Michael Harner’s Shamanic Counseling (HSC)

FSS Official Method | 1-on-1 Practice | Online/In-Person

Officially 5-Week Program Developed by Michael & Sandra Harner. Learn to enter non-ordinary reality in a safe space with Mira, consult compassionate helping spirits directly, and receive vital spiritual wisdom to navigate daily life challenges.

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What is Harner’s Shamanic Counseling (HSC)?

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Developed by Dr. Michael Harner and Sandra Harner of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS), HSC is a unique system of personal empowerment. It teaches you to master three essential elements: Nonordinary Reality (The Dreamtime), Shamanic Journeying, and Direct Revelation.

Through repetitive practice over 5 weeks, you directly experience three profound truths:

  1. You hold inherent spiritual power and autonomy.

  2. You possess the capacity to retrieve extraordinary, practical wisdom to resolve daily life challenges.

  3. True wisdom comes directly from compassionate, loving helping spirits—not from human authority.

A Clear Distinction of Roles

  • Mira’s Role in Ordinary Reality: Mira acts solely as a counselor, space holder, and methodology coach. She teaches basic journeying techniques, guides your practice, and ensures safety. Mira does not interpret your journeys or answer your life questions.

  • The Spirits’ Role in Nonordinary Reality: The true counselor who answers your questions resides in Nonordinary Reality—the loving, compassionate helping spirits who meet you in the Dreamtime.

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Core Goal Clearing & Restoration
Receive shamanic healing (Power Soul Retrieval, Extraction, Power Animal Retrieval...etc) directly from Mira's Helping Spirits. 		Spiritual Autonomy & Direct Revelation
Learn basic journeying to consult helping spirits yourself and receive wisdom for life questions over 5 weeks. 		Foundational Training & Practice
Learn core shamanic methods (FSS curriculum) within a supportive group container in 2-day Weekend Workshops.
Mira & Client Roles Mira: Practitioner
Client: Receiver
Mira journeys on your behalf; you open to receive it. 		Mira: Space Holder & Coach
Client: Active Journeyer
Mira guards the physical space; you journey directly for your own answers. 		Mira: FSS Faculty Instructor
Client: Workshop Student
Interactive teaching, group practice, and experiential learning.
Format & Structure • 1-on-1 Session
• 1.5 – 2 Hours per session
• In-Person or Online
• Initial Divination required 		• 1-on-1 Structured Container
• 5-Week Commitment (2 hrs/wk)
• Includes Pre-Counseling Intake
• Requires personal discipline 		• Group Container
• Weekend Intensive (2 Days) or Multi-session Online
• FSS Official Training
Best For Clients experiencing loss, trauma, intrusive heaviness, or seeking direct clearing & restoration of power. Clients facing complex life/career choices who want to master self-inquiry and become their own spiritual authority. Seekers wanting comprehensive shamanic education, group drumming practice, or prerequisites for advanced work.
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The 5-Week Structured Container

Shamanic Counseling is an immersive 5-week program. We meet once a week for 1.5 to 2 hours at a fixed scheduled time, supported by personal discipline and practice between sessions.

Week 0: Pre-Counseling Consultation (Intake): A 60–90 minute exploratory session to evaluate readiness, set mutual expectations, and practice basic techniques.

Weeks 1–5: The Counseling Protocol: Weekly 1-on-1 guided sessions, journey recording, and debriefing.

Discipline: During these 5 weeks, clients agree to abstain from alcohol and mind-altering substances (excluding prescribed medications), and record daily dreams and synchronicities.

Applications & Life Focus Areas

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Shamanic Counseling is a practical, problem-solving method. It is most effective when applied to specific life inquiries, such as:

  • Emotional & Energetic Health: Overcoming persistent fear, panic, anxiety, or emotional heaviness.

  • Relationships & Family: Untangling romantic conflicts, interpersonal boundary struggles, and ancestral/inner child dynamics.

  • Life & Career Transitions: Gaining strategic direction for career crossroads, creative blockages, and personal growth.

