Welcome to Shaman Sings
When the wind blows, that is my medicine
When it rains that is my medicine
When it hails that is my medicine
When it becomes clear after a storm, that is my medicine.
~ Wolf Collar , medicine man, visionary, poet, healer, leader & artist
Shaman Sings
a resource for the fellow soul journeyer, healer and seeker.
Susan McClellan MA
shamanic practitioner, group facilitator, teacher, mentor
& dream counsellor.
About Susan, Experience and Education
Hello my name is Susan McClellan, I have been a student and a practitioner of shamanism for twenty five plus years. I work with individuals and groups, I also teach and facilitate shamanic workshops drumming circles, dream groups and women's circles. I have an active healing and psychotherapy practice .
My academic background includes an MA in transpersonal studies and a BA in transpersonal psychology with an emphasis on depth psychology and dream work.
I have presented at the DE women's conference two times, been a guest presenter at Green Mountain College inn VT and adjunct faculty at Burlington College also in VT.
I studied energy healing with a Barbara Brennan teacher and shaman who wove her healing knowledge and indigenous wisdom into powerful methodologies for personal growth and healing.
My training has been in core and cross cultural shamanism with the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, Michael Harner, Sandra Ingerman, Tom Cowan; Larry Peters. I also trained as a shamanic teacher under the tutelage of Sandra Ingerman. Other studies and training's include Buddhism, Zen Peacemaker initiaion, Council Practice, Conflict Resolution, Jungian analytical studies and depth psychology.
I am a shamanic practitioner and teacher specializing in dream work and shamanic visionary healing practices. My work draws upon core and cross cultural shamanism and Jungian psychology. My background is in transpersonal psychology, shamanism and other healing modalities that bridge the ancient wisdoms with contemporary life and lifestyle demands. My work and teachings as focused upon nurturing relationship between the soul and ego.
Shamanism
The shaman’s work entails maintaining balance in the human community as well as in the relationships between the community and the gods or divine forces that direct the life of the culture. When these various dominants of existence are out of balance, it is the shaman’s responsibility to restore the lost harmony.
~ Joan Halifax
Shamanism is an ancient tradition and method of healing, that promotes well-being, wisdom and a return of innate power at the soul level of consciousness.
Shamanic knowledge and healing is accessed by invoking altered states of consciousness, this opens the portals to what we refer to as "the otherworld". These states are induced by using rhythmic drumming and or rattling,
Shamanic states of consciousness are used solely for the purpose of healing, seeking wisdom and knowledge or helping a loved one transition from this world to the next.
Shamanic healing can include the restoration of health and well-being (on a soul level) of a place, an individual, a culture, a family unit, a pet.
Power retrieval or soul retrieval can restore balance and vitality after a personal or major tragedy, these include but are not limited to the loss of a loved one, divorce, surgery, accident, traumatic event.
There are several classic methods used by the shamans over the globe to restore balance and wellbeing these include, soul restoration, power animal retrieval, extraction of a block or hindrance, de-possession of an entity, dream interpretation, psychopomp and divination. Each shaman has their own skill-set which is guided by their spirit helpers.
Please note I do not work with mind altering plant materials..
Always remember these three things
the wisdom of wild things
the baptism of elements
the healing power of waters.
~ St. Kentigern Patron saint of Glasgow.
Testimonials
Susan McClellan
As a mentor and guide.
I've heard it said that teachers come into our lives when we need them the most.
There is no other person who could have helped me through what was for me the unimaginable. At the age of forty six, I expereinced a swift and intense spiritual awakening that lifted the veils between our ordinary world and the spirit world. Susan, helped me regulate my personal understanding of conscious and unconscious energies. As a developing medium it was critical for me to understand the spirit world and the collective unconscious.I can now navigate through day to day experiences with more ease and discernment.
Many issues are beyond the realm of psychotherapy and need to be handled with a broader and yet deeper approach. By combining her skills as a shamanic practitioner and her training in depth psychology Susan has demonstrated she can tackle the seen and the unseen energies with skill. Professionally Susan is patient, caring and makes you feel safe. Every word is as important as the next one.. Every feeling and emotion shared is relevant,
Whether you are going through something profound or just want to check in to see if you are on the right path, Susan can help you to put your spiritual house in its rightful context.
KD.
Susan McClellan
As a Teacher.
Susan is a rare and gifted teacher. As her student she met me where I was and from her broad experience and knowledge led me to the threshold of my own understanding. It was far more enriching and empowering than simply learning facts and techniques. She taught me how to foster my own soul and how to support others in cultivating theirs. It has been a great blessing in my life to call her teacher. In my 20 plus years as a healer I’ve not meet anyone who brings as much integrity, skill, and wisdom to her craft.
C. W. Vermont
