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The principal role of the shaman is that of healer. For millennia, shamans all over the world have undertaken healing on individuals, their communities and the wider environment of which they are a part.
Cross culturally, from Siberia to South America, Europe to Australia, shamans perceive reality from an animistic perspective, which means everything has a life force, or spirit – it is animated. So, a rock is alive, in the same way as a tree is, in the same way as a human, an idea, or the ‘spirit of a sickness’ is.
It is this invisible realm that holds the blueprint for all of reality – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. If there are problems in any of these areas, then the root cause of the problem can be found here.
Shamans are masters at altering their consciousness by using trance states to communicate with and, at times, manipulate these invisible forces governing reality, for the health of others. They do this in partnership with spirit helpers or allies, beings that populate the invisible worlds and hold the power to change manifest reality. Once the invisible cause of sickness has been treated, outer symptoms can then organically heal – nature will right itself.
Before anyone can be taught the techniques of healing, they first have to be initiated – to connect them with the invisible powers of nature, their ancestors and the helping spirits. Through these initiations they learn how to contain these powerful, healing energies, to protect themselves and others when working shamanically. Our courses provide the deep work necessary to prepare you to live and practice as a shaman.
Those who undertake our 5-year Shamanism Practitioner Course are initiated over the course of two years. During this time they undergo a series of challenging, initiatory rites through the Four Seeds Initiations and creating a framework that can be used for personal and collective transformation.
Meanwhile, our 6-month online foundation in Shamanism course is designed to act as an immersion into the world of the Shaman. It takes participants on a intimate journey into the ancient practice of shamanism, covering all the key tenets of the path.
Second Sight is honoured to be welcomed in a long-forged collaboration with the Wixárika Nation. Also known as Huichol, the Wixárika are a rare tribe in Meso America, who managed to resist both the Aztec and Spanish empires and keep their culture and traditions alive. They have a largely unbroken lineage stretching back probably thousands of years (no one is sure how long). The Wixárika have a unique role in helping us to reconnect to our own ancestors and lands spirits here. There are many people doing this across the UK and Europe and doing great work, however, traditions that are unbroken and have the rich heritage of a thousand-years-old animistic culture behind them, can teach us a great deal.
Don’t miss the chance to join us and begin experiencing Shamanism
