Paul Sivert after completing the Four Winds Masters training in Divination… I participated in a six day training program to bring a greater understanding and to increase my skill level to see what is being created in the world with all of its magic and mystery. As many of you know, I have practiced the […]
Day: March 5, 2018
The Chumpi Initiation
The Chumpi Initiation is performed as a closing ceremonial exercise for each student who completes the intensive training program titled Essentials of Shamanism, presented by Paul Sivert of the Shamanic Healing Institute… I have studied and practiced the spiritual healing arts of shamanism, especially those practiced in the Andes Mountains and Amazon Region of South […]
Celtic Festivals
Paul Sivert on Celtic influence on shamanism… Beltaine May 1 was the great festival, Beltaine. This holiday marked the beginning of summer. Keep in mind the Celts were an agricultural people, so it was important for them to recognize the seasons in accordance with the natural growing seasons. Therefore, Beltaine was the beginning of the […]
The Buddha Connection
Paul Sivert on Buddhism… My fascination in Buddhism began early in my spiritual education and training. I still study the concepts because of their application in my life. Below is a short but powerful text regarding The Four Noble Truths. This is from Andrew Harvey’s book Mystics: The Soul’s Journey into Truth. The Four Noble Truths […]
Journey from the Black Hummingbird
From the desk of Paul Sivert… Panchos are hung over the windows to keep the light out. The ceremony to be conducted by Jose Luis Herrera must be done is total darkness. He is about to introduce to us students and shamanic practitioners the spirit of the sacred mountains in Peru, the Apus. There are […]
American Indian Medicine Path
Paul Sivert on shamanic connections to the American Indian… This article is an adoption of information contained in American Indian Ceremonies by Medicine Hawk and Grey Cat, Inner Light Publications, 1990. There are a number of works linked to Native American beliefs and practices which have been widely used without care as to exactly what […]