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I haven't had any friends in 4 years. I've been feeling very lonely but its hard for me to feel connections with most people, especially since i have no worldly interests. The only spiritual person i know is my ex, but speaking with him would make my spouse uncomfortable so i would prefer not to. I need friends. I need spiritual friends who arent gonna think im crazy when i tell them about all the energies i feel, the beings i see out the corner of my eyes, the messages i receive from my spirit guides. I need someone who understands to listen and guide me as any other friend would

I'm having difficulty discerning if everything written about here is true, though I can tell at least a fair deal of it is. Source It's a very long article, so I'm copying some of the more thought-provoking, important and controversial statements below. Bolded statements are from the original text. The form of the article is an interview between "ATS" (a reporter for an occult/conspiracy forum and 32nd degree mason) and "HH" (a "hidden hand" behind the global agenda who belongs to an offworld bloodline). All quotes are from HH. 1. "The One Infinite Creator (or Great Central Sun) steps down It's Infinite Energy to become Logos. Logos in turn designs vast Universes of…

Greetings and blessings to all. I am an eclectic North European tradition Heathen. I have been using shamanic techniques for about 20 years. My wife and I are Asatru, meaning true to the old gods, and are both Goddess centered pagans. I am retired after 30 years in Criminal Justice and now spend my time preparing for my transition to the Other World. Please don't take that as a negative, I don't mean "suicidal", just an awareness of the need to die with no regrets. My main spiritual practice. now, is dream work. I have had numerous contacts with the Norse and Celtic Gods and Animal Powers. I send Thor and Freyr's Blessings to you all.

Hello , I have been in the midst (lol) of a pretty debilitating depressive episode . I have tired recap and Stalked . I know the why it just will not lift .

I've already looked at another thread of a new guy, which had links mentioned to two pages on the contemporary shaman which I have read. But I guess this is more just a formal introduction, I've passed through the dark night of the soul, my state is non dual and unfortunately in the process have lost all sense of time and self. Have experimented with a few drugs only to simply stave off suicidal tendencies but not actually for any spiritual reasons. The life, the élan, of my existence is gone entirely. I'm in dire straits but not looking for, nor certainly expecting a quick fix. More so just guidance, I plead to be guided to some information on the subject, and pract…

I am 53 and have never had any type of visions until recently. The first one was a couple of months ago. It was a pyramid with water flowing under it. The next one came a bout two weeks later. It was just a bunch of squiggly lines moving all over the place. The to my left, a very large eye opened out of nowhere. It looked around at the lines and then at me. It then closed as suddenly as it opened. Since then I have had several of the same one. It is a bunch of weird writing like hieroglyphics that are wiggling and changing. All of the visions are the same in the sense that they all look like they have been drawn crudely like by a child. And they all start the same. They a…

I dont wont to write to much about me exept that Im alive and I shouldnt be. It seems to be a very dangerous year for a female to have been born in and Im trying to understand why. What would be the shamans understanding of Firehorse?

I've tried to sign up for the recap 1 course beginning in October, but the 'go on and pay' button does nothing. Also when I click on the contact our faculty link, it says it might have been moved but doesn't go anywhere helpful. How can I sign up for this course? Thanks.

Hi, For about 3 years I have had strong suspicions (but kept putting them to the back of my head) that I have been called to Shamanic work. There's too much info for me to delve into on here on how my suspicions have built; but I have always had a strong spiritual streak in myself (I was not brought up religiously or came from any form of religious background) and I have reserached and practiced extensively in Wicca/witchcraft/Paganism/Budhhism and Taoism, I did consider Judaism one; but I beleive this was more of a fascination with the language than with the actual religion. But when I came across Shamanism by accident, it had resonated with me in a way the oth…

Hello everyone! Nice to meet you all. I apologize in advance as this is probably gonna be a long post. ♥ I'm Kailah, but I also go by Chunji and Koala (by some of my friends anyway). I'm extremely new to shamanism. I'm doing extensive research and reading books to learn as I am unable to have anyone teach me. So I learned about journeying. And it sounds like such an amazing experience from what I've read and heard about. I was really excited to get started with it, and with my perfectionist self I figured I could get it on the first try. And when I didn't, I decided to keep trying. I had nothing for about five tries, and on the sixth this morning, I think I got…

So my cat died two days ago. I can't really say it was unexpected. I knew for awhile that she had maybe a year or so left. I took that information and generally made the most of what time I had left, but now that she's gone I am feeling all sorts of things. There is of course the usual regret. There were times where she wanted more pets than I had left in me on a given day. Days where I felt like doing other things than holding her. Looking back, whatever it was that I was busying about with was not really as important as maybe taking that extra moment and holding her. Kitty liked to be held. At least she did before things got bad last week. I could tell things were…

i tried it before, but for some reason i was never lucid, it was just way harder for me to find sleep and i had dreams about different languages. any suggestions?

