Raven's Drum 2-Year Apprenticeship in Shamanic Studies
Growing in spirit to bring help and healing to the world
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Welcome to Ravens Drum's new Apprentices!
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This program is for those who wish to take their shamanic knowledge, skills, and experience to a deeper level within a safe and trusted community of spiritual seekers. For some, it will be a preparation to work with integrity, compassion, and confidence as healers and leaders of their own shamanic communities. For others, it will be a process of inner exploration, transformation and growth. ​​

How often do we meet?
Over a 2-year period, participants will meet 4 -5 times each year. Two of those annual sessions will be weekends beginning on Friday evening and continuing through Sunday afternoon at the beautiful Kirkridge Retreat Center near Bangor, PA. The other sessions will be one-day, non-residential gatherings at a north Jersey location .  
Here are the dates through 2020:
  • Session 2 -Feb. 29 - Hackettstown, NJ area
  • Session 3 - May 29-31- Kirkridge Retreat Center
  • Session 4 - July 18 - Hackettstwn,, NJ area
  • Session 5 - Sept. 18-20 - Kirkridge Retreat Center
  • Session 6 - Nov. 7 - Hackettstown, NJ area
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Support & ongoing community
This work can be intense at times, and students will be offered the personal mentorship of graduates of past 2-year programs who have volunteered to provide support.

​Upon completion of this program, graduates will be invited to become part of the Circle of Light, a community of shamans who have been through the previous two-year trainings and have made the choice to continue meeting and working together for the benefit of our planet and one another.  
Participation is offered by invitation only. If you are interested in being considered for the 2014-2016 program, please contact Julie at joolybooly@juno.com or 908-399-9762 for an application form.
Coursework includes:
  • soul retrieval,
  • extraction,
  • plant spirit medicine
  • working with death and dying,
  • Medicine for the Earth,
  • healing with spiritual light,
  • house clearing
  • curse unraveling
  • divination 
  • other core healing techniques used by shamans across many times and cultures.
Participants will have the opportunity to sharpen their skills and deepen their understanding of the work through homework assignments. . . ​
Class format
​This is  highly experiential work with very little lecture time. Students will sit together in circle, working with power animals, ancestor spirits, plant allies, nature spirits and various "other world" teachers, using a variety of shamanic techniques, including:
  • journeying,
  • ritual,
  • ceremony,
  • sharing,
  • time spent in nature
  • various initiations to facilitate self-healing and to ease the physical, mental and emotional suffering of others. ​​
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Julie Lange Groth is the facilitator of this apprenticeship program.
Julie has been teaching shamanism since December 2000 and is an experienced practitioner. This will be her 7th apprenticeship program. She is a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies 3-year program as well as Sandra Ingerman’s 2-year teacher training and is authorized by Sandra to lead "Medicine for the Earth" gatherings. She has studied with other shamans from a variety of traditions.

Julie is also a Reiki II practitioner, a 4th degree Paqa in the Andean tradition, and is certified in advanced  Pranic Healing. As an ordained minister, she is qualified to perform wedding ceremonies. She is a member of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS) and the Society for Shamanic Practitioners (SSP). 

Julie is also the author of two books:
Life Between Falls: A Travelogue Through Grief and the Unexpected, her healing journey through the 
tragedy and loss of her 16-year-old son into a life of unexpected joy and richness.
Healing What Grieves You - 4 Steps to a Peaceful Heart, a shamanic approach to healing and releasing unresolved grief.

For more information about Julie, please visit her website.
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