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VICTORIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NEW SOUTH WALESADVANCED TRAINING IN SHAMANIC PRACTICE 2008Master Practitioner and Shamanic InitiationThe Australian Dreaming ProjectIkon InstituteSpirit of the Earth Medicine SocietyAustralian Association of Shamanic PractitionersINTRODUCING ADVANCED SHAMANIC TRAINING Ikon Institute has been conducting training in shamanic practice in Australia for 20 years. The programs offered have been based on world-wide experience, research and practice which embraces many cultures. To date, these programs have been aimed at providing participants with the fundamentals of shamanic practice in such a way that they are able to go forward, at the completion of courses, into the community to practice professionally. At the core of this process, is the life enrichment, spiritual and personal growth, of the students of this work. Ikon has offered workshops, short courses and the very successful two-year Diploma of Shamanic Practice throughout Australia. Graduates of this latter program are currently making their mark in the community, offering an extensive range of healing and ceremonial services. However, there is now a need to take this work further…. to offer advanced training and the parallel path of initiation into the shamanic vocation, following traditional lines. What is offered draws upon many cultures but especially the work of the Spirit of the Earth Medicine Society [SOTEMS] and the joint Ikon-SOTEMS undertaking, The Australian Dreaming Project. The latter is a comprehensive attempt to develop a medicine ways framework for an Australian spiritual practice in which shamanic work is central [See our separate brochure]. So, we are taking the very large step now to afford training experiences and skill development of a very high order and which will serve to create a new generation of practitioners and teachers.
We would like you to step forward if you feel you are ready for this exciting but challenging program. THE PROGRAM There are two strands to the Advanced Shamanic Practice training:
This course is open to persons who have the following background: · Completed an Ikon Diploma of Shamanic Practice or equivalent or · Traditional training in shamanism in any culture or
Assessment of applicant’s eligibility is done on a case-by-case basis.
The training program has the following modules:
Working with the worlds of Spirit and Nature 10 days, Central Desert
Body, Mind, Spirit and Soul in Shamanism 10 days, SW of WA
Advanced Shamanic Healing 10 days, Central Desert
Mastery of States and Journeys 10 days, SW of WA
The training will involve intensive work in natural settings with occasional ‘classroom’ work. The Central Desert modules will be held in conjunction with the SOTEMS Vision Quest. The course will be physically and psychologically demanding as it requires more than intellectual understanding; rather, it requires the commitment of the whole of one’s being to the work. This creates significant personal change on all levels of existence.
SOTEMS has been operating in Australia for nearly 20 years. In that time, it has developed a strong community which is creating a medicine ways and shamanic culture across the country. This is not merely in terms of courses and workshops offered, or in terms of counselling and healing services available; rather, it is also in terms of their now being a substantial social, cultural and spiritual basis for shamanic practice. With this comes the opportunity to become an initiated shaman within the SOTEMS tradition…. and it is now a tradition! The process is one of personal, traditionally modelled training and initiation through several stages. Persons who wish to do the Masters in Shamanic Practice may also be interviewed for the initiation process. What this involves is as follows: a. Enrolment in the Master Practitioner program b. Being interviewed for shamanic training and initiation c. Where a person is accepted for shamanic training and initiation, they will receive personal training from Dr. Rafael Locke which runs in parallel to the Masters program. No disclosure of the content of this individual training is available; it is discrete and focused on the individual’s needs, strengths and motivation, and personal path.
Since these activities begin in 2008, it is advisable to communicate your interest to us as soon as possible. Commencement: September, 2008, coinciding with the SOTEMS Vision Quest Fees: Master Practitioner: $9500.00 Deposit: $1000.00 Payment schemes available
Shamanic Initiation: Appropriate exchange arranged as per traditional practices For specific information or to register your interest please contact Dr. Ralph Locke 0417964703
Click here for information regarding the Working with the worlds of Spirit and Nature Module 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:
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 Studies in Shamanic Practice
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