Who we are, and what we know:
The Naked Shaman is the official public forum of Naturopathic and Shamanic Services, Inc. which is a 501(c)3 Native American Religious Association dedicated to advancing Goddess-oriented spirituality in the world, and assisting both women and men in receiving healing from the abuses of patriarchy, bringing empowerment to all people, and helping the inhabitants of Mother Earth learn to live in Balance with both themselves and all of the rest of Creation.
Naturopathic and Shamanic Services, Inc. was founded by Dr. Sir Clifford N. Alford, Th.D, DD, MH, S/RMT, in May of 1995 in Tahlequah, OK for the purpose of protecting and reviving indigenous matriarchal shamanic traditions of the Cherokee Tribe and other similar traditions worldwide. This ministry had operated in Tahlequah and the surrounding areas since 1993. His name was changed to Prajna Shiva Kalidasa by his Tibetan and Javanese teachers.
Prajna Shiva Kalidasa was born as Clifford Nelson Alford, and was apprenticed in Cherokee Medicine from the age of five by his maternal grandmother for fourteen years. His great grandmother assisted in that process for three years until her death. Prajna then apprenticed with others in the Asaga Medicine Society for another eleven years, which resulted in his being declared to be an Adawehas (Cherokee Spiritual Leader and Sexual Healer), and has pursued every opportunity to study and train with other Shamans in shamanic, sexual healing and empowerment methods from all over the world.
Prajna also has more earned spiritual degrees, diplomas and certificates than the staffs of most large churches, temples, mosques and synagogues. The family joke is that when most of his family is interested in something then they read a book about it while Prajna gets a degree in it. He is currently pursuing certifications in Naturopathy, Spiritual Advice and Direction, Life Coaching, NLP, Clinical Hypnosis, and several other related fields. As such, he has absolutely no tolerance or compassion for those who use phony, “honorary” degrees. If you didn’t do the work then don’t claim it. That being said, he also believes that all of the certificates in the world will not make you into a good healer. Simply put, either you can move the energy, or you can’t.
Having a general lack of fear, he has often taken strong stands on the issues of personal freedom, and specifically the freedom of women, as well as various social issues which generally enrages those of a fundamentalist mind-set politically, socially, legally and spiritually. Many such groups have attempted to vilify him in ways that are often contradictory and humorous at best. If this is the price for making a difference in the world then he is willing to pay it.
Prajna has many certifications such as that of a Master Massage Therapy Instructor, a Master Herbalist, and is Ordained by both the Inner Light Church of God and the Church of Wicca. He is also the current serving Grand Master for Mahakali Tantra.
We have the pleasure of working on the Mahakali Storm Initiations and the attunement process with the International Mahakali High Priestess, Raven Mahakali, and she has her own tab of "Mahakali High Priestess" on this website. Her work in our lives has vastly increased the power of the ascension process the whole world is going through, and is filling the earth with Divine Love and Compassion. Already, the addition of her energies to our attunements is being felt by many who are blown away by the power of our spiritual Yab-Yum on their behalf. Raven is the living embodiment of the Great Mother Goddess, and serving her in this way has been a great honor to me. I encourage everyone to get to know her, and to work with her if you can.
Here is what we know: There is no problem in this world that cannot be solved if people will listen to the Spirits of Nature. Nor is there any disease that cannot be overcome if people will only seek the highest good of all. If you need help then know that we and our apprentices are here to assist you using methods that have been proven by countless people for over sixty thousand years. We are available to help you, train you, and empower you in every way possible. And, we are available to speak on any subject related to the work we do, and to teach seminars either here in Richford, NY or at your location. Contact us today!
