Carolina Warter,  
Speaks on Shamanism
What is Shamanism?

Shamanism is a system for psychic, emotional, and spiritual healing and for exploration, discovery, and knowledge gathering about non-material worlds and states of mind.



Dr. Warter with Peruvian Curandero

Anthropologists have identified shamanic practices in tribal cultures, ancient and modern, throughout the world. Shamanism is a "technique of ecstasy" (Mircea Eliade) in which the spirit of the shaman leaves the body and travels to communicate with spirit helpers and other beings for the purpose of obtaining knowledge, power, or healing. However, the shaman usually retains control over his or her body. In many cultures, a shaman is chosen or called, sometimes by healing him or herself of a serious illness.
What is Shamanic Healing?

Shamanic healing is a process whereby a person journeys on behalf of another, and brings back information or instructions that can be used to provide psychic/emotional/spiritual healing to another person. There are many techniques and keys to healing.



I think that as long as it works (which it does, for many people), it doesn't much matter which way you explain it. Use the way that's most comfortable for you.


What is Shamanic Journeying?
Shamanic journeying is an altered  state of consciousness wherein you  enter a realm called "non-ordinary reality." By journeying, you can gather knowledge and perform healing in ways that are not accessible in ordinary waking reality. Some people think that in shamanic journeying, the spirit leaves the body, and in shamanic healing, a  person is being healed by spirit helpers. Others think that shamanic journeying allows access to one's own intuition, which may otherwise be drowned out by the prattle of everyday thinking, or by anxiety; and that shamanic healing is a way of engaging a person's subconscious desires for healing.

 

Some people think a power animal is a spirit being that stays with you because it cares for you and enjoys being able to experience life in a physical body. Others think a power animal is a symbol for one's subconscious wisdom.

Almost everybody has a power animal; some have several. (Perhaps you had an "invisible animal friend" as a child or have always been fascinated with a particular kind of animal. This animal may be your power animal.) Find out how to retrieve a power animal.

A person may, in the course of life, lose contact with the power animal, thereby losing the animal's protection, wisdom, and energy. If you lose contact with your power animal, you may feel dis-spirited, you may become sick easily, or you may be accident
prone.

Recovery of the Sacred: lessons in Soul Awareness


Dr. Carlos Warter writes about his history with many shamans and spiritual teachers in Recovery of the Sacred: Lessons in Soul Awareness 


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Other pages: 

Introduction to Shamanics

Shamanic View of Health

Shamanic Techniques

Keys to Shamanism

Modern Day Applications

Find out how to  onesoulonejourney@yahoo.com with Carolina Warter, for Shamanic Healing

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