A Gift from John

John is offering a free guided meditation to help you connect to the Great Mother through your heart-beat. You will also be guided to the realm of your ancestors and your primal essence or life force.

John Lockley is a fully initiated and ordained Sangoma (African Shaman) in two lineages from South Africa, the Xhosa and Swazi nations. His Xhosa apprenticeship took 10 years and he was foreseen in a dream by his teacher, MaMngewvu, a senior Xhosa sangoma from the same tribe as Nelson Mandela, who invited him to be her apprentice. He was one of the first modern white men in recent times after Apartheid to be awarded the title of Ligqira Linkulu by his Xhosa elders, meaning senior Sangoma. He has pioneered the bridge between modern western Psychology and traditional South African healing. His Xhosa name given by his teacher is Ucingolweendaba meaning ‘the messenger or bridge between cultures’.

For the last 15 years John has been facilitating ‘Ubuntu’ (Humanity) and Way of the Leopard retreats worldwide, teaching people how they can reconnect to their Ancestors, Spirit and the Earth. A passion of John’s is teaching people indigenous African medicine to help them reconnect to the earth. He facilitates this through his ‘Dreams and Tracking’ retreats in the Kalahari Desert every year.  John offers private divination and healing sessions online and monthly ceremonies.

His book Leopard Warrior: A Journey into the African Teachings of Ancestry, Instinct, and Dreams and audio teachings, Way of the Leopard, are both produced by Sounds True and available for purchase in most leading book stores.