Andras Corban Arthen was adopted into the practices of a Scottish family of witches in 1969. He is founding director of the EarthSpirit Community, and serves on the board of trustees of the Parliament of the World's Religions. Andras teaches about Earth spirituality throughout the U.S. and abroad. He lives with his intentional family in the midst of a forest in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts. Andras offers lectures, workshops, performances and consultations throughout the U.S. and abroad. Website: www.earthspirit.com.

George Mathieu Barnard is Dutch by birth, French by descent, and Australian by choice. Since childhood, he has been aware of Spirit Guardians who often guided and protected him. In his career as an industrialist, and later a therapist, these Spirit Friends assisted him in emergencies – from saving lives to rescuing companies from disaster. They seek to make us aware that this unique human-celestial liaison is available to all who seek it and wish to serve. For more information about the 11:11 Progress Group, please visit www.1111Angels.com or www.1111SpiritGuardians.com, and the message board http://board.1111angels.com.

Tira Brandon-Evans is a Faery Shaman, Master Herbalist and founder and moderator of the Society of Celtic Shamans and the author of many books and articles on Celtic tradition, including ‘The Green and Burning Tree: A Faery Shamans Handbook’, ‘The Labyrinthine Way: Walking Ancient Paths in a Modern World’, and ‘Through the Unremembered Gate: Journeys of Initiation’. Tira is also the editor-in-chief and publisher of the quarterly journal Earthsongs. Through the Society of Celtic Shamans she offers several programs for those wishing to delve more deeply into Celtic traditions. These programs include: the Hazel Grove School of Bardic Wisdom, the Oak Grove Oghams Masters program, the Faery Shamans Apprenticeship Program, and the Twelve Journeys program. All these programs are available on-line at www.faeryshaman.org.

Simon Buxton is a recognized elder of the European shamanic tradition known as The Path of Pollen. He undertook a thirteen-year apprenticeship with a Welsh Bee Master and key aspects of this apprenticeship are detailed within his award-winning book ‘The Shamanic Way of the Bee’. Simon is also the co-author of ‘Darkness Visible’, the British faculty for The Foundation for Shamanic Studies and an elected Fellow of The Royal Anthropological Institute. His organization – The Sacred Trust – is concerned with the teaching of practical shamanism for modern women and men and its application to health and other challenges of daily life. He lives in Dorset, England at The Sacred Trust Center, where he conducts his writing, research and teaching work. For further information, contact: Simon Buxton, The Sacred Trust, PO Box 7777, Wimborne, BH21 9JD, England. Website: www.sacredtrust.org.

Philip Carr-Gomm – In 1988, Philip was asked to lead The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, and he combines his role as Chief of the Order with writing, and giving talks and workshops. His published works are ‘Sacred Places’, ‘What do Druids Believe?’, ‘Druid Mysteries’, ‘The Druid Way’, ‘In the Grove of the Druids’, ‘Druidcraft – The Magic of Wicca and Druidry’, ‘The DruidCraft Tarot’, ‘The Druid Animal Oracle’ and ‘The Druid Plant Oracle’ (with Stephanie Carr-Gomm). Philip is also the editor of ‘The Book of Druidry’, and ‘The Rebirth of Druidry’. For information about Philip’s books and workshops, please visit www.philipcarrgomm.druidry.org.

Holly Davis runs the Nirvana Springs Healing Center in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the U.K, where she gives workshops and seminars on animal facilitated ‘Healing With Equus’ that involves healing with the ‘second heart’ chakra, ‘Animal Communication’, ‘Land Energies’, and ‘Dowsing for Health’. Holly offers the diploma course ‘Energy Therapy for People and Animals’, which covers animal facilitated healing, animal communication, energy therapy for animals and people, Bach Flower Remedies, Kinesiology and crystal therapy. These can be attended as workshops or as a course module towards the qualification. For further information, including the 4-day healing retreat and self-catering holidays available, contact Waungron Barn, Velfrey Road, Whitland, Pembrokeshire. SA34 0QX, U.K. Tel: 044 – (0)1994 241255, Mon – Fri, 9.30 – 6.30pm. Website: www.hollydavis.co.uk. Holly has also written the ‘Animal Communication’ and ‘Dowsing For Health’ courses for Stonebridge College – www.stonebridge.uk.com. Her CD, ‘Animal Healing Workshop with Holly Davis’ (featuring music from Spa Gold by Aramara) is available from Paradise Music – www.paradisemusic.co.uk.

