Virtual Apprenticeship in Hebrew Shamanism

The Virtual Apprenticeship in Hebrew Shamanism - The Goddess Cycle - takes place from Sunday, October 17, 2021 through April 3, 2022.

If you feel called to participate, please apply. We welcome participants from all locations, spiritual backgrounds and gender identities.

Build Your Connection with 8 Hebrew Goddesses, Activate Your Own

Goddess Energy in Deep Relationship with Them, and Walk in Their Footsteps

to Activate Personal Growth, Healing and Empowerment

Many of us have been living our lives with the sense that something is missing, or off. We've been taught to find ways to fill these holes, and our attempts to find relief and meaning run the gamut from behaviors like self-medicating, seeking fulfillment in outside relationships, or investing in personal growth and development.

The problem is, these tools rarely fill that hole, because what is destined to emerge from the void is the divinity that is seeking to be expressed through us.

Many of the available spiritual systems invite us to turn outside of ourselves for guidance and direction.

Meanwhile, the most potent resources for our spiritual development dwell within us.

Goddess culture, once a dominant practice within indigenous shamanic societies, was largely erased from this planet beginning around 6,000 years ago. But the Goddess Herself, the Feminine Creative Principle, cannot be destroyed.

For those who seek an embodied, palpable connection to the Divine, we can begin with our very bodies, the physicality of which is a tangible aspect of the Divine Feminine, whatever our gender. We can begin with our Earth, who is always there to hold us, sending forth Her blessings through the cycles in "ordinary" yet miraculous ways.

If you dream of tapping your inner power, embracing your human and divine selves, and becoming the person you are here to be, you won’t want to miss this incredible live series.

What's possible when we work with the Goddess?

Repairing Body and Soul After Trauma - Physical Healing - Shamanic Initiations - Divine Guidance - Dispossession - Empowerment - Egoic Transformation - Restoring Confidence in the Goodness of Nature - Sexual Healing -

Energetic Protection - Repairing Awareness of Self as a Nature Being - Deep Creativity - Manifestation of Dreams - Transcending Perceived Limitations - Connection to the Infinite Source of Life

10 LIVE 120-MINUTE COURSE SESSIONS FACILITATED BY MIRIAM KATZ

The first session will serve as an orientation to the Medicine Wheel of the Hebrew Goddesses, and the final session will serve as a ceremony to celebrate the shifts in awareness and energy that have occurred. Each of the eight sessions in between will introduce you to a different Hebrew Goddess, set in a specific order so as to awaken you divine self to walk the path of the Goddess.

Miriam will support and guide you in the understanding, exploration, and practices used to identify and embody Goddess energy in your own Self, whatever your gender identity. Through our sessions you will learn the origin stories of the Goddesses, their related tools and practices. You will engage in building relationships with each Goddess, and witness in real time the shifts that arise from your co-creative partnership with them.

Please note: Recordings of these sessions will be posted within 24 hours of each lesson, so if you can’t attend a session live, you will always have access to the replay.

LIVE CLASS TIME FOR PROCESSING AND QUESTIONS

Miriam has set aside time within each class to hear about your journeys and answer your questions. You will have the opportunity to learn from each others' experience, questions, and the answers shared as you hone your spiritual tools and pathways. The debriefing sessions are to the journeys what rest time is to exercise. They give you an opportunity to reflect and and receive the benefits of your active practice, while developing a supportive and cohesive community structure.

PRACTICES AND PARTNER ASSIGNMENTS TO EXPLORE EACH TOPIC

You will have the option to be partnered with a chevrutah, a study partner for spiritual exploration. Each class you will receive practices designed to deepen and support your connection and integration of the course content, while deepening your working relationship with the Goddess. Working with a chevrutah is optional, and it will deepen your learning and connection.

ACCESS TO ONLINE CLASSROOM WITH MATERIALS, VIDEOS, AND PRACTICES

You will have access to all of the course materials in the Goddess Cycle virtual classroom. You can simply log in to find the bi-weekly practices, recordings of the live class sessions, and other course material. The journeys are provided in separate, shorter videos, should you wish to revisit a journey with minimal effort.

