Angeles Arrien
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What lessons can the modern seeker of truth gain from the shaman's way? Join respected anthropologist and folklorist Angeles Arrien as she bridges the past with the present to find powerful methods based on the shamanic tradition for gaining clarity and direction in your life.
The shaman's way, offers Angeles Arrien, is to gather medicine by reconnecting with yourself on the deepest internal level. This soul work utilizes imagery, reflective questioning,...
4) The Healer
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Angeles Arrien invites us to "walk the mystical path with practical feet" through the archetype of the Healer. The Way of the Healer is to pay attention to what has heart and meaning. Paying attention opens us to the human resources of love, gratitude, acknowledgment, and validation. We express the Way of the Healer through our attitudes and actions that maintain personal health and support the welfare of our environment. Through ritual, guidance,...
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Angeles Arrien invites us to "walk the mystical path with practical feet" through the archetype of the Visionary. The Way of the Visionary is to tell the truth without blame or judgment. Truthfulness, authenticity, and integrity are keys to develop our vision and intuition. We express the Way of the Visionary through personal creativity, goals, and ability to manifest our dreams and visions into the world. Through invocation, stories, prayer, and...
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Angeles Arrien was an anthropologist and teacher whose work combined cultural anthropology, psychology, and comparative religion. The Four-Fold Way® is an educational experience that demonstrates how to "walk the mystical path with practical feet" and emphasizes four major principles that integrate ancient perennial wisdoms into contemporary life. Through invocation, stories, and guided meditations, Dr. Arrien offers tools and practices to deepen...
7) The Teacher
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Angeles Arrien invites us to "walk the mystical path with practical feet" through the archetype of the Teacher. The Way of the Teacher is to be open to any endeavor's outcome and not to fixate upon results. Openness and non-attachment help us recover our human resources of wisdom and objectivity. We express the Way of the Teacher through our effective communication skills in all relationships. Through invocation, stories, prayer, and guided meditation,...
8) The Warrior
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Angeles Arrien invites us to "walk the mystical path with practical feet" through the archetype of the Warrior. The Way of the Warrior (or Leader) is to show up and choose to be present. Being present allows us to access the human resources of power, presence, and communication. We express the Way of the Leader through the right use of power, appropriate action, good timing, and clear communication. Through invocation, stories, prayer, and guidance,...
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Our culture is bent on avoiding aging. The problem with that is every one of us is aging every day. Arrien points to the enormous possibilities for cultural change as we come into our wisdom years. She opens a gateway to personal possibility and an affirmation that we truly can look ahead to the best years of our lives.
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A Basque native, Arrien is at the forefront of those who see the common threads that unite us while honoring our differences. She speaks of the importance of myth and symbols in everyday life and combines the two disciplines of anthropology and psychology. Her cross-cultural approach provides both a universal and practical means of addressing health and well-being.
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Eastern philosophy tells us that the only constant in life is change. We move into our day feeling secure about the future, then suddenly we are faced with a catastrophe. A new world is born and our lives are forever altered. In these times of transition what do we do? How do we move beyond fear and anger to live heartfully in the field of positive possibilities?
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One of the oldest tools for revealing the territory of the unconscious, the Tarot has been used for centuries to tap deep levels of self-knowledge. Here, Arrien, a native Basque and anthropologist, speaks of universal archetypes in the Tarot, and how these archetypes can be used for self-understanding.
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Using the oracle as a tool for self-transformation is a much needed art in a technologically based society. Here, two persons whose personal and professional lives integrate the pragmatic and mysterious aspects of ancient oracular tools, come together to explore the possibilities. Considerable food for the mind and heart emerge in this dynamic dialogue. Angeles Arrien is a Basque folklorist and anthropologist. Dominie Cappadonna completed her doctorate...
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Arrien gathered wisdom from a variety of indigenous cultures distilling it into four paths of wise, effective action-"showing up, paying attention, telling the truth and being unattached to the outcome." These are the archetypal paths of the warrior, healer, visionary and teacher. The opportunity to embody these archetypes arises in every situation in our lives.