This course is a magical gift of deep connection with oneself.
It is an experiential learning path according to the teachings of Native Americans. It is an intense journey to reconnect with our roots to honour the ancient teachings of shamanic traditions.
In shamanism, everything that exists has a soul. There is no division between organic and inorganic; all realities live simultaneously, and every form of existence is respected as an emanation of the Great Spirit.
A journey is not just discovering and visiting new worlds but travelling within yourself while broadening and expanding your perspective of reality.
There is a journey to which we can quickly turn our awareness without flying to exotic places that we have not yet visited: it is the inner journey in which we encounter and see a vast reality that waits to be discovered and explored within us. In that place lies our true nature, our authentic Self, unaffected by name, religion, race, family or political affiliation.
Shamanism, which was considered taboo for a long time, is a religion, a practice often to be feared or distrusted; in truth, it preserves an ancient legacy of compelling knowledge, yet simple in its form.
It is the oldest system of knowledge and transformation known to humanity. A common characteristic of every shaman is the Shamanic Journey into a reality that is not ordinary from that perceived with the normal senses, in which the dimensions of inner space can be experienced. While the body is in total relaxation, the soul travels beyond the five senses into a spiritual reality.
The means of transport for these journeys is the sound of the Drum (shamanic drum), whose constant beat reproduces the rhythm of the vibrations of the earth and the human heart, inducing a profound relaxation of the body, a slowing down of brain activity, a change in frequency in the brain’s circuits. It helps to enter a different state of consciousness, properly called trance.
In the Shamanic Journey, we naturally abandon our rational and sceptical part and learn to access intuition and wisdom.
Shamanism is the Way of the Heart, and it teaches us to look with the eyes of the heart instead of those of the mind. We must be open to experimenting with new dimensions of reality and our very being, opening ourselves to a vision that is often unknown or forgotten.
It is not even necessary to ask ourselves whether what we see, experience and live during these “journeys” is real or whether it is just the fruit of our imagination, which, on the other hand, is one of the most powerful tools of knowledge and creativity of which being human has and which allows us to go beyond the restrictive limits of what we already know.
Thanks also to the latest scientific discoveries of quantum physics, we can access different levels of reality through different vibrational levels. In shamanic vision, there is no separation between material and immaterial, visible and invisible. This separation is only due to the limitation given by our five senses.
During the Shamanic Journey, we can awaken and develop senses beyond the space-time boundary to access realities that have gifts to offer us and the power to awaken our creative potential.
The Shamanic Journey is an intentional act to access other levels of reality, with the precise desire to create a bridge between the material and spiritual worlds, between the visible and the invisible. It is essential to be clear about the intent for which we wish to undertake them, a clear, positive and crystalline intent, open to the experience “as it happens”, with trust and the will to expand the heart and awareness.
Everything that happens during the Shamanic Journey is an individual process. During the experience, we are induced into different states of consciousness, which can differ from one person to another.
Two forms characterise Shamanic Journeys:
1) Shamanic Journey into the lower world: research and contact with Power Animal
2) Shamanic Journey into the upper world: research and contact with Spirit Guide
Through shamanic journeys in the lower and upper worlds, we search for our allies: the Power Animal and the Spirit Guide. We delve into the most remote layers of consciousness to reach new levels of awareness and understanding.
JOURNEY TO THE LOWER WORLD AND POWER ANIMAL
In ancient times, shamans, observing animals’ life habits and extraordinary vitality, noticed that they could withstand stress, hunger and bad weather that would have been fatal to any human being. They deduced that, by somehow drawing on these qualities of theirs and making them their own, they would be able to have more energy for all the challenges of existence. So they decided to find a way to make alliances with animals through Shamanic Journeys into the Lower World. According to their knowledge, every human being has, from birth, an Animal Ally who protects him from pitfalls and dangers; as an adult, he can draw on his power and form a personal relationship with him by becoming aware of it.
Children, in particular, still close to the spirit world, instinctively know what their guide animal is, so we often see them talking to animals or their “stuffed animal”, which perfectly embodies the Animal Spirit.
Animal spirits can come to help with their power in particular situations of life, in dreams or in unexpected ways to give us their protection.
JOURNEY TO THE UPPER WORLD AND SPIRIT GUIDE
It is a vibratory experience of light and awareness. In the person who experiences it, it produces by resonance that leap of consciousness necessary to interact with the Spirit Guide who reveals himself to us to open our hearts to new realities and intuitions.
On this Journey, we can perceive reality at a vibrational level different from ordinary reality. What cannot usually be seen, heard, or recognised with the five senses can be experienced through awakening sensory qualities that are generally not activated.
It is a living and profound experience: the transition from physical reality to this spiritual dimension occurs effortlessly and naturally; you must remain open, relaxed, respectful and trusting.
When you are relaxed, in a state of peace, you can feel deep harmony and union with everything and enter that state similar to the sweetness of twilight, the amazement of the sun that rises every day at dawn and the nostalgia of the sunset that paints the sky of a thousand colours, to a calm lake, without ripples, to a starry night that reflects the silver moon in the silence of the sea. In that ecstasy, in that silence, in that emptiness/fullness, you are in contact with the divine, with the Great Spirit.
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF THE SHAMANIC JOURNEY
Greater confidence in the power of integration
Change in some chronic, repetitive and negative behaviours
Enhancement of energy: vitality, passion for life and good mood
Increased inner power: you feel more strength and your potential and creative talents expand
A broader sense of feeling and a more significant expansion of consciousness, which open us to the vibration of other dimensions, beyond the known senses
New connection with spirituality and recognition of the sacredness in everything that exists: greater respect for all our relationships Greater closeness and respect for nature, for Mother Earth and all existing forms
A profound sense of well-being and lightness concerning daily problems
Ease of observation and application
Greater trust in the inner world, directly experiencing our spiritual Allies.
Your perceptions transform radically, intuitions intensify, and you expand your ability to “see” beyond apparent reality. Get new answers to your most profound questions.
Reach harmony, depth and well-being, discovering that the “Truth” lies within and never outside you.
