Zane Curfman

[educatedindian]

Got a request about him, with some very serious criminal accusations that won't be posted until there's solid proof.

What is known is that he's an obvious exploiter. Curfman was "Dean of Shamanic Anthropology" at Internat'l Shamanic Univ.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zane-curfman-8372b726/

ISU is a degree mill filled with exploiters previously mentioned here.
http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=2697.0

Curfman claims...
https://www.fellowshipsspirit.org/presenter/don-zane-curfman/
"Zane Curfman is the founder of the Salka Many Ayllu, a community created for the preservation of folk medicine ways and earth-honoring ceremonies. He is the father of the Katari tradition of cross cultural shamanism, as well as the author of Inka Mountain Magic: A Natural Mystic’s Guide to Ascension, and has authored several articles on Andean shamanism for Light Bridges and Fire Mass magazines."

That's quite a few ridiculous claims and falsehoods. They're a pay to pray outfit, not remotely authentic.

Katari was an indigenous leader who tried to drive out Spanish colonialists. Far from "cross cultural" or "shamanic," Katari was explicitly a political revolutionary and anti European. Later leaders and groups like Tupac Katari and then the Kataristas drew inspiration from him. They'd all denounce a white wannabe like Curfman as an appropriator, either a culture thief or ignorant of the culture he claims to be teaching.

Most of his site is a mess, empty or poorly organized. This part seems like he fell for the claims about Qeros.
http://www.salkamunay.com/apprenticeship.html

Doing psychic surgery scams, most often seen in Brazil and Philippines. It's old fashioned sleight of hand any skilled magician can do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOthscw7F3k

More ceremony selling. http://hopespringsinstitute.org/naturalmystics.html

Sometimes a failed ceremony seller. https://www.meetup.com/Metaphysical-Fellowship/events/232614607/

His teachers were Juan Nunez del Prado and Elizabeth Perkins, two exploiters frequently mentioned at NAFPS. http://www.abramscreek.com/events2008/don-zane.html

ETA: Moved to Frauds. Should have been long ago as a ceremony seller trained by frauds. I think the delay was only because we were looking for evidence of the serious criminal accusations. AFAIK, and as of this date 3-31-17, no evidence for them.

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Zane L. Curfman, born in 1975 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SS4-MF5

From Parkersburg WV, now in Athens OH https://www.facebook.com/zane.curfman

This is a new site http://donzanecurfman.com/ created Jan 2017

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Zane writes that when young he had to be told that his "behavior could frighten and hurt the girls I was interested in".

Zane Curfman
March 8 at 7:24am · Athens, OH ·
A Call to my Brothers, Stand up and be Real Men!

When I was young and first coming into my sexuality, I was lost and confused with only my peer group to get advice -needless to say, that was a terrible place to source from. I couldn't understand it at that time but they were just as inexperienced as I was.
I was fortunate though that there was a “Real Man” around (a teacher for whom I respected) when he caught wind of my behavior, he pulled me aside and with an intensity, I have rarely seen, schooled me and corrected my behavior. He not so kindly explained to me how my behavior could frighten and hurt the girls I was interested in. (the exact opposite of my intentions) I was so mad at him at the time, but I am so grateful that he cared enough for the women in his life to challenge an angry little boy and set him on the right path.
On this International Women's Day, I implore all my brothers to stand up and be “Real Men”. If you see a confused little boy coming into their sexuality behaving badly toward women, whether in word or action -Stand up, kindly (or not so) pull him aside and explain to him the error of his ways. This is one of the best ways men can help in the fight for equality, justice and the human rights of women.
I wish all my brothers out there would stop disrespectfully mansplaining things to women and instead start taking personal responsibility for creating a generation of Men worthy of the trust and respect of Women.
don Zane

https://www.facebook.com/zane.curfman?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE&fref=nf

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Intensive Shaman Apprenticeship Program $2125

Delve deep into the mystery of shamanism over 7 intensive weekends filled with journey-work, healing, ceremony and more.

https://www.fellowshipsspirit.org/event/intensive-shaman-apprenticeship-program/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivXLnWuxuMA video by Curfman, personally I found this video uncomfortable to watch. 4:35 minutes of him talking to the camera, doing his sales pitch. To me, he comes across as a predatory con artist.

He says in the video that his father was a "defunct Baptist missionary preacher" ("defunct" might be "debunked", I can't tell) .

Another web site http://shamanapprenticeshipprogram.com

 

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Spiritual Tradition
Hoodoo pic 2May 13th, 14th & 15th
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HooDoo Pic 1
June 10th, 11th & 12th
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Hoodoo 3July 9th, 10th, 11th
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"The cost is $250.00 per weekend, and it does require a commitment to all 3."

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His parents have both passed on. Mother's obit here https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Curfman&GSiman=1&GScid=78311&GRid=120699788& His father was Reverend Jack Curfman.