  • Recovery & Integration: Supporting trauma integration, addressing addiction/substance abuse patterns, and restoring wholeness.

Equipment Needed for Your Sessions

Required Equipment & Materials

  • Drumming Audio: Michael Harner’s Shamanic Journey Solo and Double Drumming™ (MP3 download).
  • Audio Player & Headphones: Smartphone, laptop, or tablet with wired/wireless headphones.
  • Recording Device: A voice recorder or app to record your journey descriptions in real time.
  • Eye Band / Eye Mask: To block out physical light during journeying.
  • Journal & Pen: For recording your learning and journeying notes.
  • Stable Internet & Camera (for Online Sessions): Zoom setup in a quiet, undisturbed room.

Pricing, Ideal Clients & Intake Booking

Tuition & Investment

  • Pre-Counseling Consultation (Required First Step): CAD $100 (60–90 Minutes)

    Explore mutual fit, assess journey readiness, and review equipment and protocols.

  • 5-Week Full Counseling Package: CAD $500 (Includes five 1.5 to 2-hour 1-on-1 sessions; CAD $100/session)

Who Is This For?

  • Because Shamanic Counseling requires you to undertake your own shamanic journeys, this program is exceptionally suited for:

    • Individuals with a meditation practice, spiritual foundation, or previous experience with shamanic healing.

    • Beginners are warmly welcome: No prior experience is required.

During our 60–90 minute Pre-Counseling Consultation (Intake), we will evaluate your readiness together to ensure this 5-week container is aligned with your journey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. Shamanic Counseling is a spiritual and educational practice aimed at direct revelation, personal empowerment, and spiritual healing. It is not psychotherapy, clinical mental health treatment, or medical care. If you are currently under psychiatric care, please inform Mira during the initial intake.

  • No prior experience is necessary. While individuals with meditation or spiritual foundation often transition smoothly, beginners are warmly welcome. Mira will teach you all the foundational techniques during the Pre-Counseling Consultation (Intake) and initial sessions.

  • This is completely normal. Shamanic journeying works through all senses—including feeling, knowing, and somatic sensations—not just vivid visual imagery. One of Mira’s key roles as your space holder is to guide you in recognizing and trusting your unique mode of receiving spirit guidance.

  • Harner’s Shamanic Counseling is a structured, cumulative methodology developed by the Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS). The 5-week container allows you to build genuine skill, establish rapport with your helping spirits, and integrate profound spiritual insight into your everyday life. Single standalone counseling sessions are not offered outside this 5-week protocol.

  • Yes, absolutely. Because the journey work takes place in Nonordinary Reality and spiritual space, online sessions conducted via Zoom are equally powerful. As long as you have a quiet, private room, stable internet, and the required audio equipment, distance presents no barrier.

  • The 60–90 minute Intake session is a crucial mutual assessment step. We explore your core life inquiry, verify that your audio and recording equipment are properly set up, test your basic journeying response, and ensure both you and Mira feel aligned to enter the 5-week container together.

  • Before starting the 5-week counseling process, I always felt I needed someone else to tell me what to do. Learning to journey under Mira’s patient and grounded guidance completely changed that. She held a remarkably safe, non-judgmental space where I felt supported to meet my helping spirits directly. By week three, I gained clarity on a career blockage that had paralyzed me for over a year.
    —E. L. | Toronto, ON

  • Mira’s teaching method is clear, practical, and free of unnecessary fluff. She never pushed her own interpretations onto my journeys; instead, she helped me trust my own somatic signals and drumbeat connection. The 5-week container gave me the exact discipline I needed to establish a lifelong spiritual practice.
    M. K. | Online Participant

  • As a beginner, I was worried I wouldn't be able to 'see' anything during the journeys. During the intake session, Mira explained how journeying works through all our senses with so much warmth and clarity. Her space holding allowed me to release my performance anxiety and receive exact guidance for my family dynamics."

    — J. T. | Greater Toronto Area

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