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Robert Shumake— Author, Archivist & Teacher
Ajarn Shaman Shu
Robert Shumake writes under two names. As Robert Shumake he restores America's forgotten newspapers in the 69-volume Living Archive Series; as Ajarn Shaman Shu he teaches ancient wisdom, ancestral traditions and consciousness mastery across 68+ books.
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ConsciousnessAjarn Shaman Shu
The New York World
The story of the New York World — Joseph Pulitzer, Nellie Bly, the Statue of Liberty campaign, and the Pulitzer Prizes — from Robert Shumake's archive.
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Restored NewspapersRobert Shumake
The Tampa Tribune
The story of the Tampa Tribune — Ybor City and the cigar capital, José Martí and Cuban liberty, the Rough Riders' port — from Robert Shumake's Living Archive Series.
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About Robert
Robert Shumake is an internationally recognized author, spiritual teacher, consciousness researcher and custodian of forgotten histories. Writing under two distinct author personas — Robert Shumake and Ajarn Shaman Shu — he has published over 137 books spanning spiritual wisdom, historical restoration, ancestral knowledge systems and transformational consciousness work. As Robert Shumake he publishes the Living Archive Series, 69 meticulously restored American newspapers preserving the voices of cities from Atlanta to Albuquerque. As Ajarn Shaman Shu he synthesizes African spirituality, Hindu and Tantric philosophy, Buddhist studies, Tamil Siddha traditions and Hermetic science into practical teachings on meditation, breathwork, ancestral healing and wealth consciousness. He is a workshop facilitator, retreat leader, online educator and mentor to practitioners, historians and consciousness researchers worldwide.
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