Shamanism and Life After Life:
Healing Initiations in Death, Dying, & Beyond
October 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2026
7:30-9:30pm ET each session
Live Online via Zoom
Death will come for each one of us.
Yet the Western world, historically, has not held a sound relationship with it; we shoo it away in conversation, and tell the terminal, “Oh, don’t talk of death - of course you’ll get better!” We feel lost as to how to help these people in transition. And we may harbor our own concerns about “what comes next,” no matter how “spiritual” we are. We reject taking ourselves off of autopilot each day, opting instead to live more purposefully “when I have more time, in the future” - a future that, for some, will never come.
And as if rejecting dying wasn’t enough, our culture largely ignores the realities of the dead - that the deceased may not truly have “made it” to a better place, and that their continued wandering in the world of the living is yet another source of fear, imbalance, and illness. Here, too, we remain ignorant as to how to help.
As we face a chaotic world swirling with struggle surrounding death and dying, it may be time to face an aching question: “How on Earth can I help - and can I keep healthy, and even heal myself, in the process?”
In this strong shamanic container, you will experience powerful initiations in different aspects of dying and beyond - for the healing of yourself, the dying, the deceased, and all of life.
Where you’ll walk on our sacred journey:
October 8: Meeting Death as Oppressor, Ally, & Healer
“The dream he needed most was the dream that frightened him more.”
- Sherman Alexie
Are you being haunted?
Not by a ghost (though we will cover healing for this later in the course), but by death itself.
The historical Western tendency to deny death a place in our conversations and our consciousness may spare us momentary discomfort. But it can also notably contribute to relationship imbalances, ill health, and even a lack of fulfillment in life. In other words, to embrace life more fully, it can be highly useful to embrace death itself.
IN THIS OPENING SESSION, YOU WILL:
Discover different kinds of death that you can experience - and a shamanic take on what happens when we die,
Understand how “death rejection” can connect to illness and emptiness,
Meet a transcendent spirit who will teach, heal, and support you in your journeys in death and beyond - your deathwalking guide,
Journey to illuminate a hindering fear that you may be holding regarding death - and how to live with death as an ally.
You will also receive an individualized ceremony for healing that hindering fear that you can perform to integrate the power of your journey.
October 15: Dying the Good Death
“Dying / Is an art, like everything else.”
- Sylvia Plath
Although you may not know when, your time on this Earth will someday cease. And the same is true for everybody else.
Given that death is a part of life, it can therefore be useful to equip yourself with tools for supporting and healing the terminal and the dying, as well as their families, in such trying times.
And when those loved ones pass, we are still here, “holding the bag” of grief. So how can we tend to the dying, along with our own grief - from wherever it may stem?
HERE, YOU WILL:
Walk through ways to aid the dying - either shamanically or non-shamanically - in resolving their fears, physical and emotional discomforts, and relationship challenges while they still have time,
Discover the use of symbolism and art in teaching the dying how to journey for comfort and curing - and how this opens a doorway, literally, in your own journeywork,
Fly through your newly-created doorway to see what departed souls can experience at different levels of the Beyond after death.
October 22: Back to the Beyond
“For after all the work that has been done by scholars on death and dying, there is surprisingly little agreement on the contours of the afterlife, just that there are ‘technicians of the sacred’ who can sometimes visit…and sometimes become one with inhabitants of other worlds…Knowledge more formal than that eludes.
- Bruce Grant, PhD
You’re used to calling the healing spirits to you; what about calling them into you?
In this potent session, you will physically become one with your deathwalking guide to experience the incredible territories that you may journey through after your own death - offering deep insight about what awaits you on the Other Side.
In addition, you will discover a method for safely interacting with famous departed persons for healing, connection, and inspiration.
IN THIS SESSION, YOU WILL:
Heal fear and gain clarity about what awaits you after death through direct experience, rather than secondhand account,
Physically embody the ineffable power of your deathwalking guide - preparing you for next week’s healing work,
Discover how to safely and excitingly connect with renowned departed figures to stoke your own passions.
October 29: The Healing Power of Psychopomp
“‘Go on, go on, don’t look back, someday all of us will follow, and we will be together forever, not just for a short time.’”
- Muscogee Creek medicine man Bear Heart
Not all who die are truly dead.
For myriad potential reasons, the souls of the deceased do not always cross out of this world after death. Lingering in the land of the living, they can disturb homes and people, and prompt unhealthy behavioral changes, substance cravings, depression, and even collective illness.
Fortunately, the shaman has a methodology for aiding such souls in going into the Light known as psychopomp - opening the doors for the healing of the living, and the deceased.
IN THIS FINAL SESSION, YOU WILL:
Examine data on why some souls remain here after it’s “all over” - and the differences between haunting, energy intrusion, and spirit possession,
Briefly explore the practice of shamanic depossession,
Discover and employ an embodied method of psychopomp for counseling a lost soul in need - and lifting them into the healing of the Beyond,
Discover the mass psychopomp ceremony - and observe as the transcendent spirits facilitate global healing for our wandering dead.
This advanced training is specifically designed to feature experiences for both the healing of the self and the healing of others, living and dead. It is especially for those who:
- wish a greater understanding of what happens when we die - or struggle with fears around it,
- serve as hospice workers, death doulas, or aim to aid dying loved ones experience a smoother transition, either now or down the road,
- have lost someone, or are seeking complementary grief-healing tools,
- walk the path to becoming shamanic healing practitioners.
This live online sacred circle will provide you the opportunity for real-time connection with like-hearted persons with whom you can practice, share, and provide healing love and support.
As death is a journey that we will all make, perhaps one of the most worthwhile questions one can ask is: “Am I prepared to embark on it well?” And for those who wish to take it a step further: “How can I help others to embark well?”
By engaging the healing explorations and initiations of this special experience, you not only learn the shaman’s tools for helping and healing the dying and the deceased - you come into greater relationship with the rite of death, and thus deepen your healthy, passionate, and purposeful experience of life itself.
Your journey into the Beyond deepens now…
DATES & TIMES:
October 8, 15, 22, & 29, 2026
7:30-9:30pm ET each session
LOCATION:
Live Online via Zoom
PREREQUISITE:
Shamanic journeying training with myself, a Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS) or ShamanicTeachers instructor, or equivalent.
STANDARD TUITION:
$285
REPEAT STUDENT TUITION:
$285 $145
Participant cancelation and non-attendance policy: Prior to September 24th, full refund. From September 24th to 31st, 50% refund. On and after October 1st, no refunds. Discretionary exceptions may be made.