Shamanic Resources, Books, Websites
- Debbie Irvine

- Nov 7
- 16 min read
Updated: Nov 9

Don Oscar Miro-Quesada
Shamanism: Personal Quests of Communion with Nature and Creation - Features Debbie Irvine -"My Shamanic Healing"
Lessons in Courage: Peruvian Shamanic Wisdom for Everyday Life (with Bonnie Glass-Coffin)
Healing Light: An Apprenticeship in Peruvian Shamanism
Lecciones de Coraje (Spanish edition of Lessons in Courage)
RAMA: As Above, So Below (audio curriculum)
Peruvian Shamanism: The Pachakuti Mesa (by Matthew Magee, with foreword by Don Oscar Miro-Quesada)
Mirror of Heaven; Embodiment of Earth: The Pachakuti Mesa Lineage of Cross-Cultural Shamanism (DVD Tutorial)
Speak, Pachamama, Speak (children’s book, recommended reading)
Website:
The Heart of the Healer (THOTH: https://heartofthehealer.org
Hank Wesselman – Key Books
Spiritwalker: Messages from the Future
Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters on the Shaman’s Path
Visionseeker: Shared Wisdom from the Place of Refuge
The Bowl of Light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman
Journey to the Sacred Garden: A Guide to Traveling in the Spiritual Realms
Spirit Medicine (with Jill Kuykendall)
Awakening to the Spirit World: The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation (with Sandra Ingerman)
The Re-Enchantment: A Shamanic Path to a Life of Wonder
Timeweaver: The Book of Nainoa
Sekhmet: Transformation in the Belly of the Goddess (Foreword by Hank Wesselman)
Official Website
SharedWisdom — Hank Wesselman’s main website, offering articles, teachings, and resources. [sharedwisdom.com]
Further Reading
Hank Wesselman’s teachings, including shamanic journeying, the clans, and the elements, are referenced in his workshops, books, and audio programs (such as the Spiritwalker Teachings and Shaman Visionary Circle). [sharedwisdom.com], [sharedwisdom.com]
These resources often include guided journeys and meditations, but the actual scripts are typically available through his official programs, books, or audio recordings, not freely published online.
How to access the scripts:
You can find Hank Wesselman’s guided meditations and teachings (including those on the elements and clans) through his SharedWisdom website. [sharedwisdom.com]
The Spiritwalker Teachings audio series and the Shaman Visionary Circle offer recordings of his journeys and teachings. [sharedwisdom.com], [sharedwisdom.com]
His book Awakening to the Spirit World (co-authored with Sandra Ingerman) also covers shamanic practices and may include relevant meditations. [sandraingerman.com]
Jamie Sams – Key Books
Sacred Path Cards: The Discovery of Self Through Native Teachings
Author: Jamie Sams (with illustrations by Linda Childers)
Description:
This set includes a guidebook and 44 beautifully illustrated cards, each representing a Native American teaching, lesson, or path. The cards and book are designed for self-discovery, divination, and personal growth, drawing on the wisdom of various tribal traditions.
How it works:
Draw cards for daily lessons or use spreads for deeper insight.
The book explains the meaning of each card and offers methods for interpretation and divination.
The cards are used for guidance, meditation, and transformation.
The Sacred Path Workbook: New Teachings and Tools to Illuminate Your Personal Journey
Medicine Cards: The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals (with David Carson). A classic resource for understanding animal medicine, elements, and the Medicine Wheel in Native American tradition.
This is the classic book and card deck that introduced many to Native American animal medicine and power animals. Each card features an animal and its spiritual meaning, and the accompanying book explains how to use the cards for guidance, meditation, and personal growth. The deck is widely used for divination, self-discovery, and connecting with animal guides.
Features:
52 animal cards (in the revised edition)
Guidebook with interpretations, spreads, and meditations
Rooted in Native American tradition, but accessible to all seekers
The 13 Original Clan Mothers
Dancing the Dream: The Seven Sacred Paths Of Human Transformation
Earth Medicine: Ancestor's Ways of Harmony for Many Moons
The Sacred Path Workbook: New Teachings and Tools to Illuminate Your Personal Journey
Other Council Fires Were Here Before Ours
Paul Van Gelder, The Five Elements in Shamanism: Explores the sacred forces of earth, water, fire, air, and spirit in shamanic cosmology. [paulvangelder.com]
Emma, Chakra Serenity: Elemental Shamanism: Discusses how shamans harness the energies of earth, air, fire, and water for healing and transformation.
