Grandfather is one of the magical ‘elements’ of creation, and working with fire is a mainstay of all shamanistic and animistic traditions. Here are some basic ground rules and insights, and ideas for some Fire Ceremonies. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Help to Support the Podcast March 2025 Support the show...
Mar 21, 2025•34 min•Season 5Ep. 10
The shamanism of Inuit Greenland - the angakkoq shamans - had a reputation for quite dark shamanism and fearful spirits, which stalked the land and attacked people. The shamans - and other people - could also create spirit fetishes, called tupilak, which could come alive and be sent out to kill rivals and enemies. This podcast explores the practices of the indigenous people of Greenland. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website...
Mar 14, 2025•33 min•Season 5Ep. 9
The sacred pipe - the chanupa - is a Native American tradition of great cultural and sacred importance to many Native North Americans, especially those from Plains cultures such as the Lakota, Crow, Arapaho, Shoshone, Cree, Cheyenne and others. It is a beautiful tradition of great richness. This episode of the podcast looks at the sacred stone used to make the pipe's bowl and also the form of the pipe ceremony itself. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine ...
Mar 07, 2025•56 min•Season 5Ep. 8
The Djinn spirits are often associated with Islam, but they of course are far, far older. Considered a race of beings who live out of sight of humans, their magic is called upon to aid people, but they can also harm people. The Tuareg people of the Sahara Desert have a long history of magic regarding them and the other spirit beings of the desert, and they like to protect themselves from the Djinn. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gall...
Feb 28, 2025•44 min•Season 5Ep. 7
We may think of shamans as healers, and that is indeed amajor part of their work, but it is not their only activity, as warand cursing also form a large part of the role of many shamans. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Help to Support the Podcast Support the show...
Feb 21, 2025•35 min•Season 5Ep. 6
The does and don’ts of magical activism. Some practical magical tips for how to safely do shamanicand other ceremonial work connected to the environment or politics for the protection of our natural world and democracies. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Help to Support the Podcast February 2025 Support the show...
Feb 14, 2025•35 min•Season 5Ep. 5
In the Himalayas, in the Greater Tibetan world - the lands outside of Chinese occupied Tibet, which have Tibetan include cultures - Buddhism is the main spiritual practice, but before Buddhism came there the lands were shamanistic, and shamanism - often with a veneer of Buddhism - still exists. Padmasambhava was an C8th Buddhist teacher born in Pakistan, who trained with both Buddhist lamas and no-Buddhist shamans, and travelled all over Pakistan, India and Nepal. He was a rekown tantric magicia...
Feb 07, 2025•50 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Most of Central Asia is now Islamic, but in the past thearea had ancient animistic and shamanic traditions, and these often continue today, but now under a veneer of Islam. This episode looks at the ancient traditions of the region, especially those from Kazakhstan. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Help to Support the Podcast January 2025 Support the show...
Jan 31, 2025•43 min•Season 5Ep. 3
From Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Santa’s toy makers, Elves are part of our culture, but they have an ancient history. Here we explores their world. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Help to Support the Podcast January 2025 Support the show...
Jan 24, 2025•41 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Masks are a very important aspect of Balinese sacred traditions, they are considered to be alive and are houses for the island’s powerful spirits who play out great cosmic dramas and keep the village communities safe and secure. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Help to Support the Podcast January 2025 Support the show...
Jan 17, 2025•30 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Back with a new episode, a chapter from the book 'Walking with the Tiger' about shamanism and personal growth work, working with our clients and working with out students. Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Help to Support the Podcast December 2024 Support the show...
Dec 20, 2024•46 min•Season 5Ep. 1
A Bonus Episode about Wealth Practices Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! January 2023 Support the show
Jan 06, 2023•28 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Creating Ceremony and building protection around you and others - Part two of an extract from 'Walking with the Tiger' by Nicholas Breeze Wood Available as a paperback and a kindle ebook from Amazon and direct from Nicholas Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! December 2022 Support the show...
Dec 30, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Creating Ceremony and building protection around you and others - Part one of an extract from 'Walking with the Tiger' by Nicholas Breeze Wood Available as a paperback and a kindle ebook from Amazon and direct from Nicholas Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! December 2022 Support the show...
Dec 23, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 9
The second part of an interview with the late Eliot Cowan about Plant Spirit Medicine, recorded in 2010 Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! Support the show...
Dec 16, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 8
The first part of an interview with the late Eliot Cowan about Plant Spirit Medicine, recorded in 2010 Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2022) Support the show...
Dec 09, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 7
A Selection of extracts from Nicholas's recent book about deepening shamanic practice 'Walking with the Tiger.' Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2022) Support the show...
Dec 02, 2022•41 min•Season 4Ep. 6
The second part of a brief exploration of the darker side of Shamanism - Cursing. If you can heal you can curse - if you can curse you can heal. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2022) Support the show...
Nov 25, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 5
The first part of a brief exploration of the darker side of Shamanism - Cursing. If you can heal you can curse - if you can curse you can heal. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2022) Support the show...
Nov 18, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Building Merit is a way of gaining personal power and increasing windhorse because it puts us in right relationship with all things. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2022) Support the show...
Nov 11, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Continuing to explore the nature of the spirits in Traditional shamanism and in Core shamanism, looking at the things which are similar and the things which are rather different. Part Two of Two Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2022) Support the show...
Nov 04, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Exploring the nature of the spirits in Traditional shamanism and in Core shamanism, looking at the things which are similar and the things which are rather different. Part one of Two Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (October 2022) Support the show...
Oct 27, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 1
The spirits of the dead and psychopomp work.Caring for the dead, helping them cross and travelling to the Land of the Dead Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2020) Support the show...
Dec 27, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 10
The spirits of the ancestors, the different types of ancestors, making offerings and making connections to the ancestors. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2020) Support the show...
Dec 20, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 9
This podcast looks at the tradition of the Tibetan Tertön magicians who discover mystical and magical treasure and sacred teachings called terma . Including an introduction to the legendary C19th Tertön Sogyal Lerab Lingpa (1856-1926) Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2020) Support the show...
Dec 13, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Tibet has an ancient Shamanic tradition, which is now mixed with Buddhism. Outside of the Monastic Buddhist system there are a wide range of shamans and tantric magicians. This podcast looks at the tradition of the Ngakpa magicians and their practices with Tibetan spirit beings. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2020) Support the show...
Dec 06, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Tibet has an ancient Shamanic tradition, which is now mixed with Buddhism. Outside of the Monastic Buddhist system there are a wide range of shamans and tantric magicians. The first of two podcasts looking at these ways of working with the spirits. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (December 2020) Support the show...
Dec 01, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Divination is an essential part of shamanism. Part two looking at some additional methods of traditional shamanic and Tibetan Buddhist divination Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2020) Support the show...
Nov 22, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Series 3 • Episode 04 Divination is an essential part of shamanism. Part one looking at different methods of traditional divination Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2020) Support the show...
Nov 16, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Series 3 • Episode 03 Windhorse - lungta - is the subtile energy power of a shaman. The Third of three episodes about what it is, how to cultivate it and how not to lose it. Methods to increase Windhorse. Sacred Hoop Magazine Website 3Worlds Gallery Website Patreon - support Nick's work - buy him a cup of coffee! (November 2020) Support the show...
Nov 09, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 3