Global Medicine Review

Dr Kokayi has an opportunity to speak with Dr Steven Farmer a shamanic practitioner about his understanding and use of this discipline. Dr Farmer is a retired psychotherapist who has become adept at using the shamanic trance state to employ the help of spirit guides in the healing of others as well as using consciousness altering techniques in soul retrieval to assist individuals experiencing post traumatic stress and other psychological disorders. Dr Farmer’s latest book Earth Magic provides a good overview of the field of shamanic practices and more information about his work can be found at Power Animals

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Dr Kokayi is joined by a culture carrier of the Native American people, Frank Menusan, who shares how his reintegration into his own cultural path has aided himself as well as others. Highlighted in this program is the fact that modern medicine’s suppression of other cultural streams of healing decreases the possibilities for healing to take place in those people who need medicine that comes out of these cultural technologies. The Native American journey has been particularly difficult when you consider that the Freedom of Religion Act for Native Americans was only passed in 1978. Frank Menusan clears up misconceptions about “dream catchers” and shares other Native American healing technologies.

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