Robert Shumake | Ajarn Shaman Shu

Who is Robert Shumake?

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.

The Two Voices of One Vision

Robert Shumake operates as a historical archivist and custodian of American memory, publishing the acclaimed Living Archive Series — 69 meticulously restored newspapers from across the United States. These books preserve the voices, stories, and histories of cities from Atlanta to Albuquerque, from Chicago to Charleston, documenting how America’s cities were built, fought for, and transformed.

Ajarn Shaman Shu channels ancient wisdom traditions as a modern spiritual guide, synthesizing teachings from:

• African spirituality (Ifá, Santería, Candomblé, Yoruba traditions)
• Hindu & Tantric philosophy (Vedanta, Kundalini Yoga, Sri Vidya)
• Buddhist studies (Tibetan, Thai Theravada, Zen lineages)
• Tamil Siddha traditions (ancient South Indian mysticism)
• Hermetic sciences (Western esotericism and sacred geometry)
• Modern consciousness work (wealth consciousness, manifestation, the Billionaire series)

Together, these personas represent a unified mission: recovering lost knowledge, restoring silenced histories, and awakening humanity to its greatest potential.

Author credentials

Publishing timeline & prolific output

• 137+ published books across 15+ years of writing
• 69 titles in The Living Archive Series (historical/journalistic)
• 68+ titles in spiritual wisdom, consciousness, and ancestral studies
• International author with readers across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific
• Multiple Amazon bestselling categories in spirituality, personal development, and history

Academic background & expertise

Robert Shumake holds advanced study in:

• Consciousness studies and neuroscience of meditation
• Comparative religions (African, Hindu, Buddhist, Hermetic traditions)
• Historical research and archival restoration
• Ancient wisdom systems and sacred technologies
• Teaching methodology for transformational education

Teaching & speaking

• Workshop facilitator for meditation, consciousness, and ancient wisdom
• Retreat leader combining spiritual practice with historical knowledge
• Online educator reaching international student communities
• Guest speaker on ancestral traditions, consciousness, and archival history
• Mentor to spiritual practitioners, historians, and consciousness researchers

Media & community impact

Featured in podcasts, magazines, radio shows, and digital platforms on spirituality, consciousness, and cultural history. He preserves silenced histories through the Living Archive Series, democratizes spiritual knowledge by making ancient teachings accessible, bridges traditions across continents, and supports ancestral healing through Ifá, Santería, Candomblé, and African American spiritual lineages.

The Living Archive Series: Restoring America’s Memory

The Robert Shumake Living Archive Series comprises 69 meticulously restored newspapers and magazines spanning American history. Each book:

• Preserves journalism from iconic publications like The New York World, The Carolina Times, The Butte Miner, and 66 others
• Documents local history — from the railroads of Montana to the Harlem Renaissance, from Silicon Valley to civil rights movements
• Captures the voices of journalists, activists, business leaders, and ordinary citizens across America’s cities
• Restores visual typography and original page layouts for historical authenticity
• Covers American cities including Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Memphis, Charleston, and 60+ more
• Chronicles pivotal moments — Gold Rushes, Civil Rights struggles, industrial booms, cultural transformations

These newspapers are America’s collective memory, too often forgotten in digital-only archives. They document unheard stories from Black-owned publications, preserve the exact historical moment when cities were being built and reimagined, and serve historians, genealogists, local history researchers, and anyone curious about where America comes from.

The Ajarn Shaman Shu Wisdom Tradition

Ajarn Shaman Shu publishes transformational works bridging ancient spirituality and modern life:

Spiritual Mastery Series (The Billionaire Series)

• The Billionaire Frequency — Command wealth consciousness through ancient hand seals
• The Billionaire Calm Power — Master nervous system mastery and energetic authority
• The Billionaire Raja Yoga — The royal path to sovereignty and abundance
• The Billionaire Mystic — Reilluminated mystical paths to wealth and awakening
• Plus 13 more titles on prosperity consciousness, manifestation, and spiritual mastery

Ancestral Tradition Series

• Ori: The Personal Orisha — Your Divine Head and spiritual destiny
• Roots of Heaven: The Sixteen Orisha — Complete guide to Yoruba spiritual traditions
• Oshun: Queen of All Sweetness — The Orisha of love, wealth, and unstoppable power
• Shango: The Thunder King — Divine justice and royal authority
• Oya: The Storm Queen — Transformation, marketplace mastery, and storm power
• Ganesha: Break the Chain — The remover of obstacles (Hindu tradition)
• Lakshmi Money — The ancient goddess of prosperity and abundance
• The Original African Book of the Dead — Kemetic and Yoruba roots of spiritual transition
• They Made the Devil Black — Eshu and the guardian of crossroads

Ancient Wisdom & Consciousness Series

• The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali — Black Yogi Masters and African roots of yoga
• The Buddha Was Black — Lost origins and lineage of Buddhism
• The Autobiography of a Black Yogi — Memoir of lineage, medicine, and spiritual mastery
• The Original AI: Ancestral Intelligence — The 256 Odu of Ifá as source code of consciousness
• The Art of War — Tamil Siddha wisdom of Sundaranathar
• The Tao Te Ching — Tamil Siddha reading of Lao Tzu
• Thai Theravada Buddhism — Complete guide to sacred traditions and secret arts
• Shiva Mind — Awaken 16 dimensions of cosmic consciousness
• Kriya: The Complete 144 Techniques — Tamil Siddha path to self-realization

