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THE SHAMANIC JOURNEY is a powerful technique used by shamans and shamanic practitioners worldwide. Music 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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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 Events by Region
Shamanic Journeying Circle with Aisling Willow Grey and Peregrin Lake
Core Shamanism Workshops and Training (The Foundation for Shamanic Studies)
Shamanic Training (Society for Shamanic Practitioners)
Shamanism General Overview and FAQ
READ MORE ABOUT SHAMANISM at our Essential Shamanism Bookstore — recommended books for shamans everywhere.
F E A T U R E D B O O K
The Seeker's Guide to Harry Potter
by Geo Athena Trevarthen
 The Seeker's Guide to Harry Potter offers 'seekers' of all kinds profound and fascinating insights into the narrative themes, symbols and mythic elements encountered in the Harry Potter books. Drawing from diverse spiritual and scholarly sources, it is an open-minded guide to the rich layers of meaning and symbolism we encounter in all seven of the novels.
Dr. Geo Athena Trevarthen developed and taught the Open Studies course on Harry Potter at the University of Edinburgh, where she gained her PhD for her groundbreaking work on Celtic shamanism, and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures. Pre-order the book from Amazon.com.
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F E A T U R E D A L B U M
What The Turtle Heard — Ken Shapley
 An amazingly tranquil 46-minute didgeridoo solo by Edinburgh journeying music artist, Ken Shapley, that will take you into a deep lucid dream with the ancient wisdom of the Turtles. Recorded after encounters in physical reality, as well as dreamtime, with these ancient powerful animals. The harmonic magic of the didgeridoo is captured without any electronic augmentation. It is played on a five foot long Didgeridoo in the key of C sharp. Journey on the energy of gentle waves coming in and calling out to the spirit of Turtle to guide you into the depths of your inner ocean.
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Didgeridoo, also spelled didjeridoo, didgeridu, or didjeridu, is the name European settlers gave to this uniquely expressive indigenous Australian wind instrument. The technique used to play the didgeridoo is called circular breathing, and is also used when playing the Sardinian launeddas and Egyptian arghul, as well as many traditional oboes and flutes of Asia and the Middle East. A few jazz and classical wind players also utilize some form of circular breathing.
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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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