by Tom Crockett
Working the intersection of dreams and visionary artwork drew Tom to shamanism. He has studied shamanism and energetic healing for ten years. He also currently directs ArtQuest, a multicultural arts-based mentoring program at the Hermitage Foundation in Norfolk, Virginia. This program for area high school students uses art and ceremony as a kind of urban tribal initiation program. With adult groups, Tom teaches a form of urban contemporary shamanic practice synthesized from the traditions he has studied. He conducts Dream Artist Path apprenticeships, and weekend workshops in addition to seeing clients as a shamanic counselor. He is the editor of Dream Artist Tribe: A Newsletter of Urban Contemporary Shamanic Practice.
Tom is a member of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and the Association for the Study of Dreams. He is forty-three years old and lives in Norfolk, Virginia.