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Greetings, Shamanscave and its forums have moved to a new hosting provider. Unfortunately, it took a few days longer than anticipated and you may notice if you posted recently your post is missing. I apologize for that, but rather than risk moving and over writing a database with current data we need to just pick up from here and move on. So if you had made a important post to the forums since 12-12-23 you might want to add it back. Don't worry, the last time we changed hosts was well over ten years ago, so doesn't happen every day. gary

We're sorry about the outage, there are still some lingering problems with the forum installation. We hope to have all the issue resolved soon, but in the meantime you still cannot post images. niteshad

I'm going to attempt the forum upgrade again soon, possibly tonight. One of the changes in the forum with the software upgrade is that your login name (what you put in the login box) and your display name (what your posts show "you" as) are going to be merged into the same thing, which is your login name. If you would like your login name changed as a result, please PM me. During the upgrade, the forum may be unavailable or show in maintenance mode. This will hopefully be temporary. -karl

We're sorry about the outage, there are still some lingering problems with the forum installation. We hope to have all the issue resolved soon, but in the meantime you still cannot post images. niteshad

Please join niteshad/Gary for an informal discussion on depression. We will be talking about any type of depression that people want to. There is a type of depression that can come with following this path and we will be talking about that too. The chat will be in the public channel: #shamanscave. https://www.shamanscave.com/irc/irc.html You can use the above link to join the chat. We hope to see you there, Lorrie

I have a small black mirror for scrying and it's very hard to do. There's a virtual scrying mirror online but I don't trust it so much. Is this hard to learn?

Hi, first of all I’m sorry if this is the wrong place to be asking this or inappropriate to ask. I’m transgender and currently going through a lot in my life at the moment, I dropped out of school awhile ago, don’t have a job, and was wondering if someone could help me in any way. There’s more than just being trans that I’d like help with, but I don’t want to publicly say it all in this post. I know this sounds stupid, but is there any spirit, angel or entity of some form etc. that can help grant wishes? Or change appearance or aspects of my life externally? Or just that can help me be happier? I’ve heard of Jinn and Faeries, but I don’t fully know how it works. Would any…

I don't think so. I believe that what Christians think is that demons exist. I have faced them hundreds of times. My belief is that, and you must realize how hard it is for spirits to climb uphill to reach us through the door, that they must grasp at our most sensitive emotions to reach us. This emotion is fear. It is our most vulnerable point, and thus the most easily grasped from the other side of the door. I say that these "demons" are simply spirits misunderstood by the unitiated, grasping at the nearest threads of our soul that they can from the other side of the door. I do believe that many of their wide-spread beliefs hold weight. I often, especiall…

I am Asatru, and a practicing Shaman for over 20 years. That does entail several NDE's, experiences which should send me to the hospital (and have) if I tell the wrong people certain things. That is because they haven't spent the time I have on the bleeding edge between this world and the Umbra (my name for it), and they don't understand. Hello all, I'm Varg, and I came here hoping find community with people who do understand what I'm talking about. I've had a particularly odd past week. And that's saying a lot for a Shaman of as long as I've practiced. I would love to talk with someone who is real, and that's why I cam here, and can understand what I'm saying. …

First, let me apologize if this is a repeat. I searched the forums a bit and did not see a duplicate. I listened to a meditation for finding spirit animals. I have long been connected to wolves. I think that their nature and mine are very similar. I have always thought of my spirit animal as being a wolf. When I did the meditation, I found myself seeing two animals. One was the wolf, and the other the buffalo. I was actually fairly surprised by the buffalo because I have never felt connected to this animal really. I am just confused why I was seeing two animals. Was I not relaxed enough? Was I trying to hard? Any comments or suggestions are welcome as I am…

What is the Makers view on the Afterlife? I have come to accept reincarnation as very probable, but I've noticed that most cultures that hold to this view also want to get off the rebirth merry-go-round. I have a feeling that the after-death state is way more complex than we usually think and has many cultural elements. As a Norse Heathen the most important thing to overcome is the base self, our lower nature, our fears. Just wanted to feel out you guys and hear what the other members think about this very important part of life!

I find both of these topic very interesting. I would love to hear others opinions and expereinces with both.

I like this analogy with a circle : Everyone is at a different place on the circle, so even if we all want to go to the same place, our roads will be different. That's why a tradition will give you tools to walk your path, not your teachers' path. Today, with the internet, there's a lot of information out there about various practices, and it's easy to get some concrete experience with workshops and conventions, hearing charismatic people talking about how you can become master of your life, clean your home from bad energies, or heal an old backpain. All that is fine and there's a lot to learn from it, but there is a risk to become a simple consumer of 'person…

I'm tired of getting new friends only to have them move on after I have talked them about life and helping them to overcome something that was keeping them here. I lost another friend today. I know it's selfish but I am very tired of getting to know people just as they are leaving this life.

