478. Sandra Ingerman - a podcast by Rick Archer

Sandra Ingerman, MA, is an award-winning author of twelve books, including:

Soul Retrieval: Mending the Fragmented Self,Medicine for the Earth: How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins,
Walking in Light: The Everyday Empowerment of a Shamanic Life(CD or eBook version), andThe Book of Ceremony: Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life.

She is the presenter of eight audio programs produced by Sounds True, and she is the creator of the Transmutation App. Sandra is a world-renowned teacher of shamanism and has been teaching for more than 30 years. She has taught workshops internationally on shamanic journeying, healing, and reversing environmental pollution using spiritual methods. Sandra is recognized for bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture addressing the needs of our times.Sandra is known for gathering the global spiritual community together to perform powerful transformative ceremonies as well as inspires us to stand strong in unity so we do our own spiritual and social activism work while keeping a vision of hope and being a light in the world.

She is passionate about helping people to reconnect with nature. Since the 1980’s thousands of people have healed from past and present traumas through the classic cross-cultural shamanic healing method Sandra teaches called Soul Retrieval.She is a licensed marriage and family therapist and professional mental health counselor. She is also a board-certified expert on traumatic stress. Sandra was chosen as one of the Top 10 Spiritual Leaders of 2013 by Spirituality and Health Magazine.

Sandra has two new books released in 2018. The Hidden Worlds was co-written with Katherine Wood and is a novel written for young adults to help them navigate the changing world. And The Book of Ceremony: Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life was written for a shamanic and general audience on how to bring the sacred into daily life by performing shamanic ceremonies designed for our times and the challenges we are facing.

Audio programs:The Soul Retrieval Journey - Learn a shamanic practice for returning lost parts of the soul to the body for healing.
21st-Century Shamanism - Contemporary Practices for Direct RevelationHealing with Spiritual Light - The Shamanic Power of Transfiguration to Heal Ourselves, Each Other, and the Earth
And many more at SoundsTrue.Websites:

sandraingerman.comshamanicteachers.com

Transcript of this interview.Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.


Chapters:00:00:00 - Introduction to Shamanism
00:04:23 - The Evolution of Consciousness and Contact with the Spiritual Realms00:08:34 - Near-Death Experiences and Unconditional Love
00:12:48 - Appreciating the Beauty and Nurturance of Planet Earth00:16:56 - Caring for Our Children and Future Generations
00:21:12 - Carrying the Energy into the Future00:25:18 - Harnessing the Spiritual Heart to Deal with Suffering
00:29:42 - Death and Rebirth in Nature00:33:58 - The Notion of Balance and Technology's Role
00:38:03 - Planetary Soul Loss00:42:15 - Restoring the Soul of the Planet
00:46:19 - Evolution of Shamanism in the 21st Century00:50:38 - Shamanism and Changing Ceremonies
00:55:11 - Guardian Angels and Spirits00:59:10 - Poltergeists and Ghosts in Shamanic Journeying
01:03:17 - The Influence of Land Spirits01:07:21 - The Discipline of Being Present
01:11:00 - Approaching Spirit Work with Respect and Honor01:15:26 - Protecting Ourselves from Psychic Darts
01:19:04 - The Power of Omens and Connection to Nature01:23:35 - The Soul's Decision to Live or Die
01:27:43 - The Spiritual Evolution and Escaping Suffering01:31:25 - Balancing Sensitivity with Toughness
01:35:15 - Frustration with Interpretation of Visions01:39:14 - Developing Subtle Senses in Shamanism

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