Khadak: An Epic Shamanic Film

This beautiful film contrasts the spiritual vitalities of shamanism with the dehumanizing rigors of industrial capitalism. Set in the frozen steppes of contemporary Mongolia, Khadak tells the epic story of Bagi, a young nomad confronted with his destiny to become a shaman. A plague strikes the animals and the nomads are forcibly relocated to desolate mining towns. Bagi saves the life of a beautiful coal thief, Zolzaya, and together they reveal the plague was a lie fabricated to eradicate nomadism. A sublime revolution ensues. View the trailer or the entire film.

Free Shamanic Music Download

This track is from the album Power Animal Drumming. Badger medicine includes courage, cunning, endurance, grounding, perseverance, root and herbal remedies, and the magic of storytelling. From her den below the ground, Badger connects us to the Earth mother, her stories, and the healing properties of medicinal roots. Badger helps us see below the surface of things and boldly express ourselves with the clarity of inner knowing. Flutes, like the one heard on "Badger Medicine," are instruments connecting the seen and unseen worlds. Click here to download Badger Medicine. Listen to all of my albums on SoundCloud.

Shamanic Drumming Workshop in Silverton

Facilitated by Michael Drake, author of Shamanic Drumming 

Saturday September 22, 2012

1 to 4 pm at 6572 Scism Rd. NE, Silverton, OR 97381

Workshop Fee: Donation. 

In this three hour workshop we will learn the art and practice of shapeshifitng. Learning to shift your consciousness, to align with and adapt your energies to power animals, opens your heart and mind to the wisdom and strength of the animal world. Workshop learning objectives:

To learn basic shapeshifitng techniques

To learn drum rhythms for summoning power animals

To learn ways of developing a relationship with power animals 

The Archaeoacoustics of Rock Art Caves

According to a new analysis of paleolithic caves in France, prehistoric peoples chose places of natural resonant sound to draw their famed cave sketches. This research, known as archaeoacoustics, has shown that ancient rock art was often placed on surfaces or in locations that focus, amplify, and transform the sounds of human voices and musical instruments. Instruments such as bone flutes and bullroarers; bone and ivory instruments that whir rhythmically when spun, have been found in decorated caves. Read more.