The Shaman learns first to not break any threads, to not shake off the food that mother spider has stored, to not do any damage. That means that first the Shaman learns how to just hold still! That means that the Shaman learns to not have any negative thoughts word or actions, to not create tears or rips or shake that web in a negative way.

So the Shaman apprentice learns balance, right? That is why it is lesson two in the course I teach. The shaman learns how to be balanced in the web.

Then the Shaman learns to become aware of all the threads, all the cross joints, all the things that are on this three dimensional web, where they are, what they are, what their energies signatures are so he can see where he is. He does this with awareness. And that is why I teach this in lesson one of the course.  And he learns to go into his own inner worlds and journey there to see what is there that is negative or not benefiting and will work in his own daily life to remove those things and lighten the burden he is carrying so he can travel the web without making it jiggle so much.

After years and years he is finally as Light as the Spider herself, maybe even lighter. But he cannot appear to be food to Mother Spider. So if he is small and light the Spider may feel him moving and think he is food and encase him in her cocoon for a snack later. So he must make friends with mother Spider and become her ally, her team member and get her permission to help her. He must connect in an intimate relationship with Mother Spider and be aware of his own Oneness with everything on this web.

And then finally, he may, with great care and intent and impeccability honed to perfection, be able to help Mother Spider repair some of the holes and tears without himself causing more harm to the web by walking on it himself.

What I am giving an analogy here to, is very hard to explain in any other way. I know you want to say, OK what is the web and what is the spider and what is a hole and a tear and how does he fix them. I hear you!

But right now it is enough for you to just have this analogy and to see the importance of becoming balanced and working on impeccability and all these things the shaman needs to be able to do and that I teach in this course, before he can even make friends with Mother Spider and ask to walk the web to help repair it.

So lets just leave it at this for now and as you do the work, the meaning of these things will become clear in your heart and spirit. In the meantime know that I hold a net between my students and the web so that you cannot do any great damage to the web yourself. I give you this space, this safety net with my own life force chi until you become strong enough to hold it for yourself. It is my choice to do this for my students and my honor to do this for you. So do not concern yourself too much with this.

Just be impeccable in your thoughts words and actions And remember that impeccable does not mean perfect, it means doing your best.

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What Is a Power Song and Where Do I Get Mine?

By Shaman Elder Maggie Wahls

Power Songs are oral prayers expressing your true self, your nature, your individuality, your power. All cultures have power songs but you can have your own power song too. We think of the power in a hymn or an African chant, a Shamanic ceremony song or even in the howling of wolf. And there is definite power in sound.

All Shamans have several power songs because the vibration of the notes in the voice and in the fourth chakra of the throat stimulate sympathetic vibrations in the universe to respond. Everything is connected. What you put out comes back to you. When  a butterfly  flutters his wings in Cost Rica the winds of Africa are stirred. And when a sound is offered, the universe responds.

Power songs are used in preparation for journeying, healing, offering Reiki, praying, grounding, for protection, for celebration, for solace, anytime you want to connect with the universe in this very special way.

To demonstrate the power of voice and musical notes I would like to you try this exercise.

The fourth chakra is the note FA as in Do Re Me FA. Find a piano and discover the sound of this note if possible. Or find your own closest approximation to it. It is important to find the sound of FA. It is the F key above middle C on a piano but any F key in any octave will also work.

The fourth note or sound of FA is also the note of manifestation or creation upon this planet. So if we want to manifest healing, for example, we can send our intention out upon the note FA into the universe and healing will resonate with our voice of FA and become manifest where we are intending. It really is that simple.

Don't try to complicate it like so many others have. This little simple secret is one that some people have paid thousands of dollars for. Some people have made millions creating musical tapes based on the sound of Fa, subliminal, holosync tapes that offer healing are based on the sound FA. But now you know how to do it yourself.

The visual symbol for the universe made manifest is the square. This symbolizes the power of thought and vibration becoming solid and material in this apparent world. So let’s combine the sound of Fa with the visualization of a square.

Get yourself someplace comfortable where you will not be disturbed for a while. Close your eyes and visualize a square. Intone the sound FA and watch the square and see what image appears there.

You can also do this backwards by visualizing the person you want to heal in the square and intoning the sound of FA. Or anything that you would like to manifest for the good of yourself and the world.

Shamans use this technique all the time. The last ingredient the Shaman uses here is desire or strong will. He or she really wants this healing to happen, they can really feel the wish, they put all their emotional energy into the intent.

I often get to dancing and rattling while I intone my power song and bring my whole body into the act of intending a healing for someone. The more feeling you put into it, the stronger the vibration.

Have you ever listened to a Native American song? There is usually one major tone for the song, isn't there! Now you know why!

As a final thought, each note in the scale represents a unique vibratory pattern in the universe. You could do a study to find those out if you would like to know more about sound.

So you see the need for your own power song. Create one this week. it is usually just a line or two repeated over and over. You can use words or vowels or an imaginary language. As long as you create it with FA as your base and emotion and intent, it will be perfect. Power songs are usually kept private and seldom sung in public. The only time they are sung in public is when a group of Shamans have gathered to do a combined healing. It is your prayer to the universe.

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