Background
Jeannette M. Gagan was born on March 7, 1936, in Carlinville, Illinois, United States.
Jeannette received a Bachelor of Science from Marquette University in 1958.
Jeannette received a Master's Degree in Mental Health Nursing from University of New Mexico in 1980 and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 1984.
(From the fertile ground of psychology and the historic ma...)
From the fertile ground of psychology and the historic matrix of shamanism comes this daring and pioneering template for healing.
https://www.amazon.com/Journeying-Where-Shamanism-Psychology-Meet/dp/0964208806/?tag=2022091-20
2010
(This book delivers scientific backing for the stages of e...)
This book delivers scientific backing for the stages of ego growth, what it means to have a mature ego, and the steps to take for getting there.
https://www.amazon.com/Grow-Your-Ego-Scientifically-applicable/dp/0692508481/?tag=2022091-20
2015
(Is Peace Attainable? This book sings yes from every page,...)
Is Peace Attainable? This book sings yes from every page, emphasizing the power of feminine energy and providing a variety of concrete ways both men and women can cultivate feminine energy in their lives.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0989632873/?tag=2022091-20
2018
Jeannette M. Gagan was born on March 7, 1936, in Carlinville, Illinois, United States.
Jeannette received a Bachelor of Science from Marquette University in 1958, a Master's Degree in Mental Health Nursing from the University of New Mexico in 1980 and a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 1984.
Jeannette M. Gagan is currently a counseling psychologist in Santa Fe, New Mexico. An Illinois native, she worked as a nurse in Milwaukee in the late 50's before moving to the Southwest. She served as an intern, counselor, and consultant with health-care organizations in New Mexico and Utah while pursuing a doctorate in counseling psychology, which she received in 1985. She held post-doctoral internships in the field before setting up her own practice, and has continued to work as a teacher and consultant since then, amassing considerable experience and expertise in such areas as physical disability, chronic illness, substance abuse and psychological trauma.
With the failure of her marriage of more than thirty-years, Gagan began exploring the emotional healing power of shamanism. Studying at the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and with the Seneca elder Twylah Nitsch, she came to appreciate ways in which these ancient traditions could complement her training as a psychologist. The result of her thinking on this topic was Journeying: Where Shamanism and Psychology Meet. Gagan surveys the histories of both shamanism (which stretches back to human prehistory) and modern psychology (a relatively recent but complicated phenomenon) and shows how their very different approaches to healing can be mutually illuminating. Fusing shamanism's spiritual emphasis with psychology’s mind-oriented, scientific bent, she delves into similarities between behavior exhibited by shamans-in-training and what Western psychologists would call psychotic episodes. The title of the book refers to the shaman's practice of “journeying" to the “upper, middle, and lower worlds” of the “shamanic realm" in search of knowledge.
Noting parallels to altered states of consciousness induced through guided imagery and hypnosis (both of which she has been trained in), Gagan began using shamanic journeying as a therapy with her own clients. Numerous case studies flesh out her discussion of the effectiveness of the treatment, particularly as relates to problems stemming from limited or deficient childhood bonds. Clients may report finding themselves in strange landscapes, where they encounter animal or spirit helpers who aid them in mending the emotional ruptures of the past. According to Gagan, these are archetypal images that reveal and reaffirm the individual's involvement in a larger natural order. The power of shamanic journeying to get at the root causes of violent impulses is something she sees as having potentially global applications.
In addition to maintaining her private practice, Jeannette Gagan travels widely, speaking on and training health professionals in the use of shamanic psychotherapeutics.
(Is Peace Attainable? This book sings yes from every page,...)
2018(This book delivers scientific backing for the stages of e...)
2015(From the fertile ground of psychology and the historic ma...)
2010Gagan in a member of New Mexico Psychological Association.
Jeannette married Robert J. Gagan in 1959. They divorced in 1991. They had four children: Joseph, Timothy, Jon, and Jenny.