Shamanism is not a religion. You will find shamanic practitioners of every faith
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Shamanic Healing
So what then is shamanism?
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Shamanism is a range of traditional beliefs and practices concerned with communication with the Spirit world. A practitioner of shamanism is known as a shaman. There are many variations of shamanism throughout the world. Shamanism is based on the premise that the visible world is pervaded by invisible forces or spirits which affect the lives of the living. Shamanism requires individualized knowledge and special abilities. Shamans operate outside established religions, and traditionally, they operate alone.
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Shamanism is an ancient way of awareness, an awareness of energy, of consciousness. It is a term used to describe the practices of indigenous people from all over the world who were and are the healers within their community i.e. the Medicine People, the Witch doctor and the Shamans. These people are in tune with Planet Earth and know how to touch the soul in everything in order to keep a healthy balance within each individual and therefore within the community. For these people there is no separation between daily life and Spirit, they know that all things are connected and disconnection equals disease. Although our modern times seem very far removed from the experience of indigenous people the needs and expression of the human soul is still the same in its desire for connection love, community and creativity.
For the Shaman, everything is alive and carries information or universal wisdom.
The shaman works with the person's spirit or life-force energy. They heal dis-ease/dis-harmonary at the spirit/energy/consciousness level. For the shaman everything is alive and carries information, you can call this spirit, energy, or consciousness.
In order to communicate with the spirit or consciousness of these things, the shaman will shift his or her own state of awareness. Shamans can do this through various means, such as Journeying, meditation, Energy reading or through the help of their Power Animals. The shaman will then "see" what is going on with you on a Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual levels.
The shaman's practice is also characterized by the soul flight. The shift of consciousness that the shaman makes, which allows the free part of his or her soul to leave the body. The shaman can then go retrieve information for your healing and growth. They can retrieve healing power, or things that you have lost along the way in living your life. During the soul flight the shaman is both in the room and going on this "Journey" so that he or she has an awareness of both at the same time.
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