AUDIO RECORDINGS OF ALL SESSIONS

You will receive a recording of each course session so that if you miss a live session or wish to revisit it, you can. These recordings can be a wonderful tool to deepen your integration of the teachings. They will all be posted in the virtual classroom.

PRIVATE DISCUSSION GROUP FOR PARTICIPANTS

Connect and engage with other Goddess Cycle participants in this private, community Facebook group. As you go through the Apprenticeship, you will be able to connect with other participants to share your questions, experiences, breakthroughs and insights. This collaborative support allows you to deepen into relationship with the Goddesses and share your experience for feedback from Miriam and others in the course.

LIMINAL CONNECTIONS WITH MIRIAM

Miriam will join in your online discussions and answer your posted questions weekly. In this way she can help you to make connections, normalize any challenges, and share the larger context you're accessing.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE

My Experience with the Goddess

by Miriam Katz

I was not consciously looking for the Goddess.

As someone who was born and raised Jewish, I have been struggling with my faith for my entire life. Struggling with the way that women and other marginalized populations have been repressed and excluded. Struggling with the very concept of an angry God whose ethics weren't always in alignment with my own. Struggle is a quintessential part of the Jewish faith - Israel means "wrestling with God." I have walked away from my tradition numerous times. And yet it has continued to walk with me, playing in the background like a program on the hard drive of my psyche.

I have spent much of my life searching for ways to empower myself to do the things I most longed to do: heal personal and ancestral trauma, transcend counterproductive behavioral patterns; resolve health issues, and facilitate greater connection with the mysterious powers of the cosmos. I wandered down many spiritual pathways and worked with wise teachers across numerous traditions. When I found Shamanism, I knew I'd come home. The acknowledgment that everything has a spirit, and recognition that we are stronger when we honor the spirit in all beings, spoke directly to my own truth.

Even after finding Shamanism, I found myself asking, "How does this connect to the mystical paths of my ancestors?" I founded the the School of Hebrew Shamanism as part of my quest to link my spiritual practices with those of the indigenous Hebrew wisdom holders. Practicing Hebrew Shamanism was a pathway to connect to my spiritual roots without embracing the problematic aspects of the Jewish religion which emerged out of the teachings of those who recorded and codified the laws of the ancient Hebrews. Judaism and Hebrew Shamanism are two separate paths that emerged from the same origins - consciously and deliberately distinct from each other,

yet linked by shared roots.

Surveying biblical ancestors through the shamanic lens helped me to understand the spiritual power, tools and encounters of the ancients. Shamanism gave me the protection, skills and teachers to access the spiritual wisdom of the sages, and to learn experientially from quintessential shamanic teachers - ancestral helping spirits.

And then the unexpected occurred.

During my shamanic encounters with ancient Hebrew sages, including Esther, Solomon, Miriam and Joseph, an unexpected teacher showed up. Not just once, but again and again. Ashtaret (Hebrew for Astarte), the Goddess whose name is equated with shame in the Hebrew Bible so as to distance the people from Her. She wove Her power and stories into the teachings of the Wisdom Keepers in last year's Virtual Apprenticeship in Hebrew Shamanism. She stepped in to lead a class I had allocated for other purposes. She revealed Herself to an apprentice in Hebrew Shamanism as "the pinnacle of the tradition" that we studied. Her mere Presence provided a powerful and cathartic energy clearing for another apprentice in a time of desperate need.

The more I research the Goddess, the more I understand that my experience of being called by Her was not extraordinary. But, as someone who has been actively seeking spiritual power for many years, the blessings that I've witnessed her bestow are most definitely extraordinary.

