Ross Heaven
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Healing and Plant Spirit Shamanism Expert
Ross Heaven Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Shamanism, soul retrieval, healing, plant spirit shamanism, ayahuasca, San Pedro
- Best Sellers
- Plant Spirit Shamanism, Darkness Visible, The Sin Eater's Last Confesions, Love's Simple Truths
- Career Focus
- Author, speaker, healer, therapist, workshop leader, organiser of shamanic trips to the Amazon and Andes
- Affiliation
- The Four Gates Foundation: www.thefourgates.com
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THE HUMMINGBIRD RETREAT CENTRE, SPAIN
When Spanish explorers first encountered hummingbirds in Peru, they called them joyas voladoras: "flying jewels." The hummingbird was revered as a sacred healer, a guardian of plants, the spirit, and those who needed healing or were training as healers themselves. That is why the hummingbird is ...
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The Hummingbird Retreat Centre, Spain
When Spanish explorers first encountered hummingbirds, they called them joyas voladoras: "flying jewels." The hummingbird was revered as a sacred healer, a guardian of plants, the spirit, and those who needed healing or were training as healers themselves. That is why the hummingbird is the ...
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Plant Spirit Shamanism: The Return Of The Serpent With Ross Heaven And Guillermo Aravelo
I am delighted to announce a first-of-its-kind event where i will be joined on by Guillermo Aravelo, a Shipibo maestro (master shaman), ayahuascero, and vegetalista, for his first ever visit to England. n Guillermo is descended from many generations of healers and is a sought-after speaker and ...
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Plant Spirit Shamanism And Shamanic Healing In The Amazon
Since the beginning of human experience, plants have played a role in the evolution of our species, not only in the provision of food and medicine but in our deepest spiritual experiences and the development of consciousness. According to the shamans of the Amazon – one of Earth’s ...
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Plant Spirit Shamanism: San Pedro, The Cactus Of Vision
In the shamanic traditions of Northern Peru, the san pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi), or ‘cactus of vision’, opens the doorway to expanded awareness and acts as mediator between man and the gods. San pedro grows on the dry eastern slopes of the Andes, between 2,000 - 3,000 ...
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Floral Baths - An Interview With A Shipibo Shaman
In Peru, floral baths known as banos florales (‘flower baths’) are a staple of shamanic healing from the high Andes to the Amazon basin, where they are used to wash away unhelpful spirits so that blockages are removed and the energy of the universe can flood in to correct the ...
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San Pedro, The “Miracle Healer”
San Pedro (Trichocereus pachanoi), the sacred cactus and visionary teacher plant of the South Americas, is especially associated with the shamans and healers (curanderos) of the Peruvian Andes. It has other names among these healers as well; including “El Remedio”: The Remedy, which refers to ...
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An Introduction To Plant Spirit Wisdom And Plant Spirit
Based on a presentation by Ross Heaven to the Freedomseekers Shamanic Conference, Glastonbury, England, 2008 Archaeology shows that human beings have worked with plants for thousands of years, as medicines – foods, of course - and as consciousness-changing agents. Even today 75% of our ...
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Plant Spirit Shamanism: How nature heals
Since the beginning of human experience, plants have played a role in the evolution of our species, not only in the provision of food and medicine but in our deepest spiritual experience and the development of consciousness. Their form, beauty, enchanting scents, their healing and emotional ...
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Soul Retrieval
Soul retrieval – a contemporary therapeutic practice rooted in the 50,000 year old tradition of shamanism - is attracting significant attention in the modern Western world as the holistic healthcare movement continues to gather force. Shamans believe that we are all born with an amount of ...
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Ecstatic Trance Postures
Although I had practiced yoga for a number of years, I did not make much of a connection between the physical asanas as methods for exploring the world of spirit until I began working with indigenous shamans and discovered an ancient and little-known practice where body postures are used to ...
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THE MAGICAL EARTH: An Ayahuasca and Plant Medicine Journey To the Amazon Rainforest
We are delighted to announce a new, dedicated programme enabling you to experience authentic Plant Spirit Shamanism and Ayahuasca Ceremonies in the hauntingly beautiful Peruvian Rainforest. This event is focussed on healing and self-exploration, and offers a transformative encounter with the ...
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Soul therapy, soul retrieval, and shamanic healing
The Magical Earth journey to the Amazon to work with ayahuasca shamans and plant doctors
The Cactus of Vision journey to the Andes to work with San Pedro shamans, healers, and diviners
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Contacting Ross Heaven
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Ross is the author of:
The Sin Eater's Last Confessions
Plant Spirit Wisdom
Plant Spirit Shamanism
The Spiritual Practices of the Ninja
Love's Simple Truths
The Way of The Lover
Darkness Visible
Vodou Shaman
Spirit in the City
The Journey to You
He appears regularly on TV and radio to talk about healing and spiritual practices and in newspapers and magazines.
Or you can visit the website - http://www.thefourgates.com - or email ross@thefourgates.com for more information on products and services or to request free Information Packs on healing and spiritual jou eys to Peru.