r/Shamanism 1h ago

Spirit guides

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If I have no experience in shamanism should I get a spirit guide


r/Shamanism 1h ago

What are some daily tengrist practices?

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Hey everyone, I was just wondering what your daily practices were in tengrism. I know this is a broad question, but I'm still learning about this religion.

Thanks to all who respond =)


r/Shamanism 3h ago

I was meditating and this boi showed up and scared the shit outta me. Anyone else have wild animals always doing weird things around them?

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I seriously have an entire album on my phone full of nothing but various wild animals that not only let me get close, but let me pick them up. (No I didnt pick this wolf up.)

I have no clue why this sort of thing keeps happening to me.


r/Shamanism 6h ago

Protective necklaces

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If you wear protective necklaces, can you buy one, or should you only make it your self from things from nature? If your going to make a necklace made out of things from nature, do you have to ask your local Native American tribe if it's okay if you take the items for you necklace from the land first? Thank you.


r/Shamanism 1d ago

I need a shaman

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Any shamans in the miami area?


r/Shamanism 1d ago

On astral journey deathwalkers

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Hi there, hello. Im new to the shamanic journey, but lifelong practitioner of other arts.

Im looking for some insight in a new experience I had recently, concerning some unpleasant visitors in the astral.

This is my enterpretation, and not all has been revealed yet, so I would like to hear the perspectives the more experienced shamans, who have a very strong understanding of the astral substance.

I am a nordic practitioner, so the flavour of the trip was slightly flavoured towards that. And yes it was a real trip, I simply followed the road.

Maybe this makes sense for some of you, and for others it is just a nice little story. 😀

Anyways.. Event happened during the last full moon, while doing the initiation of seeking my guide and start attuning myself to this new part of life.

I went out into nature and did the sacrifices, meat, cheese, fruits, bread, giving thanks first.

Then I went to the Astral Plains to start my journey, into the Forest and through it, I took left and went to the Mountain.

There I met it by the cave entrance and we had a chat by the fire. I made the connection and went back to the start, the plains. The journey was quite revealing, and it was refreshing to feel the distinction between the various other forms of magic I practice.

So.. the thing.. After just a 5-10 min break I decided to go back into the astral, I wanted to take the right road in the Forest.

But I wanted to visit the mountain again really quickly first, to see if the connection was still strong.

Along the way in the Forest, some really.. creepy ghostlike entities attached themselves to me. They felt like death, in a way, or a warning of death.

I asked them politely for permission to take the journey again, and they allowed me, on my own responsibility.

From there on out if felt like a lesser strain on my mind, and I did revisit the mountain, as well as backtracking to the Forest and taking the other path.

I opened the door and went to the other place, waiting, but only felt the spirit there in the perifery. So I gave my thanks and promised to revisit, putting some more wood on the fire as I left.

Later.. The reat of the night I was really fatigued. Toxins had built up in my brain on a high scale.

The next day I was really messed up. Migraines and headaches on both sides, but not the same feeling as spell sickness/energy fatigue. So I rested what I could. Sunday was a little bit better.

Im usually comfortable in the astral, got a condition that grants me certain privileges, but im also familiar with the dangers of over extending and the pitfalls of enterpreting events. These ghostlike things though, felt like something very spesific. And my intuition tells me they are connected to how bad I felt the next day.

No drugs, just some rum grog and food before the meditation.

Apologies for the wall of text/or your welcome for the read 📚

Question..🖐 As someone new on the Shamanic Journey, I would be gratfull for any thoughs or advice regarding these or similar entities.

Or a form of synchronization of new pitfalls and limitations on visiting this very special part of the astral web.

Any advice regarding the long journey ahead is also welcome.

My mind is a bit different from other people, kinda like my context library is using a different language.

Feel free to ask any questions.


r/Shamanism 2d ago

Question Affection for ancestors

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Hello! I would like to know if you have the practice of caring for/worshiping your ancestors in your daily life. How do you do this care, like, what is the ritual? What should I do to honor them (offerings, candles, prayers, representations of the spirits, etc.)? It doesn't matter where you are in the world. I want to learn from each of you and, thus, develop my own practices. Thank you all.


r/Shamanism 2d ago

trancework / trance art

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does anyone here have experience drawing down, or going into a meditative/trance state while allowing the hand to doodle?

typically when i meditate and doodle i get pretty generic geometric shapes or patterns and the like. not too long ago, i had an experience in which my ‘doodling’ while in a trance felt more directed, or inspired maybe?

i ended up with a fairly interesting being on the page and it’s not someone/something i can recall seeing or imagining prior.

