Winter Class Starting January 2012 at ShamansCave!

The 26th session of online classes in the Maker Tradition will be starting soon.

We are always open to adding a class when there is a demand, so please contact us with your requests. They are taken seriously.

Class will be taught by Niteshad, the author of this site and/or others who have been trained by him. The classes offer an opportunity to study various aspects of shamanic practice and meet online once a week for approximately 1 ½ hours. Material is presented, along with an exercise and questions are welcome.

We teach these classes actively encouraging people's participation. An edited log is available after each class for review. We also provide an exclusive Class Forum Site in which anyone who has taken a particular class can talk about what they're experiencing, ask questions, discuss topics or read about student's personal experiences. We also have a private Class Chat Room that's open 24/7 where you can meet with the faculty as they're available or other students for discussions.

RECAPITULATION

There is a lot written at this site about the Recapitulation with information about getting started, the process itself and overcoming your fears. While it may be enough to start with, there is so much more that has not been written.

Each person's energetic make up is complex and recapping one thing can trigger other issues creating unforseen areas that require discussion and help from someone who has been through the same pathways you may begin working with. You should reach certain points in the process and when you do it can be hard to know exactly what direction to take, without some assistance. Recapitulating your sexual energy, in particular, is something which requires working through various stages and paths that can be tricky at best. Because of this, once people start this practice they are often surprised by the number of questions that come up for them.

We offer the Recapitulation Class to help the practitioner (whether they are just starting or have been recapping for years) with their individual progress. The classes are designed around the specific needs of the student as they work through the Recapitulation as a process.

Class will be taught by Gary Mills / niteshad

Recapitulation meets on Saturday at 2:00 P.M. Eastern time, U.S.

First class begins on January 21st

The cost for this class is $75

To sign up click here: class registration form

DREAMING - The other side of reality

The dreaming class involves learning how to handle dreaming energy and is more than an introductory course. First is sleep dreaming and will be the primary focus of the class, which will be explored as active dreaming. The second aspect touched upon as a concept, but not taught directly in this class is awake dreaming, those movements through dreaming energy done while awake and aware of being split between two aspects of reality. This is not a dream interpretation class, it is about shamanic dreaming and the ways in which shamans learn to interpret, control and use their dreaming energy. Dreaming practices are some of the most unsettling in the shamanic repertoire, this class will require as a prerequisite one of the first three classes.

Dreaming meets on Sunday at 10:00 P.M. Eastern time, U.S.

First class of this session begins on January 22nd

The cost for this class is $65

To sign up click here: class registration form

Forums Now Online at Shamanscave

Yes! It's true, ShamanCave.com has a public forum for the discussion of Contemporary Shamanism. You can reach the new forums at ShamansCave Forums just click the link and a new window will open on the forums. Register soon and join in the discussions, registration is free.

The site has been updated and rebuilt to include new information and new sections. The new section on Shamanic Healing will be filled out in the next months, while the entire site has a new look and feel. We are still in the process of revisiting all sections of the site to revise, update and improve it. We hope you find the information presented here of value and that perhaps at least some of your questions are answered within these pages. Visit us often.

"A shaman without the gift is nothing, but the gift is nothing without the work"

Shamanism is a popular subject these days, often defined more by disagreement than actual information. Each person brings to their study of shamanism a unique mixture of expectation and desire, but shamanism itself remains a mystery to most.

These web pages are dedicated to those who are driven to seek understanding of their experiences. ShamansCave is devoted to Contemporary Shamanism, functioning in the modern world and understanding in ways that are of practical use to those who must walk this path. The information about shamanism contained on these pages is a reflection of real experience and work.

ShamansCave is a community, one which covers a number of continents, yet functions to provide information and help to those still discovering the nature of their own tasks in the world of shamanism. Walk with us a while through these pages, through this information and if you're so inclined, take one of our classes. Our hope is that it serves you in some way to see more clearly your own experience and the path that lies before you.

--NiteShad