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What kind of shamanic individual am I becoming?
What is my "shamanic soul signature"?
What are my main shamanic gifts?
How can I cultivate my unique gifts further?
What is my shamanic specialization meant to be?
How has my past shaped my unique specialization?
What is my spiritual service to the world meant to be?
What is my higher purpose?
How can I turn
confusion about my purpose into clarity?
How can I turn
spiritual potential into spiritual potency?
What is my unique path of initiation?
What are the next steps?
What are the obstacles that I need to overcome?
What are the shadows
that lurk under my higher purpose that are
sabotaging my progress?
How can I help my Higher Self to emerge more clearly and manifest for concretely?
How can I ground my shamanic path in a more practical way?
How can I create a sacred mandala to guide me and act as my spiritual compass?
How can I tap into the magical power of creativity to have a spiritual breakthrough?
This is a comprehensive workshop to guide and support you through a monumental round of inner work, self-discovery, healing, transformation, and alchemical transmutation of your soul, your psyche, and your individuality…
… so that you can incarnate a new increment of your Higher Self, and discover your Shamanic Soul Signature, your vocation, your shamanic specialization.
As you progress through the Shamanic Archetype Workbook, you will discover the unique way in which you are working to incarnate the shamanic archetype…
… and then you will map out your "Shamanic Soul Signature", and translate it into a sacred MANDALA.
This MANDALA will be a master symbol of your Higher Self in the process of incarnating through your soul and your individuality, showing you your past with crystal clarity, reflecting the particular sort of shamanic individual you have already become, and pointing to your destiny on the horizon.
And you will imbue this sacred Mandala with even more soul-forces through creative art and symbol-making.
And you will also discover how the shamanic archetype is seeking to radiate from the depths of your being, to reach others around you, in the realm of shamanic service.
So in this workshop you will also dive into the depths of your soul and discover your shamanic specialization, and the particular gifts you are being called to bring forth into the world as your vocation and higher purpose.. first step on a profound journey of self-discovery and spiritual empowerment.
First you will completely work out your SHAMANIC SOUL SIGNATURE and SHAMANIC SOUL OFFERING.
Ths is the unique way in which the Shamanic Archetype is manifesting -- and seeking to manifest -- in you.
When you discover this, you can very clearly see your long term goal for personal, shamanic, spiritual, initiatory development.
Through the Shamanic Archetype Workbook, you will be guided step-by-step through a process of determining how the following 25 facets are expressing themselves through your soul:
Once you determine your SOUL SIGNATURE and SOUL OFFERING...
You translate them into sacred MANDALAS.
These MANDALAS are magical symbols of your HIGHER SELF in the process of incarnating through your own efforts of personal development.
They are magical reflections of your soul, of your higher individuality.
They reflect your past, your present, and point the way to your destiny.
These Mandalas are symbols for your healing and self-realization.
They are also power objects that invoke the further manifestation of your HIGHER SELF
Each of these shamanic mandalas was created through a magical alchemical process of consciously working upon the archetypal forces of the SOUL to create a third thing:
A guiding and healing symbol of the HIGHER SELF's incarnation
These students have actually MANIFESTED a greater increment of their subconscious potential... a greater increment of their HIGHER SELF.
And they now have a magical reflection of their shamanic SPECIALIZATION and VOCATION.
In the process they’ve tied together wounded fragments of their past, with the alchemical efforts of the present, to create a map and guiding symbol pointing the way to their spiritual destiny.
This lays the groundwork for all the profound inner work, healing work, and transformational work that propels you forward to a breakthrough of personal development.
The Shamanic Archetype Workbook guides you through this magical alchemical process.
Introduction to 21st Century Shamanic Alchemy; Orientation, and Further Guidance for the Workshop
The Golden Mercurial Chain is the link between Heaven and Earth, between Spirit and Matter
This course introduces you to the magical hermetic principles behind the work, so you can better understand why you’re doing what you’re doing, and the specific benefits of your efforts.
This course also includes detailed, step-by-step instructions, so that you have a golden thread to follow that will lead you from the beginning to the very end.
