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THE SHAMANIC JOURNEY is a powerful technique used by shamans and shamanic practitioners worldwide. Music is a favorite vehicle for the journey, helping to focus the mind and invite the spirit body into the non-ordinary reality.
Music created with entertainment in mind rarely meets the needs of the shamanic journey. While most music seeks to hold the listener's attention and actively engage the senses, shamanic journeying music must create a seamless and transparent weave of experience
which propels the shaman into a transformational state of consciousness.
The Shamanic Music Store carries a hand-picked selection of recordings, each of which has been reviewed by teachers of shamanism and certified as effective music for journeying. Look to us as the source for all of your shamanic music needs!
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ANYONE CAN LEARN SHAMANIC JOURNEYING. You don't have to be a shaman, and there are no prerequisites! The journey state is a natural state for humans, something we are born knowing how to do, and communication with our spirit guides is a most natural and fulfilling relationship. If you're interested in learning shamanic journeying, find a class or a circle in your area:
Global Shamanic Circles
Core Shamanic Drumming Circles
Shamanic Events by Region
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Aisling Willow Grey and Peregrin Lake
Core Shamanism Workshops and Training (The Foundation for Shamanic Studies)
Shamanic Training (Society for Shamanic Practitioners)
Shamanism General Overview and FAQ
READ MORE ABOUT SHAMANISM at our Essential Shamanism Bookstore — recommended books for shamans everywhere.
F E A T U R E D B O O K
The Seeker's Guide to Harry Potter
by Geo Athena Trevarthen
 The Seeker's Guide to Harry Potter offers 'seekers' of all kinds profound and fascinating insights into the narrative themes, symbols and mythic elements encountered in the Harry Potter books. Drawing from diverse spiritual and scholarly sources, it is an open-minded guide to the rich layers of meaning and symbolism we encounter in all seven of the novels.
Dr. Geo Athena Trevarthen developed and taught the Open Studies course on Harry Potter at the University of Edinburgh, where she gained her PhD for her groundbreaking work on Celtic shamanism, and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. Pre-order the book from Amazon.com.
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F E A T U R E D A L B U M
Shamanic Journey Musical Bow
Michael Harner and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies
 Unavailable for years, the musical bow journey is finally out on CD! Volume 4 in the Foundation for Shamanic Studies' Shamanic Journeywork Series features Susan Mokelke playing a Brazilian berimbau (the musical bow of the title) for a full 30-minute journey with callback (or 15 minutes if you prefer). The other two tracks are a 15- or 30-minute journey with a rattle accompanying the bow. Hypnotic and trancey, the beautiful sounds from this unusual instrument are perfect for journeying.
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The Berimbau, also known as the musical bow, is from Brazil. The percussive sound it creates is of a single plucked string stretched tautly between the ends of a bowed stick. Most musical bows are played by placing the mouth near one end, plucking the string with a finger in front of the mouth, and using the oral cavity as a resonating chamber. This one uses a calabash gourd, rather than the mouth, as a resonating chamber. This allows a recording without the sounds of the artist breathing! The bow has been used by shamans since at least 15,000 BC.
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GET YOURSELF SOME SHAMANIC JOURNEYING MUSIC. There are many ways to journey, many paths to the non-ordinary reality, and our artists have created shamanic music in a wide range of styles and moods. Start by clicking any of the names below, and listen to samples until you find the right music to inspire your spiritual travels.
AISLING WILLOW GREY Spirit Ensembles for Shamanic Journeying is a series of journeying soundscapes, intended to fulfill the needs of modern shamanic practitioners accustomed to the layered sounds of symphonic, ambient, and rock music. This series attempts to provide a rich palette that is uniquely suitable for inducing the trance required to enter the journey state.
THE FOUNDATION FOR SHAMANIC STUDIES The Foundation for Shamanic Studies was founded by internationally renowned anthropologist Michael Harner in 1985, to preserve, study, and transmit shamanic knowledge worldwide. Each one of the Foundation's Shamanic Journey Series CDs has been specifically designed for serious journey work as described in Harner's classic work The Way of the Shaman.
KEN SHAPLEY Ken Shapley has fifteen years' experience playing and teaching the didgeridoo, including sound healing techniques and composing shamanic journeying music. He has performed internationally and recorded soundtracks for the BBC.
GEO ATHENA TREVARTHEN The journeying recordings of Geo Athena Trevarthen feature Celtic instruments and chanting in Celtic languages, both ancient and modern. Geo Trevarthen carries a family tradition from the Irish and Scots Celts focused on manifesting God, the Mother, Father and Creator's will on earth through shamanic practice.
BYRON METCALF Byron Metcalf has been experimenting with the use of drums, percussion, and other sounds to induce non-ordinary (altered) states of consciousness in both ceremonial and therapeutic contexts. Byron's shamanic recordings have received enthusiastic reviews in the shamanic, trance dance, and therapeutic communities.
ANUGAMA Anugama is a gifted multi-instrumentalist whose music covers a wide spectrum of expression. His shamanistic music of power and peace lets the listener explore their own inner expansion and stillness. His special strength lies in the exceptional feeling, sensitivity and skill which pervade his compelling and alive rhythms that are the heart of his music. Anugama's music creates an environment of uplifting support, confirmation and nourishment for heart and soul.
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