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Eliot Cowan

Eliot Cowan is the author of Plant Spirit Medicine, and a shaman in the Huichol tradition. He is the founder of the Blue Deer Seminary and the Blue Deer Center. As a provider at the Blue Deer Center, Eliot Cowan offers Plant Spirit Medicine practitioner training courses, continuing education for PSM practitioners, healing camps based on traditional Huichol healing, and animal totem courses.

Eliot Cowan has been teaching, leading healing retreats, and maintaining private practice for many years. He began to study and practice herbalism in 1969, then temporarily set it aside to study acupuncture. He received his Licentiate, Bachelor and Master of Acupuncture degrees from the late J. R. Worsley at the College of Traditional Acupuncture, Leamington Spa, England, and served on the faculty of that institution in 1979-1980.

In the early 1980’s, Eliot once again turned his attention to herbal healing. Following a recommendation by Dr. Worsley, he began seeking the guidance of the plants themselves to support the healing of his clients. In this way, Eliot rediscovered the ancient shamanic practice of plant spirit medicine.

Eliot continued his healing work through the traditions of the Huichol people of Mexico. He completed his shamanic apprenticeship with the late Don Guadalupe Gonzalez Rios, an eminent Huichol Indian Shaman. In 2002, Don Guadalupe ritually recognized Eliot as a leader of shamanic apprentices in the Huichol tradition.

Through his great wit, will, wisdom, and indefatigable enthusiasm, Eliot Cowan brings the sacred healing traditions of the Huichol Indians and the plant spirits to all of us.

For more information about Plant Spirit Medicine and other programs taught by Eliot Cowan, including:

• the Plant Spirit Medicine practitioner training course
• Post-graduate courses in PSM
• the Clinical Supervisor’s program
• the Teacher Training program
• Contacting the College of Plant Spirit Medicine or Eliot Cowan
• Traditional Huichol healing at Healing Camps with Eliot Cowan
• Animal Totem workshops with Eliot Cowan
• Working with Eliot Cowan

Please e-mail Plant Spirit Medicine headquarters at psminfo@bluedeer.org or call us at
845-586-3225 ext 2. In addition, please see the Programs Calendar, and the information
about Eliot Cowan's Programs and Plant Spirit Medicine within this Web site and on the PSM Headquarters website www.plantspiritmedicine.org.