Leo Rutherford
The Medicine Wheel and the Story of Creation.
Exploration of the Medicine Wheel
This is an interactive experience as I will bring 21 people into creating the medicine wheel and show how this part of the Universe came to be – and why – and what that means for us. The Twenty-One Count, also known as the ‘Children’s Count’, shows the energies and the powers that act on us within which we live our lives.
Shamanic Journeying and Soul Retrieval
An exploration into altered states
The shamans’ way of ‘seeing’ into the ‘Lower World’ and the ‘Upper World and accessing useful guidance from there. This is an exploration of altered states without taking drugs. This can enable us to can access our inner wisdom. Shamanic journeying takes us inside while the body goes into rest mode. The monotonous beat of the drum enables an opening in our visionary centres. Travelling with specific intent garners our inner being/spirit to give us pictures and feelings to help understanding of our life patterns.
Leo Rutherford, MA Holistic Psychology, once an engineer, now shamanic practitioner for 33 years. My work ranges from medicine wheel maps of the Universe to sweatlodge, trance dance, shamanic journeying, soul retrieval, ceremony, applications of altered states and energy work.
“I feel like I have lived two lives!”
“The first included ten years of life for me included rigid boarding school, national service and engineering training followed by various awful jobs leading up to the opportunity to run a small manufacturing company, which I did for twelve years. While the first ten years of this were a great experience, even though very challenging, accumulated stress led me to a mid-life crisis of depression and a dire gut wrenching need to a make much greater sense of life.
“I was able to take my life apart and start over a second time. I got involved in the burgeoning Alternative Movement of the 1970’s and after a while found my way to San Francisco, that great melting pot of new ideas, new thinking and experiments in human evolution. There I enrolled in the Fischer-Hoffman Process (now Hoffman Process) which helped me no end with left over childhood issues. I re-learned to dance my body with Gabrielle Roth and took part in her first ever training in 1982, I joined the unique Holistic Psychology MA programme at Antioch University where I learned loads and also came across the ancient wisdom of the Native American people.
“I gradually came to realise that their psychology, ecology and spiritual understanding is far superior to anything in our world and I have followed this ancient wisdom ever since.
“As I have got older, so I have become younger! It is my great joy to pass on to others through these workshops, some of the experience and knowledge that has helped me to transform my life. A process that goes on and on…
“I have been a practitioner now for almost 40 years and will continue till it’s time to go!”
I have published five books and several CD’s including Drumming for the Shamanic Journey and Shamans of Peru. Books: –
‘Principles of Shamanism’. First published by Harper Collins/Thorsons 1996, re-pub as Thorsons way of Shamanism 2011. 3rd edition pub Crescent Moon 2014
‘Shamanic Path Workbook’. First published as ‘Your Shamanic Path’ by Piatkus 2001. Present edition Arima Publishing 2007
‘The View through the Medicine wheel’. O-Books 2008
‘Spirituality versus Religion’. CreateSpace2011
‘The Book of Games and Warm-ups for Group Leaders’. First published by Gale Centre pubs, 1994. Second edition Singing Dragon 2015
You can contact Leo here if you have questions for him before or after the vent, and to book further sessions with Leo, if you wish:
https://eagleswing.co.uk/individual-sessions/leo-rutherford-individual-sessions/
