In this first virtual gathering, we shall explore the relevance of a shamanic worldview as a global catalyst for human spiritualization. We will overview the various forms of shamanic initiation, including illness and crisis. Classic perspectives on dismemberment and ritualized death for the attainment of soul vision and healing power shall also be presented. Additionally, we’ll give an introduction to the cosmovision of Pachakuti Mesa Tradition and ritual healing arts that will serve as the foundation through which to progressively awaken the universal shaman within. Subjects include:

• Releasing the Past – moving beyond the illusion of victimhood and embracing the choice of sacred volunteerism
• The Art of Communion: Quietude, Stillness and Presence – befriending the great originating mystery
• Ukhu Pacha Ch’usay: An Immersion Within (‘lower world’ journey) – guided practice for accessing inner dimensions of being and the archetypal realms of shadow

The shamanic universe is replete with magical, unexpected and non-ordinary possibilities when compared to our conscious waking reality. In order to benefit from this unlimited panorama of opportunities for growing your soul, we must learn to engage the powers, forces and visionary guidance in this vast sea of human possibility with balance and discernment. In this second apprenticeship gathering, we will share time-proven tools and techniques for harmoniously harnessing such non-ordinary potentials and living in a balanced way. Subjects include:

• Transforming the Present – the disciplined use of imagination, sacred word and ritual gesture
• The Art of Consecration – ceremonial expressions of gratitude for evoking sacred reciprocity in our lives
• Kay Pacha Ch’usay: The Sojourn of Here-and-Now (“middle world” journey) – guided practice for making “this world” a reflection of one’s wholeness, beauty and reverence

It is a well-known fact that true healing is a labor of love. Having learned to say “YES” to “the call” – having heeded the great dreaming to embrace a transformational vocation of relationship with oneself, others and the universe as a whole – we must now learn to lovingly establish trustworthy spiritual alliances with unseen helpers and guides who inhabit the inner and outer dimensions of our being. From an open-hearted place of appreciation for the beauty and grace contained within our Pachakuti Mesa Tradition shamanic altar ground, we will call upon the love which is our essence, in service to personal and planetary renewal. Subjects include:

• Creating the Future – invoking alliances of transformational opportunity in partnership with seen and unseen shamanic realms
• The Art of Composition – tools for ritual patterning and visionary configuration of a sacred shamanic altar ground for personal and planetary healing transformation
• Hanaq Pacha Ch’usay: A Celestial Embrace (“upper world” journey) – guided practice in shamanic flight to access superior realms of universal wisdom and spiritual guidance

Building upon our accrued wisdom and the shamanic tools learned thus far, we are prepared to embark on the journey of transforming mind. By trusting soul, we re-Member; in honoring spirit, vision is bestowed; and through the opening of our hearts, the healing power of love is granted. And thus, our next step is to apprentice the art of making manifest our thoughts, insights and divine imaginings in a manner that positively transforms current reality. The power of intention and disciplined imagination known to Pachakuti Mesa Tradition adepts shall be thoroughly apprenticed and mastered in this 4th gathering of our series.

• Living the Mystery – consciously embracing the wonderfully unpredictable nature of life and finding sustenance in the cosmic order behind the illusion of separateness
• The Art of Connection – shamanic techniques for maximizing our human evolution as luminous strands within the “great sacred web of creation”
• T’eqsimuyu Ch’usay: Returning to One (“cosmic seeding” journey) – guided practice for the shamanic dreaming of a “New Earth”

The journey of initiation into perennial shamanic wisdom teachings and ritual practices gives us an embodied understanding of the primacy of consciousness behind all things. This, in turn, deepens our ability to effect healing influence within our physical bodies. Participants in this 5th apprenticeship module shall be introduced to the workings of “kawsay” – vital life force – for the strengthening and evolution of our human neurophysiology. Awakened in the heart by the experience of inextricable solidarity with our living Earth, we shall learn shamanic techniques for harnessing Gaia’s “sacred medicine,” allowing us to deepen and sustain our attainment of vitality and balanced living. Subjects include:

• Serving the Earth – teaching love by the way we live
• The Art of Cooperation
• Ch’aska Runa Ch’usay: A Starlight re-Membering (“Contact” journey) – guided practice for the realization of Self as Creation

We are all native children of Mother Earth, all indigenous participants of her tribal dreaming – blessed by a shared experience of common unity with Pachamama, and consciously dedicated to her sustainability. As a global family, our sense of belongingness is a true “re-Membering,” by which each thought, word and action finds radiant reflection in “All Our Relations.” Based on our shared willingness to stand together, in deep reverence for the “Great Sacred Hoop of Life,” we realize our earth walk is a path of sacred activism. Subjects include:

