At the River

By Chrystine Julian

A selection of shaman style lessons from a textbook of nature, appreciatibg the songs and silence at the edge of the river.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Chrystine Julian
• Release date: Feb 12, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458087393

Chrystine Julian

Chrystine Julian currently lives in Redlands, CA but was raised on the east side of the Mississippi near St. Louis. The powerful, often muddy flow of the river is a metaphor of her life. She has been a corporate executive, business writer, standup comic, minister, mystic, medium, recording artist, workshop leader, drum circle facilitator and writer. She often mixes verse with percussion performed on instruments from her extensive collection of world music drums and noise toys. Her poetry varies from social commentary, to mystic, sensual and then on to the outright silly. She has published two poetry collections: Sensual Spirit – poetry and thoughts from the place where body and soul meet (Pawpress 2007) and Meandering Mindfulness – poetry from the place where wonder and Wander merge (Pawpress 2009). She also leads workshops based on her poem, The Dragon.

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At the River

Shamanic Learning

By

Chrystine Julian

Published by Chrystine Julian at Smashwords

Copyright 2011 Chrystine Julian

ISBN: 978-1-4580-8739-3

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Table of Contents

Preface

The River Song

Teachers

Lesson One: Many Hidden Things

Lesson Two: Let Lessons Come

Lesson Three: Awareness

Lesson Four: In the Flow

Lesson Five: The Watchers

Other Lessons

Sacred Space

Sacred Objects

My First Shaman-style Drum

My Second Shaman-style Drum

Rocks

Ten Tips for Finding a Special Spot

About the Author

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Preface

I have been dedicated to a life of spiritual pursuits for more than fifty years. The later sixteen of those have had a primary focus in Shamanism and Mysticism, but please understand that I do not consider myself a shaman. As my teacher said, Never trust a shaman under the age of eighty. Perhaps one day I will earn that title, but for now, I am a serious student that uses shamanic tools and techniques.