MIND AND SOUL IN NEPALI SHAMANISM This short, three-session Zoom course will focus on the very core of the Dhami-Jhankri Shaman’s work – the Mind and the Soul. This is very different from the way in which these concepts are understood in the West and in other forms of Shamanism. You will explore the nature of Consciousness and
MIND AND SOUL IN NEPALI SHAMANISM This short, three-session Zoom course will focus on the very core of the Dhami-Jhankri Shaman’s work – the Mind and the Soul, which is very different from how these concepts are understood in the West and other Shamanism forms. Participants explore the nature of Consciousness and the Soul, what it means in
The basis of all Shamanism is the relationship we have with the Elements and Elemental Spirits. The Five Elements are essential to all life. As it is the role of the Shaman to restore balance and harmony, we examine the condition of the Elements in the environment and within the body itself, seeking the best means to heal.
Are you interested in enhancing your healing practices by learning from an unbroken shamanic lineage stretching back hundreds of years in a culture thousands of years old? Would you like to apply practical shamanic healing in your everyday life, gain a deeper understanding of rituals, create sacred spaces, the Nature of the elements, and work with them? Are
LET US BEGIN 2021 WITH – NATURE, TIME, CYCLE OF CHANGE AND HEALING- MAHANKAL An exceptional and rare opportunity to receive Transmission and Empowerment into the practices of Mahankal (also popularly known as Mahakala) as practised even today as a living tradition is coming up. Usually, this would be a closed and secret course, taught to a small
“For a long time, we shall have only to listen,Not argue or defend, but listen to each other.Let curses fall without intersession,Let those fires burn we have tried to smother.”-Invoking the Goddess SHAKTI UPASANA- RAISING THE LIFEFORCE PROPITIATING, AWAKENING AND HEALING! What is Shakti, and why does it matter to us in our daily lives? A meaningful life
EVENT DETAILS There will be individual sessions dedicated to each Element and the associated Spirit, and then a Final Session combining all Elements together: EARTH ELEMENT: Bhumi Devi November 14 @ 8:00 PM (Laxmi Puja and New Moon) WATER ELEMENT: Jala Devi November 21 @ 8:00 PM FIRE ELEMENT: Agni Deo November 28 @ 8:00 PM AIR ELEMENT:
ZOOMING TOGETHER We are in unique times, and we must avoid human contact where there is risk of spreading the Coronavirus. Thankfully, we also have a wonderful alternative – live Group meetings via the Internet. There are several services offering to help us connect using group discussions, and lately Bhola has been using Zoom to reach his students,
Nicholas Breeze Wood Talks to Bhola Banstola About his work documenting the shamanic traditions of his homeland Nepal, and about a Shamanic Summit he is organising there in 2020. Nicholas: You’ve worked incredibly hard for many years, travelling the world, bringing the teachings of your Nepalese shamanic tradition to people. What has been your motivation for doing that?
Serpent Spirits and their role within the Shamanic Traditions of Nepal written by Bhola Banstola. Nagas are a class of long-lived, serpent-like, semi-divine, awakened spiritual beings, highly revered as masters of wisdom by shamans and spiritualpractitioners. They are respected for their healing powers, theirmagical skill, and their great courage; but sometimes they arefeared for their violence and quick
A Female Shamaness, Mata, Invoking her Helping Spirits
Nepali Jhankri-Shaman’s Seven Level Thaan-altar