Shamanism
The ancient ways of Shamans include working with the earth, working in trance states, healing others, working with plant medicines, divination, drumming, dancing, and being leaders in their communities. Different forms of shamanism are practiced around the world and these different forms share many similar traits.
Integral to any ayahausca ceremony are sacred chants sung by the shamans to call the protective jungle spirits, summon the essence of nature, and to provoke the mareacion or effects of the ayahuasca by making a plea to the spirit of the vine. In the words of Javier Aravelo, quoted in my book, Plant Spirit Shamanism, icaros “render the mind susceptible for visions; then the curtains can open for the start of the theatre”
Alex Stark has a great post on practices you can perform every day to maintain your focus, your energy field, and your balance with the universe. He covers the following areas: Purification, Breathwork, Invocation, Receiving, Thanking, Feeding, Closing. The Dalai Lama has also shared a list of practices to increase love and compassion in the world.
Shamanic Energy Healing opens the doorway to healing on a new level -- the Luminous Energy Field that surrounds the mind/body. This field envelops, fuels, and informs the mind/body via energy pathways (meridians) and centers (chakras). The Luminous Field contains the records of all previous life experiences: emotions, beliefs, traumas; personal, ancestral, karmic memories.
“The only question is: Does this path have a heart? If it does, then it is a good path. If it doesn’t, then it is of no use.”
"To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other."