Billie Dean is Australia's foremost animal communicator, a writer, a filmmaker and an animal advocate. She runs a holistic animal sanctuary in NSW, Australia, and has founded the 'For Life' campaign to eradicate senseless euthanasia of healthy animals. Billie also founded and moderates The Rainbow Fianna: Wisdom School for Earthkeepers, for people working with animals, and The Australian Centre for the Munay-Ki. Billie writes Animal Whispers, an on- line newsletter, and has produced a shamanic meditation CD, 'Time of the Drum', to help you reconnect with your telepathic nature and the world of animals. With her husband Andrew Einspruch, Billie writes and makes conscious films which entertain, uplift and inspire, including: the award-winning 'Finding Joy' and 'Seven Days with Seven Dogs'. To purchase these and for more information about Billie and her other books, films and projects, visit www.billiedean.com and www.laughingowl.com.au or e-mail billie@laughingowl.com.au.

The Barefoot Doctor ­aka Stephen Russell is a leading exponent of modern day spirituality who, with a keen desire to contribute a greater level of relaxation and peace to the world, has dedicated over 30 years to demystifying the ways of ancient Taoism and teaches it for everyday benefit via a variety of mediums: 12 books (to date), including ‘Handbook For The Urban Warrior’, audio CD¹s, T.V., music, seminars, shows and most importantly through his daily online busking platform: www.barefootdoctorglobal.com.

Celia Fenn – Celia is an international spiritual facilitator and Channel. An Indigo/Crystal adult, she works primarily with the Archangel Michael energy to bring information about the transformation and ascension of the planet. Celia holds MA and PhD degrees in English Literature, and has also studied Art and Music. She worked for 12 years as a University academic before switching to a career in Healing and Therapy. For the past ten years, she has helped many people to find their own personal healing path to wholeness and inner peace. Celia has worked intensively with Indigo adults, teenagers and children, and has developed specific programs to assist these special beings to find their path in life in peace and balance. Celia is the author of ‘A Guide to Complementary Therapies in South Africa’ and ‘The Indigo Crystal Adventure’. In the course of her work, she has appeared on radio and television. Her current projects acknowledge the Indigenous people of the planet and their wisdom as a necessary part of creating balance and harmony on the Earth. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa. To purchase Celia’s books, ‘A Guide to Complementary Therapies in South Africa’ and ‘The Indigo Crystal Adventure’, and to read more of Celia’s work online, visit her website: www.starchildglobal.com.

Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota. He has a long career in indigenous rights activism and currently hosts a radio program on WBAI called First Voices Indigenous Radio in New York, giving voice to those remaining in the world who are Indigenous – with pure conviction that if Indigenous people are lost the rest of the human species will not survive, with confidence that many of those Indigenous peoples continue to speak the ‘Star languages’, and with prophecy that those Indigenous voices are the purest of the spiritual dimensions the human race seeks. Tune-into First Voices Indigenous Radio at 99.5 FM on Thursdays from 1Oam to11am – wake up call on Fridays from 6 am to 9am. Listen online at www.wbai.org. For archived programs please visit the website: http://archive.wbai.org. Tel: (001)212 209 2979 voice or (001) 212 209 2800 switchboard. Website: www.firstvoicesindigenousradio.org. Address: W.B.A.I, 120 Wall Street, 10th Floor, NY, NY 10005.

