Circle of the Foundation Membership Benefits

This page describes the benefits available to members of the Circle of the Foundation. Depending upon your membership you may receive some or all of these benefits. Please refer to the membership page for a list of our memberships.

All of our members receive The Shamanism Annual, a listing in its Voluntary Members Telephone Directory, the FSS bi-monthly E-Newsletter, and access to the members-only area of our website, the Members Circle, including the Members Forum.

The Shamanism Annual

The Shamanism Annual

The members scholarly journal will have a new look and full color in 2008 with more exciting pictures and graphics. The Shamanism Annual includes scholarly articles about shamanism and shamanic consciousness worldwide, and other valuable information not accessible through the bimonthly E-Newsletter or the website. The Shamanism Annual also includes news about Foundation activities and the Voluntary Members Telephone Directory (inclusion in the Directory is optional and during the membership purchase process you'll be given the option to be included or not). If you choose to be listed, your listing will appear in the 2008 Directory if you become a member by July 31, 2008; otherwise, your listing will appear in the 2009 Directory.

Read articles from past issues of Shamanism.

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Bi-Monthly FSS E-Newsletter

The E-Newsletter is sent by email to our members every other month and includes Foundation news, course announcements, shamanic healing tips, news about shamanism worldwide, articles...and more. See a sample.

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Members Circle

The Members Circle is the name of the members-only area on our website. In 2007 we launched the FSS Members Forum, a place for members to participate in online discussions about shamanism and connect with other members worldwide. The Forum also includes articles and information about the practice of shamanism and shamanic healing.

In the Fall of 2007 we will launch exclusive, members-only access to rare streaming audio from the FSS archives. Additional audio and video will be added in 2008.

Additional features of the Members Circle planned for 2008 include:

  • Web audio conferences with Michael Harner, FSS faculty and special guests
  • Photo gallery from the FSS archives
  • Unique articles for members only

Members will be notified by email as each of these new features become available.

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Special Gifts for Shamanic Partners and Council Members

Shamanic Healing
Way of the Shaman

DVDs

Shamanic Healing
Michael Harner provides a concise, illuminating explanation of shamanic healing.

Tuva: Shamans and Spirits
The moving documentary of the Foundation's first expedition to Tuva.

Your choice of one of the following books (while supplies last):

The FSS 25th Anniversary issue of Shamanism
Shaman — The Paintings by Susan Boulet
The Book of the Elders by Sandra Johnson
The Sacred Landscape by Frederick Lehrman
Spirit Spirit: Shaman Songs by David Cloutier
In Search of Brazil's Quantum Surgeon: The Dr. Fritz Phenomenon by Masao Maki

Additional surprise gift in the 2008 holiday season

The Way of the Shaman
For our Shamanic Partners at $25 per month or more or Council Members, this is the rare 1980 first edition hardback of the Way of the Shaman, autographed by Michael Harner (while supplies last).

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Shamanic Services Listings

Shamanic Services listings allow you to include information about your practice for our website visitors. You can manage your listing through your member profile page on our website. There are three types of listings depending on your membership:

Basic Listing
for Contributing Members

A basic listing includes your name, location, email contact form and the following designations (which you can complete during the online membership purchase process): Two-Week Intensive Graduate, Three-Year Program Graduate, Harner Method Certified Shamanic Counselor, and whether you accept clients for shamanic healing and/or shamanic divination.

Enhanced Listing
for Shamanic Partners and Sponsoring Members

The enhanced listing includes all the features of the basic listing plus a 30-word description and a photo or graphic.

Premium Listing
for Shamanic Partners at $50 or $100 per month or Council Members

A premium listing includes all the features of the basic listing plus a 75-word description and a photo or graphic.

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Members Bio

The Members Bio provides a way for you to network with other FSS members and share a description of yourself, your interests, experience, and practice, along with a photo or graphic. There are two types of bio depending on your membership:

Basic Bio
for Shamanic Partners at $25 per month or more

The basic bio includes a 75-word description, photo or graphic, and contact information.

Enhanced Bio
for Council Members

The premium bio includes a 150-word description, photo or graphic, and contact information.

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Invitation to Gathering of the Council

Members joining as Shamanic Partners at $50 or $100 per month or as Council Members will receive an invitation to an all-day get-together in late January 2009 in the San Francisco Bay Area led by Michael Harner and others.

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Now is the time to support your own interest in shamanism
as well as the work of The Foundation.

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MEMBERSHIPS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW
as The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charitable organization.