Shamanism: Shamanic Courses: Mirrors of Transformation

April 5 - 6th / May 3 - 4th / June 6 - 9th residential / June 28 – 29th

Limited to 12 participants

With Leo Rutherford, Dawn Russell and Lorraine Grayston

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 main focus of 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 self-sabotage patterns that may linger within.

Here is the background to this teaching: The The Star Maiden’s Circle sits within The Twenty Count which is the foundation Medicine Wheel describing the workings of the Cosmos. It shows the connection of the greater and the lesser and that all are parts of one great unfolding cosmic life process. This Medicine comes from ancient Central American shamanistic teachings and is a map of life in a circular form. It relates our personal life process to the greater cosmological process of Spirit/Energy and the elemental/archetypal powers which govern the Universe, to the pressures and opportunities that move a human being, and thus all humanity, through experience of life on earth.

The Ancients saw their world in terms of circles and cycles and time as circular rather than linear. Medicine wheels teach of the human's place in the natural order and of the purpose of life. They show the powers that hold the Universe in balance.

The Star Maiden’s Circle unravels our life issues, shows us the source of them and guides us to potent places where we can effect change. It shows how we tend to get caught in  the powerlessness of chasing our own tail (i.e. self- limiting patterns and habits)  and how to become the authority for ourselves, to take responsibility and master our circumstances. This is path of the hero/ine, who challenges demons, and conquers for the good of all at whatever risk to self.    

The Star Maiden’s Circle shows us how the flow of emotional energy can get stuck in our wounding and is reflected back to us in our day to day life in our habits and patterns, which feed limiting beliefs leading to unconscious choices motivated by fear, leaving us disconnected from spirit/cosmos and our inner vitality/life force and so, in conflict with ourselves.

The circle then enables us to transform limiting cycles, bring in the movement of new possibilities and thus be fed by life affirming habits and patterns giving us an expanded world view. This enables us to make more conscious choices through our connection to our passion and the greater energies of existence, leaving us feeling inspired and awake to life. A-Ho!

Four meeting course
Weekend 1,2 and 4 in London. Non-residential
Weekend 3 is three days residential in East Sussex, Friday eve – Monday 4pm.

£850 by instalments
Booking deposit £200
Contact Dawn: 01435-810308 / dawnbear@btinternet.com