I just finished reading Encounters with Power and I just wanted to say thank you to Jose for writing such a wonderfully kind, insightful and inspirational book. It was a great help for me as I work to integrate the experiences I had on a recent retreat with a shipibo shaman that brought to fore a lot of difficult repressed childhood trauma. Please pass along my sincere gratitude for the help he has given me through the stories of his experiences.

Articles by José Stevens
José Luis Stevens, PhD is the President and Co-Founder (with wife Lena) of Power Path Seminars, an international school and consulting firm dedicated to the study and application of shamanism and indigenous wisdom to business and everyday life. José completed a ten-year apprenticeship with a Huichol (Wixarika) Maracame (Huichol shaman) in the Sierras of Central Mexico. In addition, he is studying with Shipibo shamans in the Peruvian Amazon and with Paqos (shamans) in the Andes in Peru. In 1983 he completed his doctoral dissertation at the California Institute of Integral Studies focusing on the interface between shamanism and western psychological counseling. Since then, he has studied cross-cultural shamanism around the world to distill the core elements of shamanic healing and practice. He is the author of twenty books and numerous articles including The Shaman’s Book of Extraordinary Practices, How To Pray The Shaman’s Way, Encounters With Power; Awaken The Inner Shaman; The Power Path; Secrets of Shamanism; Transforming Your Dragons; and Praying With Power.
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The Seven Levels of Contagion: There is a Way Forward
Read More: The Seven Levels of Contagion: There is a Way ForwardA quick look at various definitions of the word contagious makes it clear that the main meaning is mostly negative. For example, the first definition is usually something like: 1. Contagious: A contagious disease can be caught by touching someone who has the disease or a piece of infected clothing. A secondary definition if there is one might be something like this: 2. A contagious feeling spreads quickly among people. Looking up…
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The Corona Virus: The Bigger Picture
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What Does it Mean to be Proactive?
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Be Prepared
Read More: Be PreparedAs you all know it is always best to be prepared for all possibilities as often as possible and as best you can. This is of course the motto of the Boy Scouts, something I had drilled into me thousands of times during my time in that organization as a child and teenager. At that…
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Is The Universe Real? Yes, No, Maybe So!
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Getting Help From Your Higher Self
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