Shamanic wisdom is essential today... for your own wellbeing and that of our world.
Shamanic wisdom centers and calms you — and guides you to make clear decisions and take steady action in times of crisis.
And there is one form of Shamanic wisdom that will equip you with the skills and tools to step into your birthright as a Visionseeker — an inspired visionary who bridges physical reality and the spirit realms for healing and transformation.
As a Visionseeker, you can journey across time and space, connect with Spirit Teachers, travel by Spirit Canoe to the Star Ancestors... and bring back life-sustaining gifts.
Yet, to walk this path with integrity, you need first to find rootedness within yourself, and realize that you have a birth responsibility: to embody humility, reverence, and discipline.
This first step is the key to authentic shamanic initiations, which provide sustenance and wisdom for navigating your everyday life and serving as a healing force for our planet.
Renowned shamanism teacher and anthropologist Hank Wesselman can guide you on this path...
The Visionseeker’s path is rooted in important, sacred knowledge passed on to Hank through Hale Makua, a revered Hawaiian kahuna elder:
In order to experience authentic initiation, you have to know who you are. The main problem in the world today is that most people have little to no understanding as to who they really are, and so many are in confusion, and most in the transformational community are still in search of authentic initiation.
Over the course of this comprehensive, 4-month inner journey with Hank, you’ll land more deeply within your true Self, experience the journeys and rituals of the healing art of shamanism, and carry the gifts and wisdom forth with honor.
You’ll discover what it takes to be a hollow bone, or clear conduit, for the gifts of the spirit world — becoming aware of and breaking through any inner blocks to physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
You’ll explore the nature of your three souls, which you embody in each life — and discover how to align them to help you heal and co-create from a more authentic place.
Through the shamanic practice of shapeshifting, you’ll hone your ability to shift your energies to adapt to the demands and challenges of your daily life.
And you’ll deepen your connection with nature, drawing on Her energies… and find your place in the order of things.
All of these practices will bring you closer to your place in the Ancestral Grand Plan — the abundance of Divine Purpose that can be brought into expression upon this planet at any one time.
This plan, set in motion by the ancestors millennia ago, emerges through you, and through all of life. As you step into your role as a Visionseeker, you come closer to aligning with your part in its unfolding — and to helping set intentions and produce outcomes that contribute to your wellbeing, that of others, and of the planet..
When you join this transformative 4-month journey, you’ll be under the safe tutelage of a professional anthropologist.
Hank Wesselman has worked for more than 45 years with scientists investigating the mystery of human origins in the fossil beds of eastern Africa’s Great Rift Valley.
Hank has spent much of his professional life working with Indigenous tribal people, learning their culture, cosmology, and spiritual practices. For 35 years, he’s studied shamanic practices, melding shamanic principles with his anthropological insights to provide us with unique avenues for exploring our connection with our authentic Self, the natural world, and the spirit realm.
During this brand-new advanced program in shamanic exploration, Hank will guide you in voyages of consciousness that can bring deep healing of unresolved emotions and profound openings to a more expanded understanding of reality — and of your Self.
A shaman is a practical mystic, bridging the heavens with earth...
By walking the shamanic path, you become someone who is committed to unifying humanity, healing ancient rifts and restoring wholeness within yourself, others, and the planet.
The Visionseeker journey offers you visionary explorations to enhance your spiritual practice, greatly expand your perception of who you are, and draw you into a closer connection with your helping spirits, Spirit Teachers, and the experience of authentic initiation.
This is when the miraculous happens... when you truly land in the authentic ground of your own being — the Visionseeker within you.
Your deepest connection to your intuition, inspiration, visions, and dreams emerges, and you walk the shamanic path with greater awe, integrity, and power to help heal yourself, others, and the world around you.
Course sessions are on Tuesdays at 5:00pm Pacific.
In this 4-month transformational virtual training, Hank will guide you through the advanced shamanic practices you’ll need to successfully expand your perception of who you are, enrich your spiritual life, and align with your place in the Ancestral Grand Plan.
