Shamanism is not a religion; but rather, a worldview established on the premise that everything on this planet is alive and connected and has a soul. Shamanism is an experience based on indigenous wisdom and healing practices that assists us in living with a sense of connectedness to all life and, most importantly, to our inner world. Religion is belief-based, whereas shamanism works purely through personal experience. It involves travel into the unseen world to interact with spirit guides, power animals and ancestors for individual and planetary healing.

All indigenous cultures use shamanic journeywork for divination, problem solving, physical, emotional, mental healing and the extraction of negative energy. The end result is a taming of the individual ego that allows us to live in closer connection to all life and serve our community in a meaningful manner.

All shamanic cultures believe that physical, mental and emotional illness is the result of Soul Loss. We live in a culture that is instinct- injured and suffering massive soul loss, where we no longer trust our inner voice or our instincts. All types of shamanic healing use some type of soul retrieval that will lead us closer Source or God or the divine energy of the Universe. The shamanism that we present at Starseed is very practical and useful in that it helps one to grow steadily into a trust of Self and have a direct and clear relationship with your inner guidance and the spirit world.

Soul Loss in our 21st century society takes place at any time in our life’s journey. Sudden loss, betrayal, inability to grieve and lack of relationship with death as a natural occurrence are just a few triggers. Normally, there are various times in our lives when our survival instincts take over and protect us from the inevitable pain of life. When this happens to a point of denial or derailment of the natural flow of the forces of life, Soul Loss takes place and we become locked into habitual patterns of mental, emotional and physical expression that cripple us and do not allow us to express our creativity freely.

The following are just a few indications of Soul Loss:
~Lack of vitality, energy and sense of personal power; something missing in your life.
~Lack of participation in life itself; disassociation, spacing out, memory gaps
~Addictive behavior patterns that sabotage creativity
~Chronic illness, consistent “accidents”/ being accident prone
~Lack of interpersonal boundaries in relationships
~Very low tolerance for intensity, boredom or silence
~Addiction to one’s “story”/being stuck in one’s history (not letting go of the past)

Most people in our society usually seek shamans to heal chronic illness, depression or addictive behavior that is blocking creativity. Oftentimes, there is just a simple sense of not fulfilling one’s purpose in life and lack of creativity or a feeling that something in life is missing.

The shaman will journey on behalf of the client or will ask appropriate questions that allow the root of false beliefs to be exposed. The shaman then uses tools of divination, entity extraction, and various forms of physical and etheric cleansing to promote healing and soul retrieval on all levels. Additionally, soul reading and other techniques are used to help the client connect with inner resources that are blocked or diseased. Eventually the free flow of divine intelligence begins to inhabit the organism. One’s mental and emotional outlook becomes more positive and life itself moves in a more organic and flowing mode.

With practice and consistency shamanism aids people in learning how to heal themselves and become the master of their own destiny. Clients learn how to make conscious decisions to allow the energy of life itself to run more abundantly throughout the organism and connect to the voice of the Higher Self. People have the opportunity to become a co-creator with the sacred Intelligence of the Universe and live a more intentional life. For me, as a practicing shaman, this is the substance of a liberated and joyful life in which self-confidence and love establish dominion over fear in the mind and heart.