Heather Cumming

Booksigning and Shamanic Journey Workshop

Heather Cumming, co-author of "John of God: The Brazilian Healer Who's Touched the Lives of Millions"

Shamanic Journey Workshop

Friday, May 9 at 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Pacific Cultural Center
1307 Seabright Ave. Santa Cruz
Tickets: $50,available at Gateways

Shamanic practitioners work with spirit to heal illness at the soul level. The shaman's practice is to reach an altered state of consciousness through rattling and drumming to restore spiritual health and power. Participants will be led into the ecstatic state referred to as the shamanic journey. Participants will have the opportunity to deepen their alliance with their own healing and compassionate spirits and guides and connect with the Light that shines within each of us. Our journey will take us to a sacred waterfall where we engage in a remarkable visionary method of healing and divination. The evening will end with a group journey called a Spirit Canoe: a healing ritual common to a number of shamanic cultures throughout the world, including Salish communities of the Pacific Northwest United States. Participants will sit shoulder to shoulder in the shape of the canoe and act as oarsmen. At the end of the canoe will be the drummer who navigates the canoe through the spirit world as the shamanic practitioner lies in the center with a volunteer. Healing will come for this individual by retrieval of his/her power animal. Once the power animal is recovered the drummer will change the beat alerting the oarsmen to change direction and lead the spirit canoe back to this world. This evening promises to be a remarkable journey of self-expansion and inner-harmony. If time permits we will conduct more than one Spirit Canoe. Please bring eye cover and blanket for this event

Booksigning

Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m.
at Gateways

Heather Cumming has a rare and insightful perspective into the extraordinary healer and medium known as John of God (João Teixeira de Faria.) Come learn about the man who has dedicated his life to the healing of others through her talk and video presentation. We will begin with a five minute meditation and then Heather will walk you through the town of Abadiânia, Brazil to the Spiritual Center know as the Casa de Dom Inácio de Loyola. You will learn the history of the Center and the Spiritual Entities who work through João and witness their astonishing surgeries. At the end of the presentation Heather will sign copies of her book. Come and hear the history of the Brazilian Healer John of God, his Healing Center, and the Spiritual Entities who work through this extraordinary medium and learn of their astonishing surgeries.