Shamanism
At each session we will work with a different animal (Eagle for the 1st session). This will encourage/ help attendees to dream, to connect to the immense knowledge that they already have of the natural world once they tune in and allow themselves to dream.
In the longer term for those that want more (but don’t want to start the GW process) I will start a closed group that meets for half or whole days every couple of months (with Elaine Casey and possibly other invited A road teachers) at my home here Windlemere, Surrey. This closed group will provide a forum where everyone can be heard and feel safe to freely express, and develop a sense of community and a sanctuary here at Windlemere – including building a sweat lodge down by the lake with sweat lodges run by Elaine Casey – that really excites me!.
The practice of shamanism is rooted in the awareness that everything is alive, conscious and interconnected.
Shamanism has existed on every continent.
While practices and approaches vary, shamans around the world have used similar ways to restore balance, connect and heal.
​
The Sweet Medicine SunDance Path offers teachings and ceremonies designed to deepen our connection to all of creation (minerals, plants, animals, spirit), accept responsibility to heal the child within, and speak the unspeakable to ourselves about our hearts desires.
​
This shamanic path is in the Twisted Hairs tradition - braiding and integrating knowledge from many sources around the world to gain a deeper understanding of universal truths.
Deer Tribes
​
The knowledge of this shamanic path has been gathered, translated and taught by the Deer Tribe Metis Medicine Society based in the USA.
Deer are native to Europe, Asia as well as North and South America and have significant roles in the belief systems of various peoples all over the world.
British Deer Tribes
There is archaeological and written evidence of Deer Tribes in Britain:
Artefacts such as the Star Carr headdress of a large mature stag which is estimated to be 11,000 years old (hunter-gather Mesolithic era).
​
Pictures of the Cernunnos - the Celtic horned god on ancient British coins such as the Regini Petersfield and Selsey Cernunnos.
Written evidence from the Romans who described at least two British Deer Tribes "Cornovii Pictum" (the people who worship the horned God).
​
Local Deer Tribes
EagleHeart land was originally inhabited by the Atrebates - a tribe of British Celts.
During the 1st and 2nd centuries BC, the Atrebates were among the most powerful of British tribes, maintaining strong links with related tribes in Gaul.
The capital of the Atrebates tribe was in Silchester and the famous bronze Eagle found there is displayed in Reading museum.