Each weekly teaching and training session will build harmoniously upon previous ones so you’ll develop a complete holistic understanding of the practices, tools, and principles to explore your birthrights and birth responsibilities by connecting more deeply with your Spirit Teachers to live the sacred and authentic life of a Visionseeker.
Becoming a Visionseeker calls for our reconnection with the foundation for mystical practice — nature. The life force resides in nature and holds the power for healing ourselves and others.
It’s the foundation we will continually return to as we live our life in service to others — for centeredness, groundedness, power, protection, and support.
In this module, you’ll explore:
The foundation of spiritual practice through Nature Mysticism brings you inevitably into relationship with your Spirit Teacher and your Spirit Guide — your experience of Deity Mysticism.
Although you may have connections with many spirits of ascended masters, your primary teacher is revealed to be your Higher Self or Spiritual Oversoul, who has sourced you into life after life — and your Spirit Guide is your teacher’s teacher, one of the higher organizing intelligences who serves as your Higher Self’s advisor and caretaker, assigned to you when you came into existence as a soul.
In this module, you’ll:
Many Indigenous cultures, including the Hawaiians, Inuits, Lakota, Cherokee, Nepalese, Voodoo peoples of Haiti, and Shuar of the Amazon, understand that we possess not one, but three distinct souls. We are each a complex of these three soul aspects, and when they are in harmony, our lives flow smoothly. When they are not, there are lessons to be learned.
In this session, you’ll be guided in reviewing the sources and functions of your three souls in creating the Self, and how you can bring them into right relationship. Understanding your three souls and how they function are the keys to understanding who you are AND is at the core of experiencing authentic initiation.
In this module, you’ll:
Your foundation supports the structure of your life and determines what is possible. Your connection with Nature, with your helping spirits, and with your Spirit Teachers are all a part of your foundation. What else is the nature of your foundation? This aspect of you cannot be underestimated as it is the bedrock of all aspects of our life.
In this module, you’ll:
All of us have had experience with “boundary busters” — yet perhaps you don’t realize in the moment how many “levels” of your boundaries are being busted. Many traditions reveal that we actually have three boundaries: the interface or place where we meet the other; the place where we admit others into our company; and the place where we step out into the world to be of service.
For practitioners, healers, and seekers on the path, the question is: How can I be of service to others, and myself, without violating their (or my) boundaries?
In this module, you’ll:
In this important session, you’ll connect with your Spirit Teacher and Spirit Guide to gather knowledge about your birthrights. We all came into this world with birthrights as well as birth responsibilities, which we all share.
For example, we all have the birthright to love and be loved. Understanding what our birthrights are, as well as what our birth responsibilities are, gives us freedom to discard what we are not responsible for — and draws us into connection with those we have chosen.
In this module, you’ll:
The Ancestral Grand Plan is as much of the Divine Purpose that can be brought into expression upon this planet at any one time. This plan was set in motion by the ancestors millennia ago, and the one thing that humanity needs today is the realization that there IS an Ancestral Grand Plan that is definitely working itself out through all the world’s happenings. It is also working itself out through all that has happened in humanity’s past. This week, we’ll explore the plan and what your part in it might be.
In this module, you’ll:
The shaman is a master of escaping the mind-body matrix that characterizes ordinary consciousness, and entering the shamanic state of non-ordinary consciousness.
Many of us on the mystic path experience merging with spirits and/or shapeshifting into something else to achieve beneficial outcomes for ourselves and for our clients. In this session, you’ll experience merging and connecting with a master shapeshifter for guidance and support in shamanic practice.
In this module, you’ll:
Experience an imaginal canoe journey with your fellow course participants, with an altar at the center and a navigator at the helm as you time travel to meet our Star Ancestors to make a special offering to those who brought us here to this beautiful world.
In this module, you’ll:
Once again, you'll board the imaginal Spirit Canoe to journey with your fellow course participants. This time, you'll travel to the future to experience yourself as an ancestor in service to the seventh generation.
In this module, you’ll:
The Kahuna Makua was fond of observing that there are seven major roles through which we can experience life: the servant, artist, warrior, scholar, sage, priest/priestess/healer, and chief.