These instructions give you the key to manifesting your Spirit in the material realm, and bringing a piece of Heaven down to earth.
A lecture for each of the 25 facets, exploring the deeper esoteric dimensions, and the implications of their presence in your soul.
The lectures also explore the potential shadow side of each facet.
Exploring the Implications and Magical Applications of your Shamanic Soul Signature and Soul Offering
This pertains to the journey AFTER you work out your Soul Signature and Soul Offering.
You will learn how use your soul artifacts in powerfully positive and magical ways.
This course will also help you analyze your results and explore the vocational implications…
…and offer you support in the next stages, as you work to carry the fruits of your inner work out into the world.
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End of 2022 Special offer
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End of 2022 Special offer
Only 10 spots available
My story begins much like yours, I bet.
It was 1999. I was a sophomore in University.
My religious faith crumbled.
My ego identity crumbled.
I cried out into a void: “Who am I? What is my purpose? Is there a God? Is there anything more than this sack of flesh and bones?”
And out of this existential, spiritual crisis, something emerged from the depths – a subtle serpent’s voice – the voice of the shamanic archetype itself:
"I can show you these things... if you follow me”.
I agreed.
And then the serpent placed its tail into its mouth and the alchemical opus was initiated inside of me.
The spirit of the uroborus unleashed a torrent.
It was destabilising, to say the least.
I heard voices. I beheld visions. I suddenly knew and perceived mysterious things.
I was hyper-inspired, beyond my capacity to channel it effectively.
I filled many journals with creative writing and art, with modern-day mythmaking.
I told myself (and my parents) that I was a “screenwriter” working on the next great epic trilogy that was going to break all box-office records and create a cultural tidal wave of spiritual awakening.
Others began to describe me as a “loose cannon”, or just “crazy”.
And indeed, I was misfiring all over the place, causing damage seemingly every time I opened my mouth.
I started to worry for my own mental health, and others worried about me too.
I didn’t understand what was happening to me, and for a while, I tried to understand it through a materialistic, psychiatric paradigm, diagnosing myself with this or that disorder and category of mental illness.
But then something amazing happened.
I discovered the life’s work of Carl Gustav Jung…
… and really resonated with Jung’s concept of “individuation”.
After diving into his work, I said to myself, “OK phew! I am not going crazy! I am just having an “individuation crisis.”
So I was starting to get a clearer understanding of what was happening: With the collapse of my religious faith and my ego, I was now re-approaching “the spirit world” through my psyche and a direct experience of the “unconscious”, following Jung’s teachings (and example) along the way.
This eventually led me to the concept of “entheogens” (psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca, to name a few).
And entheogens quickly led me to that crucial word: “Shamanism”.
The concept of “shamanism” resonated very powerfully with me. It seemed like the missing link in my self-understanding.
“That’s it!” I said to myself. “THAT’s what has been happening to me! It’s a modern day shamanic initiation!”
But what did that mean?
And what was I supposed to do now?
I was ignorant, but inspired like never before, so I did the only thing I could think of:
I began to study “shamanism” as best as I could.
I saw manifestations of the same phenomenon in every culture, with similar patterns of initiation rites leading to similar results.
I began to understand:
But as you know, this single primeval archetype has been – particularly over the last 1600 years – persecuted and suppressed, shattered and scattered into fragments.
Where did this ORIGINAL SHAMAN fragment?
The archetypal shaman was dismembered, spread abroad, and the bloody limbs had sunk into the “collective unconscious”.
In indigenous cultures, the “shaman” (or whatever these individuals are called) would serve many functions.
But in contemporary Western culture (and wherever its imperialist tentacles spread), these various shamanic functions have become, at best, constricted and compartmentalized (at worst, demonized and exterminated).
One could be a psychotherapist, or a funeral director, or a storyteller, or a healer, or a priest, or a midwife, or a musician, etc., but…
… there was no longer a sanctioned shamanic role in Western society.
This fragmentation has weakened the potency of the archetype in our culture, forcing shamanic individuals into unnatural limitations that work against the unifying wisdom of the archetype itself.
