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Plant Spirit Medicine
DOORWAY TO THE LIVING WORLD WITH ELIOT COWAN
MAY 18 – MAY 20, 2012
May 17th, 7-9pm public talk in Halifax.
Plant Spirit Medicine is not only a practice, but a way of approaching the world through connection with the plant community: those loving representatives of the natural world who hold a cornucopia of exquisite gifts to share. This retreat draws on millennial shamanic practices and teachings to bring us into greater balance and harmony with the natural forces and wisdom that surround us. We will learn how to trust our communication with the elements, hear the graceful insights of plants, and feel into the full spectrum of our human existence, in order to bring healing to ourselves and others.
Within a ritual context, Eliot will be leading a teaching fire Saturday evening which provides opportunit to receive teachings in the presence of Tatewarí, the deity of fire and trainer of shamans. Gathering around the fire in this way is a primordial gateway for reconnecting with the fundamentals of human life, community, and our relationship with the sacred energies of the world.
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Extend Your Stay. We are offering a 20% lodging discount for participants who want to come early and relax before the program begins or stay an extra day or more when it ends to reflect on your experience. |
Eliot Cowan is the author of Plant Spirit Medicine, and a fully initiated Tsaurirrikame (shaman) in the Huichol Indian tradition. He began the study and practice of herbalism in the 1960’s and completed a Master of Acupuncture degree with J.R. Worsley in England in the 1970’s. Eliot subsequently apprenticed with Don Guadalupe Gonzalez Rios, an eminent Huichol Indian Shaman. On the occasion of Don Guadalupe’s retirement in 2000, he ritually recognized Eliot as a guide to shamanic apprentices in the Huichol tradition. This was an unprecedented honor for a person of our culture.