If you are used to looking at the art here, you will be pleased to find out that I have created another site – www.sacredtoolmaker.com – to showcase the art much better. The link above will take you there. This website needs a face lift, so I will be updating it in the near future.
I traveled to Swaziland, South Africa for the month of August in 2005. I trained with a Traditional Healer, PH Mntshali. I started a weblog while I was gone and have continued to post to it.
I wish you blessings and joy as you travel along your journey.
Shilo
Shamanic healing is a spiritual method of healing that deals with the spiritual aspect of illness. There are three common causes of illness in the shaman’s worldview. A person may have lost his or her power, causing depression, chronic illness, or a series of misfortunes. In this case, the shaman journeys to restore that person’s lost power. Or a person may have lost part of their soul or essence, causing soul loss, which sometimes occurs during an emotional or physical trauma, such as accidents, surgery, abuse, the trauma of war, being in a natural disaster, divorce, the death of a loved one, or other traumatic circumstances. Soul loss can result in dissociation, post-traumatic stress syndrome, depression, illness, immune deficiency problems, addictions, unending grief, or coma.
Soul loss can prevent us from creating healthy relationships and the life we truly wish to live. It is the role of the shaman to track down the parts that have fled and been lost due to trauma by performing a soul retrieval ceremony. Another cause of illness from a shamanic perspective would be any spiritual blockages or negative energies a client has taken on due to the loss of his or her power or soul. These spiritual blockages also cause illness, usually in a localized area of the body. It is the role of the shaman to extract and remove these harmful energies from the body.
“ Mothers of Life,
you bless the Earth that gives us food, shelter, clothing and tools for our work and play, and that provides the many paths that lead us through life, Forgive.
Mothers of Life,
you bring water from the sky and from deep in the Earth to cleanse and refresh us and keep us moist and living, Forgive.
Mothers of Life,
you give us days when the air is crisp and sweet-scented, and days when it is heavy with dew and the dampness of decay, Forgive.
Mothers of Life,
you nurture us in the long bright days of summer and in the rich darkness of night and winter, you teach us the mysteries of the moon and stars, Forgive.”
I would like to talk a little about what I have noticed with my shamanic
So, I would like to talk a little about my integration back into my normal
I have been home now for two and a half weeks, and thought you all
Today has been a better day, and although I haven't thrown the bones, I know
I have three more nights, and two more days here, and I can not even
Today is Monday. Well, I am still here in Africa, less than two weeks to
Shilo Morningstar, granddaughter of Ojibway elder Norman Nadeau, grew up immersed in earth-based spirituality, deeply connected to nature. With summers spent exploring the Idaho Wilderness, her reverence for the natural world deepened. Guided by mentors like Sandra Ingerman, Michael Harner, and P.H. Mntshali through the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, she developed her innate ability to communicate with the spirit realm. Shilo, a shamanic counselor and healer, holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from John F. Kennedy University and a Bachelors of Science degree from Boise State University. She completed Sandra Ingerman’s 2-Year Teacher Training and the Foundation for Shamanic Studies 3 Year Program, also serving as one of Sandra Ingerman’s Medicine for the Earth teachers.