Secrets of Shamanism

88 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM Then he grabbed me and we flew back up the tunnel and came back to where we started." "Great," exclaimed ...

JOSE AIID LENA STEVENS 89 past and future. You can go even further and imagine that on all sides around the blue and green recor ...

90 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM legs in a slow-motion ballet. Oddly, Ron was not moving slowly, however. He suddenly had plenty of time ...

Jose AIID LENA STEVENS 91 them and danced with them all day long. When he had grown tired, he looked for coyote. "Coyote, Coyote ...

92 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM When you hear the beep of your alarm or timer it is time to return. Increase the tempo of your drumbeat ...

JOSE AIID LENA STEVENS 93 foresee that a course of action may lead to a catastrophe. But by altering what they do now, they can ...

94 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM Exercise #3: Looking into the Future Use your drum or rattle. Tempo: three beats per second. Lie down, c ...

Jose AIID LENA STEVENS 95 present events from the past. This is a technique from an- cient times, when no written language exist ...

96 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM from the bark of trees. He learned the art of making strong shoes for protection from the sharp ice and ...

JOSE AIID LENA STEVENS 97 Exercise #4: The Steps Relax and close your eyes. Choose a wished-for talent or desired condition. Co ...

98 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM earphones and a tape recording of shamanic drumming. He explained that John was to relax, close his eyes ...

Jose AIID LENA STEVENS 99 some time, integrating his experience. Somehow he just knew dogs would not be such a problem anymore. ...

100 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM emotions of the event until you feel a release or sense of relief. Return from that locale when the sit ...

JOSE AIID LENA STEVENS 101 Exercise #6: Developing Presence Set up a wastebasket across the room from you or about ten feet away ...

102 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM tive concerning the fluidity and flexibility of time. Although for most people time is an enormous barr ...

CHAPTER6 The Circle of Life: Creating and Destroying The dressed gourds hanging from every tree rattled in the strong prestorm b ...

104 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM storm had passed and outside lay the debris left in its wake. The gourds were broken and crushed beneat ...

JOSE AIID LENA STEVENS 105 transformed. Other shamans go through this experience sym- bolically during a trance state or ecstati ...

106 SECRETS OF SHAMANISM Begin to shred your skin off (this may be done for you by your power animal or other guardians of the p ...

Jose AIID LENA STEVENS 107 destroy. Keep in mind that in this context, destroy means give away or throw out. It means "you" won' ...