Paul Levy on "Breaking the Curse of Evil" on April 16 "Why Shamanism Now?" with Host Christina Pratt

PORTLAND, OR, April 13, 2013 (Press-News.org) Streaming live on the Co-Creator Radio Network on Tuesday, April 16, at 11 a.m. Pacific time/2 p.m. Eastern time, on her show "Why Shamanism Now? A Practical Path to Authenticity," shaman and founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing Christina Pratt tells listeners that indigenous people have been tracking a psychic virus for many centuries called "wetiko" in Cree and similar names in other languages. A wetiko is a diabolically wicked person or spirit who terrorizes and cannibalizes others by means of evil acts. According to Pratt, wetiko is a true illness of soul or spirit and is at the root of humanity's inhumanity to itself. And there is no possibility of awakening from this collective nightmare without out awakening first to what is keeping us asleep.

In this episode of "Why Shamanism Now?" titled "Breaking the Curse of Evil", Pratt and guest Paul Levy explore a new way of understanding evil from Levy's new book, Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil. Partt and Levy discuss what does Wetiko tell us about the true nature of evil? And more importantly what does understanding evil differently allow us to do differently to transform it.

Levy talks to Pratt as part of a series of "Why Shamanism Now?" interviews sponsored by the Society of Shamanic Practitioners (SSP). Throughout this series, Pratt explores how contemporary shamans are meeting the challenge of their world where the relations of things—the living and the dead, the humans and nature, and the technological world and the spirit world—are profoundly out of balance. It is the ancient role of the shaman in all cultures to tend the balance of things, and the question is asked: how are these shamans meeting this extraordinary need today?

Christina Pratt is an authentic, non-traditional contemporary shaman. In practice since 1990, she specializes in mending the soul and transforming the parts of life that feel impossible. A teacher of exceptional clarity, humor, and inspiration, Pratt brings the power of shamanism into the practical grasp of anyone willing to take responsibility for improving the quality of their life. Her well-received book, An Encyclopedia of Shamanism (Rosen), is an 800-page, two-volume set with over 750 in-depth entries that clearly discuss the basic concepts of shamanism, methods, and traditions of over 50 different shamanic peoples. Pratt is the founder of the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing in Portland, OR, and New York, NY, creator of the original Foundations of Shamanism and Shamanic Healing course at the University of Minnesota, and a frequent and honored speaker for the American Holistic Medical Association.

Paul Levy is a pioneer in the field of spiritual emergence, as well as an innovator in the field of dreaming (both night dreams as well as waking dreams). An intense personal trauma in 1981 initiated a life-changing spiritual awakening in which Levy began to recognize the dreamlike nature of reality. Though hospitalized a number of times, he was able to extricate himself from the medical and psychiatric establishment altogether so that he could continue his process of self-discovery. After the trauma of his shamanic break-down/through, Levy developed a unique and creative vehicle to introduce people to the dream-like nature of reality that he calls "The Dreaming Up Process," which is based on the realization that the same dreaming mind that dreams our dreams at night is dreaming our life. He teaches this dreaming up process in "Awakening in the Dream Groups" and assists individuals in his private practice to awaken to the dreamlike nature of reality. A Tibetan Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, Levy has intimately studied with some of the greatest spiritual masters of Tibet and Burma. He is the author of The Madness of George Bush: A Reflection of Our Collective Psychosis, Wetiko: The Greatest Epidemic Sickness Known to Humanity, and Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil. http://www.awakeninthedream.com/wordpress/

"Why Shamanism Now? A Practical Path to Authenticity", a live internet talk radio show with host Christina Pratt, airs Tuesdays at 11 a.m. Pacific time/2 p.m. Eastern time on http://www.co-creatornetwork.com/hosts/shamanism/host_bio.htm. Each week host Christina Pratt and guests explore the practical application of shamanic skills in our contemporary lives to create robust well-being, strong and clear community connections, and life enriching spiritual maturity. Listeners can ask questions by calling 512-772-1938 or via Skype. Prior episodes from "Why Shamanism Now" can be downloaded for free by visiting http://www.whyshamanismnow.com. Pratt also talks about Shamanic Healing on YouTube.

For more information on Christina Pratt, the Last Mask Center for Shamanic Healing, and workshops and classes with Pratt, or to order An Encyclopedia of Shamanism at a special discounted rate, visit http://www.lastmaskcenter.org. Upcoming Last Mask Center programs in Portland, OR, include Shamanic Journey Circles the third Wednesday of every month and monthly Wisdom of the Shaman talks. Pratt will also be teaching at Return to the Forest, the 4th British Columbia Residential Shamanic Conference & Gathering May 6-12 (http://www.regonline.ca/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1123766) as well as offering an Actual Energy Clearing June 14-16 at Whole Being Health in Portland. For additional information or to arrange an interview with Pratt, please contact Linda Woznicki, 845-417-8811, marketing@lastmaskcenter.org.