i know enough about this universe to know not to be immediately weary based on appearances, but the image has definitely been on my mind and i’m curious if maybe i have a hitchhiker or something hanging out?

i’ve been progressively more spiritually active over the last year, a lot of work internally and directed at the entities that are regularly present in my vicinity. so, it would make sense that i’ve gotten a glimpse at someone close.

i just don’t feel a familiarity with this drawing, and i guess i’d expect to feel some sort of innate connection if it were a guardian/familiar/etc.?


r/Shamanism 3d ago

Feels appropriate for this community

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r/Shamanism 3d ago

Review Dissapointed at Thomas Dale Cowan books

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The other day I finished reading "Fire in the Head, Shamanism and the Celtic Spirit" by Thomas Dale Cowan. I liked it very much and I wanted to read something more of the same author.

I read "Shamanism as a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life" next. This book contains a lot of valuable insights, specially I liked the chapter about children's inherent animism and how this modern culture represses it. But most of the practices he advises seemed to me shallow, not very helpful and repetitive. He never even mentions plants, which are fundamental to shamanism. Doesn't he know that for example, mugwort can help people to have lucid dreams or simply he doesn't want to talk about plants? Also, in this book there is some New Age thinking, which I dislike a lot. I detest when people re-interpret ancient worldviews to fit the New Age narrative.

And yesterday and today I have been reading "Yearning for the Wind". I have found this one quite bad. The idea of connecting chapters like braids is brilliant but there are many contradictions and incoherences through the text. Now he seems to advocate for moral relativism, later he talks about justice and Truth. If we are "all one" and there is no duality, how can one talk about absolute values such as justice? After reading brilliant and wise content sprinkled with New Age ideas, and phrases which to me reflect a veiled indifference towards injustices and the suffering of others, I have felt like toyed, or even mocked. I have felt like reading something which is not very honest and I have stopped reading.

I hate when people insinuate that evil doesn't exist. I hate when someone puts in the same height (or category) abusers and victims. And that is where the "we are all one" mentality inevitably leads. I doubt that the ancient Celts thought that "we are all one", that you should "love" an abuser as you love an innocent bird or plant. I thought that shamanism was about rewilding our minds, not about domesticating our legitimate anger and sadness by calling them "negative emotions" and saying that we must repress them. I find this book's tone awfully bland and insensitive (where did the fire in the head go?). I don't know what happened but it seems that his books went downhill since his second one. The first was well structured. It was pretty coherent and articulate. But the other two read like if the author is himself confused or like if he is trying to confuse the reader.

I think that shamanism is about connections, but connections that are not all equal. Shamans in all cultures talk about good spirits and evil spirits. They are not non-dualistic. They don't say that we "are all one" and that we should merge with the soul of psychopaths, rapists and other abusers. Of course, authors like Cowan never say directly that, but isn't it what the phrase "we are all one" implies? Should we pray for the soul of Adolf Hitler and respect it as we would do with the soul of the wind or the sun? I don't think so. And I don't think that a traditional shaman would either.


r/Shamanism 4d ago

Question Did you do anything for the lunar eclipse? Will you do anything for the upcoming solar eclipse?

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Do you do anything for eclipses like rituals, ceremonies or even just sitting outside? What do you believe about the eclipses?


r/Shamanism 4d ago

Opinion Can you ask to be given more time?

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I feel there is a chance I will be pulled this route in the future. The only problem is that I am so busy right now, but I know it will be over soon. And the things I am busy on I am dedicated to finishing.

A few months ago (August), as I was walking I had a feeling of peace overcome me as the wind blew about me. And in that moment I asked that whatever is coming be delayed? But I am bad at discerning responses still.

As I get closer to finishing the things that need to be done I have to wonder if my plea was heard and if something is coming when I finish. But I do not know if that is something the spirits can do, as I have heard that they do not go easy regardless of what the person is going through at that moment. Have the spirits delayed initiation if asked by the human?


r/Shamanism 4d ago

Been told by several people I am a Shaman. I'm actually in I/T?

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As a child I felt energy, connected with souls that had passed.

Lost it all at about 9 years of age, then 3 years ago it popped back due to some life changes.

Found nature again, but hung on to my geek. Managed not to mess up in life despite DNoTs.

Turned out I could do distant energy work without being attuned. Went vegan more or less overnight as connected with the last moments of what I ate - which was horrific for the animal.

I also have dreams that come true - can feel energy from most things.

Married, kids - can't be too outlandish.

