“Daniel has helped me and my family discover a personal connection to spirituality, outside of organized religion and the dogma that goes with it. Through making connections with our ancestors and spiritual guides and learning about spiritual practices, we feel a deeper bond to all beings and the world around us. Our children have also greatly benefited from this growth process. Thanks to Daniel’s guidance, we have a healthier outlook on our daily lives and more clarity on our life’s purpose.” -Andy, Family Therapist
“I’ve been seeing Daniel every other week since March 2009. He’s helped me get rooted enough in both my body and in my connection with Spirit to quit smoking after a fifteen-year habit that I thought I’d never kick. After making peace with the spirit of Tobacco and committing to my own life and health, I now have a relationship with this plant elder that is honorable and respectful, and I’m free of both smoking and the addictive behavior around it.” -Karen, Technical Editor
“I consulted with Daniel primarily to learn to engage with my ancestors and the results were nothing short of astonishing. With his direction and assistance I connected with several ancestor guides, revealing to me a powerful field of support. As I continue to tap into this support, I have seen and experienced things that defy conventional reality and it has changed me in immeasurable ways. Daniel empowers his clients to access guidance directly. His calm and loving manner creates a safe container for this deeply personal and often highly charged exploration. I am forever grateful.” – Megan, Attorney & Consultant
“Daniel is one of those rare individuals who draws from a truly diverse combination of skills and backgrounds not popularly seen since the days of the Renaissance. After working closely with him for over three years, as both a client and a colleague, I can attest that his approach is non-dogmatic, multicultural, compassionate, and community-oriented. His personal background is rich with intense and diverse spiritual engagements where he “earned his stripes” as a legitimate guide, counsel, and mentor. He has also excelled in the academic purview, and brings a focus and structure that is results-oriented and without unnecessary theatrics.
Whether in ritual on the land, a private ancestor session, or preparing for a ceremonial fast before a spirit quest, you will find Daniel to be bizarrely authentic. He’s not trying to sell you anything, not trying to get you to “buy in” to any program or mode of thought aside from that of personal, spiritual, and community growth. I see him as an architect who has spent over two decades surveying the social and spiritual landscapes and for the last eight has been helping people to lay the foundations, the stable ground that our lives must be built upon. Daniel’s gifts and medicine are priceless, and he is uniquely crafted and qualified to carry them. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more capable and qualified professional spiritual counselor or ritual worker who can master both structure and comfort in a group or private setting. I look forward to many more years of work with Daniel down the road…and also to reading his forthcoming book!” -Andrew, Spirit Worker & Priest
“I highly recommend the earth medicine training to anyone who is questing to increase their awareness of themselves in relationship with the land we live on and with the spirit that resides in that relationship. I can’t even begin to show the appreciation I feel for having had the chance to immerse myself in such an intense experience, and Daniel as a caring, knowledgeable, artistic, highly creative group leader/teacher, designed a program that was able to nurture and tend to our needs as humans.” -Lorie, High School Teacher
“I’ve experienced Daniel’s work in a variety of settings – ancestor circles, community circles focused on intention and prayer, in lodges, and at the annual Mt Shasta quest. Before working with Daniel, I felt a sense of disconnect and confusion about my ancestors, and it was affecting how I handled my relationships with living family. Work with Daniel helped me understand the origin of various fears and blocks, and within a short time I was able to make significant changes and move forward toward greater happiness.
I’ve benefited greatly from Daniel’s diverse and deep knowledge, his heart-felt presence and integrity, his way of listening and trust in intuition, his humble connection with spirit, and his gift of facilitating groups and guiding others. Daniel has changed the way I view the world, view my family lines and relations, and the way I view and interact with the earth. I highly highly recommend him as a teacher, guide, facilitator, conference speaker, nonprofit leader, expert and friend.” -Elaine, Writer & Marketing Coach
“I’ve done Daniel’s weekend ancestor training four times, once for each of my grandparents. Each lineage was different, unexpected and amazing. I received new information that opened pathways to personal and family healing. My ancient ancestors have become powerful spiritual allies, helping heal other family lineages when people in my complex extended family have crossed over. The skills I learned from Daniel for doing focused ancestor work have also helped clients in my clinical psychology practice reclaim this valuable source of support. Now I don’t just relate easily to dead people, I also know how to engage them in effective, compassionate and healing ways.” -Linéa, Child & Family Psychologist
“I met Daniel Foor at an event he led several years ago on working with ancestors. I noticed that his style of communicating put many folk at ease and his straight-forward and humorous responses to questions encouraged people to engage. By the end of the panel, I had decided that I would take some of his weekend classes on healing ancestral lineage, and I’ve not regretted it. After attending four of his weekend ancestor trainings, I have found his approach to working with the beloved dead to be a blend of common sense, humor, and hard work.
I have also attended two Mt Shasta wilderness quests that Daniel co-facilitates and work with him through the Earth Medicine Alliance, an organization dedicated to helping humans remember their relationships with our other-than-human kin. He holds the position of ceremonial leader with a quiet strength and humor, often keeping the flow of energy steady and directing folk throughout the ceremony, and I’ve found that Daniel consistently meets people where they are at, whether they are beginners on their spiritual path or well-seasoned travelers in the ways of spiritual practices.” -Gaelan, Educator & Ritualist
