EPISODE 28
An interview with the painter Faith Nolton about shamanism and art.
EPISODE 27
An interview with the painter Faith Nolton about shamanism and art.
EPISODE 26
An interview with the painter Faith Nolton about shamanism and art.
EPISODE 25
An talk given by Sun Bear in London in May 1986.
EPISODE 24
An introduction to the role of the shaman as healer.
EPISODE 23
The roll of song in shamanism.
EPISODE 22
An experiment - a high quality, computer generated voice reads an article that was published in Sacred Hoop Magazine about shamanism in Tuva in Soutern Siberia.
EPISODE 21
Music and musical instruments in shamanism.
EPISODE 20
An audio editorial of Sacred Hoop Magazine Issue 62.
EPISODE 19
Further teachings of the Medicine Wheel - focusing on personal empowerment and waking up from being a zombie in everyday society. A pdf handout can be found HERE
EPISODE 18
An audio editorial of Sacred Hoop Issue 61 and a ramble about how the magazine was started and what it is like to produce it.
EPISODE 17
An introduction to the Medicine Wheel (Part 5) A pdf handout can be found HERE
EPISODE 16
An introduction to the Medicine Wheel (Part 4) A pdf handout can be found HERE
EPISODE 15
An introduction to the Medicine Wheel (Part 3)
EPISODE 14
An introduction to the Medicine Wheel (Part 2)
(The music on the end of the podcast is the troubadour song 'a song about nothing' by the very first troubadour William IX Duke of Aquitaine (1071 - 1126) who was grandfather to Eleanor of Aquitaine. Performed by Martin Best)
A pdf handout can be found HERE
EPISODE 13
An introduction to the Medicine Wheel (Part 1)
EPISODE 12
Interview with Karen Kelly about Norse shamanism
EPISODE 11
Creating and working with altars
EPISODE 10
Making offerings to the Spirits
EPISODE 09
The shamanic journey and the types of journeys you can make.
EPISODE 08
The shamanic journey and the three worlds of the shaman's cosmos.
EPISODE 07
Some of the ritual and energetic uses of drums.
EPISODE 06
The first part of a recording of a talk given in Gloucester, England in May 1988 by the Native American medicine teacher Sun Bear.
EPISODE 05
A short podcast to show that I have not fallen off the face of the earth. I have been busy getting the new issue of sacred Hoop Magazine to the printer, so normal podcast service will be resumed as soon as possible with a full length episode.
EPISODE 04
A talk about shamans drums with some photos of drums that you can look at HERE
EPISODE 03
A brief introduction to Sacred Hoop Magazine, and then some teachings about the sacred pipe and a description of a pipe ceremony including some traditional pipe songs.
EPISODE 02
Discussing what makes a person a shaman, the difference between shamanism and animism, and what shamanic practices Nicholas personally works with.
EPISODE 01
Nicholas introduces himself, talks about what the podcasts are for and plays some medieval music.