CAROLINE talks today about the true essence of Shamanism, and its relationship to religion. Among the wisdom traditions, Shamanism is the premier method of bringing body, mind, and spirit into balance, and restoring power, health, and harmony to a person's life as well as to Mother Nature, and all our relations. It has been praised and vilified, misunderstood and condemned, but it has survived and weathered the test of time for over 40,000 years.

Lorraine Simone, also known as DEEP ARROW WOMAN, is our guest this week. She is a well known speaker, visionary, and Shamanic teacher who bridges the gap between the mystery of living a spiritual life, and the nitty gritty of dealing with being here now in a technologically advanced Western society. In 1990, she founded the Moonfire Meeting House, and in 1995, she created the Women's Ways Mystery School to empower women and girls to heal their lives and change the world.

HANK WESSELMAN has been a Shamanic Practitioner for 30 years, but he is also a paleo-anthropologist with a Masters Degree in Zoology, and a Doctoral Degree in Anthropology. Over the past 40 years, he has conducted research with an international group of scientists exploring Eastern Africa's Great Rift Valley in search of answers to human origins. His fieldwork has allowed him to live among indigenous tribal people who have rarely had contact with outsiders and to encounter their traditional Shaman.

LUISA KOLKER, licensed psychotherapist and Shamanic Healer, lives in SANTA FE, NM. Although she was born into a long line of doctors and psychiatrist, she came to understand that there is more to healing than just working with the physical body and mind. She was born with strong psychic gifts which were frowned upon and discouraged by her psychiatrist father, but upon reaching adulthood, Spirit led her to people and places that not only recognized her gifts, but helped her to develop and learn how to use them to help others.