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The Three Ravens Podcast | Therapeutic Shamanism, Animism, and Psychotherapy

Paul Francis

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Frequency: 1 episode/75d. Total Eps: 7

Welcome! These podcasts address some of the common questions people have about animism, shamanic journeying, shamanic healing, the links between shamanism and psychotherapy (including things like Internal Family Systems Therapy), depth psychology, anthropology, ecotherapy, environmentalism, and more. The first two episodes are introductory ones. The first explores what shamanism is, how it differs from animism, how psychotherapy can contribute, and why we desperately need shamanic practices back. The second one dives into shamanic journeying – what it is, where we journey to, how we can learn about shamanism and animism, and much more. If you have any topics you would like to see me cover, or questions that you would like me to address, then please contact me at paul@therapeutic-shamanism.com and let me know. You can also find lots more information and resources to explore, including books, articles, videos, shamanic drumming tracks, and more at the website - www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk

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E07: TIME TRAVELING: HEALING THE PAST, CHOOSING THE FUTURE with Paul Francis

Episode 7

Friday, November 24, 2023 • Duration 30:58

Welcome to episode 7 of the Three Ravens Sessions on animism, shamanic journeying and therapeutic shamanism. Today we will talk about healing the past and choosing the future. We will discuss ancestral burdens, how reality is a multiverse, and how this knowledge can empower us to live better lives and make more conscious decisions in the present.

00:00 - Intro
00:28 - What is an ancestral burden?
03:43 - Personal vs collective ancestral burdens
07:51 - Ancestral burdens vs Fort holder strategies
10:16 - We live in a multiverse!
10:54 - How do we end up in a particular reality
12:46 - We cannot change the past, but we can heal
18:42 - Past lives and shamanism
19:46 - Shamanic practices to work with the future
23:12 - Choosing the future
25:11 - Knowing what is in our control and our responsibility
26:07 - Shamanic practices we will cover in the "time travel" course
28:11 - Ongoing access and free repeats of the "time travel" course
28:42 - When will the "time travel" course run again
29:29 - What if you can't make it t

START YOUR SHAMANIC JOURNEY

📖 bestselling book series: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/shamanism-books/
🌎 shamanic training: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/learn-shamanism-online/
🤓 resources on shamanism: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/resources-learn-shamanism/
🫂 online community:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Therapeutic.Shamanism/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/therapeutic_shamanism/
NEWSLETTER: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/contact/#newsletter

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E05: TOTEM POLE (TREE OF LIFE) - SHAMANISM, CHAKRAS AND THE HUMAN BODY with Paul Francis

Episode 5

Friday, September 22, 2023 • Duration 23:08

Welcome to episode 5 of the Three Ravens Sessions on animism, shamanic journeying and therapeutic shamanism. In this episode, we're gonna talk about the tree of life, sometimes also called the totem pole and how it can help us connect with our shamanic practice in a more embodied way.

ABOUT THE TREE OF LIFE (OR TOTEM POLE)
00:28 The tree of life and its means in shamanism and animism
2:37 Is Tree of Life the same as the Totem Pole?
3:35 Why Tree of Life we teach at college is universal and not from any particular lineage
6:39 Paul and his first encounters with the Tree of Life?

CHAKRAS
10:32 What are chakras?
11:51 The exploration of each chakra and how does that contribute to building our personal inner Totem Pole

TOTEM POLE COURSE
16:07 Benefits people get from Totem Pole course - making the shamanic practice more embodied
18:20 Part of the chakra system involves the element system of ether air, fire, water and earth. This is also covered in another course - the medicine wheel - for people who have done that course already - is it worth doing the tree of life as well?
19:47 Do students need any prior knowledge of the chakra system to do the course?
20:40 Are there any other courses students need to have done before doing the three of life?
21:41 What if students can't make the live sessions? Will recordings of the session be available?

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E06: SOUL LOSS and SOUL RETRIEVAL

Episode 6

Monday, August 28, 2023 • Duration 29:35

Welcome to episode 6 of the Three Ravens Sessions on animism, shamanic journeying and therapeutic shamanism. In this episode, we will explore the soul-loss - what it is, what the symptoms are, how we can heal it and more!

00:00 Intro
01:45 We are a multitude of parts
02:38 Signs of soul-loss
05:09 Causes of soul-loss
08:24 How does soul-loss happen
10:57 Where does the lost soul part go?
13:35 Reclaiming the lost soul parts
16:18 Modern soul retrieval is not a straightforward process
21:33 The process of soul retrieval
23:18 Supporting soul retrieval and preventing further soul-loss
26:22 Learning soul retrieval
28:12 Words of encouragement

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04: BETWIXT AND BETWEEN: THE CRACKS BETWEEN THE WORLDS

Episode 4

Thursday, December 22, 2022 • Duration 45:50

Welcome to episode 4 of the Three Ravens Sessions on animism, shamanic journeying and therapeutic shamanism. In this episode, we will explore the cracks between the worlds that can help us heal our modern-day human separation.
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START YOUR SHAMANIC JOURNEY
📖 bestselling book series: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co....
🌎 shamanic training: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co....
🤓 resources on shamanism: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co....
online community:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Therapeutic....
IG: https://www.instagram.com/therapeutic...NEWSLETTER:

E03: THE SHAMANIC WORLDS - THE HEALING POWER OF THE REALMS OF SEA, LAND, SKY & FIRE with Paul Francis

Episode 3

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 • Duration 30:36

In episode three of The Three Ravens Sessions, we dive deeper into the symbolism of things we encounter in shamanic journeys, going beyond just Animals, Plants and Stones and start paying attention to environments that turn up in the journeys.

