Intuitive Meaning » Shamanism http://intuitivemeaning.com Intuitive Meaning: Portal for the Soul and the Senses. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:31:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Exploring Sacred Space http://intuitivemeaning.com/2011/08/exploring-sacred-space/ http://intuitivemeaning.com/2011/08/exploring-sacred-space/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:04:50 +0000 Ava Saadi http://intuitivemeaning.com/?p=17445 The term “sacred space” has been used in many ways. It has represented the sanctity of the human body and the soul-presence that animates. It has been used to refer to the creation of a sacred space or vortex of energy that is protected. Sacred space rituals can be found in many cultures and religions.

Exploring Sacred . . . → Read More: Exploring Sacred Space]]> http://intuitivemeaning.com/2011/08/exploring-sacred-space/feed/ 0 Drum Medicine – Drum Making Hides, Animal Spirits, and Meaning http://intuitivemeaning.com/2011/04/drum-medicine-drum-making-hides-and-their-meaning/ http://intuitivemeaning.com/2011/04/drum-medicine-drum-making-hides-and-their-meaning/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:50:07 +0000 Estee Taschereau http://intuitivemeaning.com/?p=13275 Hand drums have been used by cultures around the world as a means for communication over long distances as well as symbols for spirituality. It was believed that the drum could carry a message a far greater distance than the voice, and the sound would reach into the heavens.

Native or hand drums are typically made . . . → Read More: Drum Medicine – Drum Making Hides, Animal Spirits, and Meaning]]> http://intuitivemeaning.com/2011/04/drum-medicine-drum-making-hides-and-their-meaning/feed/ 0 The Meaning of Tobacco in the Spiritual World http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/11/the-meaning-of-tobacco-in-the-spiritual-world/ http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/11/the-meaning-of-tobacco-in-the-spiritual-world/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:33:24 +0000 Ava Saadi http://intuitivemeaning.com/?p=7522 In ancient Alaskan tribe called the Thlinket it was custom that whenever you passed the grave of a shaman, the spiritual leaders of the tribe, that you offer some tobacco into the water.  Tobacco has been known in old world cultures as an item of great value.  The sacrifice of a persons tobacco to the spirit . . . → Read More: The Meaning of Tobacco in the Spiritual World]]> http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/11/the-meaning-of-tobacco-in-the-spiritual-world/feed/ 0 Shamanism and the Shaman “Seer” http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/11/shaman-seer/ http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/11/shaman-seer/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:33:39 +0000 Estee Taschereau http://intuitivemeaning.com/?p=7514 The word “Shaman” is a very broad term.  Today we’ll focus on one specific role or type of shamanism, and that is the Shaman as a seer or a medium

There are times when the role of the shaman is as a medium, one who speaks with “the dead” as some would call it.  The more precise . . . → Read More: Shamanism and the Shaman “Seer”]]> http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/11/shaman-seer/feed/ 0 Shamanism is Spiritual by Nature http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/10/shamanism-is-spiritual-by-nature/ http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/10/shamanism-is-spiritual-by-nature/#comments Sat, 30 Oct 2010 17:58:30 +0000 Intuitive Meaning Contributor http://intuitivemeaning.com/?p=7501 Shamanism is directly connected with spirituality.  The shaman works on a spiritual or energetic level.  Some shamans travel on a soul level, acting as guides to their clients for healing and karmic release.  Others call in spirit helpers, relatives, elders, and other spirits for communication and healing purposes.  Others cast out “demons” or disembodied spirits who . . . → Read More: Shamanism is Spiritual by Nature]]> http://intuitivemeaning.com/2010/10/shamanism-is-spiritual-by-nature/feed/ 0