Shamanism is an ancient healing art practiced in many native cultures all over the world. A shaman, or medicine person, uses various methods to access spiritual power and healing information. One of the most widely used methods is called the shamanic journey whereby a shaman enters non-ordinary reality (The Hidden Universe) aided by drumming and other techniques.

The shamanic state of consciousness is generated when a monotonous drumbeat is heard altering brainwaves, thus creating a deep state of relaxation or trance. In the trance state, shamans can obtain healing visions and access spiritual guidance and power often represented as animals and nature spirits.

The goal of shamanic healing is to restore power. Power loss is seen as the spiritual cause for illness, an unhappy life, addictions, accidents and poor luck. But how do we lose our power in the first place? In the shamanic view of life, traumatic events in our lives often cause us to lose our power.

After loss, emotions crystallize in our bodies and become a magnet that creates patterns in our lives, such as addictive behaviours, illness, chronic depression, panic attacks, eating disorders and so on. Deprived of our vital essence, we are more prone to becoming unwell, physically and mentally.

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