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Post by Shaman on Jul 8, 2007 17:21:43 GMT -5
From the shamanic perspective, one of the primary causes of imbalance is soul losss. Soul loss can be caused by any type of trauma: emotional, physical, spiritual, or psychological. And trauma can be the result of many things including verbal or physical attack, surgery, abuse, or a sudden loss. From a shamanic perspective, when trauma occurs, a soul part can become “frozen outside of time.” When this happens, the soul part does not evolve with the person as they continue their life. If this situation is not addressed, many problems can occur, including depression, addiction, and even chronic illness.
In shamanic terms, the remedy for soul loss is soul retrieval. The task in soul retrieval is to travel outside of time, in non-ordinary reality, to recover the parts of the soul that have become separated from the main psychic structure. In traditional shamanic methodology, the Shaman journeys outside of time with the help of compassionate spirits, so as to locate the separated soul parts. The Shaman then returns to ordinary reality with the soul part(s) and gives it back to the person, usually by blowing it into the top of the person’s head.
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