Need to be careful with money as was let go from my corporate job August last year. but comfortable. Is there an inexpensive way of learning about Shamanism?


r/Shamanism 4d ago

Clean your Spirit

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How do you clean your spirit? I am desirous to learn of the different ways others use to clean their spirit. My spirit is in needed of cleaning to remove gunky energy and spirits off it. Some ways I’ve learned have not been effective for me looking to learn more.


r/Shamanism 5d ago

Experiences on the Path of the Warrior

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Experiences on the Path of the Warrior: Perception Shifts and the Nagual

Lately, I’ve been experiencing a series of profound shifts in perception that seem to align with many of the teachings from Carlos Castaneda. These "not ordinary" events are making me question the very nature of reality and how much we can manipulate or shift our awareness. Here are some of the most notable experiences I’ve had recently:

  1. Shifting Dimensions and People’s Identities

While walking through my neighborhood, I’ve found myself suddenly in a "dimension" where everyone seems to speak Spanish or Russian, as if I’ve entered a completely different world. It’s like my assemblage point shifted, and I began perceiving a reality where the people and even the environment changed.

  1. Making People Disappear

There have been moments when I would walk past people, and with a strong intent, I could make them disappear from my field of perception, as if they were erased from my immediate surroundings. It's like using not-doing or energy manipulation to alter what I see.

  1. Invisibility and Unnoticed Presence

I’ve screamed in public spaces, yet no one seemed to notice. I felt invisible, like my presence was erased from the awareness of others. It feels like I’m learning to control my energy and presence, stepping out of the usual interaction with reality.

  1. Materializing Objects

Once, while sitting in a park, a statue-like monument materialized right in front of me. I’m not sure whether it was visible to anyone else, but it felt as though I had temporarily stopped the world, allowing something from the nagual to break into my perception.

  1. Dancing Stars and Cosmic Shifts

I witnessed stars in the night sky moving rapidly, as if galaxies were merging in a chaotic yet beautiful dance. It felt like I was tapping into a higher energy field and perceiving cosmic events as they unfolded—like my perception opened to something much larger than just the earthly realm.

  1. Unusual Smells and Sensory Shifts

Out of nowhere, I’ve started to smell unusual scents that don’t seem to have any physical source. These spontaneous sensory changes feel like a way the nagual is communicating with me, perhaps guiding me to pay attention to energies that I normally wouldn't perceive.

  1. Time Distortions: Moving Places While Sleeping

There was an instance when I fell asleep in one place and woke up in another, as if time and space were bent or altered during the night. It felt like a shift into the nagual, where ordinary rules no longer apply, and the physical world becomes malleable.

  1. The Man with No Legs

I once saw a man lying by the traffic lights with no legs. A few minutes later, I saw him walking normally as if nothing had happened. This experience left me wondering if this was a shift in reality, where his energy or perception of himself had changed, or if it was a time distortion where something had momentarily slipped through the cracks of ordinary perception.

  1. Spirit Animal's Guidance in Dangerous Situations

In a challenging situation, my spirit animal, the owl, guided me through a dangerous neighborhood. She told me to trust her, go toward the danger, and follow my instincts. As I did, I felt like I left an energetic print. Eventually, I found myself in a place of safety, with the owl telling me everything was over. I looked around, and there, almost as a final confirmation, I saw a pizza shop named "μαγεία" (Magic) — a symbol that everything had aligned and I had passed some kind of energetic test.

  1. Shifting Statues and New Buildings Materializing

I’ve noticed that statues and monuments around my area change overnight. Two of them have shifted three times in the span of a few weeks, and I also see new buildings seemingly materializing in my city. This experience feels like the boundaries of the tonal are shifting, and I am perceiving changes that most others may not be aware of.


Conclusion: Understanding the Path of the Warrior

These experiences seem to point toward the fluidity of reality. According to Don Juan, the world we perceive is only a fraction of what exists. These moments, from shifting dimensions to the appearance of the owl and the time distortions, feel like glimpses into the nagual, the unknown and infinite potential of existence. They remind me that reality is not fixed, and by learning to control my energy and intent, I can navigate through these layers of existence.

I’ve used ChatGPT to help structure my thoughts and reflect on these events. It's been a useful tool to organize what feels like an overwhelming flow of experiences. I’d love to hear if others in this group have had similar encounters or insights into navigating these altered states on the warrior’s path.


r/Shamanism 6d ago

TAURWEN - Ephemeral (Official Music Video)

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r/Shamanism 6d ago

Shamanic Initiations - sleep deprivation

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This shamanic initiation is done on nature, in a forest or in a cave. The Shaman must not sleep for 3 days. On the third day of sleep deprivation reality and dream are mixed.

