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Welcome to our April 2008
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Hi Everybody.
Howard is away in the jungle so I am saying hello and
welcome for both of us.
This month I am participating in the Freedom Seekers Conference in
Glastonbury on April 26th and 27th. This will be a really
interesting weekend for all interested in the wider view as there
are four of us presenting and bringing different aspect of the big
picture together.
We have postponed the start of the 'Mirrors of Transformation' course until
May 2nd - 5th and have changed the venue from London to residential in East
Sussex with the first and last meetings slightly longer. We feel this will make
a nice improvement on our original plan.
Howard's next jungle journey starts
July 19th; you can go till August 2nd or for three weeks till August 9th.
There are new shamanism
related videos uploaded on YouTube.
I am busily editing the proofs of my new book - 'A View Through the Medicine
Wheel' which is due for publication (by O-Books) around July. Great to see
a project coming to manifestation!
'Soul Companions', (also published by
O-Books) compiled by Karen Sawyer, includes contributions by
Leo and Howard plus a whole load of varied and
really interesting people. For more details
click here.
Wishing you a great April, showers and sun.....
Leo
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New Videos on You
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Andean Shamanism Retreat
Shipibo Shaman Enrique Lopez
Traditions of the Andes
Shipba Craftswoman
The Pusanga
The Western rational mind can only struggle, to take as an example
the famed 'love potion' of the Amazon known as the Pusanga. In
rational terms it makes no sense whatsoever, how can a concoction
of leaves, roots, and seeds attract a lover, or good luck to
you?
The soundtrack is Ayahuasca Mestizo, Shaman Artidoro,
chanting a beautiful Icaro.
Iquitos – Gateway to the Amazon
Iquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a
population of around 400,000. It is the capital of Loreto Region
and Maynas Province. It is generally considered the most populous
city in the world that cannot be reached by road.
Iquitos Gateway to the Amazon |
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New Article: Spiritual
Traditions of the Andean Shamans |
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click here to download PDF article |
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Leo Rutherford is presenting
at a shamanism conference in the uk |
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Mirrors of Transformation |
Revised Dates and Venue: May 2nd - 5th / June
6th - 9th / June 27th - 29th All Residential in East Sussex.
Limited to 12 participants per course.
The heart of this course is the Circle of Mirrors ceremony which comes
half way through the Elements of Shamanism course of which it has been
a major highlight for the last twenty years. This year we are offering
it as the focus for a shorter course for those who wish to come to
see themselves more clearly and transform the way they see the world and
themselves, their habit patterns and especially any unconscious self-sabotage
patterns that may linger within.
Click here
for more details
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Rites of Passage / Vision
Quest |
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June 13-15th / july 4 – 7th / July
26th – August 2nd, 2008
Puberty Rites: Few of us were guided through this difficult
transition in any sensible way as the religious mores of our
culture around self-empowerment and sexuality have been an absurd
travesty. This period of great change and growth in our life sets a
blueprint for how we learn to deal with change and challenge
throughout the rest of our life. To reveal and heal this place is a
crucial step on our path to self-empowerment.
Click here for more details
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Amazonian Shamanism
Conference in Iquitos, Peru |
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Howard has been invited to be a keynote presenter at the 4th
Amazonian Shamanism Conference in Iquitos, Peru. Click banner for
details:
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Andean & Amazon Retreat Programme
2008 |
Introduction
We are pleased to present dedicated programmes in the Andes
and the Amazon rainforest, which is focussed on an inner and deep self-exploration
and encounter with the spiritual power of the land. This is an adventure
into the magical world of the Andes, the Rainforest, and a transformative
experience of the ancient mystical rituals of the plant spirit medicines.
Over the last years we have included an ad-hoc yoga component on our retreats
working with different teachers. Since we have been working closer with
Eugene Bersuker we have decided to integrate this fully into our Retreat
programme. Our experience with yoga retreats has been very positive
and there is definitely a synergy between the practices.
Dates
Amazon Retreat Programme
July 19th - August 2nd incl. - Amazon Retreat, Ayahuasca, and Plant Spirit
Medicines.
August 3rd - 9th incl. - Optional Extension week.
Click here for
more details |
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Firebird Trance
Dance |
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Firebird Trance-Dance
SUMMER Firebird Trance-Dance at Monkton Wyld
With Leo Rutherford, Doug Blacksmith and friends.
September 12th - 15th 2008
Residential Friday 6pm to Monday 4pm
Cost £295 booking deposit £90
Booking: MONKTON WYLD COURT, CHARMOUTH, DORSET, DT6 6DQ
01297-560342. monktonwyldcourt@btinternet.com
Cost £295 booking deposit £90
Click here for more details
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Plant Spirit
Shaman |
Next Workshop: 16th - 20th October
2008
Plant Spirit Shaman Exploration and Initiation
into the Wisdom of our Plant Spirit Allies.
These workshops are fully residential, including all food, shared
accommodation, and plant medicines.
with Howard G. Charing, Charmaine Ferris and Peter Prudden.
From earliest times it has been recognized that knowledge goes
beyond sensory awareness or the rational way of understanding the
world. Entering into a communion with the Plant consciousness or
Spirit is a way that can take us directly to a an experience that
can show us that there is no such thing as an inanimate object.
Everything in the universe is alive, possesses an awareness, and
has a spirit.
Click here for more details |
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Adam & Evil - Leo's
other book |
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Leo's 'other' book (published under a pseudonym) is
now available:
'ADAM & EVIL: The God Who Hates Sex, Women and Human
Bodies' by The Heyeokah Guru.
Click
here for more details
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