When the Goddess invited me to teach the next Cycle of the Virtual Apprenticeship in Hebrew Shamanism along with Her, I hesitated. I had already co-created a powerful curriculum with the Wisdom-Keepers. Did I really want to go through that co-creation process all over again? But how can you say no to the Goddess? I found my courage, and I said yes. Immediately blessings started raining down on me. An invitation to a summit I'd dreamed of being featured in. Connections to new people who felt like soul family. And I realized that the Goddess was behind the scenes of the work of Hebrew Shamanism the whole time, that Divine Mother seeking to reconnect us to our physical bodies and our Earth Mother.

In Kabbalah, the study of Jewish Mysticism, the primary goal is the reunification of the Goddess (the aspect called Shekhinah) with the Godhead, to allow for the upliftment of humans and all lifeforms, in physical form and in spirit. Engaging directly with the Goddess in all her forms and healing our relationship with Her is the same essential work. It is a larger picture of the personal journey that each of us must undergo in order to uplift and reunite the dispersed elements of our psyche, soul and bodies, to re-enter the Garden within.

MEETING GODDESS

"Miriam has a beautiful soul and it shines through when she is teaching."

~Thomas Eggert

"[Miriam] did a phenomenal job of creating a really safe space for everyone to follow their own journey in whatever way made sense for them. And I think that because the space itself was so safe, it allowed each of us to fly in our own way. And I’m really grateful for that.

I look forward to these classes every time we meet. It feels like an incredible gift to me, because for years I’ve been doing alternative spirituality and shamanism and esoteric studies for well over 20 years, but I’ve never found a group that I could stick with. This is the first group that feels like home. It just feels good to get together, it doesn’t feel stiff in any way. It feels organic and natural."

~ Dinah Federer

"I suddenly felt held, safe. It was beyond everything I’ve done. For the first time I was like, oh my gosh, here is something I can use. It was like I was protected. It was beautiful. There was a solution for something that I didn’t know I had a problem with!”

~ Jenn Britt

“I’ve had a lot of digestive issues since I was 18. My digestive system was so damaged, that even if i was eating healthily I wasn’t absorbing anything. But with Joseph we healed our relationship with wheat. And I have indeed now been eating wheat since we did that work and I am not having any of the reactions that I would have had before. That really is huge, healing my relationship

with wheat."

~ Naomi Martell-Bundock

There are so many things I liked about the apprenticeship in Hebrew Shamanism.

First, there were the journeys. When we started out, I didn't feel very confident about doing journeys, but now I feel like I "get it" and most times I have an easy time with shamanic journeying.

Second, I learned a lot about myself and things I could do to improve my relationship with spirit, god/dess, and the ancestors, as well as making real improvements in my life.

Third, and possibly the thing I liked the most, was the community. From the way Miriam led the apprenticeship to the supportiveness and kindness of classmates, I felt heard and respected and valued. Miriam empowered each of us to find our own answer, rather than telling us what she felt the answer was, while still being supportive and providing guidance. I've been in other spiritual virtual classes and the experience was very different from this. Miriam has created something very special, here.

I'll stop there for the sake of brevity, but I would highly recommend this class. It was amazing!

~Carla Eggert

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT

HEBREW SHAMANISM WITH MIRIAM

When you register for The Virtual Apprenticeship in Hebrew Shamanism: Goddess Cycle, you'll become part of an inspired, vibrant global learning community of individuals just like you, who are seeking to connect more deeply to spirit in a way that is visceral and life-transforming. You'll interact online with Miriam and seasoned students from prior cycles who will support you and your fellow students from around the world through a private Facebook page created exclusively for the participants of this course. These are oral, experiential teachings that require engagement and camaraderie of working it out together. You will be supporting and partnering with each other to learn from the collective wisdom we share together.

Rest assured, your personal work will always be held securely in this sacred, virtual space. As a part of each section of the curriculum, you'll be given practices, invited to reach out to a partner to practice, and invited to post your experiences in the private group. Miriam will be available to answer your questions and deepen your enjoyment of learning to connect with the Hebrew Goddesses.

