The Shamanic Approach to Creativity

Patrons of the Traveling Shamans and the Shamans Camp are hosting traveling shaman Winter Ross on the weekend of August 25th and this is your chance to meet this amazing woman.   Winter Ross works in the medium of Imagination. She is convinced that the creative mind has the power to heal both individuals and the world. This workshop is designed for writers, artists, shamanic practitioners and anyone interested in these realms. Winter shares the technique of the classic drum journey and other shamanic experiences, explaining how this ancient cosmology can help you access deeper levels of creativity and the unconscious. You will experience a personal journey and begin to apply it to your own medium. Please bring your chosen art or writing supplies to this class.   About Winter Ross: Exploring the worlds of Shamanism since 2004, Winter is a member of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies founded by anthropologist Michael Harner, she offers the ancient healing techniques of Shamanism with an eye to her clients' 21st century western paradigm. Her offerings include Drum Journey, Power Animals, Divination, Extraction, Soul Retrieval, Reiki and the Celtic Keening ceremony. Winter has studied Soul Retrieval with Sandra Ingerman, Tibetan Bon Chöd (Feeding Your Demons) with Lama Tsultrim Allione, is a member of the Native American Church and a pipe holder in the Lakota tradition. Winter holds a fine arts / illustration degree from Rhode Island School of Design, and has exhibited internationally. While an MFA candidate in printmaking, her fabric art received excellent reviews and it remains one of her favorite mediums along with painting. You can see more of her shamanic inspired work at www.CeremonialVisions.com Her short stories, essays, and articles have been published in various art, environmental and literary journals. 4 Warnings: Shamanic Journeys, a chapbook of visionary prose, is her first book. It can be found on Amazon.com and is used as a text in Journey classes at Awareness Institute, Sydney, Australia.   During this full Saturday experience participants will learn the art of Journeying to clarify intention and enhance creativity. Divination techniques may also be explored. Personal sessions with Winter, who specializes in Soul Retrieval, are available on Sunday, August 26.     We are accepting a limited number of people for this experience and are asking for donations to help bring Winter from Crestone, Colorado where she is currently based. Following this workshop Winter will be traveling to Australia to spend a couple of months with the indigenous healers there. We are anticipating a future experience based on her Australian visit. Consider becoming a patron to the Traveling Shamans to help out. More details at www.Patreon.com/TravelingShamans.