SharedWisdom: Message from the Stone Clan: Details the significance of elemental clans in shamanic practice. [sharedwisdom.com]
Steven Farmer Animal Spirit Books
Animal Spirit Guides: An Easy-to-Use Handbook for Identifying and Understanding Your Power Animals and Animal Spirit Helpers
Over 200 animals described with meanings, messages, and practical advice.
Power Animals: How to Connect with Your Animal Spirit Guide
How to discover and work with your power animals.
Pocket Guide to Spirit Animals
Quick reference for animal meanings and messages.
Earth Magic: Ancient Shamanic Wisdom for Healing Yourself, Others, and the Planet
Explores shamanic wisdom and earth-centered spirituality.
Healing Ancestral Karma: Free Yourself from Unhealthy Family Patterns
Healing family patterns with spiritual tools.
Animals: Personal Tales of Encounters with Spirit Animals
Stories and teachings about spirit animal encounters.
Sacred Ceremony: How to Create Ceremonies for Healing, Transitions, and Celebrations.
Animals: Personal Tales of Encounters with Spirit Animals
Publisher: Sacred Stories Publishing (Common Sentience series)
This book blends Steven Farmer’s wisdom on spirit animals with over 35 true stories from people around the world. It covers:
What spirit animals are and how they connect with us
How to discern their messages
Indigenous animal wisdom
Personal, mystical encounters with animals (e.g., jaguar, otter, whales, coyote, moth)
Ways to deepen your connection with spirit animals
Format: Print and ebook
Where to find: Sacred Stories | Amazon | Dr. Steven Farmer’s site [en.wikipedia.org], [druidry.org], [wikiwand.com]
Steven Farmer’s Official Website
Alberto Villoldo
Shaman, Healer, Sage: How to Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas
The Four Insights: Wisdom, Power, and Grace of the Earthkeepers
Grow a New Body: How Spirit and Power Plant Nutrients Can Transform Your Health
One Spirit Medicine
Mending the Past and Healing the Future with Soul Retrieval
Courageous Dreaming: How Shamans Dream the World into Being
The Heart of the Shaman: Stories and Practices of the Luminous Warrior
Illumination: The Shaman's Way of Healing
Power Up Your Brain: The Neuroscience of Enlightenment
Soul Journeying: Shamanic Tools for Finding Your Destiny and Recovering Your Spirit
Dance of the Four Winds: Secrets of the Inca Medicine Wheel
Island of the Sun: Mastering the Inca Medicine Wheel
Mystical Shaman Oracle (card deck, with Colette Baron-Reid and Marcela Lobos)
The Wisdom Wheel: A Mythic Journey Through the Four Directions
The Shaman's Dream Oracle: A 64-Card Deck and Guidebook.
Official Website
The Four Winds Society — Alberto Villoldo’s main website, offering information on his teachings, online courses, books, and events.