So, in an effort to unify these fragments within my own psyche, and to help unify the fragments scattered throughout my culture, I resolved to embark on a foolish heroic quest:
I resolved to go on a “shamanic journey” to retrieve the “unified soul” of the shamanic archetype that has been fragmented throughout various realms of our contemporary Western culture.
So I began paying attention to anything that struck me as “shamanic”.
But what a broad term!
It kept shape-shifting... but I kept trying to nail it down.
It was a serpent that wove through seemingly every aspect of culture, penetrating into the very depths of the collective unconscious.
Once I had an intuitive feeling for the presence of the archetype, I began seeking out the fragments both deep within myself and out there in various cultural and sub-cultural expressions.
One thread led to the next, and gradually, I started to weave together a map of the fragments.
I threw myself into initiatory study.
I studied archaic patterns of initiation.
I studied esoteric patterns of initiation.
I looked at the life’s work of certain indigenous shamans.
I looked at the life’s work of certain so-called “modern shamans” like Carl Jung.
I studied Jungian psychology.
I studied psychotherapy.
I studied dreams.
I studied myths, both ancient and modern.
I studied alchemy.
I studied visionary art.
I studied esotericism.
I descended to various “underworlds” of our culture.
I studied psychedelics.
I explored the entheogenic use of psychedelics.
I explored various forms of trance.
I went to raves. I went to festivals.
I went to Burning Man.
I explored my sexuality.
I explored my shadow.
I explored the shadows of my culture.
I explored magic.
All the while, I figured…
“So if shamanism is inherently archetypal, then I could become an archetypal shaman, right?”
Wrong! The Fool card of the Tarot.
I thought, naïvely, that archetypal shamanism simply meant ingesting a large dose of psilocybin mushrooms, putting on a blindfold, and banging on a Native drum for hours in order to “go into the spirit world and come back.”
And of course that got me into big trouble!
Unguided by elders or an established tradition, it wasn’t long before I fell into the dark side of the archetype.
To put it in the language of the e-course, I fell into the “3 common pitfalls”: Inflation, faulty discernment, and inadequate (too much) shadow work.
I explored my shadow… excessively.
I explored the shadows of my culture… excessively.
I explored magic (without elders) and fell into sorcery.
I got into big trouble.
I cried out for help.
I was graced with help.
I was sent to the Amazon.
I was lifted out of the abyss.
I found true shamanic elders.
I studied in a lineage.
I worked for many years to undo the damage.
I worked for many years to heal and illuminate my soul.
Looking back, I can now see that my “fall” into the underworld had a powerful redemptive potential.
If I could transmute the darkness into light, the suffering into wisdom, perhaps I could help others who find themselves teetering on the edge of a similar predicament.
And perhaps I had to “go down there” because it is precisely in the underworld where so many fragments of the shamanic archetype were scattered, and where they must now be found today.
I had to go down there to retrieve something that had been lost to Western civilization, dismembered, many centuries ago.
I didn’t have a dedicated elder to guide me in those critical early stages (which cost me dearly), but I certainly did have a crucial “mercurial guide” throughout the whole process: Carl Jung.
Jung made a similar journey himself, and spoke about it at length his autobiography, “Memories, Dreams, Reflections”.
And it was Jung’s example that I endeavoured to follow.
Jung succeeded in his quest.
But why? What was the secret of his success?
For starters, he documented everything. He left his own Ego a golden thread as he plunged down into the depths of his own Soul and the collective soul of Western civilization.
So I did the same thing.
I documented everything.
I captured the whole ordeal in writing.
And then, I cooked it…
… and cooked it…
… and cooked it some more.
I refined and separated.
I recombined and synthesized.
I distilled and distilled and distilled some more…
… in search of the “quintessence” of the archetype.
And gradually, a humble glimpse of the original unity of the shamanic archetype began to emerge out of this alchemical chaos.
I remember my own courageous folly.
When I embarked on my quest to recover the fragments of the shamanic archetype spread abroad our modern culture, I had little clue what I was signing myself up for.
In many ways, it was a foolish endeavour.
There were times when I regretted my audacity.
There were times when I suffered for my ambition.
