I am not a Shamanic Healer, but wanted to share a little information regarding Shamanism. I tuned into the Shamanism Global Summit, August 4-6, and listened to 19 of the most well thought of men and women that included those practicing the traditions past down to them for many generations such as Bhola Nath Banstola. It also featured well known neo-shamanism teachers, healers, and authors, (many with western medical backgrounds).
Shamans are keepers of ancient wisdom techniques used to perform healing and maintain the well being of their community and its members. It is not a religion so much as a spiritual path, which has been around for at least 30,000 years. Shamanism is a set of tools and techniques used to interact with the spirit world and the world around us. It is based on the belief that everything is Spirit The actual term, “Shaman” refers to medicine men or women who are the healers, teachers and sages. It is an ancient spiritual and healing practice found throughout the Americas and all traditional cultures in the world – India, Tibet, Russia, Central Europe and practiced most actively today in the Americas.
Shamanism is not only an ancient spiritual practice, it is also very deverse . Global diversity is one of the most exciting and fascinating things about this field of healing. Listed below are the Shamanism Global Summit notable speakers and their topic titles. I will share helpful exercises taken from many of these teachers (keepers of ancient wisdom) in future blogs.
Do you ever have difficulty recalling dreams? These crystals can be most helpful to you in remembering dreams. These are my five favorites. Place the first four crystals, either one at a time or all together, under your pillow at night. It might take a little while to begin to recall your dreams. Don’t get discouraged. Dreaming is healing.
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While on my early walk, I came upon 3 pileated woodpeckers. Now they are common in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, but very seldom do I see them on my walk and never 3 together. I was fascinated listening to the sounds they make before starting to drill for hidden pleasures. I followed this amazing trio from tree to tree until they flew off.
1. Look and be aware of colors. Pick out all the whites you see, then the reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, violets, and blacks. Next look at all the straight lines, and then curved lines. Finally look at the shapes of objects and how they relate to each other in space.
You will complete the ROUND with Hawaiian breathing called piko-piko. This breathing consists of inhaling with the attention on the crown of the head and exhaling with the attention on the naval or the toes. The concept is that this produces a wave of energy between the two points which is both relaxing and vitalizing.
Today lets look at the following Blanket Forgiveness Technique that can be found in the book Urban Shaman written by Serge Kahili King, PHD:
