Meet Roger Wheelock, Asheville-Based Shamanic Healing Practitioner
Shamanic healing for people who are ready to heal, grow, and become more of who they are
We live in complicated, challenging times. And yet, even in the middle of difficulty, there are so many possibilities for more beauty and meaning.
You have the opportunity to go within and tune into the questions in your heart. Who am I? What am I here for? What’s keeping me from living that way?
If you’re yearning for real connection, change, and a life that feels more authentically your own, I’m here to support you in your healing.
Shamanism is one of the oldest spiritual practices in the world. It is ancient, grounded, and deeply human. And at Community Shaman, it’s available to anyone who is called to walk through the door. This work is for you, offered humbly in service.
You might be wondering how I trained as a shamanic healing practitioner.
After all, I grew up in Illinois, not the Andes Mountains!
Since I was a young man, I’ve been interested in various faith traditions and indigenous cultures, both those close to home as well as spiritual and healing practices from around the world.
In 2011, I was called to become serious about my studies. My elderly mother was nearing the end of her life, after facing heavy trauma and tragedy throughout her life. She told me that when she died, “I have some serious questions for God.”
To aid her in her decline and end of life transition, I began my formal study of the shamanic practices of Quechua people of the high Andes of Peru. I was especially interested in a practice called recapitulation, a type of ceremonial life review. Over the next two years I completed this recapitulation with my mother, and she died a peaceful death. The experience reinforced my calling to the shamanic path.
Becoming a shaman isn’t something you can learn from a book or a title you can bestow upon yourself. It takes years of genuine study, relationship, and apprenticeship with master Paqos who carry these traditions.
I am considered a pampamesayok paqo, a designation that reflects over ten years of continuing apprenticeships and initiations into the healing techniques of the Quechua, descendants of the Incas.
Now I offer my skills and services to our community in humble gratitude to all of my teachers.
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After all, I grew up in Illinois, not the Andes Mountains!
Since I was a young man, I’ve been interested in various faith traditions and indigenous cultures, both those close to home as well as spiritual and healing practices from around the world.
In 2011, I was called to become serious about my studies. My elderly mother was nearing the end of her life, after facing heavy trauma and tragedy throughout her life. She told me that when she died, “I have some serious questions for God.”
To aid her in her decline and end of life transition, I began my formal study of the shamanic practices of Quechua people of the high Andes of Peru. I was especially interested in a practice called recapitulation, a type of ceremonial life review. Over the next two years I completed this recapitulation with my mother, and she died a peaceful death. The experience reinforced my calling to the shamanic path.
Becoming a shaman isn’t something you can learn from a book or a title you can bestow upon yourself. It takes years of genuine study, relationship, and apprenticeship with master Paqos who carry these traditions.
I am considered a pampamesayok paqo, a designation that reflects over ten years of continuing apprenticeships and initiations into the healing techniques of the Quechua, descendants of the Incas.
Now I offer my skills and services to our community in humble gratitude to all of my teachers.
You might be wondering how I trained as a shamanic healing practitioner.
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My ongoing apprenticeship with Peruvian elders and North American teachers has included…
Trained in the practices of the Four Winds Society in intensive sessions over 18 months. (2011-2012)
Trained with Don Mariano Quispe Flores, Qero elder of Peru. (2013)
Fully apprenticed in the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition of don Oscar Miro Quesada. (2017-2019)
Granted the standing of pampamesayok paqo by Wilbert Salas Atasi based on the Quechua tradition of Colcha, Peru. (2012-present)
The heart-based values that guide my work as a shamanic healing practitioner
I believe in…
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Compassion
Munay, unconditional love, is at the core of Andean teachings. I meet you with genuine care and compassion, and I see you in your full beauty and magnificence. I believe that every person has value and deserves to have voice in a safe, comforting environment.
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Respect
Everyone has their own wisdom, their own path, and their own way of seeing the world. I meet you with full respect for who you are, and humbly learn from you as well.
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Integrity
I honor the indigenous knowledge, traditions, and spiritual practices at the heart of this work. As a pampamesayok paqo, I have spent over ten years continuing my apprenticeships and initiations into the healing techniques of the Quechua, descendants of the Incas. I offer my skills in service to my community in humble gratitude to all of my teachers.
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Imagination
I believe that a “living imagination” is a tool of hope and a skill that can be cultivated. Learning to see new ideas, new opportunities, and new possibilities can transform your inner world, and the broader world as well.
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Approachability
Everyone deserves access to care, compassion, and healing. Whatever your background, whatever your spiritual vocabulary or past experiences, whatever you can pay, you are welcome here.
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Curious about shamanic healing?
I invite you to explore how I can support you.
As a shamanic healing practitioner, I’m here to see you in your full beauty and magnificence, work in the spiritual dimension on your behalf, and help create the conditions for the kind of change you’d like to make.