Thea Holly has lived in West Somerset in the UK for the past twenty years with an assortment of cats, dogs and pet pigs. She runs development workshops aimed at enabling seekers to fulfill their Spiritual and psychic potential. Currently she is fortunate enough to be working with planetary beings in order to pass on simple but powerful healing tools. Thea gives private sittings, telephone readings and postal readings – to empower positive changes in your life, to enable the full development of your potential, for working with your guides and higher beings, to clear past and present life blocks, to discover your purpose and spiritual origin and much more. For more information about these and Thea’s workshops – Working with the Light, Working with Other Worldly Beings, Working with Atlantean Beings, and Teaching the Sekhem method of healing, visit her website: www.circlesoflight.co.uk. Thea’s book ‘Listening to Trees’ (published by Capall Bann) can be ordered from any bookshop or by visiting www.capallbannbooks.co.uk.

Christan Hummel – Christan is author of the book 'DIY Space Clearing Kit', and teaches workshops internationally on how to connect with nature to reduce crime, balance weather patterns, and clear pollution. Her website, Earth Transitions, features quantum energy tools, and transformational CDs for personal and planetary use at: www.earthtransitions.com. Christan also does private space clearing sessions and is available for speaking engagements.

Sandra Ingerman – For information on Sandra’s work with reversing environmental pollution, workshops on the topic, on creating a worldwide human web of light, and workshops on shamanic journeying and healing, please write to Sandra at: P.O Box 4757, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87502, U.S, or visit her website: www.shamanicvisions.com/ingerman.html. Sandra has authored many books, including; ‘Soul Retrieval: mending the Fragmented Self’, ‘Welcome Home: Following Your Soul’s Journey Home’, ‘A Fall to Grace’, ‘Medicine For the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins’, and ‘How to Heal Toxic Thoughts’. To order these books and to find a local shamanic practitioner or teacher, please visit www.shamanicteachers.com. Sandra has also produced a series of lecture, visualization and journeying CDs, which include; ‘The beginner’s Guide to Shamanic Journeying’, ‘The Soul Retrieval Journey’, and ‘Miracles For the Earth’. These can be ordered from Sounds True – Website: www.soundstrue.com or Tel: (001) 800 333 9185 or (001) 303 665 3151. To read articles written by Sandra Ingerman please visit: www.sandraingerman.com.

Joel Kaplan – On October 17th 1996, Joel died in a car crash after having a heart attack. He was brought back to life with a defibrillator machine after being shocked seven times – the procedure prior to this was only shocking a person three times. He became a national case study and changed the life-saving procedure in using defibrillator machines across the United States. Joel is now able to look at an individual and see very clearly into their reality. He has also been given the gift of telepathy to be used only in a positive manner. Internationally recognized as a medical intuitive, clairvoyant and healer, Joel is currently involved with many individuals, assisting them to grow and become more of who they truly are. He looks forward to serving all others at their highest level and for their highest good. Joel has the gift of clairaudience and telepathy, which enables him to assist others all over the world. Joel can be contacted on: (001) 978 470 1489.

Jessica Macbeth (or Jesa as she is also known) has almost completed seventy trips around the sun, during which time she has practiced as a hands-on healer, medium, spiritual counselor and teacher, Coyote priestess, fabulist, wordsmith and storyteller. She is author of ‘The Faeries' Oracle’ (illustrated by Brian Froud), ‘Moon over Water’, and ‘Sun Over Mountain’, as well as numerous articles, essays, poems and short stories. She is currently working on more books on Faery, healing and natural magic. For more information, see her websites: www.jesamac.com and www.FaeryWisdom.com. Blogs: http://360.yahoo.com/ceilear, http://sings-to-coyotes.blogspot.com, and http://faeriesoracle.blogspot.com. Though mostly retired from spiritual counselling, Jessica still does telephone readings as described on her jesamac.com web page.

Desy blue arrow Rainbow Roodnat – Blue arrow Rainbow is a caretaker of over 30 crystal heads and has been involved with crystal heads since 2001. She ‘activates’ crystal heads and has helped Joshua Shapiro with public presentations, workshops and private sessions working as a Universal Healing Light channel. She is co-author (with Joshua Shapiro) of "Journeys of the Crystal Skull Explorers".
Blue arrow Rainbow is also a channel for Energy Portraits created by Spirit through her. For more information, contact e-mail: DesyRainbow@hotmail.com.

