Sitting on the floor of his offices in Annapolis Sunday afternoon, shamanic practitioner Paul Sivert beat steadily on his drum, the two dozen people around him listening intently with their eyes ...

He may look the part of a guru with his richly patterned robes and chunky crystal jewelry and celebrity clientele. But Durek Verrett — the sixth-generation Afro-Haitian shaman better known as Shaman ...

Shamanism, humankind's oldest spiritual and healing tradition, is in many cultures dominated by men, and Western skeptics often debunk its effectiveness. In a groundbreaking new book published last ...

Growing up I always felt different. I have what I believe are spiritual and psychic gifts and so I was considered the "weird" child at school and I felt like an outsider in groups. From an early age I ...

DAVIS, CA – For over a decade, Manvir Singh, an assistant professor of anthropology at UC Davis, has immersed himself in the study of shamanism, conducting ethnographic fieldwork with Mentawai ...

Shaman Ngema Maile Lama makes her away around the room clearing and offering protection to those present during a Chinta ceremony at Elevate Ascension, 1407 Massachusetts St. Maile, a shaman who ...

An Alaska Native leader has asked a non-indigenous shaman to cancel a pricey retreat to Juneau which she says amounts to cultural theft and the commercialization of Alaska Native cultures. In a letter ...

In a safe and supportive environment, I provide treatment for individuals in a private practice that fosters trust, understanding, personal growth, and spiritual growth. I have 30+ years of experience ...