Lewis Mehl-Madrona:
Coyote Medicine: Lessons from Native American Healing
Coyote Healing: Miracles in Native Medicine
Coyote Wisdom: The Power of Story in Healing
Narrative Medicine: The Use of History and Story in the Healing Process
Healing the Mind through the Power of Story: The Promise of Narrative Psychiatry
Remapping Your Mind: The Neuroscience of Self-Transformation through Story (with Barbara Mainguy)
The Spirit of Healing: Stories, Wisdom and Practices from Native America
Native American Healing Meditations: Guided Practices to Invoke the Spirit of Healing
Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies (Foreword by Mehl-Madrona). [mehl-madrona.com],
Official Website
Lewis Mehl-Madrona Official Website — Information on his books, essays, lectures, research, and events. [mehl-madrona.com]
Coyote Institute — Dedicated to his work on storytelling, traditional healing, and Indigenous wisdom. [coyote-institute.org]
Sandra Ingerman:
Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self
Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide
Awakening to the Spirit World: The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation (with Hank Wesselman)
How to Heal Toxic Thoughts: Simple Tools for Personal Transformation
Speaking with Nature: Awakening to the Deep Wisdom of the Earth (with Llyn Roberts)
The Book of Ceremony: Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life
Walking in Light: The Everyday Empowerment of a Shamanic Life
Medicine for the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins
Spirit Walking: A Course in Shamanic Power
The Union of Isis and Thoth: Magic and Initiatory Practices of Ancient Egypt
Yearning for the Wind: Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul
Shamanic Meditations: Guided Journeys for Insight, Vision, and Healing
The Hidden Worlds (with Katherine Wood)
**The Shaman’s Toolkit: Ancient Tools for Shaping the Life and World You Want to Live In)
How to Thrive in Changing Times: Simple Tools to Create True Health, Wealth, Peace, and Joy for Yourself and the Earth
Walking Through Darkness: A Nature-Based Path to Navigating Suffering and Loss.
Official Website
Sandra Ingerman’s Official Website — Information on her books, articles, workshops, and resources. [sandraingerman.com]
Shamanic Teachers Directory — Find practitioners and teachers trained by Sandra Ingerman. [shamanicteachers.com]
Nicki
Alchemical Healing: A Guide to Spiritual, Physical and Transformational Medicine
Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt: Awakening the Healing Power of the Heart (with Linda Star Wolf)
The Anubis Oracle: A Journey into the Shamanic Mysteries of Egypt (with Linda Star Wolf)
Sekhmet: Transformation in the Belly of the Goddess
Power Animal Meditations: Shamanic Journeys with Your Spirit Allies
The Union of Isis and Thoth: Magic and Initiatory Practices of Ancient Egypt (with Normandi Ellis)
Planetary Healing: Spirit Medicine for Global Transformation (with Mark Hallert)
The Golden Cauldron: Shamanic Journeys on the Path of Wisdom
Your Inner Oracle (Guided Journeys for Wisdom and Divination)
Journey for Healing with Kuan Yin (CD)
Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt (with Normandi Ellis, Gloria Taylor Brown)
Official Websites
These sites offer information about her books, teachings, audio journeys, and legacy projects.
Normandi Ellis
Dreams of Isis: A Woman’s Spiritual Sojourn
Feasts of Light: Celebrations for the Seasons of Life based on the Egyptian Goddess Mysteries
Awakening Osiris: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
Invoking the Scribes of Ancient Egypt (with Gloria Taylor Brown)
Imagining the World into Existence: An Ancient Egyptian Manual of Consciousness
The Union of Isis and Thoth: Magic and Initiatory Practices of Ancient Egypt (with Nicki Scully)
Hieroglyphic Words of Power: Symbols for Magic, Divination, and Dreamwork
Official Website
Michael Harner
The Way of the Shaman (1980) – The foundational text for “core shamanism” and the modern shamanic renaissance.
Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality (2013)
Hallucinogens and Shamanism (Editor, 1973)
The Jivaro: People of the Sacred Waterfalls (1972)
Journeys Outside of Time: The Way to Knowledge and Wisdom (1990)
Michael Harner Websites & Resources
Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS) – The official organization founded by Michael Harner, dedicated to the preservation, study, and teaching of shamanic knowledge. Offers workshops, resources, and information on “core shamanism.” [shamanism.org]
Michael Harner – FSS Europe – European branch with biography and resources. [shamanism.eu]
José Luis Stevens
The Shaman's Book of Extraordinary Practices: 58 Power Tools for Personal Transformation
Awaken the Inner Shaman: A Guide to the Power Path of the Heart
Encounters with Power: Adventures and Misadventures on the Shamanic Path of Healing
Praying with Power: How to Use Ancient Shamanic Techniques for Gaining Maximum Spiritual Benefit-And Extraordinary Results-Through Prayer
Secrets of Shamanism: Tapping the Spirit Power Within You (with Lena Stevens)
The Power Path: The Shaman's Way to Success in Business and Life (with Lena Stevens
Transforming Your Dragons: How to Turn Fear Patterns into Personal Power
Meditations for the Inner Shaman: Awakening Your Deepest Guidance
The Power Path Training: Living the Secrets of the Inner Shaman (with Lena Stevens)
Official Website and Resources
The Power Path School of Shamanism — Main site for teachings, events, articles, and books. [thepowerpath.com]
Articles by José Luis Stevens — Free articles and wisdom. [thepowerpath.com]
Shamans Directory: The Power Path School — Background and offerings. [shamansdirectory.com]
Omega Institute: José Luis Stevens — Teacher profile. [eomega.org]
Robert Moss
Conscious Dreaming: A Spiritual Path for Everyday Life
Dreamgates: An Explorer’s Guide to the Worlds of Soul, Imagination, and Life Beyond Death
Active Dreaming: Journeying Beyond Self-Limitation to a Life of Wild Freedom
Dreamways of the Iroquois: Honoring the Secret Wishes of the Soul
Dreaming the Soul Back Home: Shamanic Dreaming for Healing and Becoming Whole
The Three “Only” Things: Tapping the Power of Dreams, Coincidence, and Imagination
The Secret History of Dreaming
The Dreamer’s Book of the Dead: A Soul Traveler’s Guide to Death, Dying, and the Other Side
Sidewalk Oracles: Playing with Signs, Symbols, and Synchronicity in Everyday Life
The Boy Who Died and Came Back: Adventures of a Dream Archaeologist in the Multiverse
Mysterious Realities: A Dream Traveler’s Tales from the Imaginal Realm
Growing Big Dreams: Manifesting Your Heart’s Desires through Twelve Secrets of the Imagination
Here, Everything Is Dreaming: Poems and Stories
Official Website
Robert Moss / Way of the Dreamer — Robert Moss’s main website, offering information on his books, workshops, online courses, and dreamwork resources. [mossdreams.com]
African Shamanism
Malidoma Somé
"The Spirit of Intimacy: Ancient African Teachings in the Ways of Relationships"
Explores the spiritual dimensions of relationships, community, and intimacy from the perspective of Dagara tradition.
"Ritual: Power, Healing and Community"
A guide to the transformative power of ritual and its role in personal and collective healing.
"Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman"
An autobiographical account of Malidoma Somé’s initiation and journey into Dagara shamanism.
"The Healing Wisdom of Africa: Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community"
Explores indigenous African spiritual practices, the importance of community, and the role of ritual in healing.
"Healing Wisdom of Africa: Sharing the Gifts of Ancestral Spirit, Ritual, and Community"
Focuses on ancestral wisdom and the gifts of ritual for healing and transformation.
John Lockley
1. Leopard Warrior: A Journey into the African Teachings of Ancestry, Instinct, and Dreams
Publisher: Sounds True (2017)
Overview: This memoir and teaching guide shares Lockley’s journey from Apartheid-era South Africa to becoming a sangoma. It explores Xhosa spiritual traditions, the importance of dreams, ancestor medicine, and the concept of Ubuntu. The leopard is a central symbol, representing intuition, instinct, and harmony with nature and spirit.
Themes: Bridging cultures, healing ancestral wounds, dreamwork, animal and plant medicine, and spiritual empowerment.
2. The Way of the Leopard (Audio Course)
Publisher: Sounds True
Overview: An audio collection of Lockley’s core teachings, designed to help listeners awaken their senses, honour ancestors, engage with dreams, and connect to nature through African shamanic practices.
Website: [johnlockley.com]
American, South American and Celtic Shamanism:
Jaime Meyer
Healing with Shamanism: Practices and Traditions to Restore and Balance the Self (2020)
Drumming the Soul Awake (1999)
Additional Works
Jaime Meyer has published numerous articles on shamanism and spirituality.
Jaime Meyer has also written and produced over 15 plays in various cities across the USA, often with themes related to healing and transformation.
Jaime Meyer’s official website is www.drummingthesoulawake.com. [drummingth...lawake.com]
On his site, you’ll find information about his shamanic healing practice, training, drumming circles, articles, and resources related to Celtic and cross-cultural shamanism. Jaime Meyer is also the author of Drumming the Soul Awake and Healing with Shamanism, and he leads workshops and ceremonies in Minneapolis, MN.
