SHAMANIC STUDY GATHERING

1. THE WORLD IS WHAT YOU THINK IT TO BE. POSITIVE BEGETS POSITIVE.

2. THERE ARE NO LIMITS. THE UNIVERSE IS INFINITE.

3. ENERGY FLOWS WHERE ATTENTION GOES.DIRECTION IS THE KEY.

4. NOW IS THE MOMENT OF POWER.ACT UPON YOUR INSIGHT.

5. TO LOVE IS TO BE HAPPY.LOVE ALL THINGS AS FAMILY.

6. ALL POWER COMES FROM WITHIN. NOTHING HAPPENS TO YOU WITHOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION.

7. EFFECTIVENESS IS THE MEASURE OF TRUTH. THE MEANS DETERMINES THE END.

THE SEVEN SHAMAN TALENTS
SHAMANIC CEREMONIES

I WANT TO POST YOUR CEREMONIES HERE. SO E-MAIL ME WITH YOUR FAVORITE. IT CAN BE ANY RITUAL YOU CHOOSE. I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THE VERSATILY OF THE SHAMANIC JOURNEY.

CEREMONIES
SHAMANISM by D'lana Raven

The personal belief and energy you bring to the process create the underlying Power behind Shamanism. ROOT Power to some degree is in each person and can be developed with training.

Shamanic Mastery is having the ability to exercise the mental control to be who and what you want to be in life, and using shamanic techniques to attain these goals.

Basic tools of the Shaman are simple. Of the Tools you will use, the most Scared is yourself. Every object is a reflection of yourself. Every Sacred objects reflects your strengths, your vulnerabilities, your joys, and your needs. Each object is and extension of your faith.Opening your mind eye to the Universe. Power is a gift given by the Spirits. Anything that works to help you attain that connection is permissible. The Shamans believe if it works use it. If it does not work don't use it.

After searching over 30 books these last few weeks I was shocked at how many books there are that don'ttell you anything. Here are my 10 keys to Shamanism.

1. You must believe in a power higher than your own.

2. You must be willing to allow that power to take control.

3. You must accept the POSITIVE way of believe.

4. You will need the following:

5. Your concentration through meditation. Anything that helps you attain that meditation is acceptable. Some people use chanting, drumming, music, candles, incense, crystals, etc. I know of one guy that attains his deepest connection being in a quite spot amongst a large crowd. You must find you connect with the other world.

6. You must be filled with a desire to Help others. Sometimes even without them asking.

7. You must learn what to listen to and when to act.

8. You must continue to Seek knowledge that keeps your mind growing.

9. You must give your life to the Spirit World. To do their work here on earth.

10. And finally I cannot express enough that you must have COMMITMENT.

If you get nothing else out of these Gatherings please get the following: Shamanism is not a religion. It is a Path. A path you choose to follow. A path you choose to participate in. There is no RIGHT WAY OR WRONG WAY. THE MAIN CONCEPT OF SHAMANISM IS CONNECTING TO THE HIGH POWER THROUGH MEDITATION WITH THE HELP OF A SPIRIT CONNECTION. And anything that helps you make that connection is CORRECT.

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF SHAMANISM TO USE THAT CONNECTION TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE TO HELP YOUR FELLOW MAN.

So as we meet and have many wonderful discussions please feel free to participate and share. Because the one thing you say may be what someone else is seeking without knowing it.

One of the most interesting aspects of shamanism around the world is that wherever you go, the techniques are amazingly similar, and that shamans have existed in every society at one point or another. It seems that this is a mechanism that naturally forms when small groups of people come together in a simplistic and so called primitive setting. What does matter is that this is a normal phenomenon world wide. It has been seen on every continent through all eons of human time. Techniques used by people from different cultures not only span continents, but what's more, they span the centuries. You will find the techniques are almost the same from people from the very beginnings of history to modern day shamans. Now that is significant!

It really speaks of how powerful and enduring all of this is. The approaches may be different. The rituals may be different. The mythologies may be different (but also amazingly alike). But the concepts are basically the same. It is amazing how many aspects are so similar. If you visit a typical ceremony you will find healing techniques that are similar around the world. There is dancing, drumming, singing of songs, great mythologies that explain the cosmos, and healing of individuals done just about the same around the world. The entrance into the earth or moving up into the sky is usually a part of the shaman's work, and again is done similarly in different parts of the world. Sometimes the entrance is a lake or other body of water, a tree, a cave or other natural entrance into the earth, or the ocean. For some it is a hill or mound, or a volcano. The way the shaman enters the earth is similar, too. There is usually a drumbeat and dancing which causes an altered state which in turn helps the shaman to leave his physical state of awareness and focus on the work at hand, usually healing or retrieval of a person's soul, or power animals, or something of that nature. Even healing techniques by shamans around the world are similar. They suck bad spirits out of the bodies of the sick with their mouths, use rattles and drums around the body of the sick, use herbal remedies from local plants, sing songs of power in order to dominate the spirits that have entered the body of the sick person. Of course, each society will have its own particular methods that are known only to them, but for the most part, many of these things are shared by people who have never had any contact.