shamanism

shamanism is the oldest wisdom about the power of the universe. this wisdom is gained by individual experience.

the basic techniques to achieve this wisdom are simple and powerful; they are universal or near-universal principles and the shamanic practices are not bound to any specific cultural group or perspective. you revive what is already there.

shamans work for the benefit of every being, of mankind, the community as well as the environment. the actual healing work deals with the spiritual aspect of physical and psychological illnesses and deplorable ecological states.

shamanism is client-centered work as well as ecologial work. everything is experienced as unity and as living. the shaman lives in great closeness and attachment with nature and its circles. nothing is jugded.

health is grounded in personal power and this underpins all of life´s circumstances. the aim is to maintain personal power or to retrieve it in case of loss. a loss can happen, for instance, through a serious illness, an accident, an operation, the loss of a beloved person, and many other situations.

the shaman shows his or her clients that they are not alone, emotionally and spiritually. he or she transmits special powers to the client. care and healing go hand in hand. at the beginning of the work the shaman empties him or herself completely and then fills up with the power of the universe. without this power the shaman is nothing.

for shamanic practice to be effectful it requires humility, self-discipline and devotion.

a shaman is a person who in an altered state of consciousness enters by shamanic journeying the non-ordinary reality outside of space and time.

shamanism aims to open up one´s emotions and intuition and to use one´s senses to experience reality on a different level.

it is interesting that the client does not necessarily have to believe in shamanism. the power of the universe called on by the shaman has its effect nonetheless. in some cultures, for example in tibet or in buriata shamanism today is practiced in coexistence with religion.