Hello & Welcome!
My name is Emily,
I'm a Spiritual Teacher and Reiki Master.
I'm excited to introduce to you the beautiful practice of Shamanic Journeying. Whether you've done it before or it's your first time, you are here so I know your soul is calling to cultivate this connection with you.
This experience works both online and in-person as a Soul Journey both starts and ends in your own imaginative state of consciousness.
What is a Shamanic Journey?
Journeying is a Shamanic practice that is used as a way of finding answers, information, messages, healing, wisdom, knowledge, guidance and help in one's own personal life. In Shamanic views there is an invisible reality beyond and woven into our physical world and that is accessible through shamanic journeying. Depending on the Shamanic lineage you are practicing with this world can have many names. In Celtic lineages this unseen world is known as the Otherworld. During a journey we will go into an altered state of consciousness, known as a trance state, to venture outside the confines of time and space into the Otherworld. To do this we will listen to a form of percussion (drum) and I will guide you to journey to a specific place with a specific intention. In that space you will receive what you need.
It is important to note that anyone is capable of practicing Shamanic Journeying.
When we begin the journey it is initially guided by you, your own imagination and visualization, then at some point you'll notice that spirit takes over and the journey is now something you are experiencing rather than creating.
Below are the steps I usually guide people through when they are journeying for the first time.
Steps in a Shamanic Journey:
- Know what your intention or question is.
I recommend if you have never done a journey before that you just intend to meet your guides or helping spirits. - Choose one of the 3 worlds to journey into.
(See descriptions below.) - Have your space set up to do the journey.
You will lie down on your back with a blindfold on for it so make sure that you have pillow support, warmth and a scarf, blindfold or fabric to cover your eyes. - Come to neutral.
Close your eyes, turn your gaze inwards to your heart space and take a few deep breaths. - Play the track and start the journey.
Lying on your back with the fabric over your eyes and the drum playing, you will venture into one of the three worlds, imagining it at first and then letting it come through naturally. - Greet your guide(s).
Once you get to the place you need to be during the journey, greet your guides and state your intention or question. Receive the answer and then start exploring the space. - Thank your guides.
The drum beat will change, this is the time to thank whoever showed up for you and anything else that presented itself to you in the journey (plants, animals, a place) as you begin to leave. - Complete the journey.
Go back the same way you came and return to your body. The drum track should have finished on its own by now, take 5-10 minutes to journal the messages you got to fully integrate them into your conscious being.
Lower World
In the lower world we generally travel down into the earth through a cave or hole in the ground. Many people experience a transitional phase until they see clearly again in the lower world, very similar to the Alice in wonderland depiction. The lower world is very dense with trees, roots and jungles.
Middle World
The middle world is the spiritual dimension of our physical world. The middle world is most commonly used by Shamans to access the magical dimension of our reality. Many will go there to find lost objects, speak with nature spirits, do healing work and retrieve pieces of their soul. Simply see yourself going through a gate or out your front door.
Upper World
To get to the upper world we will generally fly or climb a staircase or tree into the clouds. Much of the upper world is very ethereal, heavenly, light and soft. The landscapes up there are very delicate and mystical. Many people will journey to the upper world to meet ancestors and guides and receive messages from them.
If you are wanting to experience something a little more guided, then give this guided journey a try.
