Thomas Mock
Thomas Mock was initiated into Lakota healing practices in 1984 and in 1989 into West African Yoruba practices, completing several levels of apprenticeship towards priesthood. He began training with Oscar Miro-Quesada in 1999, completing his level four apprenticeship in 2007. Thomas was the first Executive Director employed by the Heart of the Healer Foundation where he helped guide THOTH towards its current vision of service work in the world. Thomas resides in Vermont.
Credentials
- Mesa Carrier since 1999
- Sanctioned PMT teacher since 2008
- Curandero providing community ceremonies and healing services both in-person and remotely since 2010
- Executive Director of The Heart of The Healer Foundation 2006-2008
- Member of the Antisuyu since 2007 and council leader from 2018-2020
- Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover NH 1986-1999
- Recipient of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Community Health Leadership Award 2005
- Apprenticed in Lakota Inipi purification and healing ceremonies
- Apprenticed in West Yoruba Voodoo healing practices
- Chi Gong Practitioner
- Black Belt in Aikido Judo
- Reiki Practitioner
- Master’s in Clinical Social Work 1978 from ADELPHI/Vermont, University of Vermont
- Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker since 1978
PMT Apprenticeship Trainings + Events
These trainings are done in person. Contact Thomas to set up a PMT course in your area.
The Pachakuti Mesa Tradition: Cross-Cultural Shamanic Arts for Personal and Planetary Renewal
IN PROGRESS - this foundational apprenticeship provides tools to develop your connection to nature, spirit, and heartfelt community, offering a practical, compassionate path for navigating these times. ...
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Conversation with don Oscar
In this conversation with don Oscar, Thomas shares what initially drew him to the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition Shamanic Arts,
and the ways in which his life has been significantly changed, evolved and transformed as a result of becoming a Sanctioned Teacher.
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