Testimonials

Empowering Journeys of Transformation with Phillip Scott

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My life changed tremendously during the one-year period I spent studying with Chief Phillip Scott at Ancestral Voice, Institute for Indigenous Lifeways. My intention was to dive more deeply into my personal spiritual work, to approach spirituality from a different lens than I'd previously had, and to learn from ancient Indigenous wisdom. This deep work was transformational, and integrating Indigenous learnings and wisdom has shaped me for the better. I came out one year later with so much more knowledge about how to live my life according to the cycles of the universe - seasonal cycles, cycles of energy, cycles of the heavens, and the cycles of my personal self and body. I feel so much more connected to the Earth, Spirit, and my own soul coming out of these studies. I got to do deep excavation and inner work that allowed me to better my relationship with self, with Spirit, and with those around me. I feel more motivated to embrace who I am and my unique gifts and to share them through my work — my service — to the world. I am deeply appreciative of the time I got to spend learning with Chief Phillip and the ways it will have ripple effects on the rest of my life and how I walk through life. He is a strong leader with tremendous healing abilities and a clear channel to Spirit through which you may learn, expand, and explore more of what it really is like to be a spiritual being having a human experience (which we all are). Big Blessings and Gratitude!

Mackenzie Rose G.
Performance Coach

"Phillip Scott has been my colleague and trustworthy friend for many years. He has offered teachings of Indigenous Healing Wisdom at the Sufi Universal Fraternal Institute, which functions as an educational program for Spiritual and World Religious Studies. Phillip elicits an expanded insight into Indigenous History, Ritual Development, and Ethical training necessary for a student learning the processes of traditional methods. His way of life, discipline, and commitment toward the higher good for those who come to him for instruction is resolute. He is a compassionate teacher, always placing others before him as a Sacred responsibility. All students who wish to study with him would benefit greatly. I highly recommend his teachings both in person and online."

Dr. Ana Perez-Chisti
President-Sufi Universal Fraternal Institute

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"We at the Interfaith Council have partnered with Chief Phillip Scott in many ways over the years. He has spoken and performed Ceremony at our annual meeting and shared leadership at many retreats we've sponsored. I've also had the honor of attending his Purification Lodges and other Ceremonies offered through Ancestral Voice, Praying for peace and staying connected to our Great Mother. The Chief is true to his message and shares the Red Road with humility, and trains us in the true protocol, creating beloved community among those seeking to reclaim their way. He's also preached and led retreats at my home congregation, where the inspiration continues to inform our way of living. Words are insufficient to state how highly I recommend him to others."

Rev. Will McGarvey
Executive Director of the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County and pastor at East County Shared Ministry in Pittsburg, CA (PCUSA-UCC)

"Amidst preparations for Ceremonies with Chief Phillip, who was soon to arrive in Germany, I had a screening of my thyroid. After a few days, I got the diagnosis: thyroid cancer. I was really shocked and in despair because, in my family story, several members have died of cancer. My physicians urged me to have surgery very soon. They wanted to take out the thyroid completely as well as the lymph nodes. When I talked with the Chief about this, he advised me to receive a Healing first. A Purification Lodge and Naming Ceremony were also planned for me. All of these can change the outcome, he said. So I moved the date of the surgery. I participated in the Fearlessness Intensive, and my fear of the surgery really diminished. After the Healing session, my throat looked better, and I also felt that something had changed. In the Purification Lodge, I sensed and felt the Spirits doctoring me. And with my new Ceremonial name, I received strength and a deep trust that I would survive and would get the opportunity to live my new life. On the day of the surgery, I was really calm and not afraid; I felt the Spirits around me. After the surgery, the physicians told me that they only removed one side of the thyroid because they injured my vocal cords. They will remove the other side and the lymph nodes later in another surgery. For about 10 weeks, I was not able to speak and had problems breathing. Soon after a Skype Session with the Chief, my vocal cords completely healed – my speech therapist was astonished. Usually, such an injury takes at least a year to heal. Meanwhile, the result of the histology arrived: No malignity! No physician could understand what had happened. Also, my blood markers for the cancer were normal. On the next European visit of the Chief, I participated in a Healing Lodge. In this Lodge, I felt that the cancer was pulled out of my body, and I was filled with faith. In the next screening of my thyroid, the physician found a normal thyroid with only a very small residue of a nodule. The tumor markers were good, and there was no reason for another surgery. I am so grateful for this miracle. I express my deepest gratitude to the Great One, the Spirits, and the Chief. Thank you so much for your support, your guidance, your love and compassion. You changed my life."​

Baerbel M

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View of a beautiful sunset over the Forest

"To say you changed my life may be an understatement. I would venture to say that as our paths converged last Sunday at your talk at the Community Lodge at Lightning in a Bottle, you helped transform a seed into a blossoming lotus. How did you do it? I am still processing it a week later. I don't know if you noticed me in the crowd, and it's totally okay if you didn't, but I was dressed in a tiger tank top and bright green shorts, and most importantly, I had an endless stream of tears running down my face. My friends and I serendipitously walked into your discussion after missing a yoga class we planned on taking. I have to say it was the best thing to have happened to me as I vividly recall every single tear that came down my face as I heard you speak that morning. Everything that you shared within that small time frame resonated so strongly with me, as if the purest source of light and love in me was being activated as you spoke each word and shared each story. You touched my heart so deeply, Mr. Scott, and I am so glad that I have this avenue to share my gratitude with you. I wanted to wait after class to say something to you, but part of me was nervous. I don't know if I was nervous to cry even more than I already was. Seeing you cry in front of us, I must say, was so transcending - as if we opened the gateway for each other. Someone that I interacted with that weekend messaged this to me, and I would like to share it with you as I feel it relates to how you made me feel. "Soo much love, it's overwhelming! LiB has done wonders for my soul. It wasn't the music or the art; it was the people! 100%. Gathering like-minded individuals to celebrate the journey of life and find your chosen family is truly a gift. We should remind ourselves and be grateful for the knowledge we have attained. One of the greatest lessons I learned was that the heart is not a vessel. It's not meant to be filled, for once filled, there is no more room for the endless emotions in this world. I was taught it is a gateway; open this gate to others, let the love flow through you, feel every emotion and learn from it, pass it on, and be ready to embrace what is yet to come. Keep others who have this open gateway close, this will cause this love to perpetuate, and your heart will always be filled. Thank you for opening your gateway and crying with us. The stories you shared about you and your wife were beyond moving. Thank you for showing vulnerability and strength with us that day. Most of all, I think just your message about our lives not being important but what we do with them that is important alongside the message of changing the focus of healing from ourselves to our community - these messages and wisdom will stay with me and reverberate into everything I do from now on. You inspired me and continue to inspire me."​

Shanti

"You are truly doing your part. Your honesty and sincerity serve as a model to your students and clients. The path of this – the transition from duality to Oneness – is certainly a big one. So much fear to sift through. To be courageous enough to experience, name and heal. I appreciate what you are doing for all the ones who read your words and for the part you playing in healing in the human Soul."

Ann F

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"I am so grateful for you being a teacher, for your genius, wisdom and guidance. You have always been very kind and generous with me. Thank you for your profound living of integrity and teaching the way."

Travis