| Throughout history, shamans and other wise men | | | | you are going to talk to a very old wise man or |
| and women of knowledge have possessed the | | | | woman. You will want to be patient, respectful, |
| power to journey deep within to tap the universal | | | | calm and receptive to everything this wise being |
| source of information and wisdom. | | | | has to say. |
| Shamans have always known that the answers | | | | You can pose your question in one of these |
| we seek can be found within. Bypassing the | | | | ways: |
| stumbling blocks of the outer, material world, they | | | | Will this job offer be a wise decision for me |
| perfected techniques of accessing higher mind | | | | and my family? |
| levels to find answers, gain insights and achieve | | | | How will the problems in my relationship be |
| profound understandings. | | | | resolved? |
| WHY JOURNEY? | | | | How can I make money in an easier and |
| The shamanic journey is a technique for accessing | | | | stress-free way that brings me greater |
| higher mind levels to get answers on questions | | | | happiness? |
| that are important to you, to gain insights and | | | | How A Typical Journey Is Done |
| achieve profound understandings. It is a great tool | | | | Here's a brief description of how a typical |
| also to use for training the body and mind to | | | | shamanic journey is done: When you are first |
| enter deep states of total relaxation. At a | | | | learning to journey, you sit down or preferably lie |
| minimum, you will learn how to release stress and | | | | down in a relaxing space. In the beginning, it is |
| to help heal your total being. | | | | best to close your eyes and have relaxing music |
| THE SHAMANIC JOURNEY | | | | in the background to help you focus. You are |
| A shamanic journey enables you to enter a | | | | guided to follow a relaxation process that includes |
| meditative type state, but it is not really | | | | breathing exercises and releasing body tension. |
| "meditation" as meditation is understood and used | | | | You then imagine a place in nature, such as a |
| today. Most meditations are limited or ineffective. | | | | forest or desert, where you walk down a path |
| Common meditation practices require the person | | | | until you reach an entrance, such as a cave |
| to sit or lie still, and when deeper levels of | | | | opening or an arch that is part of the earth. Once |
| meditation are reached, the person falls asleep or | | | | you walk through the entrance, you are guided to |
| is nearly comatose. Also typical meditation | | | | use all your senses as you enter a deeply relaxed |
| practices can not be used in a dynamic, moving | | | | state. As you journey, you pose a question that |
| way. | | | | is important to you. By accessing a higher mind |
| A journey is not an end result, but a bridge to the | | | | state, you access messages, insights and guidance |
| higher self---a force that is always there to guide | | | | that you may not access during normal waking |
| us. The objective is to avoid getting stuck on the | | | | states. |
| bridge, as is the case with common meditations. | | | | It is advisable to follow a step-by-step guide when |
| You want to cross this bridge between the | | | | you are first learning to journey. Once you train |
| sub-conscious mind and the higher mind. Once you | | | | your mind to do shamanic journeys, you can |
| do, you need to be active rather than passive. | | | | journey by yourself at any time and any place, |
| That is, you want to ask for guidance, answers | | | | even while you walk. |
| and any help that you deeply desire in your life. | | | | The shamanic journey is used for communicating |
| PREPARING FOR A JOURNEY | | | | with your higher self--with Spirit. It is practiced to |
| Before beginning a journey, you are advised to | | | | retrieve information from the higher realms of |
| focus on a specific question or a subject that you | | | | the mind. From ancient times, shamans have used |
| need help with. Your questions can range from | | | | the process of journeying to travel within to |
| the sublime, such as asking what you can do to | | | | access answers, insights, guidance and help from |
| become enlightened, to the most practical, such | | | | the spiritual realm. |
| as asking about a work related issue. | | | | To learn how you can start practicing shamanic |
| Have a purpose for your journey. Imagine that | | | | journeys, visit the link below. |