Lyssa Royal Holt teaches and channels a number of workshops on consciousness, yoga, the star connections of the human species, channeling, connecting with one's inner wisdom, and much more. Though her teachings may range from ancient civilizations to yoga to inner spirituality to extraterrestrial consciousness, the practical applications of her work remain the utmost priority. Lyssa’s books include‘The Prism of Lyra: An Exploration of Human Galactic Heritage’, ‘Visitors from Within: Extraterrestrial Encounters and Species Evolution’, ‘Preparing for Contact: A Metamorphosis of Consciousness’, and ‘Millennium: Tools for the Coming Changes’. Lyssa has appeared on numerous television and radio shows internationally, the most recent of which was a special produced by the Discovery Channel that is currently airing worldwide. Lyssa holds a B.A. in psychology. She is also a certified teacher of Taoist and Hatha yoga and continues to write and travel around the world. For more information, contact Lyssa Royal Holt, c/o Royal Priest Research, PO Box 30973, Phoenix, Arizona 85046. Many free transcripts and articles are available on her website: www.lyssaroyal.com.

Dr. Geo Athena Trevarthen is both a shaman and an academic. She received a PhD from the University of Edinburgh for her groundbreaking work on Celtic shamanism - the first to academically prove the existence of a full spectrum of shamanic features in Celtic cultures. She has also studied transpersonal and Gestalt psychology, theology, anthropology, art and film. Geo teaches with wisdom and humor, sharing ancient chants and shamanic practices to reveal Spirit’s presence with and within us. She is a registered Marriage Celebrant in Scotland through the Scottish Pagan Federation and an ordained minister in the Circle of the Sacred Earth. She’s spoken and taught at institutions ranging from St. Andrews University to Omega Institute, and was the first scholar ever invited to speak on Irish shamanism to the Trinity College Theological Society, Dublin. Geo currently teaches at the University of Edinburgh’s Office of Lifelong Learning, where she developed the first academic course devoted to examining the deeper layers of meaning in the Harry Potter books. The class forms the basis of a forthcoming work from O-Books on using Harry’s story as a guide for our own spiritual growth. Geo works with individuals by phone, internet and in person. She teaches and has written mythic and shamanic stories for film and television, including Star Trek: Voyager. More information on Geo and her work can be found at www.celticshamanism.com.

Rabbi Gershon Winkler is both a renowned scholar as well as a rabbinic trickster. He has authored fourteen books, including seven works on Jewish mysticism, philosophy, and folklore, and was initiated in 1978 by the late Kabbalist Rabbi Eliezer Benseon of Jerusalem. For the past 25 years, he has lived very close to the earth in remote wilderness regions. His personal draw to wilderness-living has brought him to a fresh gleaning of rich Hebraic teachings about the attributes and powers of fauna and flora. Rabbi Winkler flavors his teaching-style with hefty doses of humor, storytelling, ceremonies, and chanting. The Jerusalem Post recently described him as, “a blend of Robin Williams and the Baal Shem Tov.” He is also co-founder and Executive Director of the Walking Stick Foundation – a non-profit organization devoted to the recovery of aboriginal Jewish spirituality, located at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California. Gershon is available for workshops or lectures on Aboriginal Judaism and Jewish Shamanism, and has several books, CD's and DVD's on these subjects. For information, visit his website at www.walkingstick.org.

Gary Mannion is one of the youngest professional healers in the world – at the time of writing he is 19 years of age. He is an ‘Indigo’, which is a term referring to those who are born with psychic, empathic and telepathic abilities. Gary is an established clairvoyant and Medium, Hypnotherapist, and Indigo Child Specialist. He is especially renowned for his work as a Psychic Surgeon, and is asked to perform demonstrations of Psychic Surgery all over the world. With the help of his Spirit Surgeon, Abraham, Gary aims to bring this form of safe and non-evasive surgery within the sphere of the National Health Service (NHS). He lives in the U.K. In addition to his work as a psychic surgeon, Gary provides workshops on teaching people how to tap into and use their Psychic Abilities, Hypnotherapy and also runs courses teaching people how to work and care for Indigo and Crystal children. For more information, visit: www.garymannion.com and www.divinemessengers.com.

Uncle Angaangaq is an Eskimo-Kalaallit Elder whose family belongs to the Traditional Healers and Shamans of the Far North from Kalaallit Nunaat, Greenland. His name means ‘the man who looks like his uncle’. As a Traditional Healer, storyteller and carrier of a Qilaut (drum), he conducts Healing Circles, Intensives and sweat lodges integrating the wisdom of traditional Inuit teachings from the unwritten healing traditions of the Eskimo-Kalaallit people. He is internationally respected in native communities as an Elder of the Canadian-based Four Worlds International Institute for Human and Community Development and with the World Council of Elders and is a keynote speaker at international conferences and symposia on environmental and indigenous issues. He participates in peace and spiritual vigils with the United Nations, speaking on panels for the United Nation Environmental Protection Agency, the Panel on Religion and Spirituality, the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, as well as the Panel for UNESCO’s Oceans, Fishers and Hunters. His work is acclaimed in promoting interracial and intercultural harmony. Most recently, he met with Tibetan Spiritual Leader, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama in Toronto, Canada where he performed a ceremony for the Kalachakra Initiation for World Peace. To purchase Angaangaq's evocative double CD set 'Seasons’, explore Angaangaq's in-depth teachings of the Far North through the Wisdomkeepers Program, and to learn more about melting the ice in the heart of man, visit the website: www.icewisdom.com.

I received some concerned inquiries about Angaangaq Lyberth. One of the inquiries asked about any ties to Wisdom Keepers.

I believe he is Inuit, and very likely not only has at least some ancestry but also some traditional knowledge. For example, he seems to be accepted by at least some within the Inuit community for his work with abuse victims.
http://www.pauktuutit.ca/nuluaq/agency.asp?id=1069&com=1064&ser=

However, the workshops he advertises would be considered wrong and unethical by most Native people. Much of what he promotes as Inuit is also heavily mixed with pop psychology.

The organizations he has worked with are mixed. Some are very dubious, but some are quite acclaimed and deservedly well respected.

"World Council of Elders"- a number of New Age groups claim that name. I do not know of any legitimate group of indigenous elders going by that designation.

"Four Worlds Internat'l Institute"- holds alternative healing conferences. I recognize one of the names at their conferences as a fraud calling himself Sequoyah Trueblood. They sell a number of rather ludicrous New Agey products, such as "Ancient Native American Healing Shampoo and Conditioner."

Lyberth also mentions an association with Credo Mutwa, an outright fraud who poses as a Zulu healer who also collaborated with the South African gov't when it was still under Apartheid.

Omega Institute sponsors many New Age and alternative medicine types.

Probably the best known people he's associated with are Jane Goodall and the Dalai Lama, whom he does seem to have actually met, but not much more.

The World Commission on Global Consciousness includes Lyberth and both of the two above, as well as Bishop Tutu and Al Gore.

There are reports (still under investigation at this point) Lyberth has done harm to people, and I was hoping some of us knew people in the Inuit communities, or in the communities where Lyberth has been reported to have done harm, in New England.

I don't know anything that doesn't come up in a google search , but there is a few things here that make me wonder, but as I know next to nothing about the Greenland Inuit it's hard to say how his own people see what he is doing ...

http://www.icewisdom.com/angaangaq/

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AngaangakAngaangaq is an Eskimo-Kalaallit Elder whose family belongs to the traditional healers of the Far North from Kalaallit Nunaat, Greenland. His name means “the man who looks like his uncle”.

Uncle, as he is frequently called, bridges the boundaries of cultures and faiths in people young and old. His work has taken him to five continents and over 40 countries around the world including South Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Arctic Europe, Russia, and Siberia.

As a traditional healer, storyteller and carrier of a Qilaut (drum), he conducts Healing Circles, Intensives and sweat lodges integrating the wisdom of traditional Inuit teachings from the unwritten healing traditions of the Eskimo-Kalaallit people.

