Words on Shamanism

I never thought that my

many questions and concerns about

life and death

could be answered, but they have been

and will continue to be.

I look forward to learning much more,

from and about

Spirit,

and passing that knowledge to others.

LATEST PUBLICATION

Capturing Intention? PIP Photography and Shamanic Intervention in THE JOURNAL OF PARANTHROPOLOGY, Vol. 2 No.3, pp 27-29 (July 2011)

WEBCAST on SHAMANIC HEALING

Posted by The Nutricentre, Park Crescent, London.  22 July 2010

Shamanism, the world's oldest healing and problem-solving technique is estimated by archaeologists to have been part of global human activity for at least 40,000 years and possibly very much longer. Although our world has changed vastly since that time, our brains have not and shamanism continues to offer an almost limitless range of solutions to anyone needing help with modern life challenges.

This talk explores how those same consciousness-altering techniques that our cave-dwelling ancestors used to help them survive disease and injury in a dangerous world are still available to us today.

PODCAST AND QandA:  Ancient Techniques for the Modern World

Hour long talk on the history and contemporary practice of shamanism for the Science and Medical Network London Group. July 2010.

Zoe Bran is a writer and has been a university lecture but she now focuses exclusively on her practice of shamanism. She is involved in the practicalities of healing, counselling, psycho-pomping (helping people in the process of dying) as well as teaching. Zoe started by explaining to us that shamanism is the oldest and most widespread spiritual tradition and can be found in ancient as well as present times ... Claudia Nielsen, SMN London Group


Links to the latest podcasts, webcasts and videos will be added here.

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October 4, 2010

INTERVIEW with a shamanic practitioner.  'Zoë Brân: Shamanism, London and the illusion of spirit-matter split.'

"This time in Spiritual London's virtual realms we are honoured to have a conversation with a shamanic practitioner, a fellow Londoner and a beautiful, wise woman, Zoë Brân. Hope you enjoy as much as we did learning more about shamanic wisdom and its simple yet profound applications in our modern, urban realities. I must confess, interviewing Zoë really inspired me to, hey, just sit back and enjoy London living as it is: full-on spirit adventure. So scroll down, grab yourself a cup of tea and enjoy a stream of wisdom and warmth." 
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'Lifescape' magazine, No. 32. 2008


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Article for 'Sacred Hoop' magazine, Issue 63 2009, on blogging shamanism.

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These pages are from my last book of travel literature 'Enduring Cuba'. With a Times journalist, Clare, I'd been invited to a family Santeria ceremony in Santiago de Cuba. It was a long and fascinating night, as I witnessed a form of spirituality at once entirely foreign, yet familiar.