"Come away, oh human child,
to the waters and the wild,
with a faery hand in hand,
for the world's more full of weeping
than you can understand."

Shamans are considered powerful because of their ability to access the spirit world. Traditionally, shamans have always worked within a community where they continue to learn, practice, and be affirmed as shamans.

We will gather together for the opportunity to create such a community for exploring themes specific to our path as gay male shamans. In doing so, we will learn together, practice together, and affirm one another as gay shamanic healers. In this retreat we will use ritual, journeywork, song, dance, and presence with the land to deepen our understanding of how our lives -- fate? free will? -- led us to be gay shamans.

Anyone interested in the retreat should contact one of the facilitators
before registering with Easton Mountain.
To contact facilitators: Tony Allicino at tallicino@msn.com;
Tom Cowan at (845) 691-3564

Date : October 17 ~ 19, 2008
Time: Dinner Friday to end of lunch on Sunday
Location: Easton Mountain, Greenwich, NY
To Register: Easton Mountain website

Contact for more information

Tony Allicino since 1997, has studied with The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, Tom Cowan, and indigenous shamans of North and South America, Greenland, and Norway. An active participant of Sacred Dances throughout the United States, he has taught shamanism workshops at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, The Open Center, Shantigar, Spirit Hollow, Kirkridge, Easton Mountain, and Dawn Manor. A member of the Society of Shamanic Practitioners, ShamanicTeachers.com, and the New York Gay Men’s Shamanic Circle, he is a graduate of Sandra Ingerman's Teacher Training Program.

Tom Cowan is a shamanic practitioner specializing in Celtic visionary and healing techniques. He combines universal core shamanism with traditional European spirit lore to create spiritual practices that can heal and enrich one's own life and the lives of others. He is an internationally respected teacher, author, lecturer, and tour leader. He has taught training programs in England, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy; and most recently he was the first American shaman to teach in Slovakia.