I was wondering if someone has ever heard of this and / or how to deal with it? Anyway, over the last few months, I've lost alot of weight and try as i might to gain it back, i can't. I've been to many doctors, and no physical reason for issue. So i started to meditate on it, and become aware in dreamtime when i feel uncomfy & wake up. What i began to see was when my solar plexus would react during sleep, i'd feel fear. Not reacting, I'd "scan" nearby, and often saw partial body of what looked like an alligator or crocodile. As i'd try to deal with it, it'd disappear or leave. It seemed to occur almost nightly, and ten i began to lose weight. I'd had something like th…

Hello , I finally was able to get back on the forums . Well I saw four bats this evening . I know basic symbolism and or signs from bat totem . I was interested if the makers have any feedback or insight into animal totems in their tradition.? I always felt a special connection to bats since I was very young . Thank you

Hello everyone, I'm new here and I'm unsure about where my journey is going at the moment. I don't call myself a shaman, because I haven't followed a tradition of shamanism. I have heard people speak about shamanism in terms of other cultures (often ancient or tribal cultures), but that feels like I'm learning about something outside of me, when really I would like to further my understanding of what I experience... or what's in me. What draws me to shamanism is that the journeys I have experienced through my dream world over the years have shown me the way and provided healing. I also feel connected with nature, I'm not afraid to talk to the trees (if no one is …

I hope you forgive my enthusiasm in posting, I feel like a kid in a candy store. I was curious about the importance of left side, right side work. Does it make a difference if a person is left handed as opposed to right handed, or what if they are ambidextrous?

Greetings, my fellow seekers of truth and meaning. Forgive me, this is a long introduction. I'm new here.. obviously. I am not new to energies and visions. I am only just now coming to understand them. I met a very knowledgeable one in the a.m. hours of March 9th on Omegle who directed me here as well as offered other great and useful tidbits of experience. If you are out there... this stranger thanks you. I am 37 years of this manifestation of awareness. I've always had a deep connection of the earth and natural things of it. I am drawn to obsidian rather strongly. Only recently did I give into this and acquire a few pieces and start practicing in the art of he…

Hi all. So I've been stalking on and off for like... 2 or 2.5 years. For me it's mostly a physical process so i'm wondering if i can use something like intent or anything else to get more out of my practice. I'll just describe what stalking looks like for me personally: There are times where i just change simple things like the route I use to walk to the store. But my primary method looks something like this: Snap my finger twice, make a gesture with my hand, tap on my refrigerator door three times, tap my foot, pick up a book, read one sentence, throw it across the room... etc etc. Just odd behaviors. I know it's an important practice for me but i barely know why i'm doi…

Hello. I always hear about people having amazing journeys but I don't seem to be able to do much at all. I put on the drumming music, try visualizing things, and really nothing happens. I have interesting visualization experiences, but it's not like I'm actually seeing anything, and whenever I hear other people talk about their experiences, they always see and often hear things. I've tried many times and I've made it part of my regiment "try to have a journey today". I have actually seen things with my eyes closed before, but it's always been without trying to, and as soon as I try, it doesn't happen. I've meditated and seen images of gods and spirits before for spl…

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help me here. I have a neighbor who moved into the building next to mine sometimes in spring last year. He seems to be constantly at home (so am I) and our balconies are very close. He is always outside the building smoking or on the balcony smoking and often speaking on the telephone. I attempted to ignore him at first but I often keep my windows open and the cigarette smoke would come in and then I would know he is outside. I also often hear him speaking on the phone. In short I am starting to feel like a live with this guy. He also at some point started collecting the alcoholics in the neighborhood who then sometimes would smok…

Hi everyone I was born with the gift, seen things, spirits, night terrors, rare sickness, voices, demons, O.b.e's and so on. The stress of it all has left me with a brain sickness, but on a plus note my neurosurgeons says I'm normal, I didn't have a mental illness (much to the relief of mum). I'm also the social outcast, shunned, the hermit. Only loved by my family and my partner. People love calling me the witch, Satans daughter, loony you name it they say it. And that's why I'm here, to learn and see how everyone else deals with their gift. Cheers everyone

Hi. I struggle with recurring "psychosis". I have these recurring delusions (or at least i hope they are delusions). In these episodes i end up feeling like I am evil. It's a very complex and nuanced experience. The world around me feels very fake yet i am responsible for the suffering in it because that is apparently real somehow. It feels like i chose this life in the bardos that preceded this life... with ill intent. It's a very unassuming incarnation i've taken on. i am not overtly hurting other people but my lifestyle surely creates suffering on this planet. But that lack of overt wrong doings is used against me when the "condemnation narrative" as i call it sinks it…

Ive only recapped 3 times and am seeing some rather aurprising results. Tonight will be my fourth and first nighttime (and cold lol) recap. I have a lot of negative energy coming at my family and a curse object I need to figure out what to do with. I feel a sense of urgency to do this obviously and am working on more than recapitulation although it is helping a great deal and in many ways, not the least of which is maintaining my energy. My question here is about herbs. What herbs have helped in what way for you guys. Of course I can get this information from other sources but in my experience the most legitimate work goes on here and I would value any advice. Even a sho…