The Way of the Shaman by Harner Michael

Author:Harner, Michael [Harner, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9780062038128
Publisher: Harper Collins, Inc.
Published: 2011-07-25T16:00:00+00:00

Earlier, you learned how to make an introductory journey into the Lowerworld. This new journey is simply a continuation of what you did before, but it is also serious shamanic work. Be sure you have already completed the previous exercises successfully. Study the instructions carefully several times beforehand so that you will remember the steps.

You will need a partner who has also studied the book. In addition, you will require a drum (or a cassette recording of shamanic drumming) and a rattle. If you use a drum, you will also need a third person to do the drumming.*

To restore a power animal to someone, it is not necessary that the person be lacking one. What is important is that a power animal “take pity” on the patient, in response to the shaman’s request for help during the journey. The intervention of one human being (the shaman) on behalf of another often seems to evoke sympathy in the hidden universe, and usually a former, lost power animal of the patient volunteers to come back with the journeying shaman. Each additional one that returns adds to the spiritual power of the receiver, but he should take care to honor those that return and not be “greedy,” or they may leave him again.

This is a journey to bring back a guardian that your “patient” has lost. Since over one’s lifetime one may unknowingly or knowingly have the help of a series of different power animals, there is no ordinary way of guessing in advance whether the animal is one your “patient” danced or otherwise might expect to return to him. Power animals normally come and go unexpectedly from a person, especially after a few years. Accordingly, the regular practice of this exercise is an important way for a person to be assured of possessing power. And if a person shows power-loss through depression or illness, and asks for help, such work should be immediately undertaken.

The steps are as follows:

Plan with your partner and a third person to spend an evening together. Abstain from alcoholic beverages and mind-altering drugs throughout the day. Eat only a light lunch and no dinner.

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