The Urban Shaman

As the Western consciousness of shamanism increases there is an increasing interest and discussion around the concepts of shamanism. Within that discussion there seems to be a lot of misunderstanding, confusion, and disagreement about what a shaman is, what…

SPOILER ALERT! THIS REVIEW OFFERS SIGNIFICANT DETAIL OF THE STORYLINE OF FROZEN II. 

There’s a running joke in my family about how I see everything as “shamanic.” Perhaps there is some validity to this, as we do tend to see…

This article is being re-published with written permission. The original author is Dr. Jacques Mabit, Medical Director and Founder of the Takiwasi Center in Peru. This article has not been edited in any way and appears as published on…

On July 12, 2019 The Urban Shaman’s Aimee Shaw spent some time with Lori Shayew, Founder of The Gifts of Autism and seasoned autism specialist.

This interview was a little different than previous TUS interviews, as video imaging wasn’t available…

TRIGGER WARNING! IF YOU’RE HIGHLY SENSITIVE OR MINDFUL ABOUT SUBJECT MATTER PERTAINING TO TRAUMA, ABUSE, VIOLENCE, THIS ARTICLE OFFERS COVETED DETAILS ABOUT SUCH EXPERIENCES. WHILE THERE IS A SPECIFIC CONTEXT AND CERTAIN DETAILS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY WOVEN IN TO…

On January 25, 2019 Aimee Shaw of The Urban Shaman sat down with Robbie Warren, Medicine Woman and Shaman.

AS: Hello. I have Robbie Warren with me here today and I’m very excited to actually interface with her in person…

Learning how to do a Shamanic journey is a foundational aspect of most Shamanic practices. Journeying allows you to shift your consciousness from the physical state (ordinary reality) to the nonphysical state (non-ordinary reality), and it is within the…

Conversion of St. Paul by Michelangelo Merisi (Caravaggio)

Shamanic initiation is perhaps one of the most misunderstood aspects of the shamanic path. Information on it is either closely guarded, or accounts of it are so individualized…

“Who are you to write about vulnerability? You hate being vulnerable!”, the little voice in the back of my head says to me on repeat as I sit down to write this article. That voice, the one that sounds…

We were so intrigued by the concepts shared in our first interview that we brought back Andrew Camargo, founding teacher at The School of Modern Soul Science. In a series of interviews conducted on November 7 and November 15,…

When I first watched The Work I was profoundly moved. Without giving any spoilers (The Urban Shaman reviewed The Work, if you’re not familiar with it), I’ll just say that there’s one scene in particular that is noteworthy and offers…

The following is channeled material through Psychic-Medium and Shamanic Practitioner, Derrek Becker.  While in a trance state, Derrek acts as a bridge between Spirit and this world to channel information from his collective higher-self who go by the name,…

I got turned onto The Departure by a colleague who told me about the screening and following panel discussion in Austin, Texas. The entire theater was filled with psychotherapists, primarily because that’s the audience the screening was promoted to….

Spirit Animals help to guide and inspire us as we move along our life path.  Each of us have one or more Spirit Animals as part of our Spiritual team, and just like other helping spirits, they may show…

On August 26, 2018 Jennifer DeLeon sat down with practitioner, teacher, writer, and artist Daniel Moler to discuss his art. The Urban Shaman is honored to share some of Daniel’s visual art pieces and insights into his work and…

For those on the Shamanic path, you will come to find that working with the Spirits of Place are deeply valuable and rewarding relationships to cultivate. The Spirit of Place can be found in the places we live, the…