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Shamanism is an ancient spiritual path. Stone Age cave paintings show animal skin clad Shamans wearing antlers surrounded by animals. Shamanism is a nonstandardized system of beliefs that varies from age to age and from place to place. Shamanism is characterized by personal transformation which only comes after one lets go of personal agendas and confronts the enigma of the labyrinth. The Shaman wears many masks: priest/priestess, healer, metaphysician, and magician as a bridge between the worlds, living at the thresholds of what is real and what is illusion or delusion. Shamans have journeyed far, (sometimes in an Ecstatic Trance state), and endured much (often aided by Spirit Helpers) to gain knowledge of both cosmology and consciousness. Both men and women are capable of becoming Shamans.
Although, people usually
associate the word, Shaman with indigenous religions, especially American
Indian, Shamanism is part of many different Sacred Pathways. It is a large limb
with many branches on the World Tree.
A Shaman is quite simply One Who Knows. One who knows how to retrieve lost soul essence. One who knows how to heal. One who knows what stones, herbs, or other sacred tools one needs to become whole. One who knows how to communicate with other spirits in this and other dimensions through telepathy or empathy. One who knows how to modulate energy signature frequency so that one can walk between worlds. One who knows how to be here now, not just in one dimension but in many dimensions simultaneously. One who knows how one acquires power and knowledge; and, one who knows how to transmit and teach that knowledge to others. Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, Shamans often journey far in their search for wholeness, wellness, and wisdom for themselves and for others. Rather than summoning up a tornado to assist their journey, today's Shamans use rhythmic chanting, drumming, and dance to facilitate their soul journeys to the Spirit Lands.
They also use
visualization to send themselves through an opening in the earth, a hole at the
base of a tree, a spring, a mineshaft or some other portal to a place where they
can meet and talk to the spirit helpers who will give them the information or
knowledge that they seek to heal the sick, to find solutions to problems, or to
restore balance to the world...Continue on
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