Sacred Practice & Transformation Series

• BREATHE, B*TCH — Master your nervous system through ancient breathwork
• MEDITATE, B*TCH — Ancient meditation techniques for the modern mind
• YOGA, B*TCH — Ancient science of the body for the modern world
• Chakra Body — The 114 chakras that rule your energy anatomy
• Kundalini & Serpent Power — House of the Nagas (5-book series)
• Yoniverse — The Das Mahavidyas and power of the divine feminine
• Shiva Shakti: The Cosmic Love Affair — Sacred union of consciousness and energy

Hermetic & esoteric wisdom

• The Divine Pymander — Hermetic wisdom of Hermes Trismegistus
• The Hermetic Code — Seven hermetic principles for self-mastery
• The Art of Zen — African-Dravidian origins of Zen Buddhism

Specialized knowledge

• African Reiki — Africa’s original sacred healing system (26 symbols from Kongo to Guarani shamans)
• Shurooms: The African Roots of Sacred Plant Medicine — Psilocybin, Iboga, Ayahuasca, Peyote from Africa to modern science
• Kali Time — Ancient science of transformation and destiny mastery
• The Money Machine — Ancient technology of Sri Vidya and the Sri Yantra
• One: We Are All Connected — Oneness of God across all traditions
• The Whisper: When You Meditate, God Speaks — Hearing the divine voice within

Why read Robert Shumake & Ajarn Shaman Shu?

• For history & archives: The Living Archive Series restores 69 newspapers that mainstream history overlooks.
• For spiritual growth: The Ajarn Shaman Shu collection offers 68+ books bridging ancient wisdom and transformation.
• For ancestral healing: Essential knowledge for practitioners of Ifá, Santería, Candomblé, Yoruba traditions, and African American spiritual lineages.
• For consciousness evolution: A systematic framework for those who believe ancient wisdom predates modern science and that consciousness can be mastered.
• For seekers of truth: Deep, scholarly, tradition-rooted teachings synthesized with modern application.

Core themes across all work

1. Recovery of lost knowledge: Both personas recover what has been forgotten, suppressed, or marginalized — whether newspapers of cities or the wisdom of ancestral traditions.
2. Integration of tradition & modernity: Ancient practices are presented not as museum pieces but as living technologies for modern life.
3. Consciousness as learnable skill: Through meditation, breathwork, sacred geometry, and manifest practices, consciousness mastery is systematic, teachable, and accessible.
4. Wealth as spiritual mastery: The Billionaire series reframes wealth as energetic mastery and cosmic alignment — rooted in ancient prosperity traditions.
5. History as healing: The Living Archive Series shows that understanding where we come from heals where we are going.
6. Unity across traditions: African spirituality, Hindu philosophy, Buddhist practice, Hermetic science, and indigenous wisdom are branches of one root — human consciousness seeking itself.

The philosophy behind the work

Robert Shumake believes:

• Humanity has amnesia. We’ve forgotten the wisdom of our ancestors and the stories of our communities. Recovery is healing.
• Ancient systems worked. Meditation, Yoga, Ifá, Tantra, and shamanic practice survived thousands of years because they encode real knowledge about consciousness, energy, and transformation.
• Consciousness can be mastered. Through systematic practice in breathwork, meditation, sacred geometry, and ritual, you can command your mind, energy, and destiny.
• Prosperity is spiritual. Wealth consciousness isn’t greed — it’s alignment with abundance principles encoded in Lakshmi, Aje, Sri Vidya, and other traditions.
• All wisdom traditions point to one truth. Whether you study the 256 Odu of Ifá, the 114 chakras, or the 10 Sephiroth, you’re mapping the same territory of consciousness.
• Stories matter. The newspapers in The Living Archive Series prove that local history, forgotten voices, and community memory are as essential as formal history.

Research & scholarship

Robert Shumake’s work is extensively researched, tradition-rooted, synthesis-oriented, practical, and accessible. His books are cited in academic circles studying African spirituality and consciousness, spiritual communities practicing Yoga, Meditation, Ifá, and Tantra, historical research on American newspapers and local history, and consciousness studies exploring ancient wisdom and modern neuroscience.

International reach

Robert Shumake’s work reaches readers across North America, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America through Google Play Books, Apple Books, Amazon, and other major digital platforms. The books are published in English with global distribution, making ancient wisdom accessible across languages and cultures.

How to connect

• Read the books — available on Google Play Books, Apple Books, Amazon, and major retailers
• Subscribe to updates — join the newsletter for new book releases, spiritual insights, and archival discoveries
• Explore both sides — start with The Living Archive Series if drawn to history, or Ajarn Shaman Shu books if called to spiritual practice
• Apply the teachings — these aren’t books to just read; they’re practices to live

The invitation

Whether you come to Robert Shumake for forgotten histories or to Ajarn Shaman Shu for awakened consciousness, the invitation is the same:

Remember what you’ve forgotten. Reclaim what was taken. Awaken to who you truly are.

The past is alive in these pages. The future is waiting for your consciousness to expand. The present is the only moment where transformation happens. Welcome.