Ailo Gaup

Ailo Gaup was born in 1944 in Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino, in Sámiland, the northernmost part of Norway.

Personal interest and the calling from the ancient drums made him take up the path of the Sámi shamans.

Since the end of the 80’s, he has been teaching shamanism as a world heritage, based on Sámi traditions to interested groups and individuals. This has taken him to many places and countries to share what he knows and learn more about this world heritage.

His root teacher is Michael Harner at The Foundation for Shamanic Studies in California.

Ailo Gaup presently lives just outside Oslo, Norway.

He has published poetry and novels in Norwegian and Sámi. His work is translated into English, French, German and Polish.