Tom Cowan is a shamanic practitioner specializing in Celtic visionary and healing techniques. He combines universal core shamanism with traditional European spirit lore to create spiritual practices that can heal and enrich one's own life and the lives of others. He is an internationally respected teacher, author, lecturer, and tour leader.

Books by Tom Cowan:

Fire in the Head -
Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit

Shamanism as a Spiritual Practice
for Daily Life

Yearning for the Wind -
Celtic Reflections on Nature and the Soul

You can learn more about Tom Cowan from his website: www.riverdrum.com

ave you ever wanted to begin your study of Celtic spiritual beliefs at the very beginning of Celtic culture in ancient Europe, when the earliest Celtic people discovered the great Mothering Spirit they would call Danu? Have you ever wanted an introduction to the shamanic practices of the Celts rooted in the "original instructions" from their most ancient ancestors?

On this weekend we'll begin along the Danube with the Celtic tribes who named that great river after their most primal Mother, Danu. The Life-Force and Spirit-Power behind all that is, She's journeyed with her children through the ages. We'll move with her into the Celtic lands of Britain, where her name evolved as Dana, Don, Anu, and Ana. That primal force, Dana, has been honored by Celtic people as a great Gift, and in Ireland and Scotland the major Celtic spirits called themselves the "Children of Dana," the Tuatha De Danann.

As the centuries progressed, the visionary poets, seers, healers, and druids would be known in Gaelic as the aos dana: the "People of the Gift." This Gift is that mystical, poetic vision shared by shamans and seers everywhere — the ability to recognize and participate with the spirit powers that shape our world.

Specifically we'll discover how to live consciously and creatively by working with: ancient tales of the forest, the poet-shamans' cauldrons of the soul, the mysteries of the deer, the soul journey of shapeshifting, the gods of the harp, and the sacredness of the elements.

The shamanic practices and perspectives learned in this workshop can be used for your own spiritual growth and soul-making or in a healing capacity with and for others. They can be the base for a mystical life that links the natural and supernatural, and discovers divinity in nature. The shamanic and spiritual traditions of the Celts are not anthropological artifacts. Celtic mysteries, alive and vibrant, have always been adaptable to changing situations in the old worlds and the new. Come join us whether you are new to shamanism and Celtic ways or are already versed in the practice of these ancient mysteries. It's always good to begin at the beginning — and to return there.

WHY COME TO THIS WORKSHOP?
Many of us share some Celtic ancestry. Moreover
that ancestry connects us across many other ethnic
and racial differences. The workshop will help you explore that heritage

WHO SHOULD COME?
Everyone interested in things Celtic and spiritual irrespective of your ancestry.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
This workshop is an opportunity to:
learn more about Celtic culture
and spirituality in general
learn how to practice Celtic shamanism
in particular
expand our knowledge of common traditions

TOM WILL HELP YOU:
expand your spiritual skills
situate your spiritual practice in the
Celtic cultural tradition
develop your relationship with your
Celtic spirits

There are no pre-requisites for this workshop

BRING TO THE WORKSHOP:
Cushion to sit on
Blanket and scarf
Drum and or Rattle

WORKSHOP TIMES:
Friday 7:00 - 9:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 9:30pm
Sunday 10:00am - 3:00pm

WORKSHOP FEES:
$250.00 before March 1st, 2005 (early bird price)
$275.00 March 2nd to April 10th
$300.00 at the workshop space permitting

Workshop Fees include: teaching program, dinner Saturday, lunch Sunday. Meals include vegetarian option.

For more information,
email tomcowanworkshop@ns.sympatico.ca
or call 422-1167

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Tom Cowan Workshop
105 Hebridean Drive,
Herring Cove, Halifax County, NS
B3V 1H3