Shamanism
Shamanism is an ancient healing tradition and moreover, a way of life. It is a way to connect with nature and all of creation. The word shaman originates from the Tungus tribe in Siberia. Anthropologists coined this term and have used it to refer to the spiritual and ceremonial leaders among indigenous cultures worldwide.
(Dance of the Deer Foundation Center for Shamanic Studies)
Indigenous Medicine
Traditional medicine has a long history. It is the sum total of the knowledge, skill, and practices based on the theories, beliefs, and experiences indigenous to different cultures, whether explicable or not, used in the maintenance of health as well as in the prevention, diagnosis, improvement or treatment of physical and mental illness.
(World Health Organization (WHO))
Traditional healing refers to the health practices, approaches, knowledge and beliefs that incorporate First Nations healing and wellness. These practices include using ceremonies, plant, animal or mineral-based medicines, energetic therapies and physical or hands-on techniques.
Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before the era of modern medicine.
Lessons from Our Teacher
The Way of the Shaman
Shaman Jean is an initiated Kuraq Akulleq (4th Level Priest & Wisdom Keeper) in the Incan Tradition, a Pipe Carrier, Flowing Hands Energy Therapy Practitioner, Minister & Reiki Master.
"... she was ready to be gifted with the Kuraq Aqulleq initiation, she knew she was totally stepping into the Shamanic Path and there was no turning back. At that time, she informed Spirit and all of her lineage that she was ready to become the hollow bone that could be used to help others."
Jean believes that all of her teachers helped her in this walk and would not have done it any differently. She continues to always pay gratitude and honor to those that taught her.
As we honor our teacher, and ancestors.
Jean has always known that she is not the one doing the work, but there are those who are working through her. She gives all the glory and honor to Spirit, her helpers, her power animals and the lineage that come in to guide her, and work through her.
Atma Namaste
"She is known as someone who walks her talk. As she once told her father when he questioned what kind of religion she was now in: “This isn’t a religion papa – this is a way of life – the path I have chosen to follow and stay on.”
The Intersection of culture, the past and new learning;
connection between Incarnate and Spirit
Our indigenous roots are important to us in understanding the world and our place in it. And to become aware that all cultures are one, connected to Mother Nature.
Each one of us has an Indigenous Culture. The ingenious roots of all cultures lies in our ancestral lessons from nature; fight for survival, a belief in the power within nature to materialize our dreams, infinite amount of energy, karma, Spirit, the cyclic nature of Mother Earth, Grandfather Sun, Grandmother moon, fire, water wind, and earth. Destruction and creation.
We have forgotten our ancestors, and become blind to their powers and their true purpose.
We have become so disconnected with Spirit, our inner essence, and with our higher self.
There is too much noise. Too much greed. Too much hate.
We must learn a new path for humanity.
Belief in the energy of Love, and the compassion to use it to heal.
Two-Eyed Seeing
In Marshall's words "Two-Eyed Seeing refers to learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous ways of knowing and from the other eye with the strengths of Western ways of knowing and to using both of these eyes together” (Bartlett, Marshall, & Marshall, 2012, p. 335).
This avoids a clash of knowledges (Canadian Council on Learning [CCL], 2007). Thus, Two-Eyed Seeing intentionally and respectfully brings together our different ways of knowing, to motivate people to use all our gifts so we leave the world a better place and do not compromise the opportunities for our youth (Bartlett, Marshall, & Marshall, 2007). The concentration on the common ground between Indigenous and Western ways of knowing means that one does not have to relinquish either position but can come to understand elements of both (Brandt, 2007).
Healing is done at the soul level.
The healer must have connection to her/his soul. The connection of the healer's soul and the soul of the one being healed is of utmost importance.
The most powerful healing energy is the energy of love. It is the love of the light within, I become aware of the light in you.
Atma Namaste.
Michael is an initiated Kuraq Akulleq (4th Level Priest & Wisdom Keeper) in the Incan Tradition, and Pipe Carrier
CHAKRA CLEARING AND BALANCING
HEAVY ENERGY CLEARING (EXTRACTIONS)
CURSES, HEXES AND SPELLS
ILLUMINATION
SOUL RETRIEVAL
ENERGETICALLY BALANCING YOUR ADRENALS
DEATH RITES AND DYING CONSCIOUSLY
SPIRITUAL CLEARING OF HOMES, BUSINESSES AND LAND
DISCONNECTING ENERGETICALLY
Shamanic Services *
* Gratefully received permission for the content of this page from my teacher:
Shaman Jean
Shamanic Outcomes
Feeling more at peace: After a shamanic journey, you may feel more at peace with yourself and your past.
Increased energy: You may feel more energized and have more presence.
Improved well-being: Shamanic healing can lead to an overall improvement in physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional well-being.
Release of emotions: You may be able to release trapped emotions or traumas.
Shamans recognize two realities reflecting an individual's state of consciousness. People in the ordinary state of consciousness perceive ordinary reality; those in the shamanic state of consciousness enter into and perceive non-ordinary reality.
The primary task is to help restore wholeness to the individual or community. The connection with helping spirits to clear out blocking, or negative, intrusive energy (extraction), bring back soul essences lost during trauma or illness (soul retrieval), and engage in spiritual healing (guided visualizations, ritual, etc).
Shamanic healing is interactive, enabling individuals to regain their power and participate in their own healing.
Many many cultures still practice shamanism today as a part of their everyday life. They seek health and healing for their mind, body and spirit from their local shaman. They understand and appreciate the interconnections between humans and nature. They find peace and stress reduction by simple daily practices that bring balance into their homes and families.