It started with suffering.

In 2013, not unlike many other sixteen-year-olds, I was no stranger to anxiety and depression.

I was raised Presbyterian. From a young age, I gave Bible readings in church and helped (in the loosest sense of the word, probably) my grandmother teach elementary Sunday School. Now a suffering teen in the face of horrid mental anguish, I went into nature, to a special place, and pled with God, Jesus, and the angels to help me overcome my struggles - somehow.

Not long after, my parents set me up with a wonderful psychotherapist. And on July 4th of that year, my mother lent me a book about the angels. Perhaps this was the start of what happened next.

At the age of 17, I submitted a certificate request after taking the first class of this journey - an angel card reader course with Radleigh Valentine. I was certified, and further studied and practiced bringing spiritual guidance and healing with the angels to myself and others, including in the programs of my now-friend Charles Virtue.

In 2016, I taught my first spiritual class. I also began my formal study of Western shamanism and shamanic healing. I applied and was accepted into world-renowned shamanic teacher Sandra Ingerman's Two-Year Teacher Training in Shamanic Journeying, Healing, and Medicine for the Earth the following year, and I graduated the program in 2020.

Now, combining about a decade of experience connecting with clients and students, I conduct readings, shamanic energy healing and counseling, and other in-Spirited services, lead sacred message circles, and instruct basic, advanced, and one-year shamanic trainings.

I have had the privilege of working with a diverse array of issues from a diverse array of clients across the globe. I aim to create a welcoming space in my work, including for racial and ethnic minorities and fellow LGBTQ+ people. I have presented on television, radio, and webinar series. And along with leading events on my own, I have taught for Institute for Spiritual Development Washington D.C. and the Free Thinker Institute, and I am now a teacher at The Cocuun in Bloomington, Indiana.

Additionally, I have assisted celebrated teachers in their programs. I served as faculty assistant to Radleigh Valentine during his Creating a Magical Life with the Angels workshop at Kripalu in 2019.​ I was later an assistant to Sandra Ingerman in the Facebook community for her nine-week course, The Dark Night of the Soul as a Portal to the Shaman's Light (she and I also recorded a video dialogue entitled "Shamanism and the Younger Generations" as a course bonus session). I again provided group support for Sandra’s summer 2023 course, Taking Medicine for the Earth Work to Higher Frequencies for the Benefit of our Health and the Planet. And it is with immense excitement that I will be assisting her upcoming 2025-2026 Two-Year Teacher Training in Shamanism and Shamanic Healing.

I emphasize the importance of science, skilled critical thinking, and integrative healthcare in my work. I have maintained certification in Adult Mental Health First Aid through the National Council for Mental Wellbeing since 2018, and graduated cum laude with a BA in psychology from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Plattsburgh, where I also served as a research assistant and a teacher's assistant in two psychology lab courses (which, funny enough, had exercises on psychic ability).

I am the youngest instructing member of shamanicteachers.com, an alliance of shamanic and Medicine for the Earth practitioners and teachers bringing that work to the global community effectively and ethically.

I currently live in Bloomington, Indiana with my partner Alexi, who is pursuing his second master’s degree as the John W. Ryan Fellow at the Indiana University O’Niell School of Public and Environmental Affairs. In my spare time, I enjoy reading about current affairs over a steamer (that’s a flavored “latté” without the espresso, so without the best part), keeping my eyes peeled for whistle pigs (groundhogs) on my local walks, and cracking countless jokes to friends that make them relieved that my dream is not being a successful (or even passable) comedian.

TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) Version:

Garrett Jackson is a practitioner and teacher of shamanism. He completed his first professional psychic reading course at the age of 17, taught his first public spiritual class at 19, and is a graduate of the world-renowned Sandra Ingerman’s Two-Year Teacher Training in Shamanic Journeying, Healing, and Medicine for the Earth.

Drawing upon around a decade of experience, Garrett conducts spirit readings, shamanic energy healing and counseling, and other in-Spirited services, leads sacred message circles, and instructs basic, advanced, and one-year trainings in profound and life-transforming shamanic skills.

He teaches independently and has taught for Institute for Spiritual Development Washington D.C. and the Free Thinker Institute, and now teaches at The Cocuun in Bloomington, Indiana. He has presented on television, radio, and webinar series, and has assisted Radleigh Valentine and Sandra Ingerman in their educational programs. He will also be assisting Ingerman’s upcoming 2025-2026 Two-Year Teacher Training in Shamanism and Shamanic Healing.

He maintains certification in Adult Mental Health First Aid, graduated cum laude with a BA in psychology from SUNY Plattsburgh, and is currently the youngest instructing member of the global shamanicteachers.com alliance.