WHAT IS SHAMANISM?
Shamanism is the oldest spiritual practice we know and can be dated back at least 40,000 years to the times when we humans felt no separation from the animals and plants and we lived respectfully in harmony with our environment, knowing that we all shared the same divine spark of Source and Spirit.
Shamanism is the foundation for all spiritual practice. It is not aligned to any one religion or spiritual practice and yet it encompasses and embraces all.
It is a way of being rather than a set of tools and techniques and always a partnership with all loving, compassionate spirit teachers and helpers.
There have always been shamans in all indigenous communities - the original healers, psychotherapists, counsellors, ceremonialists who supported the tribe, and in many cases kept the tribe alive by divining weather conditions and locating sources of food.
Shamanism has survived by evolving and adapting and many people now are feeling a real need to connect back to their ancient spiritual roots in these times of great change. It is just as relevant now as ever as a means of accessing help and healing for ourselves and others and reconnecting to the ancient wisdom. Most of us will have had shamanic connections somewhere in our own DNA in the past, and I find when people come to workshops to learn to journey they often say that they feel they have come home.
Shamanism is the oldest spiritual practice we know and can be dated back at least 40,000 years to the times when we humans felt no separation from the animals and plants and we lived respectfully in harmony with our environment, knowing that we all shared the same divine spark of Source and Spirit.
Shamanism is the foundation for all spiritual practice. It is not aligned to any one religion or spiritual practice and yet it encompasses and embraces all.
It is a way of being rather than a set of tools and techniques and always a partnership with all loving, compassionate spirit teachers and helpers.
There have always been shamans in all indigenous communities - the original healers, psychotherapists, counsellors, ceremonialists who supported the tribe, and in many cases kept the tribe alive by divining weather conditions and locating sources of food.
Shamanism has survived by evolving and adapting and many people now are feeling a real need to connect back to their ancient spiritual roots in these times of great change. It is just as relevant now as ever as a means of accessing help and healing for ourselves and others and reconnecting to the ancient wisdom. Most of us will have had shamanic connections somewhere in our own DNA in the past, and I find when people come to workshops to learn to journey they often say that they feel they have come home.