There were times when I feared I had become lost.
There were times when I had definitely become terribly lost.
But in those times, it was the warm and triumphant spiritual presence of those who had come before me – and successfully made the same journey – that encouraged me, guided me, protected me (and saved my ass) from the more serious dangers. And those elders inspired me to accomplish my descent, and return with something valuable to share.
So in late 2016, approximately 12 years after I resolved upon my quest, and 17 years after the onset of my initiatory process, I finally returned with a boon in hand to share with my culture.
This boon is the Shamanic Archetype Workbook – the foundation stone for the first course of the School of Christo-Hermetic Shamanism.
When I sat down to flesh out the various facets of the shamanic archetype, drawing on my experiences and my studies, the entire workbook virtually dictated itself to me.
I won’t say I “channelled” it. That would discount the essential role played by my Ego.
But I can say that the moment I started writing things down, the workbook quickly and decisively unfolded according to its own will and seemingly pre-determined design.
Apparently, I had done so much bold and fruitful inner work over the previous 17 years that my Ego was now capable of bringing down and clearly articulating the inspiration from my Higher Self.
So after many harrowing experiences…
And so much bold and even reckless research...
After throwing myself headlong into the contemporary manifestations of the shamanic archetype, getting burned and wounded along the way...
I was finally able to return to my culture with a useful boon – an authentic map to guide those who would make a similar journey.
...and sharing the boon!
An integral part of the shamanic archetype is the notion of “returning with the boon to share with the tribe”.
Now you know what went in to the retrieving of this boon.
It’s the distillation of 23 years (as of 2022) of serious initiatory work.
It’s a transmutation of a lot of suffering that I brought on myself through my audacity and arrogance (qualities that were, I now realize, necessary for me to embark in the first place).
But the thought of others benefitting from it…
… is precisely what makes it all worth it.
As they say in Brazil, valeu a pena! (it was worth the pain!)
So, I truly and sincerely want to share it with you.
"As I’ve worked through the Shamanic Archetype Workbook, I have learned a lot about myself. It invited me to take a good look. Who am I? How did I become me? Who do I want to be?
In learning about the archetypes, how I relate to them, and how they apply to me, I am finding my place in the world. It has brought a deeper meaning and intention to my life. It has allowed me to learn to navigate this world consciously. Instead of wondering why things happen(ed) to me, I am discovering what they have to teach me and how I can decide my own path. It has been a magical journey of self-discovery, healing, and empowerment. It has been a strong force in my overall well-being.
I recommend this course for anyone who wants to grow on a spiritual level and has the willingness to take an honest look inside themselves."
- Esther Hopper
"With the help of the The Shamanic Archetype Workbook, Andrew helped me understand who I am, that I am not broken, and that I have a reason to live. The mandala showed my past, as well as where I should go in the future. Now that I have this knowledge, there is more certainty in my life and I have been able to make remarkable progress toward my goals.
Before joining, I had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder and bipolar, and had been on heavy medication for over 10 years. Working with Andrew Camargo and the program he has created at The School of Modern Soul Science [The School of Christo-Hermetic Shamanism], all of the symptoms wreaking havoc in my life are gone, and I no longer need medication. I have found peace of mind through the gentle guidance of the school."
- Ashley Wisner
“As I work back through the years I can see how these threads are at my very core, and have always been there … Memories surfaced of mystical visions I had as a child (but had no understanding of) …
Discovering my resonance with the various Shamanistic types unlocked the gateway to these remembrances of who I am, which means I can at last fully own these ways, and use them in a right way.
I can sense a new path emerging, uniquely my own, that will also hopefully be of service to others.
The Workbook truly is a key to the subconscious and to Spirit. This is serious soul food. It feels game changing in a very good way.”
- Claire Gerrard
“As I work through everything, I can feel the blockages in my awareness being freed. I feel clarity come to me. I physically feel my heart open and it has made me even more sensitive…
The more I think through the questions, the more clarity I get… I can't wait to get through it all and see my mandala.”