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I guess I am wondering if the Greenland Inuit had a Sweat lodge ceremony? Maybe this is really dumb, but it seems like firewood would be a precious commodity up there. Is there enough firewood in Greenland for people there to traditionally use a Sweat Lodge ceremony? And then there is this ;

http://www.icewisdom.com/programs/

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WisdomKeepers Program – The Tip of the Iceberg

Whether you’re called to your path as a healer, a sage, or for personal empowerment, this in-depth 3-year program continues the teachings first introduced in our Intensive Workshops.

The program is for committed students only. As a prerequisite to being accepted into the Wisdomkeeper Program, you must first have attended an Intensive Workshop.

We offer an unparalleled opportunity to study the ancient practices, healing traditions and ceremonies of various native cultures blended with the Eskimo-Kalaallit culture that are rooted in traditions thousands of years old and can only be passed on by an Elder.

The program offers a unique opportunity to study practical approaches to attune your body, mind and spirit to awaken and honor the inherent abilities and gifts that were given to you by the Great One, furthering a deeper connection to your spiritual path on which you started long ago.

You will learn to embrace an intuitive understanding of yourself and others through differentiating the subtleties of energy. You will become skilled at facilitating traditional ceremonies, energetic exercises, and building and holding a sweat lodge.

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So it sounds like this isn't really traditional Inuit ceremonies and that it is this guys own idea of a "blended version" of ceremonies which he is teaching, and it looks like people are charged to be taught. As can be seen below, these so called traditional Spiritual teachings are for sale.

http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/published.php?action=view&newsletter_id=1409580063

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Uncle Angaangaq is the last of his line, the Inuit people, who are daily losing their homes to the great melting of the ice--global warming. He is a unique human being and a perfect messenger, dispensing a message of wisdom and warmth of his ancient tradition. Uncle Angaangaq was invited to meet and speak with leaders at the UN, the Dalai Lama and with the Pope. He has just been initiated Shaman by his own people...the first in 200 years since Christianity wiped out the tradition. He brings it back beautifully and forcefully with a clear environmental and spiritual message to us all.

So how was he intitiated into a cultural tradition by his own people if they lost this tradition 200 years ago ?

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Thursday, October 12 – Teaching from the North - 7-9:30 - $40

Friday, October 13 – Guest with the NYSC Open circle 7:15-9:30- Free

Saturday & Sunday, October 14-15 – Workshop ($250)

Saturday 9:00 - 3 / Sunday 9:00 - 12 noon (Register with a friend and get $50 off each)

Saturday, October 14th – Healing circle - 4-7pm - $125

Sunday, Oct. 15th – 8th Annual Shamanic Gathering in Central Park, 1-6 – Free Uncle is the NYSC guset with other shamans.

At the Great Hill, Central Park, between West 103 & 106 Sts.

Please bring food for pot luck, blanket, drum, ratlles and any litrature to want to share with our community. (Ceremonies start at 2pm)
Children are welcome!!! No Raindate. Rain or Shine.

Special Sun Rise Ceremonies - Sat & Sun 6:30am at Washington Sq. - Free

Looks like he is selling these so called traditional ceremonies all over the place.

http://sandiego.backpage.com/gyrobase/classifieds/ResultsCoupon?category=634194&layout=detailed&page=2

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Save $75 Intensive with Angaangaq expires May 1
Oct.3-Nov.2 Experience the magic of Angaangaq, an Eskimo Elder and Shaman from the Arctic. We are stil walking in wonder from his last Intensive. Share amazing transformative healing. $325 w/coupon Offer expires August 31, 2008. Expiration dates are renewed the last week of each month.

Tierra Sagrada The Sacred Earth Foundation
Begin the first day with sunrise service, experience the power of his wind drum, healing ceremonies, song, participate in creating a sweatlodge and abiding there on the final evening.Feast to follow.

- transformative healing, an Eskimo elder doing a sweat - who wouldn't pay $325.00??? This is almost as good as that ancient native american shampoo mentioned some where in the preceding posts. LOL

It a wonder so many people get taken in by lies
I just have to shake my head