Hi I'm new to the forum and to shamanism about a month ago I had a strong urge towards shamanism so picked up a beginner's guide to journing by Sandra ingerman , a few podcasts n random stuff from the net anyway 1st night I tryed to find a anchor point from nature I no of nothing happened it was a cave from childhood same on second n third but the fourth night it was a fox hole I see on a walk I do n I went through eventually came out a cave exit on to a path in the woods with let to a t junction I took the right was wondering around a while then found my self stroking a stag ( my intent was to find my spirit animal) but as I realized what I was doing it kinda kicked me o…

Hi, I am wondering if any changes occur with sleep as you advance in your Shamanic practices. For instance, did frequently practicing Shamanic journeying or other altered states of consciousness (including lucid dreaming) make you more/less wakeful throughout the day? Did it increase/decrease the amount of hours you slept each night? If so, were you practicing other techniques alongside it such as meditation? And finally, how long did it take to experience these effects and what is your Shamanism routine? Thanks in advance! Brandon

This would be cool if people could use this thread to ask there own questions, too... In any case, I have myself three totem/power "animals" (one is a tree, so I can't quite say animals--and on a side note I am having so much trouble looking up information about her, because everything is on animals, though she has talked to me enough on it so I'm comfortable.) and in one of my experiences my tree handed me a dragon scale. It was purple, and fit in my palm. I get the feeling of air from it, for whatever reason. I'm quite new to purposefully and consciously experiencing a shamanic journey, and I was wondering if I could have assistance in possible interpretations, or e…

HI. One of the main things i've been seeking to heal in myself is recurring bouts of psychosis/ delusion/ feeling like i'm being condemned. These episodes recur approximately once every week or week and a half. It's a very disturbing and heavy experience. My friend told me that i should avoid recapitulating trauma until i'm really ready for it. I'm wondering though... if i avoid recapitulating the psychosis am I missing out on a return of energy that is essential to my being able to heal the psychosis? I know it's a really heavy and complicated energy to work with but i seem to have to endure it somewhat frequently anyway.

Hi, I'm looking for Maker advice on dealing with life outside of the Shamanic. I notice whenever I'm in my awareness/intent exploring around I am fine. Totally fine, mesmerized, very understanding and respecting of my personal power and starting to accept it. I needed a lot of rest today and allowed that so I dove into the sea a bunch to rest and recover, learning everything I need to know. with my *energy* that is. Everything makes sense, and I can tell my self doubt is either weakening or I'm just not in my head when I'm there. When I get out of it however I'm sucked right back into the abyss again- I just feel like the same old intensely crazy person I am again, i…

I've been traveling to other worlds meeting other beings, sometimes I have a guide sometimes I don't. I met a shaman who spoke to me in the language of the universe and he gave me something, but these things are hard to explain and people probably think I'm crazy..

Many things that happened during my ayahuasca experience where just as much worth mentioning meeting my spirit owl Okaga, getting helped from Mother Ayahuasca's spirit, aid also from Buddha. But one thing which i thought i knew so well what it meant but i couldn't get complete closure from my Maestro mostly because he spoke Spanish and i had a friend who could translate but sometimes it wasn't as clear as i hoped. Anyway enough of the backstory the meat of my question is, In the first few hours of the first ceremony we told we had to sit not lay, in about a hour or 2 later my hands started to feel like a gorillas. I was very sure that was what i was experiencing mind…

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So i have taken Spirals I and am in the middle of Quicksilver. There's so many exercises under my belt that i don't totally know what to do with them. Like... i don't know if it's enough to just do the exercise for each week and then drop it like a hot potato or if i should try to determine for myself what practices i should do... and then try to do a small handful of those exercises each day. Obviously the more we practice the more we learn but i come against resistance with the more challenging exercises. But maybe those are the ones i should be doing? Or maybe just the opposite. Do the ones that feel easy for me. I could ramble on but i'm sure this is enough to riff of…

i know im a shaman for a few reasons i would like to hear others stories and i am hoping an experienced shaman can give me some guidence, so i can make the next step and so i can be ready for what happens next and make the right choices when the creator gives the next sign, the next test, and when the ancestors visit me again. i hope they do, those entities are so cool, and they help me with my creations. i want to share my story but id like to chat with a experienced shaman first for guidence, thank you

I have a long history of having a mannequin in my house. She'll be 10 this year. I have my own name I gave her, but I believe there's more behind that. Allow me to explain: Everyone who has come into my house is instantly taken aback by how real she looks, but after 2 nights at my house, for at least the last 5 or 6 years, I find houseguests speaking to her. I believe that somehow in her being such a permanent fixture in my house that she has either 'developed' a soul, or acquired one. What I do know is what I've seen. I even have pictures of ex-girlfriends posing with her once they've gotten used to her. One ex of mine was afraid of her - one that was deemed …

I am and always have been on a spiritual journey, half here half some where else. Recently, after almost losing my life and many strange events, I began to dance a dance where I spin and now I can't seem to get back to the "real" world. My journey is lonely, I'm ok with that, but I don't know how to live in today's society.

Even how to become a shaman. http://www.wikihow.com/Practice-Shamanism I like the warning at the end: "In most societies, shamans are not figures of authority. Do not expect to gain personal status or fame." Lorrie