Power Animal journeying is a practice that I learned to teach both directly from the founder, Michael Harner and several of his students. Its a practice that seems to be associated with sober journeying and music.
Most shamanism is about altered states and consciousness changes, so don't think that because no drugs are generally used in this practice that you will not experience visions or a feeling of connectedness with the universe, nature and telepathy with animals and spirits.
All things are connected and all things have vibration. Power, personal and shared, as well as healing
One friend put it like this: Just like everything else in physics, energy resonates at a natural frequency. Animals can mirror those frequencies and since they are more simple creatures, we can use them for guidance if we become off in our frequency.
There are several basic journeys to begin a shamanism interested person on their path. One of the best is the journey to the shamanic underworld to seek a relationship with your power animal. Over the years, I have performed this ritual and the drumming that accompanies it for many people.
Generally this journey process is a meditation and a visionary experience that can be done indoors or outdoors, daytime or night, and takes about 1 hour or more depending on if it's one student to one instructor or if there are several students. People generally feel energized afterwards.
I usually instruct and then drum and then allow students to share their experiences. Sometimes visions and symbolic interpretation will be offered to those with questions. As a diviner and metaphysician in addition to a shamanic practitioner, I have extensive experience with dreams and visions. All my associates and people that I refer to clients of Waking Within are capable of teaching and creating sacred space for power and healing to come into our lives.
Most shamanism is about altered states and consciousness changes, so don't think that because no drugs are generally used in this practice that you will not experience visions or a feeling of connectedness with the universe, nature and telepathy with animals and spirits.
All things are connected and all things have vibration. Power, personal and shared, as well as healing
One friend put it like this: Just like everything else in physics, energy resonates at a natural frequency. Animals can mirror those frequencies and since they are more simple creatures, we can use them for guidance if we become off in our frequency.
There are several basic journeys to begin a shamanism interested person on their path. One of the best is the journey to the shamanic underworld to seek a relationship with your power animal. Over the years, I have performed this ritual and the drumming that accompanies it for many people.
Generally this journey process is a meditation and a visionary experience that can be done indoors or outdoors, daytime or night, and takes about 1 hour or more depending on if it's one student to one instructor or if there are several students. People generally feel energized afterwards.
I usually instruct and then drum and then allow students to share their experiences. Sometimes visions and symbolic interpretation will be offered to those with questions. As a diviner and metaphysician in addition to a shamanic practitioner, I have extensive experience with dreams and visions. All my associates and people that I refer to clients of Waking Within are capable of teaching and creating sacred space for power and healing to come into our lives.
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