Brant Secunda

Brant is a shaman, healer and ceremonial leader in the Huichol Indian tradition of Mexico. He completed a 12 year apprenticeship with Don José Matsuwa, the renowned shaman who passed away in 1990 at the age of 110. Brant Secunda is the adopted grandson of Don José Matsuwa, and was chosen by Don José to take his place to help carry on Huichol Shamanism.  Brant is the Director of the Dance of the Deer Foundation Center for Shamanic Studies and leads seminars and pilgrimages worldwide.  His work has been documented on television, radio and in articles and books.

Website:
www.shamanism.com

Workshop:
Saturday, January 22nd, 2005 -- 3:30 - 5:30 pm
The Healing Medicine of Huichol Indian Shamanism

Ballroom
Brant Secunda, a shaman in the Huichol tradition, explores the healing medicine of shamanism, healing and ceremonial celebration. Brant emphasizes the importance of shamanism for personal well-being and for the continued survival of the environment and Mother Earth. Learn and experience shamanic practices of health and healing, ways to approach places of power, healing rituals to bring alive your connection to the spirit of nature and the Dance of the Deer ceremony. Brant will also show a slide presentation with the late Don José Matsuwa and other great Huichol shamans, photographed in the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico. Integrated in the program is an exhibition of Huichol art which reveals the mystic world of cosmology, dreams and visions.

Workshop:
Sunday, January 23 --10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Earth, Air, Fire and Water – The Healing Elements of Huichol Shamanism

Ballroom
Explore the power and joy of Huichol shamanism with Brant Secunda, shaman-healer in the Huichol Indian tradition. Brant will teach ancient shamanic techniques to bring health and balance into our everyday lives using the healing power of the elements. Learn ways to connect with the power of Mother Earth and offer her prayers to heal ourselves, our communities and our world. Brant will also guide us in shamanic prayer, chanting, rattling, and the sacred Dance of the Deer ceremony. Through this ancient tradition, we can discover the wisdom each of us carries within our hearts and learn the visionary and healing way of Huichol shamanism.