How are you doing today? Ready for a shamanic visualization exercise?
Try this little exercise
and then write your answers to the questions in your email reply to shaman@shamanelder.com
and then write your answers to the questions in your email reply to shaman@shamanelder.com
Diagnosis One. Above and Below
First: Sit down. Find room enough to draw a circle around yourself out
the length of your arms. So you are probably sitting on the ground.
the length of your arms. So you are probably sitting on the ground.
2. Take a deep breath. Take several. Calm yourself and balance yourself.
3. Think of one color. Quick! Put that color inside your circle. What
color is it?
color is it?
4. Think of one bird that most represents you. The bird you most like or
identify with. Imagine that bird flying around your head in this circle.
What bird is it?
identify with. Imagine that bird flying around your head in this circle.
What bird is it?
5. Imagine one animal you have always identified with. Imagine him
standing beside you. What animal is it?
standing beside you. What animal is it?
6. Imagine one plant that you have always liked. See a whole field of
this plant growing all around you. You are sitting in a field of your
favorite flowers. What flowers are these?
this plant growing all around you. You are sitting in a field of your
favorite flowers. What flowers are these?
How do you feel right now? Breathe. Just take this in and breathe.
Center yourself.
Center yourself.
OK now look again at the bird flying around over your head. Invite this bird into your heart. Does it come in easily or does it hesitate? Is it happy
or sad? What emotion does the bird have?
or sad? What emotion does the bird have?
Now look at the animal standing beside you. Invite this animal into your heart. Does it come in with joy, anger, does it hesitate, does it refuse?What emotion does it have?
Is it happy or sad or angry? Does it say anything to you?
Is it happy or sad or angry? Does it say anything to you?
Now look at the field of flowers. Are they well and growing great? Just
budding? Withering? How do they feel emotionally? Look at their roots?
Are they long and strong or weak?
budding? Withering? How do they feel emotionally? Look at their roots?
Are they long and strong or weak?
Now lie back in the field of flowers. Actually lie down for this moment
on the place you have been sitting. Just stretch out for a moment and
visualize that field of flowers all around you. No matter whether they
look good or bad, thriving or wilting. Just be with them for a minute.
How do they make you feel?
We have more exercises like this in the Shaman Apprenticeship 101 course. If you are not already a student you can sign up today by going to www.shamanelder.com You will have your first lesson within 48 hours!
Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls is a practicing traditional Shaman with a 400 year lineage in Shamanic healing. She has been counseling people all over the world for 35 years and offers her counseling for free. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, a minister, a teacher and is dedicated to helping people find their own freedom, health and power. To learn more about her Shaman Apprenticeship 101 Online course visit www.shamanelder.com Email her at shaman@shamanelder.com
Aho!
Shaman Elder Maggie
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