This Society is founded on Sacred Principles and Laws for:
1. Furtherance
To foster, support and advance the spirit and practice of the Shamanic Way and our relationship to and with the Universal Creator, The Great Mystery, manifesting this revelation to all our relations.
2. Kinship
So that those who have studied together in kindred or spirit, may continue to have community and to acknowledge themselves as a part of the worldwide and universal kinship of the Shamanic Way, thus providing a forum of expression for the sharing of spiritual revelation, practice, experience and mutual support among members, as well as fostering a sense of global community and commitment. The name of the Society reflects the worldwide community of Shamanic Practice and the unifying harmony between the Spirit and the Mundane, Heaven and Earth; and the inevitable living destiny of the journey therein.
3. Continuance
To provide continuing opportunity for Shamanic study, learning and teaching.
4. Witness
To be a visible light for others of the Shamanic Way and to be Sacred Witness to the spirit of the Shamanic Way and to provide the performance of spiritual rites by its clergy, such as presiding over marriages, in accord with both the doctrine of the Sacred Circle of the Great Mystery Society and the laws of the land.
5. Healing
To be a focus of the Universal Creator Spirit, The Great Mystery and to ripple that compassionate energy, unity and healing outwards to the sacred Earth , her children, to the Sacred Stars and the waiting Universe.
6. Integrity
To stand firm and provide a focus as spiritual warriors of love in times of despair or suffering as well as joy and celebration.
7. Learning
To provide learning and teaching for those called to the Way of the Shaman and guidance for this Sacred Earth and her children both now and to the generations to come.
8. Credence
To provide a framework for registered practitioners of the Shamanic Way, which can be aspired to, referenced by and grown from.