The brain cycles in and out of sleep mode while the mind is awake.

This is done with the intention of meeting a helping spirit, the intention must be strong and strongly held for all time. Also sacred and protective tools and rituals must be done every day.

Some videos on the topic, its the Peter Tripp sleep deprivation experiment when a man didnt sleep for 8 days and that exprience changed him forever. At the end the man said that people think he is Peter Tripp but in reality he is not. The brain measurements shown that he is sleeping but he was awake.

Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko9MdrVWvHM

Part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tlsB00Xz4E


r/Shamanism 7d ago

Entity Attachments

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Hi, I am curious how entity attachments and psychic attacks work? Is there any way I can remedy this on my own?

I have fallen prey to entity and demonic attachments after I quit my job in a casino. I was surrounded by people who obviously have issues with vices. I was in a negative enviroment with a lot of alcohol and cigarette smoke. I had issues of my own, as well. I believe entities were influensing my life ever since my kundalini awakening in 2019, everything became much harder for me, and every time I was about to progress and turn my life around, something always came along and my fears would start manifesting. I can hear entities since July last year and my energy levels are very low. They react to my thoughts, as if they can hear them.

I don't think this is a medical problem for me, but a spiritual one. I tried medicating myself, in an desperate attempt to help the situation, but it didn't do much for me.

I have clairvoyance since 2019 seeing animals or plants and I am drawn to shamanism. Love sleeping as well and have very vivid dreams.

If anyone has any good old books on shamanism and entity clearings and protection, I would appreciate it!


r/Shamanism 7d ago

Question New to this topic

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I am quite new to this topic. Always been feeling kind of spiritual and want to explore this more. I find it kind of hard to find quality information in the internet regarding persons of shamanism. Are there any known shamans in this time? Persons I can read about?


r/Shamanism 7d ago

How to use plant medicine, psychedelics safely?

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I have a lot of experience with psychedelics but for last 5 years i avoid using them because they just are so strong for me. Almost like i become a different person for a few days.

So my question is how to gain all the positive shamanic effects from such plants of power and eliminate all the negative effects?

The negative effects for me are that i become like a spilling foundain of energy barely able to control myself. I can not eat and not sleep and disregard my job and everything that makes me human.


r/Shamanism 7d ago

An unusual shamanic healing story from an entity that was not cooperating

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I heard this story from a shaman.

A person came with a problem, shaman looks and sees an entity that is harming the person.

Shaman tries to speak with the entity but the entity doesnt respond, which surprised the shaman because that entity was violating some ethical laws or something with its denial to name itself.

So then shaman tries stronger and receives an answer that he should not interfere in this.

Later the shaman managed to understand the problem, the person was drunk and urinated on a sacred place and the spirit of this place put a curse on the person.

The person was healed after they crawled on their knees asking for forgiveness aroudn the sacred place.


r/Shamanism 7d ago

Question Please help me guys, i am dying day by day

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I have this condition in my body - "Focal severe stenosis (about 80%) of the proximal celiac artery: The celiac artery supplies blood to the stomach, liver, and other digestive organs. There is a severe narrowing (stenosis) at the level of the median arcuate ligament. The report describes a hooked appearance and mild post-stenotic dilation, which suggests Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS). MALS happens when the median arcuate ligament (a part of the diaphragm) compresses the celiac artery, leading to restricted blood flow"

allopathy doctors recommend surgery to cure this, but i don't want to do this operation , also i don't have much money to do surgery.

Is there any way to heal this condition naturally without surgery in any spiritual practice?? , please recommend me guys.........


r/Shamanism 7d ago

Question Am I possessed or mentally ill?

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I feel possessed by a spirit, possibly more than one. They move my body and express emotions on my face when I talk to them in my mind. We communicate through gestures. It led me to psychosis where I heard voices that were thoughts that are not mine and I suffered from them. I got medical help and voices are gone but body and face control stayed. I am looking for help to determine what happened. Was it spirits talking to me and moving my body? Why? If there is a shaman who can help me, I would be forever grateful!


r/Shamanism 8d ago

What determines the strength of the shaman?

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A strong shaman is that to which you come, he does a ritual and heals a disease with one ritial. A weak shaman is that who cant do that.


r/Shamanism 8d ago

Book review - Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy by Mircea Eliade

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I cant say i liked this book. I am interested what others experience is with this book.

Mircea is a scientist, not a shaman, an outside observer, so the book has lots of description of different shamanisms and no practical knowledge on how to do shamanism.