- Zach Sutton
"...after completing my mandala, and sealing my past into vessels, I was finally able to begin to let go of my traumas. Through working on the images for the healing vessels, my creative juices started flowing again. Then the magic of the mandala really started working..."
“Before completing the mandala I felt stuck in my life… Even after many years of trying to deal with my traumatic past through various psychological and spiritual healing practices and therapies, I was still plagued by fears of rejection and failure.
However, after completing my mandala, and sealing my past into vessels, I was finally able to begin to let go of my traumas. Through working on the images for the healing vessels, my creative juices started flowing again.
Then the magic of the mandala really started working. I came upon an art gallery whose owners are excited to feature my art. Whereas in the past I was mostly drawn to gallery owners who rejected my creations, now I was connecting with caring spiritual people who appreciate my mythic creations… My fears and anxieties have been replaced by anticipation and excitement as I face new challenges.”
- Claire Elek
"Andrew's lectures have a fresh and unique approach to arising shamanic archetypes, as he puts it. They have been very insightful and inspiring. The lectures, along with the workbook he provides, help you to zero in on your particular gifts and teach you alchemical techniques to develop these aspects.
This guy is passionate about growing his tribe and equipping you with the tools necessary for you to have a dramatic impact on your life and the ones you influence. Definitely worth the investment in self. I highly recommend this course and this teacher."
- David Bynum
“The Shamanic Archetype Workbook has helped to solidify my understanding of myself and my place in society and the world that I live in…"
"The Shamanic Archetype Workbook has helped to solidify my understanding of myself and my place in society and the world that I live in… the work is accessible and even enjoyable, especially once you reach the creation of your personal mandala… Selecting symbols that were the most appropriate representation crystallized my understanding of myself and where I fit into society.”
- Mark Shakespear
As a newfound lover of Jung, admitst a shamanic calling and crisis, and ever committed to the path of my soul's unfoldment and growth, The School of Modern Soul Science has been a pleasure to deep dive into.
Understanding how the shamanic archetype webs and weaves itself into my own unique form via its many facets helps to solidify its expression and ground its reality.
The alchemical component to this course has both astonished and surprised me with its ability to help heal and transform the soul.
Andrew’s knowledge and wisdom resonates with my own path of learning and I find him to be full of integrity, authenticity, and deeply real.
I think the magic he has woven by putting all of these elements together is not only timely for us at this time of global awakening, but increasingly vital as we navigate these crossing times.
The path can be very difficult when we navigate it on our own, without the help of elders to guide us, and this course and community can be an invaluable resource to help counteract some of those challenges on the initiatory path. It takes time and takes work, as all true paths do, but it bears results if you do... I highly recommend to anyone on the shamanic, spiritual and soulful path.
- Kristy Allan
"The work Andrew Camargo has put into this curriculum covers a breadth and depth of Soul Alchemy I previously had no idea existed. The knowledge shared has further crystallized my own spiritual journey in a way that helps me better understand myself and how to engage in the world.
The urge, the burning desire to transcend my spiritual self from abstraction to more concrete ideas finds an ally in this curriculum. The cohort is an amazing opportunity to interact with like-minded, non-judgmental, beautiful souls. The decision to invest in my soul was easy, I haven't once regretted joining this cohort. Your Soul will thank you."
- Keegan McKenna
"I have been a student of the School of Modern Soul Science [now called The School of Christo-Hermetic Shamanism] since Andrew launched earlier this year, and I recommend it to anyone and everyone as it is an absolute wealth of esoteric knowledge and ancient wisdom combined with the practical and modern application of the material that only a teacher can provide. It has been incredibly helpful in integrating my inner and outer worlds!
I strive to balance the secular, clinical with the artistic, spiritual minds - that's been my endeavor, and the school has brought nothing but light on these processes; faster than I can process! "
- Oliver Levi Halverson
As a human being in a rapidly evolving spiritual world it is often difficult to avoid getting lost in the light of the infinite cosmos or trapped in the darkness of our own shadow. Thankfully, we are not alone, and the wisdom from those who have come before us and those around us exists to help us find the balance necessary to connect with our Higher Self in the most true and powerful way.
