John Lockley

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John Lockley


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South Africa
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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 ...more

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The Call of the Wild; Ancestors, Dreams & Animal Medicine

John recently started teaching a 6 week course with the College of Psychic Studies entitled ‘The Call of the Wild, Ancestors, Dreams & Animal Medicine. Please read his latest blog below to get a flavour of these teachings. There are still places available on the course if you feel called to take part.

At the heart of The Call of the Wild lies a question so simple, yet so vast, that most of us inst Read more of this blog post »
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Published on January 20, 2026 18:19
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