LOCAL SHAMANIC CIRCLES ~ Resources
Websites -
www.lodg.org.uk
- London Open Drumming Group, including lots of ideas for meeting
topics from previous LODG sessions
www.peerspirit.com
- an organisation that teaches Spirit centred circles in the
USA and Europe. It is run by Christina Baldwin (see 'Books'
below)
www.shamaniccircles.org
- hosts a list of international shamanic circles. Not all of
these are core shamanic groups, but the organisation hosting
the list are core shamanic practitioners.
Books -
Calling
the Circle by Christina Baldwin - lots of great insight
into forming a circle
Shamanism as a spiritual practice for daily life by
Tom Cowan - has a very small section about shamanic groups and
ideas for them at the back
Shamanic Journeying - a beginner's guide by Sandra
Ingerman - has some ideas for journeys at the back
Singing the Soul Back Home by Caitlin Mathews - good
for meeting ideas
Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority and Mystery
by Starhawk - a great book on power from a pagan perspective
that we found useful in understanding power in circles
The Spirits Are Always With Me by Jane Shutt - good
for looking at different ways of working with the spirits and
the Earth
The Way of Council by Jack Zimmerman and Virginia Coyle
- good on communicating simply and from the heart
