BASIC SHAMANIC JOURNEYING
Individual or small group sessions are available upon request. In the first session we explore the Lower World of non-ordinary reality. If you would like further guidance, follow-up sessions can be scheduled to journey into the Upper World.
In this class we will connect with our power animals and compassionate spirit allies for the purpose of healing ourselves and our communities. This is an experiential course where we will enter non-ordinary reality using the shamanic journey and other techniques. Journeying is the foundational tool for shamanic study and healing and provides the passageway that has been used for centuries to obtain information from other dimensions, realms, and realities. Through the journeying process, you can receive information, knowledge and wisdom which you can utilize for solving problems, gaining clarity about life’s circumstances, or simply to build your awareness and understanding of the different worlds beyond. Journeying is a perfect way to learn what direction is needed in your life to facilitate wholeness.
In this class you will:
- Become proficient in the shamanic journey
- Connect to your power animals and spiritual teachers
- Explore the lower and upper worlds of non-ordinary reality
Shamanic journeying is a prerequisite for all other classes.
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ADVANCED SHAMANIC HEALING
New programs begin every two years in Laguna Niguel. If you have a group in your community who is interested in advanced healing and would like to work with Gretchen, please contact her directly.
Now accepting applications for the Fourth 2-year Advanced Shamanic Healing Training beginning in March 2009.
Third 2-year program: October 2007 - June 2009 (closed)
This advanced 2-year program in shamanic healing was created to provide participants with an opportunity to work toward developing a deep relationship with Spirit through the shamanic tradition. Participation is by application only and requires a sound foundation in shamanic journeying and a commitment to the shamanic path. The class meets every four months for a total of six weekends. The cost of this program is $270 per session, a total of $1620 for all six sessions. One of the weekend sessions will be held at a local retreat center; there will be an additional charge for this weekend to cover lodging.
In this program we will cover:
- Soul Retrieval (Part 1 & Part 2, two sessions)
- Healing with Spiritual Light & Healing the Ancestral Lineage
- Restoring and building personal power through drumming, singing and dancing
- Ritual work, tracking, working with nature spirits
- Explore a variety of journeying techniques
Applicants must have a working knowledge of the shamanic journey process and be able to journey successfully to the Upper and Lower worlds. A strong connection with your power animals and teachers in non-ordinary reality is also necessary.
If you are interested in applying, please provide a letter, at least two pages in length, which details your personal reasons for wishing to pursue advanced shamanic training. This letter should include:
- Describe yourself as a person.
- What is your background in healing and/or your spiritual path?
- Who have your shamanic teachers been?
- How often do you journey?
- Describe two of your journeys in detail (one Upper world, one Lower world) where you received guidance or healing from your spirit allies, for yourself or someone else. Include your question and your interpretation.
- How do you intend to use this training?
- Will you commit to all six sessions over a period of two years? (We meet one weekend every four months for two years).
Gretchen Crilly McKay
30025 Alicia Parkway, #191
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677.
This class meets at a private residence and space is limited.
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HEALING YOUR ANCESTRAL LINEAGE: 3 WORKSHOPS
This series is not sequential. However the second and third courses require that participants have been involved in healing work on behalf of their lineage. Unraveling the Past: Manifesting Power is an advanced course.
Reconnecting and Honoring: Manifesting Healing
When: April 12 & 13, 2008
Where: Private residence in Laguna Niguel
Time: Saturday, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm; Sunday, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost: $234 (per the Ancestors' request - partnership/joy/foundation)
Ancestors are benevolent beings who love us. You are their legacy and they want the best for their progeny. Their own evolution in the Other World depends upon the completion of unfinished business or making amends for unkind acts or deeds that they may have committed during their lifetime. The inherited patterns we experience may manifest as "dis-ease" and can be the consequence of unresolved ancestral issues. When we choose to work with our ancestors, reconnecting with them and recovering the family gifts, we are helping the lineage heal.
In this experiential weekend workshop participants will explore the healing of their family lineage through meditation, shamanic journeying, the arts, writing, ritual and ceremony. Saturday's work will conclude with an Ancestor Party and Sunday will end in a healing ceremony.
Prerequisites: None but shamanic journeying skill is helpful.
Unraveling the Past: Manifesting Power
When: November 8 & 9, 2008
Where: Private residence in Laguna Niguel
Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm both Saturday and Sunday
Cost: $234 (per the Ancestors' request - partnership/joy/foundation)
When we begin to work with our ancestors, healing takes place in the family, bringing resolution to the past, present and future. We need to create a community of ancestors who work with our "ordinary reality" communities for the purpose of healing ourselves and our world. If we were to follow our family lines, we would discover that we are all intimately related. However there are often unresolved issues that keep us from experiencing the deep healing we desire. This often requires the skill of a shaman to assist to unravel core issues and deeply-embedded fears within the family "soul."
This is an advanced workshop where participants will explore unraveling family patterns and retrieving the family soul for the purpose of deeply connecting with the ancestral wisdom and power of their lineage. Participants need to have experience in soul retrieval and advanced healing techniques as we will be using them to facilitate ancestral healing.
Prerequisites: Practice in performing soul retrieval and shamanic journeying skills
Strengthening the Future: Manifesting Hope for our Descendents
When: April 11 & 12, 2009
Where: Private residence in Laguna Niguel
Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm both Saturday and Sunday
Cost: $234 (per the Ancestors' request - partnership/joy/foundation)
Living in spiritual contact with our ancestors is our birthright. By honoring our ancestors, we reconnect with our family's heritage and the ancestors are free to participate fully in the future of their progeny. What kind of a world do we want to create for our descendants? When we nurture the ancestors, we nurture our own life, and create peace within our home.
In this workshop participants will be working with their ancestors and descendents to create hope and harmony for the future using meditation, shamanic journeying, the arts, writing, ritual and ceremony.
Prerequisites: None but shamanic journeying skills are helpful
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APPRENTICESHIP: DIVINATION--CASTING OBJECTS
NEW ONE-YEAR MENTORING PROGRAM
Where: Private residence in Laguna Niguel
When: One day mentoring per month for one year (10:00am to 4:00pm) plus weekly phone sessions
This advanced apprenticeship is a one-on-one training with Gretchen which will cover initiations and instruction in divination using objects. Although the tradition that Gretchen uses is based in Africa, students do not need to be called to the African diaspora. Training will be individualized to meet the student's personal calling by their ancestors and spiritual teachers. Shamanic journeying will be utilized as a tool in gaining direction and insight.
Mentoring by Gretchen will include:
- Learning divination using objects for the purpose of diagnosing spiritual illness and dis-ease
- One-day personal instruction each month for twelve months or two six-day intensives (12 days total)
- Weekly phone sessions and emails with Gretchen throughout the year
- Healing rituals and initiations as needed
Requirements for application: Participation requires a sound foundation in a spiritual practice, a strong relationship with personal helping spirits, and a commitment to healing. Interested students should have received guidance in a dream or journey, "calling" them to learn this process.
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