FIND YOUR TRIBE

Shamanic Healer & Teacher

Miriam Katz

The Goddess Cycle is a pathway to reintegrate those forgotten, pivotal energies on our planet. The last thousands of years since the introduction of patriarchal systems have seen a degradation of human and other-than-human life, a movement away from the land and our instinctive connection with it, and resulting anxiety and depression in our human family. This work seeks to reconnect us with our divinity, while removing obstacles to the full expression of life within us.

Miriam Katz is the founder of the School of Hebrew Shamanism in Boston, Massachusetts. She is an initated Altomesayok, a master shaman in the Peruvian Lineage. She has completed 4 years of combined apprenticeships in Peruvian and Core Shamanism. Miriam studies and teaches the earth-based mystical tools and practices of the ancient Hebrews and their ancestors. She offers shamanic healing for individuals and families virtually around the world.

Don’t miss this profound
7-month immersion.

"Shamanism is essentially a living tradition of alchemy that is not seeking the stone but has found the stone."

- Terence McKenna

FAQ'S

IS THERE A MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE?

Yes! If you aren't totally satisfied with this course, you can withdraw and receive a full refund within the first month, prior to Sunday, November 14.

WHAT ARE THE DATES AND TIMES FOR THE SESSIONS?

The course begins Sunday, October 17th at 1:00-3:00PM EST. Each session includes 120 minutes of teaching, practice, discussion and Q&A. The class airs approximately every other Sunday from October 17, 2021 through April 3, 2022, with holiday breaks included. The dates are: October 17, October 31, November 14, December 12, January 9, January 23, February 6, March 6, March 20 and April 3.

DOES THE APPRENTICESHIP REQUIRE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR EXPERIENCE?

Yes, the prerequisite for the cycle is the skill of shamanic journeying. If you don’t yet have this skill, please request this Free Workshop recording HERE.

WHAT ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY?

Your experiences are shared exclusively with the participants of this Apprenticeship cycle, all of whom agree to hold your sharings confidential. We respect the vulnerability it takes to learn something new and honor the shared, sacred space.

WHAT IS AN ONLINE COURSE?

This online course delivers live curriculum to you on a bi-weekly basis and you can determine how you do the work. Whether your favorable work time is morning or evening, you can participate live or listen to the recordings of each session at your convenience. In addition, all of the course materials are available to you whenever you wish to access them on the virtual classroom.

DO I NEED ANY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT?

Nothing special, just a device that connects to the Internet to participate in the Zoom classes, to access the Discussion group, and to access the course website. Headphones can enhance the sound quality.

WHAT IF I MISS A LIVE SESSION OR Q&A?

Please don't worry; this isn't a problem. Recordings of each session are available within 24 hours of the live class so that you can watch them at your convenience. You can post any questions in our online Facebook community and Miriam will answer them there.

I CAN’T ATTEND EACH (OR ANY!) SESSION LIVE — WHAT NOW?

No worries. You can post questions in advance or after you have watched the recording of the class. Several people who have taken these course have been unable to attend all the sessions live, and they have reported that their experiences are just as powerful when working directly with the recordings.

IF I NEED MORE SUPPORT, ARE YOU AVAILABLE FOR SESSIONS?

Miriam is available for individual sessions via phone for cycle participants who feel you require individual healing work as we go through the cycle. You can schedule a healing session at www.miriamjkatz.com/schedule If you have questions about the content in each session, you are encouraged to ask during the session or post in our Facebook group.

DO I HAVE TO FINISH THE COURSE WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD?

You can finish the course at your pace. You will be able to download all the materials and/or access them on the virtual classroom. You will have ongoing access to the Facebook community group so that you can continue to interact and learn with the course participants even after you have completed your sessions. There will be ongoing support offered for continued learning and integration.

DO I NEED STRONG INTERNET SKILLS TO DO THIS COURSE?

No, you only need to access the virtual classroom and join our live sessions. We will support you as best we can, and once you’re in the flow, you’ll find it's really smooth. If you do need specific support for your devices with Zoom, for accessing our live sessions, they have tech support easily accessible online.