Each has a positive and a negative expression, all of which provide value in unearthing the ancient wisdom of the Kahuna mystics — and all of which are useful in our exploration of the Self.
In this module, you’ll:
The Polynesians know that your teacher, Aumakua or oversoul, can be the source of all the healing energy you might need in each lifetime. All of us have issues — physical, emotional, or spiritual challenges — that distort our character.
This session, you'll turn your attention to your issues or distortions in need of healing and ask your Higher Self to be of service.
In this module, you’ll:
At the culmination of this training, you’ll be aware of the shifts you've made within your being and in the world around you. During this last session, you’ll be invited to look back at how your journey began, as well as how you’ve evolved, and to share your experiences and ask questions that can help you step back out into your life with new eyes — and a larger, more compassionate heart — as a Visionseeker.
In addition to Hank’s transformative 4-month virtual program, you’ll receive these powerful training sessions. These bonus sessions complement the course — and promise to take your understanding and practice to an even deeper level.
Whether you’re new to shamanism or an experienced initiate who wants to expand the power and effectiveness of these practices in your life, the esteemed presenters in this series share important insights about subjects that can deeply transform your life and greatly shift your interplay with the universe. This series is appropriate for people of any faith or spiritual path; indeed, shamanism’s methodology for accessing spiritual dimensions for healing, illumination, and service can be compatible with any belief system.
Featured experts include Sandra Ingerman, Robert Moss, and HeatherAsh Amara.
In these drumming tracks from Hank’s The Spiritwalker Program, you’ll be offered advice on how to use the drumming and rattling tracks to enter the journey state. You’ll be provided with three different tracks to use for your journeywork and guide you in your shamanic fieldwork.
All I have to say is wow! I will never be the same. This class was life-changing for me. I learned so much and have so many tools for my journey. Thank you for offering this class. I could not be more grateful for this experience.
— Sandra Hyde, Indian Trail, North Carolina
Being guided by Hank’s wealth of personal lived experiences, academic cross-references, wisdom, and personal shamanic lineages enabled trust, groundedness, and careful guidance for my own personal experiences, growth, and dissemination to evolve into a profound life-changing experience. Period.
— Debbie, Australia
I am living with PTSD, and the meditations and journeys have been very helpful in remembering everything has ALREADY happened. Now I know I DID send myself “back to the future.” This course validated a lifelong feeling.
— Anonymous
I realized my journeys may not be as flowery as everyone else’s but they are what works for me and Hank helped me to stop comparing myself to others. I may not use my new tools to make a living; however, I feel I can help others and myself with the knowledge, and the connection to Mother Earth, and understanding the seasonal changes that affect our lives which sometimes slide past us. I liked being around like-minded people that have the same ideals as me. The training is fantastic.
— Gitta, Sydney, Australia
Having studied shamanism for the past 10 years — both research on my own and structured classes under the guidance of long-practicing shamanic teachers — I must say Hank took this to a level of immersion so tenderly powerful there were times I wept, [and when recognizing] a truth I would humbly smile. I have utter admiration and respect for Hank’s vast knowledge and a lifetime of digging deep. This course confirmed what always felt right to me: taking my soul spirit on a blessed journey of discovery. A deep bow of gratitude to you, dear teacher. Speaking truth to power is not an easy thing. Hank Wesselman stands tall.
— Linda Ocasio, Vancouver, Washington
Hank Wesselman is a great teacher and storyteller. I love learning history from different cultures, and how perceptions and certain spiritual practices have evolved. The information he provides is rich and accessible. I hope he teaches more courses at The Shift Network. Sincerely,
— Carol Gannon, Iowa
Taking the time at least once a week to do shamanic journey work is a transformative discipline, and Hank is a great guide for doing it. He is such a master at suggesting meaningful and developmental journey topics — it made me expand my capacity for innovative work in the spirit world.
— Bebe Jo, Galveston, Texas
Hank Wesselman provided me with the experiential pathways of practice to integrate this new knowledge into my everyday life, and provided me with a greater sense of what is available for all people should they choose to practice these ancient yet modern ways of perceiving.
