SHAMANIC EXTRACTIONS

Looking through the shamanic lens, an intrusion is energy that does not belong and becomes “stuck” in our own energetic bodies. This occurs in people, animals, trees, bodies of land, water or other life forms. Intrusions are energy that does not serve and can manifest through thought forms, words and/or actions of oneself and others. One of the primary causes of illness, in the belief of a Shaman, is the “intrusions” or negative energies that are lodged within our cellular structure. These intrusions may be from past lives that are carried forward, ancestral issues that have been passed from our parents to us or possibly traumas in this life we have endured. It is also possible it can be many of all of these.

This phenomenon can cause harm in the body, mind and spirit. Symptoms of intrusions can be: depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, migraine headaches, acute or chronic illness, gastrointestinal issues, back, neck or any localized pain that cannot be remedied by conventional methods.   If these intrusions remain, they grow and if not removed, will continue to pass from generation to generation. 

Intrusions can become lodged within our bodies via conscious or unconscious thoughts. Like “curses” or psychic attacks they can bear much negativity in our spiritual and energetic body. Toxic and negative self-talk and thoughts over time can also create these intrusions. Intrusions can become lodged within our bodies via conscious or unconscious projections. Like “curses” or psychic attacks they can have a strong negative effect on the Spiritual body, but they can just a s easily be self-created thought forms that have become toxic over years of negative self talk and poor self image, or from living in a spiritually toxic environment.

Intrusions are more able to take hold there has been loss of power or if the soul if fragmented and depleted through soul loss. These toxic and invasive spiritual energies may also cause illness, or pain, often of an inflammatory nature, usually in localized areas of the body, although they may move from place to place. The inflammation and pain may often be deemed by Western medicine to be psychosomatic or to have no identifiable cause. 

It is the role of the Shaman to extract and remove these harmful energies from the body by performing an Extraction Healing Ceremony. Sound instruments may be used, such as a rattle or a drum, to increase the power or the energy of the “magnet.” The shamanic practitioner may sing to maintain her or his shamanic state, or to increase his power during the process.

In an Extraction Healing, the Shaman enters an altered state of consciousness and allows her Power Animal or healing spirit to merge with her and work through the body. Unlike spirit possession which is an involuntary spiritual invasion, the Shaman puts her Ego aside and invites the Spirit or Spirits in to perform the extractions.

A diagnostic Shamanic Journey is performed beforehand to ascertain the nature of the intrusions, and to receive instructions as to how best to approach the extractions. Sometimes there is a specific order or method that must be followed, and perhaps information about further ceremonies that are needed. With these extractions, we facilitate the removal of these intrusions so they may be transmuted into a more positive life enhancing energy. These energies may be placed into a water or fire source in order to neutralize it.  

The Shaman must use her “strong eye” to see the intrusions, and each practitioner will use the diagnostic methods that work best for her, often enlisting the aid of her guides and/or “compassionate helpers”. There are also a variety of methods that can be used to perform the extraction itself. Any energy that is extracted is disposed of and transmuted so it will not be able to return.  

This kind of work can be dangerous to a Shaman if she is not well protected by her guides and power animals. Some shamans work by “sucking” the spiritual intrusions from the body which is particularly hazardous, and should never be attempted without proper training. Other methods that are used are by placing a crystal egg or a chicken’s egg over the area when ready to extract. Both eggs will need respective clearing or disposing of properly in order to also transmute any of the intrusions.

The extraction process can be a hands-on healing but is equally effective being done remotely and can sometimes become quite rigorous. The intrusions, which have their own “consciousness” may try to avoid capture and removal. After all, these energies have found a nice cozy home and have no desire to be disturbed.  The extraction ceremony can be supported by drummers or members of the clients community, who can be witnesses to the healing, who, if of a more sensitive, spiritual nature, may see the energy leaving the body. For most people, shamanic extraction healing is just one part of the overall healing. Often, a soul retrieval and other spiritual healing methods are also required.  

Shamanic healing is a powerful and direct way to address the original spiritual cause of illness, but not a replacement for medical advice and/or treatment. It each individual’s choice to be responsible for their healing journey and make the appropriate and responsible decisions moving forward for their ongoing spiritual wellbeing.  

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