Archive for the ‘Shaman’ Category
November 6th, 2010
Stress Success Quickies
STRESS SUCCESS QUICKIES by Helaine Z. Harris, MA, MFT
Doesn’t Stress Success seem like an oxymoron to you? It sure did to me, at first!
Keeping up with modern life is often complicated by the very technological advances and other conveniences that are meant to streamline our day, often creating even more havoc than we had before. We have the pressure of a tumultuous economy, and with the stock market and housing prices dropping, the stress factor has been increasing for many. It seems like stress has become a way of life. It is true that in small doses stress can motivate you and help you perform under pressure such as preparing for a presentation or studying for exams, however on a long-term basis, it creates a multitude of problems.
Now is the time to bring your mind and body back into balance instead of being overwhelmed and stuck. You can protect yourself from the more severe effects of stress by first recognizing the symptoms and signs and then taking action to implement some healthier choices for yourself.
What is Stress? With either a real or perceived threat, your body automatically goes into the stress-induced response, the “fight-or-flight” response. When this occurs, your body responds by automatically increasing your metabolism, heart rate and blood pressure, as well as releasing a flood of stress hormones into your body.
The stress response is your body’s way of protecting you so in time of emergency, you stay focused, alert and energetic to save your life or protect your family.
Chronic Stress The problem is our body is not capable of distinguishing between physical and
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November 6th, 2010
Moses and Ayahuasca – Plant Spirit Shamanism From the Bible
“Moses was high on drugs: Israeli researcher”
The world wide media interest in Benny Shanon’s paper about Moses and entheogens, is encouraging us to take a good and hard look at the roots of religions and the notion that they were based on fertility cults, and shamanic practices such as Entheogens (or hallucinogenic) plants as a source of spiritual communion with the universal consciousness, or the mind of God.
John Allegro, in his book “The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East”, postulated through the etymology of words and relates how the development of language indicated that the roots of the religions emanating from the Middle East were based on fertility cults, and shamanic practices such as Entheogens (or hallucinogenic) plants as a source of spiritual communion with the universal consciousness, or the mind of God..
Back in the 1960′s the reaction against these ideas was so strong that it destroyed Allegro’s career, the book was not published in the UK as it was regarded as blasphemous, and blasphemy was still a crime. It’s good to think that we have made some progress in recent years.
Allegro’s theory was visionary and ground-breaking. He was the first to propose in some detail that two major religions Christianity and by extension Judaism were entheogen-oriented and that the entheogen was Amanita Muscaria. His book was published at a time when there was little or no awareness about the use of entheogens, and was indeed a courageous act to publish this book.
Another great explorer and pathfinder in human consciousness
November 4th, 2010
Question by janeattack2000: Do shaman follow any steps in performing shamanism?
Best answer:
Answer by Xythos
I think I understand what you are asking, but your question doesn’t fit into what a shaman is. Shamanism is similar to a profession. Are there steps in performing lawyer-ing? Are there steps in performing doctoring?
Shamanism is an interaction with both people and the spirits. It is a journeying through altered states of consciousness. There can be steps for a particular task within shamanism, such as how a shaman achieves an altered state or how he (she) diagnosis an illness, but there is no universal set of steps for every shaman, no.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
November 4th, 2010
Your Personal Stimulus #8: How To Make Money Online and Work from Home
Stories of people looking for real solutions to making their dreams come true
Everybody has a dream whether it’s traveling the world, spending more time with family and friends, helping loved ones recover their health, or supporting organizations whose work you value. We all have them. The question of why some people realize theirs is what we’re looking at in these interviews. When you read the accounts of other people looking for freedom from the endless workplace and mountains of debt that keep you just getting by, ask yourself how you would answer the questions. You may discover that you’re in the market for a real solution and ready to move toward your goals.
Miles is a massage therapist with his own office and keeps busy servicing local companies that bring him in for their employees. He would like to discover or develop a product line to provide an additional revenue stream. Miles spends time studying with healers and shamans in other cultures so being able to make income online even when he isn’t working as a massage therapist would solve his time/money problem.
What do you like about your work? I like being my own boss. I’m a wellness practitioner so I can take my work wherever I go. I need this flexibility so I can continue studying with my teachers. Helping people live better, more full lives is why I wake up everyday.
What would you change if you could? I’m looking to make more money. If I can wrap my values and goals around a product that also creates a respectable second source of revenue, that would be worth going for. making money from home or from my laptop would be ideal.
Why is that important to you? My energy and knowledge is how I make
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