The Upper WorldSpirit Allies

Celestial/angelic spiritsSpirit guides

The Middle WorldHumansAnimals

Nature spirits

The Lower WorldSpirits of AncestorsGreater Animal spirits

SimplifiedMap ofthe World Treeand related elementsof the shamanicrealms

For use withthe Post Tribal

Shamanic workshopswith Kenn Day

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Working with SpiritsTypes of spirits

Archetypal SpiritsAnything from Santa Clause to Zeus. Generally referring to those entities who begin asthought forms reflecting from the depths of the human consciousness and evolve into autonomousspirits.

Divine SpiritsGods and goddesses.

Earth SpiritsIncludes land spirits; spirits of specific power spots

Ancestor SpiritsGenerally found at rest in the Under World. Some may also appear in a more purified form inthe Upper World

Plant SpiritsSpirits of specific trees (dryads). Particular medicine plants seem to have a spirit relationshipmuch like that of wild animals, with their greater spirit appearing in the Under World.

Animal SpiritsGreater animal spirits appear in the Under World. Lesser ones appear in the Middle World.

Shamanic helping or teaching spiritsSpirit allies.

Synthetic or Created spiritsSpirit entities created by the shaman for their own purposes.

Techniques for interacting with spirits:

SummoningEvocation: Calling a spirit into the space around you or into some vessel other thanyour own body.Invocation: Calling a spirit into your own body to share space with you or to take overyour body for a time until released or banished.

JourneyingUsing shamanic body to go visit the spirit on its home ground.

Shaman’s TouchThe Technology of Shamanic Healing

Preparation for performing healing work:

Clearing – you don’t want to share a distorted resonance.Ability to digest Qi – “cooking” the Qi in the three burners.Regular practice – This provides the catalyst for the client at a soul level.Adequate Shen – the critcal mass of shen needed to reach beyond your own body.

Shamanic Healing :IntegrationThe overall thrust of shamanic healing is integration – bringing all the parts intoa unified whole.

Medicine BodyTouching the different layers of the client: Body, emotions and spirit/soul.

Extending ShenHow to extend your awareness into the client’s body.

Inner-Body JourneyMoving into the client’s body as a landscape of their healing.

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CeremoniesRitual/CeremonyWhat do we mean?The term Ceremonies is a western word used to refer to a wide range of activities intraditional cultures - everything from religious activities to shamanic or magical ritu-als. We will be using more specific terminology in the context of this workshop.

Ceremony: Any activity used to commemorate, acknowledge or honor what is.

Ritual: any activity used to bring about a change in what is.

Some of the purposes of ceremony in a traditional culture:Maintaining the cohesion of the societyReminding the members of their roots in the infiniteKeeping the living connected with their ancestorshonoring the rites of passage for individuals and groups

Why Do we perform ceremony in our post-tribal culture?

Examples of ceremonies:Marriage; Naming; Graduation; and, Memorial.

Pipe Ceremony is an honoring ceremony that uses the power of the pipe and ofthe plant spirits to weave connections and bring people together in a space of open-ness and truth.

Sweat Lodge (also called stone lodge or medicine lodge)

How does the sweat lodge work?What needs does it address?

The lodge ceremony represents birth and emerging from the womb - both the womb ofyour mother and of the Great Mother (Earth).The apparent duality between lodge and fire is a powerful force which energizes anddeepens the experience.The orientation of the lodge to the natural setting allows it to be supported by the spir-its of the land.

The puposes for sweat lodge are many, but the come down to a few basics:

Purification: On a purely physical level, the sweat helps to cleanse the body of wastesand open the pores. On a more spiritual level, it releases old toxins and makes roomfor new growth.

Connecting: As the participants enter the sweat lodge together, they are returning tothe womb - together. This space is incredibly intimate and highly charged. This allowsfor greater connection between the participants and with all their spiritual allies andancestors as well.

Gratitude: It is important to feel the great gift we are offered in this ritual and torecieve it fully, which also means offering our gratitude to all those involved. Gratitudefor our life is also an important element of this ceremony. We return to the womb torenew our appreciation for our own birth/life.

Sweat rounds - each time the door of the sweat opens and new rocks are passed in isa round.Honoring - the first round is to call in and honor the Grandfathers and other spiritswho will be helping.purificaion - This is often the most difficult round - sometimes taking more than oneround - as we work to move through any obstacles to realizing our intention.connecting - The is a powerful round - focused on a deepening of existing connec-tions and the cration of new connections.gratitude - giving thanks to all the spirits who have helped us as well as the ancestorsand the embodied humans, the host/ess, the land, etc.

sweat rolespourer - This is the person who sits to the inside of the door and runs the sweat.doorkeeper - This is the person who sits to the outside of the door (last one in) andhelps to keep order and maintain the energy.firekeeper - This is the person who tends the fire, maintaining the balance betweenthe fire and the lodge.participant - This refers to all other participants.

ettiquetteBe respectful - follow the directions of the pourer - communicate with either the pour-er or the doorkeeper if you begin to experience any dificulty. Drink and then pass thewater when it comes to you. Do not pour water on the rocks. This is for the pourer todo.

DreamBody WorkshopDreamBodyThis is the vehicle for the conscious dreamstate, much as the Shamanic Body is the

vehicle for those states of consciousness.

Inner DreamsThese are dreams which take place in the internal landscape of the dreamer’s psyche.

Outer DreamsThese are dreams that take place outside the dreamer’s psyche, while the dreamer is in

DreamBody.

DreamscapeThe shared landscape of dream experienced by dreamers beyond their psyches.

Techniques for entering dreamstate:• Prepared sleep

• Bøn Technique for entering dreamstate while awake

• Moving into DreamBody from Lodge in Shamanic Body

• Dream Constellation