The School of Modern Soul Science provides a revolutionary body of knowledge and resources combined with an invaluable community for any individual navigating the thrilling, yet challenging waters of an awakening soul.
- Ben Davis
I've been attending the School of Modern Soul Science [School of Christo-Hermetic Shamanism] for eight months. These eight months have been one of the most interesting, challenging and psychologically, spiritually healing periods in my life. Not only have I received and continue to receive deep alchemical healing from past traumas, and spiritual knowledge from assignments and videos given by Andrew Camargo, but also unconditional support and encouragement from Andrew and from the other students. I feel grateful for having been given the opportunity to discuss delicate spiritual subjects and to share my life journey in a non-judgmental, safe environment.
- Claire Elek
"Over the past twenty years I have been studying different modalities of healing and discovering authentic self. I've studied T.M., obtained my Masters in Reiki, worked and studied with the ARC Institute, and completed several courses with the Four Winds Society - most significantly the Shamanic Training.
After completing the FWS graduate program I had a strong sense that all the training had missed a key component if I was to be effective in helping to address contempary social issues. They all excluded the Ego on purpose. This was very troublesome. How is one to work in our society effectively if we didn't engage the Ego? As well how are we going to be effective ourselves if we do not engage this powerful aspect of self? In our culture how can we heal ourselves if we don't heal our Ego?
I had discussed this with founders of different organizations but without satisfactory resolve.
When I discovered the School of Modern Soul Science I was immediately impressed with the fact that the curriculum scope covered developing the tools related to working effectively in our society / culture and healing our Egos so that they become a key positive aspect of our being! That was enough to hook me. Plus, as I had focused on shamanic studies of the Americas I was very interested in learning the European shamanic (alchemical) traditions studied in the school.
I am not disappointed. The the first 5 modules and the workbook of the first year have given me an incredible understanding of self and how the shamanic archetypes are expressing in my life. As well I have greater clarity of my life's journey. The good, bad, and the ugly; the stuff you hide.
In past work I've gotten to know many of my shadows, never to this depth. I am now able to embrace them. They do not now sneak up on me as easily and I'm able to have more compassion for the expression of them in others.
The knowledge and skills I have gained already is very impressive. I can hardly wait to experience the entire curriculum.
I highly recommend [this school] to people on a spiritual path or who have an interest in shamanic traditions, alchemical traditions, mythology and psychology. It is an excellent program."
- Glen Timbers
"I have read and studied widely, but I've never encountered spiritual models communicated this way. I think it is clear, powerful, and inspiring. I want to learn more, so I will enroll."
"I recommend this workshop to anybody seeking to explore the deeper levels underlying the contemporary manifestations of shamanism and shamanic vocation. Andrew Camargo is a profound and pioneering thinker who has dedicated his life to making the ancient Mystery School wisdom available for us today. Anyone will benefit greatly from taking this."
I have been studying Archetypal Shamanism, Entheogenic Spirituality, European Alchemy, Jungian Psychology, Modern Mythology and Visionary Art for the past 23 years.
I earned my B.A. from Yale University in 2002 studying Literature and Psychoanalysis, when I was introduced to the work of C.G. Jung, and the mysterious Art of Alchemy. In 2009 I earned my M.A. from the Pacifica Graduate Institute studying Jungian Psychology and Mythology. Since 2006 I have participated in and extensively journaled over 550 Ayahuasca ceremonies in the Santo Daime tradition, and currently co-lead a Daime Church here in the Sacred Valley with my wife.
Throughout my studies, I realized that the art of spiritual Alchemy was Western civilization’s own version of shamanic initiatory wisdom, and as such, it had something very unique and valuable to offer the modern seeker – provided its arcane symbolic language could be decoded. So I embarked on a sustained effort to decode the magical connection between Esoteric Alchemy and Entheogenic Shamanism, Esoteric Christianity, Jungian Psychology, and Modern Mythology...and nothing could have prepared me for what I discovered: A magic key to unlock treasure beyond compare!
I now offer the key to the same treasure in the form of this school, The School of Modern Soul Science, to the ones courageously seeking this particular sort of knowledge at this particular time.
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