Spirit Boat

Exploring Finnish shamanism and its relevance for today

Saraakallio

ROCK PAINTING OF A SPIRIT BOAT AT SARAAKALLIO NEAR LAUKAA, FINLAND

Posted by Leppä (Harold Alden) at 9:04 PM

Click on the painting to learn about the work of Jay Smith.

Click here to view a sacred kantele improvisation.

Leppä (Harold Alden): The term Spirit Boat refers to what are commonly interpreted as shamans' boats bound for the other world, with spirit persons as passengers, that appear in the rock paintings of Finland and rock carvings of Karelia. Various individuals and organisations there are engaged in the study and practice of the ancient spiritual traditions in which the paintings and carvings find their meaning. As a Finnish Canadian, I strive through Spirit Boat to be part of it.

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Becoming Radically Present (December 2010)
Reconstructing Finnish Shamanism for Today (February 2011)
Practicing Finnish Shamanism: Spirit Connections (April 2011)
The Original Instructions of the Wilderness Era of Finnish Shamanism (November 2011)
Rock Paintings in Finland: Re-Enchanting the World (July 2011)
The Rise of Kalevala Era Shamanism: The Kalevala Metre Runes (April 2012)
Encountering a Shamanic Tradition: A Retreat in Finland (September 2012)
The Finns of Sointula and the ‘Namgis of ‘Yalis - Part 1 (April 2013)
Shamanism and Sacred Arts in Finland - Part 1
Shamanism and Sacred Arts in Finland - Part 2
Shamanism and Sacred Arts in Finland - Part 3
Shamanism and Sacred Arts in Finland - Part 4
Shamanism and Sacred Arts in Finland: The Arctic-Saami Complex - Part 1
The Process of the Sacred Artist of Finland and Karelia
Shamanism and Sacred Arts in Finland: The Arctic-Saami Ontological Frame
A History of Finnish Shamanism: Part 1
A History of Finnish Shamanism: Part 2
A History of Finnish Shamanism, Part 3: Three Worlds Naturalism
A History of Finnish Shamanism, Part 4: A Shamanic Healing

I attended a three-day spiritual retreat in the Savo region in Finland held by my teacher, Susanna Aarnio, a noita in the Finnish shamanic ...

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