In Western medicine, schizophrenics are considered to have a mental illness with symptoms that include hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, and dysfunction. The current treatment for schizophrenia (with no cure) involves antipsychotic medications with side effects, such as tics, tremors, muscle spasms, weight gain (as much as 60 to 100 pounds in a short-time period that … Continue reading Schizophrenia—Gift or Illness?
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The Difference Between Schizophrenic Shamans and Schizophrenics
I absolutely believe that what I see in the spirit realm is real. I know that spirits can visit us in this realm, and that the physical realm can be manipulated by what occurs in the spirit realm.
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Ready for the Big Time?
I received an inquiry from a TV producer who is developing a new show on spiritual healers, shamans and medicine men and women. If I am interested, he invited me to submit a bio and an overview of my practice. It seems like a wonderful opportunity, yet I really can't see a TV crew coming here to shoot my rather ordinary life.
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Laugh, Live, Love
We walk around limited by our own thoughts. Living disappointing lives, going to jobs we hate. This is not the way it is supposed to be!
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Shaman Film Documentary
"A Gathering of Shamans" is a documentary about the connection between consciousness and nature, as embodied in the spiritual traditions of Indigenous Peoples, whose ecological metaphors of the sacred are so relevant to the modern world.
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Can I Pray for You? Is Permission Needed to Heal?
I have performed many healings for friends without their permission and sometimes without their knowledge. Why? Because I cared about them and wanted them to be healed. I wasn't concerned about getting permission, because ultimately, the healing is not from me.
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Dark and Light Force Healings
We are all following either a dark or light force. However, most of us do it unconsciously.
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Well-behaved Kids Don’t Just Happen
"I most admire you for what you have given of yourself as a mother to assure that the two young lives entrusted to you are raised so that they will have great character and strong values."
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The Four Directions
The native Americans have long practiced calling on the spirits from the four directions (North, South, East and West) to create a sacred space and provide protection and energy for ceremonies and healing sessions.
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Shamanism vs. “A Course in Miracles”
I read "A Course in Miracles" (ACIM) a year ago in August, because I wanted to compare the beliefs in this book against shamanism.
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Visions: Malidoma Some
"...let's say that you want a particular job. In the West, you do the linear thing and apply to the person in charge. In Africa they say that if you want a job, go demand it [from the Spirit], then let the job come and get you."
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The Red Button
In the dream, Michael Jackson was preparing for a concert. The sound system was being tested, the dancers were warming up and the family and friends were mingling. However, when someone...
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Living the Shamanic Life in a Modern World
Raising children as a shaman can be a balancing act living in a modern society setting.
Shaman Elizabeth Herrera 