This paper examines Garbha Samskara practices described in the Garbha Upanishad within the Adi Shaiva tradition, exploring how ancient prenatal sciences cultivated cognitive development and spiritual consciousness in children. Drawing on original Sanskrit verses, the eNpregnancy program revived by Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam (SPH), Akashic record readings,...
This paper attempts to characterize the key stages in the evolution of Western academia’s construction of shamans and shamanism as well as elucidate those factors that have underpinned particular constructions. In doing so, it draws on the writings of the late French philosopher Michel Foucault, and particularly on such Foucauldian motifs as episteme, knowledge, and power. A central argument...
This article explores two deeply personal journeys into cultural identity, ancestral healing, and the reclamation of Indigenous knowledge systems. The first narrative introduces the concept of the "Edgewalker," a person navigating multiple cultural influences while challenging societal labels such as “shamanic healer.” It reflects on the complexities of language, cultural appropriation, and the...