Shaman’s Journey- Path of the Shaman

November 14th, 2009, Author: Jim Cassa, Categories: Mystic States

Before one enters the Path of the Shaman certain things happen in life which make you rethink your entire life story. To become a shaman warrior, you do not fight physically, but inwardly with the many battles that go on in your mind.

Shamanism is as old as mankind and its practices are normally secret. The path of the Shaman is one of energy and inner development. Dissatisfaction with life and a feeling that things are not what they seem lead one to searching for a different path.

Inner Yearning

Many of the the things in society do not satisfy anymore and there is a shift in mental tastes and an inner hunger that yearns for something more. This inner turmoil must always be present before one enters the path of the shaman.

Even though the would be shaman knows there must be a better way he cannot find it. He is discontent.

This inner hunger is not yet satisfied and along with it he has a sincere desire to seek the truth. Native American Shamans are familiar with this state known in some religions as the dark night of the soul. Every seeker must enter and pass through this state. It is the prelude to the path of the shaman.

Shaman Begins the Path

Once the shamanic journey begins real knowledge is made known and becomes second nature. Shamanic practices include music to reach altered states on consciousness, the drum is common, soul retrieval which banishes unwelcome entities from within the individual and calling upon shaman spirits.

A Shaman has Clarity

The path of the shaman is full of strength. Many new age wonder workers claim to be able to do things but can do nothing. A shaman has real understanding of action and can do. He has clarity of mind and body which comes from a very clear spirit. The shaman has his power base in the invisible realms which controls the visible.

Reading Energy

The first steps of the shamanic journey involve feeling and reading energy. He begins to get better at this practice. He begins to have visions and meet similar people on the path like himself. He ceases to be lonely and travels like the raven bird more and more embodying its freedom of movement. He can then say he has fully entered the path of the shaman.