For more about his background and teachings, you can also visit his profile at the Society for Shamanic Practiceand his directory listing. [shamanicpractice.org] [shamansdirectory.com]
Sidhe Teachers & Authors: Book List
David Spangler
Engaging with the Sidhe
Conversations with the Sidhe
Card Deck of the Sidhe (with Jeremy Berg)
Jeremy Berg
Card Deck of the Sidhe (with David Spangler)
John Matthews
The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld
The Sidhe: Changes for Humanity
The Sidhe Oracle
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom (with Caitlín Matthews)
Soren Hauge
Finding Your Elven Heart
The Wild Alliance: Awakening your Inner Angel & Sidhe
Call of the Sidhe
W.B. Yeats
Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry
The Celtic Twilight
Collected Poems (includes “The Hosting of the Sidhe”)
A.E. (George William Russell)
The Candle of Vision
The Interpreters
Collected Poems
Websites & Resources
Lorian Press: The Sidhe — David Spangler’s Sidhe books, card deck, and teachings.
Card Deck of the Sidhe (Amazon) — Info and purchase for the deck by David Spangler & Jeremy Berg.
https://lorianpress.com/engaging-with-the-sidhe/ — Details and ordering for the book.
Sidhe Connection: Resources — Articles, books, and links about the Sidhe.
https://www.hallowquest.org.uk/ — Books, courses, and meditations on Celtic and Sidhe traditions (John & Caitlín Matthews).
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Finding-your-Elven-Heart-S%C3%B8ren/dp/8793241467 — Soren Hauge’s book.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Call-Sidhe-S%C3%B8ren-Hauge/dp/8793241475 — Soren Hauge’s book.
https://www.amazon.com/Sidhe-Wisdom-Celtic-Otherworld/dp/1846941986 — John Matthews’ book.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wb-yeats — Poems and biographical info.
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:George_William_Russell — Works and poems.
Celtic and English Shamanism
John & Caitlín Matthews
John Matthews (b. 1948) and Caitlín Matthews (b. 1952) are prolific English authors, teachers, and researchers in Celtic, Arthurian, and Western Mystery traditions. Together, they have written over 150 books, translated into more than thirty languages, and created Tarot decks, storytelling systems, and workshops.
They are recognized as initiators in the shamanic, Celtic, and Arthurian traditions, pioneering the study and practice of Celtic shamanism and ancestral wisdom.
Both have served as joint-presiders of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids and are active teachers, running workshops and courses worldwide. [druidry.org]
John & Caitlín Matthews Joint Works
Walkers Between Worlds: The Western Mysteries from Shaman to Magus – Explores the Western Mystery tradition and practical exercises for mystical awareness.
Element Encyclopaedia of Magical Creatures
The Arthurian Tarot
Encyclopedia of Celtic Myth and Legend
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom: A Celtic Shaman's Sourcebook by Caitlín Matthews & John Matthews
A comprehensive sourcebook of Celtic lore, shamanic memory, druidic divination, and healing traditions.
John Matthews
The Celtic Shaman: A Handbook by John Matthews
Explores Celtic shamanic traditions, theory, and practice.
The Celtic Shaman: A Practical Guide by John Matthews
A practical approach to Celtic shamanism, including techniques and mythic background.
Taliesin: The Last Celtic Shaman
Arthur of Albion
The Grail: Quest for the Eternal
Merlin: Shaman, Prophet, Magician
The Sidhe: Wisdom from the Celtic Otherworld
King Arthur: Dark Age Warrior & Mythic Hero
Caitlín Matthews
Singing the Soul Back Home – A practical guide to shamanic healing and soul retrieval.
