Purpose

 

The primary purpose of the Gay Men's Medicine Circle includes the following:

  1. To use the consciousness and tools of contemporary core shamanism to further the developemnt of gay spirit and community among gay men.
  2. To provide continued training in shamanic practice.
  3. To study the lives and teachings of gay visionaries and spiritual teachers throughout history and from a multicultural perspective in order to explore the evolutionary and social meaning of being gay.
  4. To foster and facilitate intergenerational dialogue, cooperation, and responsibility within the gay community.
  5. To provide a wide variety of gay-centered workshops, conferences, and gatherings specifically designed to further the exploration of gay spirituality and consciousness.
  6. To conduct community ceremonies and rituals aimed at facilitating the understanding and creation of sacred space within gay men and within the gay community.
  7. To further the physical and spiritual well-being of gay men by providing a wide variety of shamanic healing practices.