UUFSCC Adult Faith Development Offering
January 2025

Rev. Laura Horton-Ludwig
Shamanic Journeying for Personal & Community Guidance
Wednesday, Jan. 8, 4-6 p.m. Pacific, and Wednesday, Jan. 22, 4-5:30 p.m. Pacific

What if you could travel to a beautiful otherworldly realm to meet compassionate spirit-beings and seek wisdom and healing? This is the promise of Core Shamanism, a shamanic path emphasizing respect for indigenous traditions and love for the Earth.

In this 2-session Zoom-based workshop series led by Rev. Laura, you’ll learn basic shamanic journeying skills, with a special focus on journeying to receive guidance for yourself and the communities you belong to. Plus, you’ll practice integrating the insights you receive in your journeys into your everyday life.

This series is open to beginners and experienced practitioners alike. See below for course outline.

Register by email for the full series in advance to adultre@uufscc.org to plan on the number of participants and provide workshop reminders with the Zoom link and slides.

Questions? Please email Rev. Laura at revlaura.uufscc@gmail.com

Course outline:

Session 1: Journeying for personal guidance (Jan. 8)
Pre-work: Reflect on a question or challenge in your life that you want guidance on.
This could be something connected to your relationships, your work life, or anything affecting you personally. During the session, you’ll learn basic journeying skills and try a journey to seek guidance on your question or challenge.

Session 2: Journeying for community guidance (Jan. 22)
Pre-work: Choose an issue or challenge that a community you belong to is dealing with.
The community could be your neighborhood, your congregation, an organization you volunteer with, or any other group you’re involved with. During the session, you’ll learn more basic journeying skills and try a journey to seek guidance on what you can contribute to this community challenge.