— Anonymous
I so enjoyed all of Dr. Wesselman’s knowledge. experience and wisdom, with his sharing of his practice and study in this area. Hank’s very real, kind, honest, down-to-earth, and approachable way of presenting was a delight to receive every week. I feel this is very specialized material, which can support and help transform our very individual and collective meaning, and of our existence on this planet.
— Lorea Chilton, British Columbia, Canada
I have reached new horizons with Hank’s course and will pursue deepening my knowledge. I am grateful to Hank and I thank him for his fascinating course.
— Françoise, London, United Kingdom
Visionseeker not only offers some of the most advanced online teachings currently available, it also offers a thriving global community of support.
Join your fellow students and practitioners from across the world in the live interactive conference calls or in our online community to support and learn from each other while you learn to open your mind and expand your paradigm of reality.
This international community is at the leading edge of a global movement of people who are committed to manifesting a better world for all beings. This emerging planetary movement is rooted in an open heart and stands for the principles of mutual support, cooperation, harmony, and reverence for all of life.
Thirteen 90-minute Class Sessions With Hank Wesselman
Experience a rare opportunity to be mentored and learn with internationally respected shamanic teacher and anthropologist Hank Wesselman — from the comfort of your own home. Each class session includes an experiential journey as well as Q&A and guides you to learn the specific skills and abilities to awaken your spiritual potential. Course sessions are on Tuesdays at 5:00pm Pacific.
Thirteen Audio Recordings of Class Sessions
After each class, the audio will be available for you to download in high-quality MP3 format. You’ll never have to worry about missing a session, and you can listen anytime and anywhere — on any connected device and at your convenience.
Thirteen PDF Transcripts of Class Sessions
In addition to the high-quality MP3 audios, you’ll also receive the entire class transcription in PDF format after each session is completed. You can then review, print, and highlight the most important insights and practices you were given.
Interactive Exercises and Questions for Each Lesson
After each lesson, you’ll have the option of completing related exercises, practicing new tools, and answering questions to accelerate your learning and integrate each week’s lesson.
Online Community
Our exclusive Facebook online community is the perfect place to continue your discovery process after each class. Here, you can continue the discussion about deepening practices and interact with your fellow students to take your exploration to an even deeper level.
The Visionseeker Bonus Collection
We’re honored Hank Wesselman has chosen to partner with The Shift Network to offer this exclusive LIVE online training. This is a rare opportunity to interact directly with a renowned shamanic teacher whose powerful insights and pioneering work are helping us heal and awaken ourselves and our world.
Through this powerful online format, you’ll not only save time and money on workshop costs (plus travel, accommodations and meals — which would cost thousands of dollars), you’ll be able to benefit from Hank’s incredible teachings and exercises from the comfort of your home — at your own pace!
If you’re serious about expanding your perception of who you are, enriching your spiritual life, and aligning with your place in the Ancestral Grand Plan, then you owe it to yourself, your loved ones and our world to take this one-of-a-kind training.
If you’re ready to take the next step in evolving yourself, click the register button below to reserve your space now.
Drawing on a lifetime of scholarship and deep shamanic practice, [Hank] invites us to follow a path of direct experience of the sacred... Boldly, he offers a template for a new mythos, affirming that the greater powers do not require us to follow hand-me-down beliefs, but instead to become co-creators.
— Robert Moss, bestselling author of Conscious Dreaming
Prying open the doors of perception of the inner worlds, Dr. Hank Wesselman nimbly gifts us with glimpses into the panorama of the great mystery. As a scientist, shamanist, and seer, he combines the genius and discipline of scholarly explorations found in the contributions of Joseph Campbell, Lewis Hyde, Michael Harner, and Vine Deloria...
— Nan Moss, shamanic teacher and practitioner, and author of Weather Shamanism: Harmonizing Our Connection with the Elements
Hank prompts us to perceive our own personal power through direct revelation and through our relationship with nature...
