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THE 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE STUDY OF SHAMANISM AND ALTERNATIVE MODES OF HEALING
at the Santa Sabina Center, San Rafael, California,
August 30 to September 1, 2003


May I invite you to join us at the 20th Annual International Conference on the Study of Shamanism and Alternative Modes of Healing at the Santa Sabina Center, San Rafael, California, August 30 to September 1, 2003 (Labor Day weekend).

We are a non-profit organization, where everybody contributes. Fees have been kept low to make the conference affordable. $180 (include 2 nights at the Santa Sabina Center and all the meals) or $130 (without accommodations but all the meals). To reserve a space, please, send a deposit check of $50, written to Ruth-Inge Heinze, 2321 Russell St. #3C, Berkeley, CA 94705-1959; for information contact At you will also find the Tables of Contents of the previous 19 proceedings, under "Publications." To order send a check of $24.80/each, written to Ruth-Inge Heinze. You can also call (510) 849-3791.

Saturday, August 30, 2003
09:00-10:00 a.m. Assignment of Rooms
10:00-10:20 a.m. Introduction - Ruth-Inge Heinze
10:20-10:50 a.m. The Architecture of Space - Mali Burgess
10:50-11.20 a.m. Attending to the Qualities of Tolerance and Resilience - Myrtle Heery
11:20-11:50 a.m. Discussion with Burgess, Heery, and Heinze
11:50-01:00 p.m. Brunch
01:00-01:30 p.m. Father Spirit, Mother Earth - Tom Roberts
01:30-02:00 p.m. Jim Morrison - A Failed Shaman - Stanley Krippner
02:30-03:00 p.m. The Journey Around the Wheel - Lillian Rhinehart
03:00-03:30 p.m. Discussion with Krippner, Rhinehart, and Roberts
03:30-04:00 p.m. The Cosmology of the Ancient World - Akasa Tseng (experiential)
04:00-04:20 p.m. When Radiance Implodes - Trauma and Linguistic Gridlock - Ann Menne
04:20-04:40 p.m. Becoming Congruent - Julien Puzey
04:40-05:00 p.m. Bear and the Place of Emergence - Sheryl Cotleur 05:00-05:30 p.m. Discussion with Cotleur, Menne, and Puzey
05:30-07:30 p.m. Dinner
07:30-07:50 p.m. Technology of the Gods - Dawn Abel
07:50-08:30 p.m. The Origin of Life and the Development of Spirit - Nicolai Levashov
08:30-09:10 p.m. Comparative Analysis of Subtle Energy Fields of Various Types of Water - Beverly Rubik
09:10 -10.00 p.m. Discussion with Abel, Levashov, and Rubik

Sunday, September 1, 2003
09:00-10:00 a.m. Meditation (experiential, Chapel) - Ruth-Inge Heinze
09:00-10:00 a.m. Sun Greetings and Tai Chi (experiential, Courtyard) - Philipp Scott
09:00-10:00 a.m. Qi Gong (experiential, Courtyard) - Bett Martinez
10:00-10:20 a.m. Transitions and Transformations - Paula Engelhorn
10:20-11:10 a.m. Creation Codes for Sacred Science and Healing - Rowena Kryder
11:10-11:30 a.m. Building a Self with Art - Kay Griffin
11:30-12:00 noon Discussion with Engelhorn, Griffin, and Kryder
12:00-01:00 p.m. Brunch
01:00-01:30 p.m. My Work with DNA - Mirjana Gracan
01:30-01:50 p.m. Healing Through Auric Cords and Membranes - Cynthia Sue Larson
01:50-02:20 p.m. Rituals for Transitional Times - Ilene Serlin
02:20-02:50 p.m. Discussion with Gracan, Larson, and Serlin
02:50-03:20 p.m. Knowledge of the Senses (experiential) - Lucy Lewis
03:20-03:50 p.m. Bridge from Soul to Cell - Joyce Hawkes
03:50-04:10 p.m. Earth Changes: Vibrations and Vortices - Marystella Church
04:10-04:30 p.m. Stones and Stargates - Jan Boddie
04:30-04:50 p.m. Guided Meditation
04:50-05:20 p.m. Discussion with Boddie, Church, and Hawkes
05:20-07:30 p.m. Dinner
07:30-08:20 p.m. The Origin of Life and the Development of Spirit II - Nicolai Levashov
08:20-08:50 p.m. Studies with Nicolai Levashov - R.A. Blasband
08:50-09:10 p.m. Logic and Belief - Jean Millay
09:10-10:00 p.m. Discussion with Blasband, Levashov, and Millay

Monday, September 1, 2003
09:00-10:00 a.m. Meditation (experiential, Chapel) - Ruth-Inge Heinze
09:00-10:00 a.m. Sun Greetings and Tai Chi (experiential, Courtyard) - Philipp Scott
09:00-10:00 a.m. Qi Gong (experiential, Courtyard) - Bett Martinez
10:00-10:20 a.m. Healing Rhythm - Marie Fulmer
10:20-10:50 a.m. Vedic Astrology - Jo Coffey
10:50-11:30 a.m. Adventures into Infinity - William C. Gough
11:30-12 noon Discussion with Coffey, Fulmer, and Gough
12:00-01:30 p.m. Brunch
01:30-01:50 p.m. Shamanism and Remote Viewing - Marilyn L. Karcheski-Schmidt
01:50-02:10 p.m. Cross-cultural Perspectives in Shamanism - Ann T. Kato
02:10 -02:50 p.m. Spiritual Genealogy Research in Rome - Ralph B. Allison and Norio Sanjoh
02:50-03:20 p.m. Discussion with Allison, Kato, Sanjoh, and Schmidt
03:20-03:50 p.m. Channeling - Catherine Karas
03:50-04:20 p.m. Nature & Function of Various States of Consciousness - Ruth-Inge Heinze
04:20-04:40 p.m. Discussion with Heinze and Karas
04:40-05:30 p.m. Integration and Networking

Waiting List (in case of cancellations)
Jeanne d'Arc and the Exiled Shechinah - Maricia Quinn Noren
Conversations with Animals - Mary Lantz
Stages of Transformation - Christopher Lantz
The Psychoneuroimmunological Effects of Tai Chi Chih on Older Adults - Roberta Taggart


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