Indie Shaman Interview – Jim PathFinder Ewing

This article first appeared in Issue 3 of Indie Shaman magazine (October 2010). Questions were asked by members of the Indie Shaman community at that time. Indie Shaman:   When did you begin your shamanic path and what either drew you to shamanism or led you to recognise your calling? Jim:        From the time I was

Indie Shaman talks to Gina Martin

Indie Shaman editor, June Kent chats to Gina Martin about her book series ‘When She Wakes’. June:     In the ‘Acknowledgments’ at the end of She is Here, you say that “I began this creative journey with an intention to write book three of a trilogy that would be set in the year 2032. That was

Indie Shaman chats to Evelyn C. Rysdyk

I had the pleasure of providing an endorsement for Evelyn C. Rysdyk’s wonderful book ‘The Norse Shaman’ (which appears on the back cover alongside an endorsement by Sandra Ingerman) so took the opportunity to ask her if it was her family elders, who were great storytellers and preserved as much as they could of her

Ross Heaven – Shaman, Author, One of a Kind

Tribute to Ross Heaven originally published 12 January 2018. Yesterday we were shocked and saddened to hear of shaman and author Ross Heaven’s sudden passing from this world. Ross was one of a kind and will be long remembered by the many people whose lives he touched. As well as writing many books and running

Indie Shaman Interview – The Mari Lywd

The Islands that now form Britain have long had mythologies and folk customs that feature horses; part of a tradition that stretches across Europe back to the cave paintings such as those of the Cave of Lascaux in France featuring ‘shaman figures’ in animal masks. The Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare) is an ancient Welsh tradition

Teachings from the Life of a Travelling Land Shaman: Geomancy

Davyd Farrell, talks to Dr Patrick MacManaway The study and art of the relationship between people and place is called geomancy, an almost forgotten aspect of human consciousness in the West, which works with the intelligence in the landscape. In this fascinating interview, Patrick discusses how we can be in communication and co-creation with the

Indie Shaman Interview – Jan Van Ysslestyne

Martin Pallot talks to Jan Van Ysslestyne about her book ‘Spirits from the Edge of the World’. Martin: First of all, can you tell us something of how you first came to meet and know the Grandparents whose voices fill this book and what brought you to make this study? Jan: After the fall of