Teachers
- Bill Maxson
- Ross Bishop
- Selena Whittle
- Patricia A. Logan, Enrolled Agent, Oregon Licensed Tax Consultant
Bill Maxson
Bill has an intense interest in the Mayan calendar and loves to share the knowledge he has gained through this interest. Some of the books talked about during Bill's talk on August 18, 2009:
- Maya Cosmogenesis by John Major Jenkins
- The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness by Carl Johan Calleman
- The Mysteries of the Great Cross at Hendaye: Alchemy and the End of Time by Jay Weidner
Ross Bishop
Shaman Ross Bishop has a remarkable gift for helping people find and deal with the obstacles that stand between them and the life they want. Ross' work of 25 years has been to adapt ancient shamanic traditions and practices to meet the spiritual needs of our culture and our time. He has helped countless people make truly remarkable changes in their lives.
Ross is a master shaman - an expert in the traditional shamanic work of helping people to shed light on their shadow — those parts of ourselves that we are reluctant to acknowledge, much less love. Healing the shadow frees you to live from a centered place of peace and passion. By healing the shadow, you can achieve what you know deep down you are capable of.
Selena Whittle
Selena is a respected Shamanic Healer, author and teacher. She has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. Her non-traditional education includes a completed apprenticeship with Shaman Ross Bishop. She is the author of the book, Soaring in Life.
In her own words:
"Twenty years or so ago, I attempted to follow a traditional path as a healer. In this society, that means having at least a Master's Degree and a Psychotherapy practice. I tried so hard to embrace a path that was profound and still respectable. What that meant was that I had to deny the sensitivities that would later prove to be the real gift of healing. Science was the god of the day. Odd that my practice didn't seem to really reach into people or heal them beyond their behaviors. Wasn't this supposed to heal hearts and touch souls?
"I quit the practice and wrote a book, Soaring in Life, in an attempt to encourage people to live from Soul, to consciously evolve spiritually in the very acts of living. In an appearance for the book, I met Ross Bishop, a shaman who practiced a westernized version of shamanism that actually DID heal hearts and touch souls.
"Trying his method meant that I took on my own healing. My life underwent a massive transformation as the internal shifts had to be reflected in the external dressing of my life. Nothing in my traditional education, nothing in my practice had ever touched so deeply. Slowly, as the healing continued, I began to embrace the ancient sensitivities I had spent a lifetime denying. Slowly being different began to be acceptable to my heart. And I remembered an agreement I had made a long, long time ago..."
For more information, visit Healing-For-Life.com.
Patricia A. Logan, Enrolled Agent, Oregon Licensed Tax Consultant
Patricia A. Logan is an Enrolled Agent (designation that allows a person to represent taxpayers before the IRS) and an Oregon Licensed Tax Consultant. She has been preparing various types of income tax returns — individual, small business, estate, trust, non-profit, and employment, for over 25 years. Patricia has interviewed clients and prepared tax returns for a wide variety of taxpayers, both as an employee and a business owner. Currently she is the Treasurer for a local non-profit organization and for the Oregon Association of Tax Consultants (OATC), and is also the President of the Tualatin Valley chapter of OATC. She strongly feels that it is to a taxpayer's advantage to know the rules concerning their own tax situation, and that this knowledge come from a reliable source.
