Circle of the Foundation Benefits

This page describes the benefits available to Circle of the Foundation donors. Depending upon your donation, you may receive some or all of these benefits. Please refer to the Join the Circle page.

When you join the Circle, you receive The Shamanism Annual, a listing in the Annual's Voluntary Circle of the Foundation Telephone Directory, the FSS bi-monthly E-Newsletter, and access to the FSS Circle, including the FSS Forum.

The Shamanism Annual

The Shamanism Annual

The Shamanism Annual is the Foundation's scholarly journal. It contains 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 Circle of the Foundation Telephone Directory. (Inclusion in the Directory is optional and when you join the Circle of the Foundation, 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 join the Circle 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 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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FSS Circle

The FSS Circle is the area on our website exclusively for those in the Circle of the Foundation. From the FSS Circle pages, you can access the FSS Forum, where you can join in online discussions about shamanism and connect with other Circle participants worldwide. The Forum also includes articles and information about the practice of shamanism and shamanic healing.

Through the FSS Circle, you may also also access rare streaming audio from the FSS archives. Additional audio and video will be added periodically.

Login to the Circle and use the "My FSS" feature to update contact information, edit a listing in the print Circle of the Foundation Directory, and add or edit a Shamanic Services Listing or Donor Bio.

Additional features planned for the FSS Circle include:

  • Web audio conferences with Michael Harner, FSS faculty, and special guests
  • Photo gallery from the FSS archives
  • Unique articles exclusively for the Circle of the Foundation donors

Email notices will be sent out as new features become available.

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Special Gifts for Shamanic Partners and Council Donors

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 Donors, 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. Your listing will be published on www.shamanism.org. You can manage your listing through your "My FSS" page on our website. The four types of listings are:

Basic Listing
for Regular and Income Sensitive Donors

The Basic Listing includes your name, location, and a contact link. To protect your privacy the contact link does not disclose your email address.

A Basic Listing also includes the following designations: 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.

Basic Plus Listing
for Contributing Donors

A Basic Plus Listing includes all the features of the Basic Listing plus a 30-word description.

Enhanced Listing
for Sponsoring and Patron Donors

The Enhanced Listing includes all the features of the Basic Listing plus a 30-word description and a photo or graphic.

Premium Listing
for Council Donors

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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Donor Bios

The online Donor Bio (published on www.shamanism.org) provides a way for you to network with others in the Circle of the Foundation and share with the public a description of yourself, your interests, experience, and practice, along with a photo or graphic. There are two types of Bio depending on your donation:

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

The Basic Bio includes a 75-word description, photo or graphic, and contact link. To protect your privacy the contact link does not disclose your email address.

Premium Bio
for Council Donors

The Premium Bio includes a 150-word description, photo or graphic, and contact information.

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Invitation to Gathering of the Council

Shamanic Partners donating at $50 or $100 per month or Council Donors 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.

JOIN THE CIRCLE OF THE FOUNDATION TODAY!

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