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START YOUR SHAMANIC JOURNEY
📖 bestselling book series: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/shamanism-books/
🌎 shamanic training: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/courses-overview/
🤓 resources on shamanism: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/blog/
online community:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Therapeutic.Shamanism
IG: https://www.instagram.com/therapeutic_shamanism/NEWSLETTER: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/contact/--------------------------About Paul FrancisI grew up in the north of England. At the age of eighteen, I went to Lancaster University where I studied philosophy and social anthropology, primarily studying tribal (shamanic) cultures. After graduating I worked for a few years in a hospital, teaching sign language, and in my spare time studied complementary medicine, various spiritual traditions, and psychotherapy. I set up in private practice as a complementary medical practitioner and psychotherapist in the early 1980s and gradually developed my shamanic practice. Eventually, in 2007, I founded the Three Ravens College of Therapeutic Shamanism. I published the first in the "Therapeutic Shamanism" series of books.Although retired from one-to-one work now, I continue

E02: SHAMANIC JOURNEYING - ENTERING THE SHAMANIC REALMS with Paul Francis

Episode 2

Friday, September 2, 2022 • Duration 36:31

In the second episode of The Three Ravens Podcawst, we dive into shamanic journeying - what it is, where we journey, how we can learn it and why it is something that can really enrich and deepen our everyday shamanic practice.

START YOUR SHAMANIC JOURNEY
📖 bestselling book series: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/shamanism-books/
🌎 shamanic training: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/courses-overview/
🤓 resources on shamanism: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/blog
online community:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Therapeutic.Shamanism
IG: https://www.instagram.com/therapeutic_shamanism
NEWSLETTER: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/contact

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About Paul Francis
I grew up in the north of England. At the age of eighteen, I went to Lancaster University where I studied philosophy and social anthropology, primarily studying tribal (shamanic) cultures. After graduating I worked for a few years in a hospital, teaching sign language, and in my spare time studied complementary medicine, various spiritual traditions, and psychotherapy. I set up in private practice as a complementary medical practitioner and psychotherapist in the early 1980s and gradually developed my shamanic practice. Eventually, in 2007, I founded the Three Ravens College of Therapeutic Shamanism. I published the first in the "Therapeutic Shamanism" series of books.

Although retired from one-to-one work now, I continue to teach and write and develop the Therapeutic Shamanism approach. Otherwise, I lead a quiet life. When not working, I spend my days either on the beach or walking in the hills in beautiful North Wales where I now live, watching clouds and sunsets, gardening, cooking for my partner, holding her hand, reading, researching on the internet (there is so much I still want to learn and study!), thinking, laughing and crying, occasionally wrestling inner demons, doing nothing, in particular, talking to my guides, feeling gratitude and wonder, and gazing adoringly at my four cats.

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About Kaja Gulič, the host
I discovered Therapeutic Shamanism via Paul's books, immediately falling in love with its grounded and experiential approach. When the college moved the courses online, someone needed to step in to hold the digital space for the growing online community, and here we are! 🙂When I am not running after my three kids, you can find me at the piano or wrapped in a cosy blanket with a book in my hands. I love to connect with like-minded people, so if you want to chat, get in touch on the college's socials!

E01: WHAT IS SHAMANISM, AND HOW CAN WE MAKE IT RELEVANT FOR THE PRESENT TIME with Paul Francis

Episode 1

Friday, September 2, 2022 • Duration 39:29

In episode one of The Three Ravens Sessions, we explore what shamanism is, how it differs from animism, how psychotherapy can contribute, and why we need shamanic practices back in our modern world.

START YOUR SHAMANIC JOURNEY
📖 bestselling book series: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/shamanism-books/
🌎 shamanic training: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/courses-overview/
🤓 resources on shamanism: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/blog
online community:
FB: https://www.facebook.com/Therapeutic.Shamanism
IG: https://www.instagram.com/therapeutic_shamanism
NEWSLETTER: https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/contact

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About Paul Francis
I grew up in the north of England. At the age of eighteen, I went to Lancaster University where I studied philosophy and social anthropology, primarily studying tribal (shamanic) cultures. After graduating I worked for a few years in a hospital, teaching sign language, and in my spare time studied complementary medicine, various spiritual traditions, and psychotherapy. I set up in private practice as a complementary medical practitioner and psychotherapist in the early 1980s and gradually developed my shamanic practice. Eventually, in 2007, I founded the Three Ravens College of Therapeutic Shamanism. I published the first in the "Therapeutic Shamanism" series of books.

Although retired from one-to-one work now, I continue to teach and write and develop the Therapeutic Shamanism approach. Otherwise, I lead a quiet life. When not working, I spend my days either on the beach or walking in the hills in beautiful North Wales where I now live, watching clouds and sunsets, gardening, cooking for my partner, holding her hand, reading, researching on the internet (there is so much I still want to learn and study!), thinking, laughing and crying, occasionally wrestling inner demons, doing nothing, in particular, talking to my guides, feeling gratitude and wonder, and gazing adoringly at my four cats.

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About Kaja Gulič, the host
I discovered Therapeutic Shamanism via Paul's books, immediately falling in love with its grounded and experiential approach. When the college moved the courses online, someone needed to step in to hold the digital space for the growing online community, and here we are! 🙂When I am not running after my three kids, you can find me at the piano or wrapped in a cosy blanket with a book in my hands. I love to connect with like-minded people, so if you want to chat, get in touch on the college's socials!

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