touch the earth
Minster
Shamanism is a way of life of our ancestors understand the connection to our
Ancestors and spirits of nature that exist outside and inside us. Shamanism is
the oldest spiritual path on the planet, it is in our roots. Wherever we live,
all dimensions are real and everything in our world has a spirit, a life force.
Walking this path deepens our communication with our Earth Mother and all that
is. Within shamanism there are time tested healing practices which can guide our
way to attaining balance and connection in the life journey that we are walking
- "Rites of Passage" and "Handfasting" to help you to pass into the new phases
of your life and just some of the ceremonies that can help you find your place
or help you to embrace a new phase in your life. Connecting with creation can
make us more balanced, and therefore healthier in mind, body and spirit.
Shamanic journeying and life-energy restoral: the foundation of shamanic healing
is the use and connection to the drum. The steady heartbeat of the drum carries
us to the other worlds, to other realities. It is on this journey that the
shaman encounters the healing powers, connects with the life force and can help
to facilitate the healing process of mind body and spirit. With the use of the
shaman's horse (the drum) a level of awareness can be entered at will, in which
inner, spiritual realities can be perceived and experienced. A shaman journeys
into the landscape of the person they are journeying for, always with the right
intent and with their permission to determine what help is needed. Sometimes
they can bring back a lost fragment and restore it to the individual, providing
the person with the opportunity to integrate it within the totality of their
being. They can also bring power allies back with them to help aid the healing
process. During our life we can have traumatic events. These events can cause us
to become out of balance. We bury them deeply within us and hold onto them. We
send an aspect of our self into hiding. Within the journey we can seek out and
find these fragments, return them. The shamanic journey is a powerful one. With
experience one can travel to their own landscapes, look for their power animals,
seek guidance, knowledge and interact with non-ordinary reality. Drum healing &
drum washing: the drum is used like a scanner, and one is able to tune into the
energy of the drum as it is passed over the person's body. It shows us the
weakness of certain points throughout the body. Drum washing is a wonderful
cleansing of the body. With the vibration of the drum the sound waves penetrate
the aura and the physical body to bring about healing. It is a refreshing and
invigorating experience. Science has proven that a constant, rhythmical drum
beat can boost the immune system and relieve stress and tension within the body.
Shamanic divination: divination opens doors, it is a guide to finding ones own
answers. We all have the answers to the questions we seek within our own selves.
Sometimes, however, we feel a need for guidance from someone else. Divination
will help to show you to the door, but you must walk through it. Gaining
knowledge and wisdom comes from our own experience.