• Sustaining the Tribe: Evolving our Human Destiny
• The Art of Compatibility: Exercises in Resonance, Reverence and Revelation
• Munayniyoq Ch’usay: Reflections of the Beloved (“blessing” journey) – guided practice in the sanctification of love as our essence

In the memorable words of T.S. Elliott, “We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring, will be to arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time.” Indeed. Although this noble sojourn throughout virtual shamanic dimensions of healing must come to “an end,” in reality, it remains an eternal beginning, a return to the One Source. We are now fully prepared to carry forth the magic, mystery and medicine of universal shamanism to the Dour Directions. In doing so, we forever help crystallize The Shift, for we have learned to embrace a lifeway that leads from victimhood to volunteerism, from separation to wholeness, and from fear to love. This is our destiny, this is our decree, Pachakuti Mesa Tradition carriers and Gaia’s children. Infinite gratitude for your evolutionary participation in transforming our world through sacred living! Subjects include:

• Birthing the Cosmos: Initiation into the Immortality of Self
• The Art of Correspondence: As Above So Below – a synergy of the One and the Many
• Tiyayakuy Ch’usay (“welcoming” journey) – guided practice in the evolution of universal sentience

This co-creative dialogue between don Oscar and renowned evolutionary teacher, Barbara Marx Hubbard, provides the listener with illuminating insights on the interface between earth and sky – honoring indigenous lifeways and leading edge discoveries within the field of conscious evolution, as developed in Barbara’s writings.

Barbara Marx Hubbard is a visionary, social innovator and evolutionary thinker who believes that global change happens when we work collectively and selflessly for the greater good. As a prolific author and educator, Barbara has written seven books on social and planetary evolution. She has produced, hosted and contributed to countless documentaries seen by millions of people around the world. In conjunction with The Shift Network, Barbara co-produced the worldwide Birth 2012 multi-media event that was seen as a historic turning point in exposing the social, spiritual, scientific and technological potential in humanity.

In this uniquely self-disclosing interview, don Oscar’s cherished co-author of Lessons In Courage: Peruvian Shamanic Wisdom for Everyday Life, Bonnie Glass-Coffin, presents a richly soul-animated sharing of her personal encounter with the shamanic powers, forces and venerated denizens known to pre-Columbian indigenous Peruvian peoples – and how this has deepened her vocation as a cultural anthropologist.

Bonnie Glass-Coffin, PhD is a visionary and a bridge-builder who believes that educating the whole person (head and heart) should be at the core of a liberal arts education. She has been inspired to build these bridges because of the transformative experiences that she has had while studying with Peruvian shamans for more than 30 years. She has spoken about this vision with university presidents, provosts, and deans as well as students and her anthropology colleagues at places like the President’s Inaugural Lecture (Utah State University), the American Anthropological Association and the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges & Universities. She has written about this vision and her experiences of deep personal transformation in academic venues, and has been awarded both the CASE/Carnegie Professor of the Year for the State of Utah (2004), the Eleanor Roosevelt Global Citizenship Award (2010), and the Dean’s Giraffe Award for “sticking your neck out” (2012). She has written two books about her work with Peruvian shamanism.

Dr. Krippner and don Oscar have been sharing their passion for making available the ancestral wisdom and therapeutic applications of worldwide shamanic healing traditions since the early 1970’s. Listeners of this deeply informative conversation shall be treated to a mind-expanding exploration of the shamanic roots of human consciousness, the development of psi abilities and reclaiming a soul-inspired worldview inclusive of dream and myth, as well as science and technological progress.

Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Saybrook University, San Francisco, is a Fellow in four APA divisions and past-president of two divisions. Formerly, he was director of the Kent State University Child Study Center and the Maimonides Medical Center Dream Research Laboratory, in Brooklyn NY. He is co-author of Extraordinary Dreams, The Mythic Path, and Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in War Veterans and many other books.

Stanley has conducted workshops and seminars on dreams and/or hypnosis around the globe. He is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and has published cross-cultural studies on spiritual content in dreams.

This lively conversation between two old friends and seasoned navigators of other worldly realms illuminates the inherent self-transformational power accessed through shamanic journey work and the near death experience (NDE). Dr. Moody’s groundbreaking re-discovery of the extraordinary healing potentials available through the use of ancient Greek Psychomanteum chamber, to help individuals and families in bereavement, shall be discussed within the context of shamanic death and rebirth initiatory experience.

Dr. Raymond Moody is the leading authority on the “near-death experience” – a phrase he coined in the late seventies. Dr. Moody’s research into the phenomenon of near-death experience had its start in the 1960’s.The New York Times calls him "the father of the near-death experience.” He is the bestselling author of twelve books including Life After Life – which has sold over 13 million copies worldwide – as well as numerous articles in academic and professional literature. Dr. Moody continues to capture enormous public interest and generate controversy with his ground-breaking work on the near-death experience and what happens when we die.