- A practice and awareness of elements of your inner world; a means for your inner world to communicate with you
- A means for you to communicate with other realms, realms of spirit
- Michael Harner, Harner method
- Journeys – the three worlds
- Animal, Plant, and Stone awareness, helpers, and teachers
- Meeting Spirit Guides and Guardians
- Health and Well being
- Sensitivity to Environment and synchronicity
- Healing of self and others
- Navigation for your inner development
What does a shaman do?
Basic
- Journeys – lower and middle worlds
- Animal consciousness
- Becoming more familiar with Animal, Plant, and Stone guides
- Purification of self
- Self-development
- Far Seeing, Divination
Intermediate
- Journeys – middle world and upper world
- Daily mindful awareness
- Banishing of harmful influences from self
- Assist in healing others
- Assist in soul retrievals
- Group journeys
Advanced
- Removing harmful influences on others
- Healing others
- Journeying for insight for others
- Soul Retrieval
- Merging with the shamanic realm
How is shamanism practiced?
- Trance
- Dance / Yoga / Kriya and Mudra
- Ritual
- Fasting
- Praying
- Singing / Chanting
- Drumming