Healing Your Emotions Through Neuroplasticity
There are many schools of thought about emotions, yet there is no universally accepted theory or taxonomy of the emotions. Some biologists speak about one set of emotions being instinctual and generated by the amygdala (which is involved in...
Shamanism and the Search for the Soul
The search for the soul has preoccupied humans for centuries. At first, our ancestors thought the soul had its seat in the heart. Later, numerous other organs became candidates for housing the soul—including the liver and the spleen. Eventually,...
Shamanism and Dreaming a Sacred Dream
Whether you realize it or not, we are all dreaming the world into being, although most people have lost the ability to guide the dream, and are, as a result, at the mercy of the collective nightmare. The Shaman lives in a dream, but not the kind of...
Shamanism and Emotions
Shamans understand that there are seven great initiations every human being must undergo. They are the initiations of birth, manhood or womanhood, first love, marriage (and sometimes divorce), parenthood, sagehood, and death. It’s possible that you...
Shamanism and Reselecting Your Genetic Destiny
Imagine that you could go back in time to the moment of your conception and select the biological traits that you wish you had inherited from your mother and father. Perhaps you would choose your father’s heart because there was no incidence of...
The Ninth Chakra, the Experience of Creation
The source of the eight chakra is the NINTHÂ CHAKRA, which exists outside the luminous energy field and extends throughout the cosmos, beyond time and space which is always crystalline and pure. This is where we can experience the magnificent...
The Heavenly Seventh and Eighth Chakras
The SEVENTHÂ CHAKRA, or crown chakra, located at the very top of the head is our portal to the Heavens. Luminous threads from this energy center reach up to the stars and to our destinies. The name for this chakra in Sanskrit is Sahasrara, which...
The Partnership of Earth and Sky, the Fifth and Sixth Chakras
The FIFTH CHAKRA, located at the hollow of the throat, is the last of the Earth Chakras. Its Sanskrit name is Vishuddha, which means “purity.” The most ancient of all yogic texts, inscribed fifteen hundred years ago by Patanjali, speaks about...
The Dance of the Third and Fourth Chakras
THE THIRD CHAKRA is among the five lower energy centers (Earth Chakras) which, like the roots of a tree, keep us grounded to Mother Earth. It is also one of the three chakras (solar plexus, heart, and throat chakras) that are nurtured by the finer...
How do Your First and Second Chakras Work Together?
The first and second chakras represent the colors red and orange and the elements Earth and Water. Imagine a tree whose roots go deep into the ground, drawing nutrients from the Earth and carrying them up the trunk to the highest branches. Just...