Courses
The Centre runs year long programmes following an ancient structure of teachings and ceremonies taking you through a series of initiations bringing self knowledge, healing and expansion into our greatest potential as human beings.
Flowering Tree Ceremony
Using the ancient knowledge of the Twisted Hairs, we give you the tools, techniques and understanding to help you journey into your unknown self. Applying the alchemy of ceremony brings direct experience of this knowledge into your body and life.
This is an invitation to embark on the Great Work, the inner journey to heal yourself and find the warrior within yourself.
Shamanic Training
When people become excited and passionate about knowledge, their hearts are touched and they hunger for more. Pleasure and knowledge spur them on the journey of life and the challenge it offers. When a person chooses to apprentice to a spiritual path that “sings in the heart”, he or she chooses a path that offers greater access to teachings that inspire self-growth and development.
The Sweet Medicine SunDance Path is one such path. When the SMSD path becomes your path with heart and you decide to apprentice, you enter into an agreement first with yourself and Great Spirit; secondly, with the Path and its lineage; and finally, with someone who has walked this path before you, a guide. Through spiritual discipline, study and ceremonial alchemy, the apprentice commits to self-growth and excellence.
Year Long Training
In this First Gateway year, students explore in depth the circular thinking of the Wheels and Keys of knowledge of the Sweet Medicine Sundance Path. At the end of this year the students are able to use these Wheels in their life, understand their connection to nature and make personal changes for the better. These ancient teachings and earth based knowledge will show you how to connect with spirit and create a stronger, more stable life for yourself and those around
The programme starts:14th November 2009
You are invited to attend this first weekend of the yearlong programme absolutely FREE to experience the teachings and ceremonies, including a sweat lodge ceremony, before you commit to the whole year of 8 weekends.
Understanding the Wheel of Life
14 Nov - 15 Nov 2009
This first weekend ‘Understanding the Wheel of Life’ will include an overview and history of the ancient lineage of the Sweet Medicine Sundance Path; the Powers of the Four Directions, including the elements and worlds of Grandmother Earth and how we can relate to them in a balanced, harmonious way through understanding the natural movement of energy. This will include the first of several ‘Flowering Tree’ ceremonies and nature walk ceremonies to connect with the worlds. There will also be teachings on the Twenty Count, which describes our wider family within the Powers of the Universe, and when placed on the Medicine Wheel, many layers of meaning are revealed.
The Teachings of the Shields
12-13 Dec 2009
Stalking Self Awareness
The Seven Arrows
16 - 17 Jan 2010
Stalking Self Awareness
The Star Maidens Circle
27th - 28 Feb 2010
Allies, Power and Protection
3 - 4 Apr 2010
Experiencing the Energy Body
24 - 25 April 2010
Overnight Vision Quest
Ceremony
4 - 6 June 2010
Completing the Circle
19 - 20 June 2010
Each weekend will include a sweatlodge ceremony
If you wish to continue after completing the first year, you can join our Second Gateway group. You will be able to progress into the 4th gateway within this lodge.
For directions and map go to Unstone Grange Derbyshire
Facilitators; Pete Spotted Snake Edwards and Jean Crouching Cat Rankin
For a Shamanic Training Leaflet with Booking Form - download PDF file here
or Contact - Pete on 01433 651769 or email - moonsnake@peec.fsnet.co.uk
or Jean 01458 241831 - crouchingcat@hotmail.com
Healing Team
The Healing Team provides training in the SMSD Healing Paradigm. This paradigm is a body of knowledge that brings understanding and healing all aspects of self - mental, physical, emotional, spiritual and sexual. We design ceremonial healing circles using shamanic healing techniques which provide the potential to restore and release patterns that created the imbalance.
Contact - Elaine Cat Moon Casey and Pete Spotted Snake Edwards moonsnake@peec.fsnet.co.uk
Study Groups
There is also a Study Group in Somerset.
Contact - Jean Rankin and John Speirs on 01458 241831 or crouchingcat@hotmail.co.uk
General enquiries - email: info@centreforshamanicarts.org