Gerry Starnes, an Austin Texas area shamanic practitioner and teacher, discusses a process of group healing used monthly in his community journey circles. The combination of rattles, crystal bowls and drums has shown to be an effective means of working with the energy field to encourage healing. Further, the group invites family, friends, and other in need into the healing space created.
Gerry Starnes, an Austin Texas area shamanic practitioner and teacher, addresses the internal dialog - the incessant internal chatter that most people experience. By halting the internal dialog long enough, one can "stop the world" and come fully into the present moment to access wisdom and power.
"One Question people often ask is about drums. Whey drums are used and also rattles and hit sticks? It's to create a rhythm which is between about 140-210 beats per minute and it varies depending on the journey itself. But the reason for that is it's been shown that rhythm..."
In this video he expands on the Shamanic Journey discussion, describing the traditional three worlds: Lower World, Upper World, and Middle World. Each has its own characteristics and application in the journey practice.
Gerry Starnes, "It's a good question. And in order to answer that question we have to look at what Shamanism is about. Shamanism or Shaman, by the way, is a word that comes from Tungus language of Siberia. The word Shaman is not really universally used. Each tribe may have it's own name based on it's language.
"But, universally, primary level cultures and tribes have someone in their community whose job it is to help keep the spirit of the community and people of the community in balance.....
"The shamanic journey is a fundamental shamanic practice that allows people to leave their ordinary reality context and have a structured way to enter into what we think of as the Spirit World or a separate reality system, which is by the way at least as real as the one we are encountering right now. It's not 'made up,' it's not 'imaginary.' One of the things that we learn about with experience and over time is how real it really is."
Gerry Starnes, "Shamanic healing is an important application of a number of shamanic practices that incorporates everything the practitioner knows to that point and can build upon in terms of their own experience and their understanding of how spirit works.
"What is most important about Shamanic healing is that it really is not that the practitioner is doing the work - in fact the job of the practitioner is mostly to.....
Gerry Starnes shares his new video - Power Animals. Gerry Starnes, an Austin Texas area shamanic practitioner and teacher, presents fundamental concepts of the shamanic journey practice. The journey is a meditative process to the rhythm of drums, rattles, or other percussive instruments. It is an ancient and powerful way for people to connect with Spirit.
