NEXT CLASS SESSION STARTS
Week of March 6th, 2022
CURRENT CLASSES OPEN FOR REGISTRATION:
- Dreaming I USA
( 7 weeks) -Online course - Course fee: $65
Starts Tuesday, March 8th, 2022, Time: 10:00 PM ET (US)
The shaman walks a world which is both awake and asleep, but neither one completely. This class is not a dream interpretation and lucid dreaming class - it goes much deeper. We begin to frame the dreaming side of the shaman's world, see how and why it's used, how dreaming touches upon everything. To seek the shamanic path, the dreamer must awaken, must step beyond the confines of everyday dreams and thoughts, fears and nightmares, and open up a larger vision.
Dreaming as a shamanic practice is explored in depth in order to understand, control, and move through dreaming energy. The focus of this first class is our dreaming energy from the asleep position, but it also touches upon awake dreaming
A 7-week class exploring dreaming as a practical shamanic experience from the sleeping position.
- Dreaming I EU
( 7 weeks) -Online useourse - Course fee: $65
Starts Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, Time: 10:00 PM CET (UTC+1) This is the same class as the USA version, just held at times more conducive to Europeans. You are welcome to sign up for whatever class fits your schedule best, regardless of your location - Cave Painting - The Beat of the Heart - NEW CLASS in 2022!
( 7weeks) -Online course - Course fee: $65
Starts Sunday, March 13th, 2022 Time: 5:00 PM ET (US) (7 weeks) - This class will focus on connecting to the shamanic through visual media with a strong focus on painting. If you are working in a visual medium already, you can use the materials you have already on hand, no need to purchase new supplies..
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We offer over 50 classes arranged into five tiers of difficulty from beginner to master level. Please follow the link below to see our complete listing of classes offered with descriptons. *Note: Classes other than beginner level have prerequisites.
About our classes:
- All classes are held online and are 'live.'
- Classes are attended through private online chat sessions that can be accessed with any web browser or chat client.
- Access to the student forum for the class will be given prior to the class start date.
- Classes are approximately 90 minutes long where material is presented by faculty. Students are encouraged to participate in the discussion and ask questions.
- Typically, an 'exercise' is given each week for students to work on during the week and then discuss their results in the next class
For continuing students - advanced classes are listed in the member forum
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* Although shamanscave.com has 'only' been around since 1998 (ancient by internet standards), Niteshad started teaching shamanism online in 1993.
On October 6th, 2016, NiteShad hosted a general Q&A public discussion. If you missed this event, check out the discussion log!

Link to the General Shamanism Q & A Discussion Log
The weather was hot - not just hot, but the sticky wet hot of the mountains in August.
He slumped down in a chair nearest the old overhead fan that seemed to beat with a wobbling futility against the thick air. He was glad to see the little diner was nearly empty; it was too hot to listen to the usual chatter about local politics or the weather and its effect on the local farmers.
Shamanscave has brought back the public forums! We feel the time is right to discuss all things shamanic, especially relating to the Maker tradition and its practices. Your participation is encouraged!
The initial forum categories for discussion are:
- General
- Dreaming
- Healing
- Shamanscave / The Maker Tradition
Registration is required, and new users must be validated by our staff. This is to keep down on spam and noise. Like any moderated forum, we have community rules and guidelines which much be adhered to.

Shamanism Classes at Shamanscave
The recapitulation is an ancient technique for retrieving and healing your energy. It also teaches you how to prevent current energetic loss. Those who pursue it shamanically consider the recapitulation to be a never-ending process. The technique has steps, phases and ramifications as the process unfolds for the individual practicing it. It is not a new technique, and not one that I invented. One form or another of the core idea of the recapitulation is present in all the shamanic traditions. I have brought in as much detail for understanding as possible for the western mindset, and tried to help it fit better with the enculturation that exists in these in modern times.