Traditional Shamanism — Advanced Level

ONLINE COURSE
Intermediate and Advanced Levels

Duration: 12 hours — six 2-hour sessions
Days: Saturdays and Sundays only
Time: 09:30–11:30 (Oslo / Berlin time)
Price: €399 for the complete course

Registration is open for courses taught in English, German, Dutch, and French.

Teaching Approach

These topics will be taught in connection with one another, as traditional shamanism is a unified whole. In each session, the teacher will guide participants step by step, beginning with selected topics and explaining how they relate to the others.

COURSE PROGRAM

1. Fundamental Concepts and the Worlds

• Who and what does a shaman of the Altai tradition establish connections with?
• Life force, soul, and mind.
• How is the distinction between living and non-living things understood in shamanism?
• The names of the Upper, Middle, Lower, and intermediate worlds and their influence on human beings.
• What information comes to us from the Upper, Middle, Lower, and intermediate worlds?

2. A Shaman’s Ethics and Psychology

• A shaman’s ethics and way of thinking.
• A shaman’s psychological balance.
• Sam meditation techniques and their significance.
• Khadan ger, or inner purification.

3. Ongod, Aduud, and Shamanic Protection

• What are ongod? How do they come into being?
• What are aduud, and how are they classified?
• Distinguishing between ongod and aduud.
• What is shamanic protection? How can one protect oneself from aduud?

4. Shamanic Clothing, Instruments, Ritual Objects, and Ovoo

• When and how are a shaman’s orgoi (mask), khuyag (armor), and degtii (boots) made?
• How to properly use and care for the hengereg (drum) and khel khuur (jaw harp) in shamanic practice.
• How to make an ongo and use it in shamanic practice.
• What is an ovoo? How many types are there, and how are they used in shamanic practice?

5. Oaths, Invocations, and Ritual Methods

• How to write a shamanic oath and an invocation, with practical writing exercises.
• An invocation for bringing an ongo to life.
• Invocations for calling ongod and techniques for inviting them into one’s body.
• How to perform shamanic worship.
• How to plan and prepare a shamanic ritual and organize its sequence of actions.

6. Real-Life Cases, a Special Lesson, and Questions and Answers

• Guidance on real-life cases selected from participants’ experiences.
• A special lesson on one topic selected at the participants’ request.
• Questions and answers.