— Itzhak Beery, Author of The Gift of Shamanism
Dr. Hank Wesselman’s vision is so important. [His] personal experiences and vision transcend the suffocating limitations of materialism that now threaten our future... If we respond to Dr. Wesselman’s message, we humans will not only survive, but thrive.
— Larry Dossey, MD, Author of One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters
Hank’s teachings are like pieces of life’s puzzle that have been waiting for me. Like being tapped on the shoulder, “Remember me?” Serious, deep, thought-provoking, amazing moments as well as light, laughter, joy, dancing, singing... with room to jump up and down and just be.
— Bea, Mountain View, California
Hank Wesselman is a great teacher and guide in this paradigm-shifting work. Weekly experiential work changes the course of one’s conscious awareness. Support and nudging towards self-revelation is offered in a subtle but brilliant articulation of the mystical path. Can’t wait for more.
— April Lewis, Portland, Oregon
Hank’s gentle but firm, no-nonsense explanations and guidance helped me reconnect with my spiritual self during a time of personal challenge. I am so grateful; thank you.
— Katey O’Neill, Santa Barbara, California
This is a difficult time for so many of us. For me, taking this course has been a way of keeping me in the positive polarity and helped me to focus on interweaving my spiritual practice with my daily life.
— Anonymous
Anthropologist Hank Wesselman, PhD, is author of the bestselling Spiritwalker trilogy: Spiritwalker: Messages from the Future; Medicinemaker: Mystic Encounters on the Shaman’s Path; and Visionseeker: Shared Wisdom from the Place of Refuge. He is also author of The Re-Enchantment: A Shamanic Path to a Life of Wonder; The Journey to the Sacred Garden; The Bowl of Light: Ancestral Wisdom from a Hawaiian Shaman; and co-author of Awakening to the Spirit World (with Sandra Ingerman); and Spirit Medicine (with Jill Kuykendall).
Hank earned his doctoral degree in anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley. Since 1971, he has worked with an international group of scientists, exploring East Africa’s Great Rift Valley in search of answers to the mystery of human origins.
He enjoys sharing his knowledge of shamanism and anthropology in workshops worldwide. In Hank’s own words: “My presentations and workshops draw on my knowledge as an anthropologist and are designed to educate and encourage individuals to rediscover the visionary within themselves. I utilize the ancient, time-tested ways of the mystic to facilitate each person’s process and to reconnect them to their inner sources of wisdom, power, and healing.”
Q: What’s a virtual course?
A: It’s a great way to engage live and pre-recorded teachings and each other from the comfort of your home! All you need is a computer, mobile device, or telephone. If there’s more than one person in your household taking the course, you’ll each need your own connection. We use Zoom videoconferencing to make it just like an in-person event, where you can ask questions and deepen your exploration of the course themes.
There’s no additional charge for connecting to Zoom with your computer or mobile device. Please note that dialing Zoom from your telephone is a toll call; your telephone service provider will charge you according to your existing long-distance calling plan. International access numbers are available.
“I’ve never seen a course so well put together ever...”
I had never participated before in an online course. The packaging, presentation, inclusion, and Facebook postings created a wonderful, safe cocoon within which to participate. I’ve never seen a course so well put together ever — not in all the years of taking college classes — and I had my doubts about doing an online course. The wealth of organization and ease of learning materials and support made this fun as well.
— Claudia F., Medford, Massachusetts
Q: Can I get benefit from the course if I miss the live classes?
A: Absolutely! You can download the recordings and transcripts of all course sessions from our online media archive, so you never need to worry about missing live calls. You can also engage the full community and leaders on our private online community group.
Q: Can you tell me about the private online community group?
A: We’ll have a private online community group for all course participants on Facebook that will support you in making connections with others, sharing insights, engaging in discussions, and completing homework assignments that can supplement your transformational journey. You’ll have the ability to share your experiences, projects, and growth throughout the course.
Q: Are there scholarships available for this training?
A: Yes, we always make a certain percentage of spaces available for partial scholarships, giving preference to those in developing countries or doing important but underpaid work to which they can apply the training material immediately. If you’d like to apply for a scholarship, please review our guidelines, which include a link to our online application form.
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