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1. 1. Welcome To The Center Pole

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   Published on: 11/24/2007   Last Visited: 11/24/2007

   Gregory Besek is a Shamanic Priest, minister of The Circle of the Sacred Earth Church, and Director of The Center Pole, an organization which he founded in 1994. The Center Pole is dedicated to "keeping ancient spiritual traditions alive".
   
   Greg began his formal spiritual training in 1972, becoming a solitary monk with the Hindu brahmacharya vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Late in 1974, he was accepted to live in a Hindu Ashram (monastery) in New Haven, CT, where he lived for an additional five years under the tutelage of Guru Maharaj Ji from Hardwar, India.
   
   Beginning in 1982, Greg was trained in a number of healing modalities, including deep connective tissue massage, swedish massage, reflexology, Reiki, Mari-El healing, N.L.P., hypnosis, cranial sacral therapy, chelation therapy, counseling and more.
   
   In 1989, Greg began in depth studies in Shamanism and ancient healing techniques. He is a graduate of The Foundation of Shamanic Studies three-year program facilitated directly by Michael Harner. Greg has made pilgrimages to Nepal, working with Tibetan Shamans, and has studied with numerous shamans from various cultures worldwide. He was raised Roman Catholic and has also been on a lifelong student of world religions. He now runs a full-time therapy/healing practice in East Haddam CT.
   
   The "Roots" trainings are offered in various formats consisting of approximately 70 hours of class work.
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   Founder: Greg Besek
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   with Greg Besek

2. 2. www.thesourceoflight.com

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   Published on: 11/19/2007   Last Visited: 1/5/2008

   Greg Besek Shamanic Priest, Minister in The Circle of the Sacred Earth Church
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   Greg began his formal spiritual training in 1972 becoming a solitary monk with the Hindu bramacharya vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. In 1974, Greg was accepted to live in a Hindu Monastery (Ashram) where he resided for over five years. In 1989, Greg began in depth studies in Shamanism and ancient healing techniques and is a graduate of The Foundation of Shamanic Studies three-year program facilitated directly by Michael Harner.
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   Greg makes regular pilgrimages to Nepal, working with Tibetan Shamans, and has studied with numerous shamans from various cultures worldwide. He was raised Roman Catholic, has also studied in depth Taoism, Buddhism and Shamanism and has also been on a lifelong student of world religions. He now runs a full-time therapy/healing practice in Middletown, CT. He is also the founder and director of The Center Pole, an organization "keeping ancient spiritual traditions alive!" since 1994.

3. 3. Spirit Hollow - Staff Bios

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   Published on: 12/22/2006   Last Visited: 12/22/2006

   GREGORY BESEK
   
   BIOS OF SPIRIT HOLLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS:
   
   Gregory Besek is a shamanic Priest, minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth Church, and Director of the Center Pole, an organization which he founded in 1994, dedicated to keeping ancient spiritual traditions alive. After living as a solitary monk with the Hindu brahmacharya vows, Greg lived in a Hindu ashram for five years under the tutelage of Guru Maraj Ji from Hardwar India.
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   Greg is a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies Three-year Program facilitated directly by Michael Harner.
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   Greg has made pilgrimages to Nepal, working with Tibetan shamans and has studied with shamans from various cultures. He now runs a full-time therapy/healing practice in East Haddam, CT. Greg is teaching Shamanism and Illumination June 25 and 26 and October 1 and 2. Visit him at the Center Pole.
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   Greg Besek and Emery and Tracey Forest are ordained ministers in the Circle of the Sacred Earth, a church of animism and shamanic healing.