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John Lockley


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John is one of the first white men, in recent history, to become a fully initiated sangoma in the Xhosa lineage of South Africa.
He was born, in 1971, into a divided Apartheid South Africa, with the mark of the sangoma on his face – a band of white birth skin around the eyes. At 18, John was serving in the South African army as a medic (during the war with Angola in the 1980s) when he had a strong, prophetic dream calling him to train as a Xhosa sangoma. He immediately began to suffer from the thwasa, a severe period of ill-health that is inherent in all ancient shamanic cultures which can only be cured through apprenticeship to a shamanic teacher. Because of the restrictions of Apartheid (which ended in 1994) it would take John seven years
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The Call of the Wild, Befriending Nature - by John Lockley

Have you ever been moved by a particular smell, bird song or wild animal like a roaring lion that left you feeling alive?  The smell and sound captivated your senses and alerted you to something sublime and mystical on the edge of your senses. Or maybe you experienced a particular dream that had you gasping for air like a fish out of water. The dream gave you pins and needles, an electric shock d

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