Shamanistic Journey & Soul Retrieval

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Excerpts from Shelleys book, Hypnosis: How to Put a Smile On Your Face and Money In Your
Pocket.
The worlds first doctors were shamans who embraced physical, emotional and spiritual energy
as one. A shaman was a spiritual healer who assists others to awaken deeper states of
consciousness and soul searching. These states focus upon living in celebration, releasing
discomfort or blocks, restoring wellness and becoming enlightened. Shamans have been known
as witch doctors, medicine men, medicine women, mundunugu, hunas, ducuns, exorcists,
magicians, sorcerers, warlocks, witches, dowsers and those who do voodoo. Some use
negative hypnosis by instilling fear forms that only they can remove. This negative hypnosis has
become the basis of some modern religions as well.
There are as many techniques for Shamanic work as there are cultures and individuals yet,
basically, most happily balance love and power, male and female, light and dark, to invoke inner
awareness and harmony. Shamanism relies heavily upon ceremony and ritual to evoke the
desired trance. Many rituals involve hypnotic tools like smells, smoke, repetition, sound,
suggestion, and sleep deprivation. Some rely on mood altering substances.
Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negativeSome techniques are fear based and their main
thrust is cutting cords of ghosts, goblins and boogie men. I prefer to celebrate co-creation with a
higher source and light. Religious exorcists are masters of the dark approach. One participant of
a tour I led to Egypt years ago, went frantically about each sacred site releasing evil spirits.
She saw them everywhere while the rest of us did not. The power of such negative suggestions
became a self-fulfilling profusion of unhappiness. My personal rule of thumb for shamanism,
and everything else, isif its not fun or doesnt manifest fun, dont do it.
I got a call recently from a depressed woman who visited a Manhattan Beach, CA psychic. This
woman told her that it would cost hundreds of dollars to rid her of an attached ghost and
therefore her depression. A few more visits and some $15,000 later, this gullible woman was
really depressed!
All this to say guru G-U-R-U (gee, you are you). You are the true shaman for you hold within
you profound magic and wisdom. The trick is to find ways to tap this power at will and seek a
path that allows you to discover the spiritual dimension of your reality.
Wounded Healers - In shamanic society, the holiest healer was the wounded healer. For in the
wounding, the gods were summoned for healing to take place. Those who overcame were
gifted with their power to heal others. Soul retrieval, psychic surgery, healing touch, Reiki, and
healing suggestion from enlightened hypnotherapists have and do work miracles.
Take Back Your Soul- Ancestors of all cultures: shamans, healers, hunas, medicine people and
priests note that during painful rituals and traumas of life, we lose vitality and joy. Our language
talks about lost souls or having your spirit broken. Psychologists call these experiences
dissociation caused by trauma or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Trauma is held in your cells
even if you dont consciously notice it. Take back your soul. Stay conscious and youll have
healthy boundaries. Hypnosis and Shamanic soul retrieval bring back disowned essences and

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heal the past. A nice way to do soul retrieval is with a friend or sitter or someone who
specializes in it. Just like western hypnotherapy, the goal is integration.
How to do Soul Retrieval:
1. Play enchanting music. Drumming, the pounding surf or ohming are great.
2. Bless yourself: I bless myself on all levels: Physically with radiant health, energy,
vitality; Mentally with clear thinking, focus, direction, to find my path and purpose; Emotionally
with unconditional love, peace, joy, and harmony for myself and others; and Spiritually with
guidance so that I may truly fulfill my lifes purpose.
3. Breathe: Take a deep breath, and let it out. You can shake a rattle, drum, chant and
voice tone.
4. Affirm: Think these words or say them out loud: I take back my soul, I am whole. I take
back my soul, I am holy.
5. Take a shamanic journey: Imagine yourself traveling in the void back to any time in your
life where your soul essence, vitality, or energy separated from your being. It could be a little
memory, such as skinning your knee, or a big memory, such as being beaten, molested or
abandoned. When you find that thought, image, memory, or uneasy feeling, invite that little you
out of hiding. Come home, its safe now. Its time to come. Use whatever ploy is necessary to
convince this disengaged part of you to leave this parallel reality and come back home. Call
upon allies, guides, fantasies, anything you need to do the convincing. When it is done, breathe
fully to your heart, and let in that part of yourself, saying, Welcome home, its safe now. I love
you.
Dr Shelley teaches soul retrieval and similar techniques in her Spiritual Counseling
Certification Courses.

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