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The power animal, or guardian spirit, might be compared to an electric transformer or adapter that receives the immense power of the universe and modulates it into a form that can be safely transmitted to a human. The immensity of the power is one of the reasons shamans work with intermediary “powers,” such as power animals, rather than calling
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“Since these creatures dwell in the high altitudes of the tranquil mountains of the Himalayas, they are almost one with the Great Spirit and the Mother Earth. If the snow leopard is your power animal, you can easily communicate with the wisdom dormant within you, and hence, you should try to open up yourself to your intuitive abilities.”
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Wisdom of the Shamans: What the Ancient Masters Can Teach Us about Love and Life
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the shamanistic instinct
David Jay Brown • Dreaming Wide Awake
Chamanería awakens some deep, hidden memory or lost knowledge of times past.
Gloria Anzaldua • Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro: Rewriting Identity, Spirituality, Reality (Latin America Otherwise)
“Guardian Keepers of the East, energies of air and flight, we welcome you. Please bring us a bright new beginning and new wisdom to help us integrate our work. Guardian Keepers of the South, energies of fire and power, we welcome you. Please bring us a strong and courageous spirit to empower our work. Guardian Keepers of the West, energies of water
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