Ask A Healer Etheric Alchemy Series

Symptoms of Shamanic Experience
Copyright, Neva J. Howell

This is part three of a three-part article on shamanism. Part One: questions about shamanism

Shamanic Journey Symptoms:
Repeating what I said in part one of this spiritual article, I am ONLY sharing my own personal experiences in the shamanic realm.

I am certainly no recognized shaman (nor do I wish to be thought of in this way).

I leave the traditional teachings of shamanistic journeying to those born and raised to teach such things, the Medicine Men and Women within the repective indigenious tribes.

Symptoms of shamanic experience below are symptoms I and others I've known have experienced:

dizziness

nausea

disorientation

overwhelming, sudden fatique

almost unbearable body cramps

heart palpitations

intense sweating or intense cold

kundalini energy up the spine and in the root chakra area

strong pressure in the crown chakra

frightening fits of sudden coughing and phlegm in the throat - throat chakra challenges

loose bowels

breathing difficulty

feelings of panic and wildness, as if losing grip on reality

dreams of a spiritual nature and horrible nightmares

trouble sleeping

trouble waking up

confusing flashes of different people when eyes are closed

feelings of being trapped in other dimensions and unable to return

free-falling into nothingness when eyes are closed

extreme awareness of cells and bodily functions

intense empathic connection to others

inability to separate self from others

hypersensitivity

and other symptoms I've probably forgotten by now. In other words, anything the body can experience happened to me at some time or another during periods of shamanic initiation.

Not to worry....

If the above list of symptoms causes fear, I understand.

If I'd been handed a list before my own shamanic experiences began, I'd have freaked out big time. Luckily, I didn't know until it was too late and I was soul-deep in the experience.

I'm sure that was a perfect unfoldment, as is your finding a list of symptoms beforehand will be perfect for your journey.

I believe there is an infallible wisdom to the universe and that one will never be initiated into something their soul did not invite, regardless of how challenging it may seem to the ego self at the time.

I would not actively seek out shamanism. I did not seek it out, at least not consciously but I always sought impeccability and integrity and realize now that this was a door-opener for the other experiences.

I sometimes seemed to be just sitting there, praying or singing or sometimes just being, when the shamanic intiations came.

Even when preceded by all kinds of signs and physical symptoms, they seem always to catch me off guard, in the ego sense.

Spiritual Health Disclaimer: Though Shamanic Experiences may present themselves with accompanying physiological changes, you should see a doctor if any physical symptom you are having warrants that. Be wise with your health.