A shaman is one who searches at the energetic level on behalf of others to find the sources of physical illness and spiritual discomfort.

When we recognize that our bodies have an energetic aspect that is primary and that informs the physical, we also begin to recognize our true nature as spiritual beings having a human experience.

The source of chronic illness, addictions, depression, and lack of direction can often be approached on the energetic level.

Our bodies’ energetic aspect can sustain wounds similar to the physical. A wound contained in the energetic field informs the body and psyche about the way we carry illness, the way we live, and the way we die. Sometimes people can heal this themselves. More often they continue spinning within symptoms, repeating patterns despite their best efforts.

A shaman seeks the energetic blueprint of an issue or symptom in order to transform or release that energy so that a person can begin to follow a destiny of his or her own choosing.