Dr. John-Luke Edwards is an Initiated Pathfinder and Elder of the Wolven Path Lineage Tradition

A Pathfinder or Walker Between is the term used with the Wolven Path Tradition for a Shaman. The Pathfinder walks between Light & Dark, Life & Death, the Mundane World & The Otherworld

He has worked supporting those caught in the drama of abuse and abusing, working with victims, survivors and perpetrators of sexual abuse. He has also worked as a Spiritual Director, Retreat Facilitator, Aids Counsellor and Loss & Grief Counsellor, and as a tutor of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and has worked with Canadian First Nations.

He has a Bachelors degree in Education, a Masters in Applied Psychosynthesis, and has studied Psychodrama & Drama-therapy, and has a PhD in Transpersonal Psychologyand a PhD in Parapsychology.

 John-Luke planned, set-up and directed the Simon of Cyrene Sanctuary Aids Hospice, which was the first Aids Hospice outside London and the third in England.

He created The Sacred Space Institute of Counselling & Psychotherapy, which offered the only nationally approved Psychospiritual Psychotherapy training in England, and offered a Psychospiritual clinic for clients, (individuals, groups, and organisations). The teachings within the school were based on Dr. Edward's research and varied learning.

Whilst working on his Psychospiritual PhD, John-Luke studied Shamanism with the Isle of Avalon Foundation and after further study and ceremony, was initiated as a Pathfinder Shaman. It was during his final Initiation, when Vision Quest techniques were employed, the initiating Shaman saw a grey wolf walking beside and in a dark forest. It was explained that the wolf symbolised the fearless teacher, who would walk beside the darkness of other's pain and would venture into that darkness to lead the lost into the light. John-Luke was conferred with the Shamanic name of 'Wolf-who-walks-in-the-dark' .The title 'Anam Cara' which means 'Soul Friend' was awarded to him on his graduation.

Developing his Shamanic practice and approach to life, John-Luke instigated a 3 year Shamanic Apprenticeship in BC Canada and founded the Sacred Circle of The Great Mystery Shamanic Society in the same province. The Shamanic Society is founded to create, maintain and encourage a Shamanic Community and Network of many Shamanic traditions and families, focussing the work of Shaman & Shamanic Practitioners to the support of the Earth.

John-Luke believes that the issues in our lives that betray our destiny fall out of our fear of Divine loneliness that manifests in a dysfunctional relationship with ourselves and our soul song. This relationship yearns for ‘completion'. This yearning and dysfunction become reflected in all our external relationships. In terms of the Wolven Path Tradition we forget the Song of our Souls; that silence creates the disconnect with ourselves, others, and the Earth and all Her Children.

John-Luke's approach is to be a catalyst in the transformation and emergence of truth in his Lamenters relationships with themselves and their souls; by this to return to that first harmonic intention we are born to and for.

The Shamanic Traditions calls to and connects with the Subconscious Soul of the Lamenter and in this way the person themselves engages with a higher conscious perspective of themselves; the Spirit Consciousness, and the life that they find themselves in.
He is the Presidor and a Minister of The Sacred Circle of The Great Mystery Shamanic Society and a Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth.