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THE SHAMANIC JOURNEY is a powerful technique used by shamans and shamanic practitioners worldwide. Music — often drumming — is a favorite vehicle for the journey, helping to focus the mind and invite the spirit body into the non-ordinary reality.
Music created with entertainment in mind rarely meets the needs of the shamanic journey. While most music seeks to hold the listener's attention and actively engage the senses, shamanic journeying music must create a seamless and transparent weave of experience
which propels the shaman into a transformational state of consciousness.
The Shamanic Music Store carries a hand-picked selection of recordings, each of which has been reviewed by teachers of shamanism and certified as effective music for journeying. Look to us as the source for all of your shamanic music needs!
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F E A T U R E D B O O K
Animal Spirit Guides by Chris Lüttichau
 Animal Spirit Guides has good basic information about journeying and working with animal spirits, as well as a page of description for each of sixty-two animal spirit guides. The book is small format (6" x 7"), 144 pages, and boasts 200 simple and charming watercolor animal paintings. A very nice addition to any shamanic bookshelf.
Chris Lüttichau has been on a shamanic path for over twenty years, and has travelled worldwide learning from healers, elders and shamans living close to the earth. A respected teacher and healer, he makes classical shamanism accessible to the modern world through his workshops, and in 1998 he founded the Northern Drum Shamanic Center (www.northerndrum.com). Order the book from Amazon.com.
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READ MORE ABOUT SHAMANISM at our Essential Shamanism Bookstore — recommended books for shamans everywhere.
ANYONE CAN LEARN SHAMANIC JOURNEYING. You don't have to be a shaman, and there are no prerequisites! The journey state is a natural state for humans, something we are born knowing how to do, and communication with our spirit guides is a most natural and fulfilling relationship. If you're interested in learning shamanic journeying, find a class or a circle in your area:
Global Shamanic Circles
Core Shamanic Drumming Circles
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Aisling Willow Grey and Peregrin Lake
Core Shamanism Workshops and Training (The Foundation for Shamanic Studies)
Shamanism General Overview and FAQ
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F E A T U R E D A L B U M
Shamanic Dream
Anugama
 A relaxed heartbeat drum rhythm accompanied by the sacred mantra "So be it" draws the listener deep into the healing power of mother Earth. Ethereal and mystical sounds on the second track, Chakra Journey, vitalize and harmonize the subtle energy centers of the body.
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Anugama is a gifted multi-instrumentalist who has been publishing his music for the last 20 years. His music covers a wide spectrum of expression: from tribal rhythmical Dance music, to shamanistic music of power and peace, to uplifting, lyrical melodies that make the spirit soar, to flute music derived from a wide variety of cultures of the world.
He creates the ethereal music of vastness and silence that let the listener explore their own inner expansion and stillness. His special strength lies in the exceptional feeling, sensitivity and skill which pervade his compelling and alive rhythms that are the heart of his music. Anugama's music creates an environment of uplifting support, confirmation and nourishment for heart and soul.
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GET YOURSELF SOME SHAMANIC JOURNEYING MUSIC. There are many ways to journey, many paths to the non-ordinary reality, and our artists have created shamanic music in a wide range of styles and moods. Start by clicking any of the names below, and listen to samples until you find the right music to inspire your spiritual travels.
AISLING WILLOW GREY Spirit Ensembles for Shamanic Journeying is a series of journeying soundscapes, intended to fulfill the needs of modern shamanic practitioners accustomed to the layered sounds of symphonic, ambient, and rock music. This series attempts to provide a rich palette that is uniquely suitable for inducing the trance required to enter the journey state.
THE FOUNDATION FOR SHAMANIC STUDIES The Foundation for Shamanic Studies was founded by internationally renowned anthropologist Michael Harner in 1985, to preserve, study, and transmit shamanic knowledge worldwide. Each one of the Foundation's Shamanic Journey Series CDs has been specifically designed for serious journey work as described in Harner's classic work The Way of the Shaman.
KEN SHAPLEY Ken Shapley has fifteen years' experience playing and teaching the didgeridoo, including sound healing techniques and composing shamanic journeying music. He has performed internationally and recorded soundtracks for the BBC.
GEO ATHENA TREVARTHEN The journeying recordings of Geo Athena Trevarthen feature Celtic instruments and chanting in Celtic languages, both ancient and modern. Geo Trevarthen carries a family tradition from the Irish and Scots Celts focused on manifesting God, the Mother, Father and Creator's will on earth through shamanic practice.
BYRON METCALF Byron Metcalf has been experimenting with the use of drums, percussion, and other sounds to induce non-ordinary (altered) states of consciousness in both ceremonial and therapeutic contexts. Byron's shamanic recordings have received enthusiastic reviews in the shamanic, trance dance, and therapeutic communities.
ANUGAMA Anugama is a gifted multi-instrumentalist whose music covers a wide spectrum of expression. His shamanistic music of power and peace lets the listener explore their own inner expansion and stillness. His special strength lies in the exceptional feeling, sensitivity and skill which pervade his compelling and alive rhythms that are the heart of his music. Anugama's music creates an environment of uplifting support, confirmation and nourishment for heart and soul.
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