Celtic Devotional
Celtic Book of the Dead
Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom
The Art of Celtic Seership
Voices of the Goddess
Ladies of the Lake
Celtic Visions
Training, Courses, and Practice
Hallowquest (hallowquest.org.uk):
Their official website offers books, recordings, online courses, workshops, and a meditation archive. You can sign up for their newsletter for updates on new books and events. [hallowquest.org.uk]
Foundation for Inspirational and Oracular Studies (FÍOS):
Co-founded by the Matthews, FÍOS offers shamanic training, masterclasses, and healing arts focused on ancestral and oracular traditions. [hallowquest.org.uk], [bemythical.com]
Caitlín Matthews’ Shamanic Practice:
Caitlín has a shamanic healing practice in Oxford, specializing in soul sickness, ancestral fragmentation, and vocational/spiritual direction. She teaches worldwide and is a facilitator of Systemic Ritual®. [collegeofp...dies.co.uk], [magickalwo...erence.com]
Online Presence & Further Learning
Substack: Caitlín Matthews shares writings and teachings on mythic, ancestral, and shamanic topics. Caitlín Matthews Substack [substack.com]
Podcasts & Interviews: Caitlín regularly appears on podcasts and conferences, discussing ancestral healing, shamanic practice, and Celtic traditions. Be Mythical Podcast [bemythical.com]
Magickal Women Conference: Caitlín teaches about magical beginnings, ancestral resonance, and singing the Otherworld. Conference Info [magickalwo...erence.com]
Why They Matter
The Matthews are considered among the most spiritually influential living people worldwide, especially in the fields of Celtic wisdom, Arthurian legend, and Western esoteric traditions. [en.wikipedia.org]
Their work is both scholarly and practical, blending historical research with living spiritual traditions, rituals, and direct experience.
Websites
John Matthews & Caitlín Matthews
Their official site offers books, courses, meditations, and articles on Celtic, Arthurian, and British shamanic traditions. [hallowquest.org.uk]
Peter Knight
Peter Knight is a renowned English author, shamanic practitioner, geomancer, and guide. Peter Knight specializes in earth mysteries, sacred sites, shamanism, and prehistoric spirituality. Peter Knight leads shamanic drumming events, mindful landscape walks, and earth-healing workshops across England and Wales, often in partnership with Sue Wallace-Knight. Their work explores ancient wisdom, ley lines, megaliths, and the spiritual connection between people and landscapes.
Key Books by Peter Knight
Landscapes of Memory: Questing in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors (with Sue Wallace, 2024)
Explores shamanism from Ice Age cave art to modern indigenous cultures, focusing on ancestral connections, mythologies, totem animals, and sacred landscapes. [stoneseeker.net]
Sensing the Earth: Messages from the Wisdom Keepers (with Sue Wallace, 2020)
An anthology featuring essays on earth mysteries, shamanism, sacred sites, and environmental wisdom. [stoneseeker.net]
Albion Dreamtime: Re-Enchanting the Isle of Dragons (with Sue Wallace, 2019)
A journey through Britain’s magical sacred places, blending personal experiences and research.
Dartmoor Mindscapes: Re-Visioning a Sacred Landscape
Examines the relationship between prehistoric people, shamans, and sacred landscapes, using cognitive archaeology and personal experience.
West Kennet Long Barrow: Landscape, Shamans and the Cosmos
In-depth guide to Britain’s Neolithic long barrow, exploring shamanic cosmology, earth energies, sacred geometry, and ancestor contact.
"13 Moons" / "Thirteen Moons: Conversations with the Goddess"
This book is semi-autobiographical, drawing on Peter Knight’s own research and spiritual journey. The narrative follows the hero’s exploits, which mirror the author’s discoveries and profound experiences at sacred sites.
The book is described as a diary of a spiritual journey, filled with personal insight, visits to sacred locations, and encounters with people or messengers who offer specific lessons.
It is laced with humor and anecdotes, including Peter Knight’s perspectives on religion and personal growth.
Website
Stone Seeker: https://stoneseeker.net/
This is the main website for Peter Knight and Sue Wallace-Knight, featuring information about their books, events, tours, and shamanic workshops.
Philip Carr-Gomm
Druid Mysteries: Ancient Wisdom for the 21st Century
The Druid Way: A Journey Through Druidry
Sacred Places: Sites of Spiritual Pilgrimage from Stonehenge to Santiago de Compostela
(Philip Carr-Gomm is a leading figure in modern Druidry and shamanic practice.
