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How
do we lose soul pieces?
Often
we encounter challenges that distance us from our true selves
and weaken us when we allow these encounters to deplete our life
force. These challenges range from simple day-to-day dramas or
patterns to major life traumas. Soul
pieces will split off during an emotional, physical, mental or
spiritual trauma. Some possible ways to lose a soul piece are:
a car accident, a death of someone you love, a loss of a pet,
a divorce, a move to another state or country, assault, abuse
of any kind - physical or emotional, sexual molestation, rape,
living in a dysfunctional family or work situation, etc. Someone
can unconsciously "take" a piece of another person or
we can also give a piece of ourself to another. People with missing
pieces may unconsciously take a piece of someone else to help
make them whole, or they take because they are emotionally "needy".
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What
do you do during a soul retrieval journey?
For
an in person journey, the shaman lies next to the client touching
hands as physical contact. The client just sort of "hangs
out" -- doesn't journey and tries to remain conscious and
receptive. The shaman enters altered state to walk into the spirit
realm and retrieves the soul pieces. Once all the pieces are found,
he/she will blow the soul pieces back into the client's heart
and crown chakras. If an extraction is being done, the shaman
will scan the energy system with his/her hands several inches
over the body. Blocks will be removed and repairs are done using
tools such as feathers and crystals. The energy body is then sealed
by circling the body with a rattle.
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Will
I have any reactions to soul retrieval?
There
are as many responses to soul retrieval as their are clients.
Each person responds differently. Some feel a sense of immediate
relief, as if a weight is lifting off their shoulders. There might
also be tears, a sense of joy, physical or emotional pain. If
you are integrating deeply emotional soul pieces you may experience
some emotional highs and lows in the first month after soul retrieval.
A possibility exists for a temporary worsening of a physical ailment.
The 5 senses are completely engaged...everything may looks more
colorful, tastes are tastier, etc. Dreams return and are remembered,
they become more vivid and past memories that were lost, may come
back. If someone had taken your soul piece, that person may eventually
call you, write you a letter or show up unexpectedly about a month
after the soul retrieval...so, be prepared! With the return of
pieces, there is a "reawakening" of the body on all
levels of itself. The reactions experienced are just too many
to list. Just know that you will definitely feel different.
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What happens when Soul Retrieval doesn't
work?
Soul
retrieval always works. It is extremely rare that a soul piece
that has been returned splits back off. Depending on the soul
pieces returned, the trauma might be too minor to feel the return
of the soul piece. A client may not be ready to receive back that
piece unconsciously, although they will say they're ready consciously.
The client may think soul retrieval is silly or they're afraid
of it, and others are just not ready at this point in their growth
to deal with the returning soul pieces. The soul pieces will remain
in the person's soul matrix staying quietly in the background
supporting their personal development.
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How
often can I do a soul retrieval or extraction?
Our
policy at Shamanic Connection is that journeys are performed on
your time schedule, but no sooner than 3 months apart. It takes
3 months to integrate the returned soul pieces. You may schedule
additional sessions every 3 months or when you feel prepared and
ready for your next journey. Some clients are every 3 months like
clock work until all their soul pieces have been returned. Others
may go a year or two between journeys before they are ready for
the next group of soul pieces. You are the one that has to do
the work, so only you know when you feel ready. Remember, this
is a self-empowerment process. We will counsel you on how to work
with these newly returned pieces. If you go through a trauma of
any kind where you feel a piece of you split off or was taken,
call us. This is like urgent care -- let's retrieve the soul piece
as soon as possible. If you are facing surgery, get extraction
done FIRST...sometimes it may halt the surgery or aid in a quicker
recovery and shorter stay in the hospital. An "annual checkup"
by your shaman is PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE at it's finest!
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What
if I can't come to the shaman?
Soul
Retrieval works equally well, whether in person or by long distance.
Long distance
journeys work because the shaman travels in the spirit realm where
there is no time or distance. In the spirit realm, the shaman
is able to travel to you. From there, the shaman and his/her guides
proceed to collect your soul pieces with Spirit's permission.
Long distance journeys are very similar to in person journeys
for the shaman, only the client is not there physically. The shaman
enters altered state and requests permission of his/her guides
and the guides of the client to perform the soul retrieval. Once
this permission is granted, he/she will continue on and retrieve
any lost soul pieces. An extraction is done as well by scanning
the energy body of the client while the shaman is in altered state.
After the soul pieces are retrieved and the extraction is done,
the shaman gives a report the the client by phone, mail or email.
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Can
a soul retrieval be done for someone without their knowledge?
An
ethical shaman (see
How to Choose Your Shaman) will not perform a shamanic journey
on anyone without their knowledge. Conscious permission is required
before a journey can be done for someone. Exceptions are a parent
requesting a journey for a child or a relative that is not in
a conscious state or for someone who has crossed over. Even in
these exceptions, the shaman receives permission for the journey
the person's spirit guides.
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What
are spirit guides?
Spirit
guides are a nonphysical beings that aid the shaman on his/her
journeys and in tracking lost soul pieces. The guides may offer
specialized skills that can assist with he journey or extraction
process. Spirit guides also provide protection and guidance for
the shaman's journeys. .A spirit guide can assume many forms,
depending on the cosmology of the shaman. In both the Native American
and Celtic cosmologies which Gary Gent and Debbie Gent work, the
guides generally appear in animal form. In some cases, they may
appear in human form or as faeries or elementals. A spirit guide
can also be provided for someone to assist them in their growth
process.
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What
are these alternate dimensions you talk about?
Shamans
travel to the upper, real (or middle) and lower worlds in search
of soul pieces. The upper world is one of light and love. The
real or middle world is the one in which we currently exist, and
the lower world is shared between the realm of Mother Earth and
the underworld. These various places are experienced in what is
termed "non ordinary reality".
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Is
a soul retrieval helpful for chronic illness?
No
claims are made for any medical or therapeutic benefit from a
journey. We do NOT suggest soul recovery as a replacement for
approved medical techniques or discontinuing use of drug prescribed
by your medical doctor without his/her approval. Soul recovery
and extraction may be helpful in some chronic illnesses. Sometimes
clients have agreed to carry on family (genetic) patterns and
soul recovery can help to release these patterns from their energy
bodies. Also, undergoing a series of extractions can help improve
a person's energy flow and support their healing process.
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Can
a soul retrieval help someone who is in the dying process or who
has already crossed over?
The
shaman can help the person who is dying to contact their spirit
guides to help make the transition easier. He/she helps them to
return any soul pieces of others that they have been holding.
If the person has already crossed over, the shaman can help the
person's spirit by returning soul pieces and helping them move
on into the light. While occasionally the shaman may receive a
message from a loved one who has crossed over, the shaman does
not act as a medium to exchange messages.
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Does
soul retrieval and extraction work on Animals?
Yes.
Journeys work on animals, plants and the Earth. Journeys are a
healing process for "All Our Relations". Journeys can
be used on animals to help heal physical conditions, behavior
problems and acute conditions such as accidents or trauma.
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Can
soul retrieval and extraction be used to clear negative energy
from a place?
Yes,
a journey is used for clearing stuck energy from houses, businesses
and land as a result of current or past traumas that have taken
place there.
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