the principle of balance and reciprocity in all their exchanges with each other and with their environment. The Chakana, the ancient Andean cross, is a map and a symbol that embodies all of these understandings. The Chakana, with its horizontal and vertical symmetry, represents cosmic balance. It is a bridge to different levels and aspects of reality, and is therefore seen as a symbol of the divine. The hollow at its centre represents the mystery of the Chakana that extends bridges between the human and the divine, between the living and the dead, between the masculine and the feminine, and between the past and the future. Working with the energy of the powerful feminine, Pachamama, we walk the medicine wheel and the Chakana, drawing upon them for direction and guidance in our lives. They are ancient tools that allow us to focus our energies and move through difficulties and challenges. They offer pathways to creatively re-envision our lives. ‘Traversing the Worlds of Self’ is for women who wish to face the challenge of navigating through their many selves, and who wish to reconnect with their own strength and resources as they weave their personal life stories. They are walking, or wanting to walk their spiritual path through ritual, community and accessing traditional wisdom. All workshops will involve traditional sweatlodges, though they are not compulsory. Program 1 – East: Birth In this first program, beginning in the East, you connect to the powerful energy of Pachamama and call upon your own power as you plummet the depths of your life, shedding the past that weighs you down. Allow yourself to be stripped to your bones of a past that may cling too tightly, and in the process allow Spirit to grow and let the virtues of the Chakana and the medicine wheel nurture you back to life. Surrendering to death to be claimed by life, be born ready to continue your path around the medicine wheel, crossing the portals of the Chakana into the worlds and layers of the self. Date: 7-9 March, 2008 Venue: Residential - Coranderrk, Healesville Sanctuary Cost: $300 1 workshop $1000 4 workshops (includes food, camping fees) Program 2 – North: Courage & Strength This program is about walking bare, having been stripped to your bones, continue your journey around the medicine wheel and the Chakana calling for what is needed for your path. The North is a call for courage and strength. This is a time to call upon Wiracocha, the masculine principle, into your life to enable you to forge ahead and move into and through any difficulties that present themselves to you and your path. It is a time to find your voice and your courage. In this program you will reconnect with the energy of Wiracocha, honouring it and call upon the virtues of courage and strength to confront your fears and help you continue your path into the unknown. Date: 16-18 May, 2008 Venue: Residential - Coranderrk, Healesville Sanctuary Cost: $300 1 workshop $1000 4 workshops (includes food, camping fees)
Program 3 – West: Healing & Compassion Continuing our journey around the medicine wheel, we arrive at the West the place of healing and compassion, the place of Pachamama, the mothers and grandmothers. As the flesh begins to cover your bones, we traverse the West reconnecting with the powerful feminine. A time to honour your female ancestry, receiving the gifts and wisdom of the women who have walked before you. It is also a time to heal any wounds that may still block the heart. Date: 26-28 September, 2008 Venue: Residential - Coranderrk, Healesville Sanctuary Cost: $300 1 workshop $1000 4 workshops (includes food, camping fees)
Program 4 – South: Questing for a Vision We step through the doorway of the South into the darkness of the unknown. A time to step forward and be supported by the wisdom and strength which has fleshed your bones up to this point in your journey around the medicine wheel. Allow your connection to Wiracocha and Pachamama to carry you in this step as you call for a vision for your life, coming full circle around the medicine wheel and the Chakana. Date: 21-23 November, 2008 Venue: Residential - Coranderrk, Healesville Sanctuary Cost: $300 1 workshop $1000 4 workshops (includes food, camping fees) Facilitators: Maria Elena Bravo is a member and Ceremonial Leader of the Spirit of the Earth Medicine Society. Apprenticed to Dr. Ralph Locke, she has undertaken rigorous training in shamanic work and medicine ways over ten years. Born in Chile, Maria has a deep interest in South American shamanic traditions and has worked with healers in Peru and Mexico. She leads regular tours to Peru for Phoenix Institute. A particular area of interest is in assisting women in and through ceremonial work. She has facilitated shamanic workshops, and participated in ceremonial work with women elders of the Central Desert and Q’eros community in the Peruvian Andes. Marina Appeldorff has been involved in the healing arts for twelve years. She is currently working in the aged care sector as a reflexologist and counsellor. Marina co-developed an adult education course at Quantin Binnah Community Centre to assist women to find their own inner strength in a safe and nurturing space. Marina is a member of Spirit of the Earth Medicine Society. Her interest in Shamanism has led her to travel around Australia, including spending time in dance and ceremony with Aboriginal women. The development and performance of ceremony is the aspect of healing about which Marina feels most passionate and gains great enjoyment. For further information about the program contact: Phoenix Institute of Victoria (03) 9510 4264 15 Chatham St, Prahran 3181 P O Box 1137 Windsor 3181 www.phoenixinstitute.com.au
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