The official website for Philip Carr-Gomm is:
Here you’ll find his biography, books, online courses, meditations, writings, and events. [philipcarr-gomm.com]
He also runs an online school for spiritual and psychological growth:
For more about his work in Druidry and the Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids:
Danu Forest
Celtic Tree Magic: Ogham Lore and Druid Mysteries
The Magical Year: Seasonal Celebrations to Honour Nature’s Ever-Turning Wheel
Wild Magic: Celtic Folk Traditions for the Solitary Practitioner
(Danu Forest’s works blend Celtic shamanism, folk magic, and nature-based spirituality. Find more at Danu Forest’s website and major booksellers.)
The official website for Danu Forest is:
Here you’ll find information about her books, courses, consultations, Celtic shamanism, faery tradition, hedgewitchcraft, tree lore, and earth mysteries. [danuforest.co.uk]
Kris Kristopher
Celtic Shamanism: The Path to Wholeness
From the Cauldron Born: Exploring the Magic of Welsh Legend & Lore
Focus: Explores the myth of Taliesin and the magical cauldron of Cerridwen, inviting readers to live the story through ritual, myth, and transformative exercises. This book is a deep dive into the archetypes and spiritual lessons of the cauldron and Cerridwen.
Details: Rituals, mythic wisdom, and a yearlong journey based on Welsh legend.
Cerridwen: Celtic Goddess of Inspiration
Focus: A comprehensive exploration of Cerridwen, her myth, landscape, and modern devotion. This book is considered the definitive guide for those wishing to understand and work with Cerridwen and her cauldron of transformation and inspiration.
Details: Literary and historical material, rituals, and personal insights from a native Welsh Druid.
The Book of Celtic Magic: Transformative Teachings from the Cauldron of Awen
Focus: Practical magic, rituals, and teachings from the cauldron of Awen, drawing on the pantheon, myths, and spirits of Wales. Includes exercises, spells, and invocations rooted in authentic Celtic sources.
Details: Step-by-step guide to Celtic magic and the transformative forces of ancient Celtica.
Kristoffer Hughes is Chief of the Anglesey Druid Order and a leading teacher and author in modern Welsh Druidry.His works are highly recommended for anyone interested in the cauldron, Cerridwen, and Celtic shamanic practice. For more about his books, teachings, and workshops, visit the Anglesey Druid Order website. [angleseydr...rder.co.uk]
Other Important Authors & Resources
Emma Restall Orr
Living Druidry
The Spirit of the Hare
R.J. Stewart
The Way of Merlin: The Prophet, the Wise, and the Mystic
Ross Heaven
The Journey to You: A Shaman’s Path to Self Discovery
The Spiritual Practices of the Celtic Shaman
Organisations & Further Reading
The Order of Bards, Ovates & Druids (OBOD):
druidry.org – Courses, articles, and resources on Druidic and Celtic shamanic practice.
British Druid Order:
druidorder.org – Training, events, and publications.
Kevin Turner & Mongolian Shamanism
Kevin Turner is an author, shamanic practitioner, and teacher who has spent decades studying and practicing shamanism across Asia, including Mongolia, Nepal, Tibet, Indonesia, and more. Kevin Turner is the Director for Asia & Oceania at the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, working closely with indigenous shamans and teaching core shamanism in multiple countries. Kevin Turner has lived in Asia for over 30 years and is based in Bali, Indonesia. Their background includes study with yogis, monks, and lamas, as well as training in Kriya Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism.
Key Book: "Sky Shamans of Mongolia"
Title: Sky Shamans of Mongolia: Meetings with Remarkable Healers
Other Book: "The Secret Fire of Alchemy" (2025)
Explores Kriya Yoga, Kundalini, and shamanism, describing initiatory stages and spiritual experiences across Eastern and Western traditions. [shamanism-asia.com]
Website & Further Resources
Foundation for Shamanic Studies Asia:
Director for Asia – Kevin B. Turner
Faculty Profile – Foundation for Shamanic Studies [shamanism-asia.com]



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