What_Is_Shaminism

What Is Shaminism What Shamanism Is By the Silver Circle Shaman (pronounced SHAH-maan) is a word from the language of the Tungus people of Siberia. A Shaman is a man or woman who enters an altered state of consciousness at will. The Shaman does this to contact and utilize an ordinarily hidden reality to acquire knowledge, power and to help others. The Shaman usually has at least one or more spirits in his or her personal service. The trance or "ecstatic" state of consciousness the Shaman enters can be termed as the Shamanistic State of Consciousness (SSC). The Shaman does not enter this state for play, but only for serious purposes. The Shaman must also know the basic methods of accomplishing the work in the SSC before entering such a state. For example, if the Shaman wishes to recover a patient's guardian animal, he must know the techniques for reaching the Lowerworld, entering it, finding the spirit animal and bringing it back safely. Subsequently, he must know what instructions to give the patient in the Ordinary State of Consciousness (OSC). The Shaman is an accomplished see-er who works in the dark, or at least with the eyes covered, in order to see clearly. For spirits, feel, nature, energy, earth, power, receptive, love, light, ritual, branches, spot, ask, area, while, signals, out, leave, through, site, should, roots, response, now, good, communication, yourself, self, same, part, one, find, drum, deep, channel, around