Shaman Consciousness #2

 After a brief discussion of Shamanistic culture, and the basics of Shamanistic principles, it's time to discuss the potential avenues for spiritual communication.  There are several different means of divination, and contacting of the other side.  A common misconception is that spiritual communication can only take place through traditional ritualistic means, but this is simply not the case.  A shaman essentially finds communication out of chaos. 

 Forms of divination throughout history have spanned from direct perceived conversation, in which the shaman "hears" the voices of the other side and speaks back to them verbally to the reading of tea leaves.  Does a ghost come down from the other side and physically move the tea leaves knowing you'll be able to interpret them to divine your future?  One interpretation says yes.  Another would say the spirit communicates with the mind rather than the tea leaves.  The communication occurs when we allow ourselves to see the signs rather than depend on the mathematical nature of rituals.

Shaman Consciousness #1

Hello,

Today I'd like to take a moment to talk about Shamanism. At its core, a shaman is the oldest known type of conscious magical practitioner. In order to become a shaman, in days before consciousness was more thoroughly explored, a tribesman would have to undergo a near death transformation and return with messages from the other side of the veil as well as an ability to speak with the dead.

As many ancient cultures revered their ancestors and even asked them for help and guidance, the Shaman would be used as a mediator between the spirits of the dead and the living. As time went on, cultures merged, and safer methods of developing a shaman consciousness were discovered. Let's take a moment to discover what some shamanistic beliefs are, and how you can use these tools to help you every day.

Cultures with a strong tradition of shamanism believe that spirits, both good and evil, are interacting with us every day. Some are working to improve our lives by imparting us with good luck, moments of inspiration, secret insight into situations, and occasional bursts of energy and focus that allow us to do good in the world. Likewise, evil spirits are working against us, making us sick, chronically weak, and giving us a generalized sense of unease in certain places and situations. The shaman detects the presence of spirits and beseeches the help of good ones, while banishing the evil.

Before advanced techniques of meditation, and before there was such a thing as brainwave entrainment therapy, the mental state of openness to the other side was very difficult to observe. Those attempting to acquire shaman consciousness should be warned that the painful process is beyond what most today are capable of enduring. And why endure such suffering when the mental state of the shaman is scientifically studied? If Shamanism is something that interests you, be sure to visit our Shamanism entrainment therapy page at http://www.store. unexplainable.net/products/ shaman.php.

Those hoping to communicate with the other side should practice focus and protection first. As you attempt to see your surroundings, remain calm and imagine a bright blue or white circle surrounding you. Focus your imagination in a way that says that nothing from the other side can enter the circle without your permission. If you find a magical incantation that reinforces your ability to focus your energy on the circle of protection, feel free to whisper it to yourself. Some people find this communication is better by themselves, while others like the presence of others who will take it seriously. If those in the room are in harmony, they may be able to observe the circle with their third eye. The third eye is the name of our ability to understand the position and general appearance of objects in the spiritual realm. In this realm, everything works as a symbol that is interpreted through the subconscious into a series of images the viewer can understand. Often shamans will see images from their own mystical traditions (angels, demons, Egyptian gods and goddesses, figures from mythology, etc.) and find this confusing.

This is because all energy is interpreted through the lens of our own beliefs. As you practice, you may be able to even shift your paradigm of belief (if you choose to) and pick up on useful or important symbols you would have missed with a different lens. Of course that would be up to you.

Next time let's take a look at more techniques of contacting the spirit world. You'd be surprised how possible it is to confidently communicate with the other side once you're in the right state of mind and know how to interpret symbols.

Jim McElwee

Hypnosis

Greetings!

Today I'd like to talk about hypnotic self defense. There is a growing problem of some individuals using hypnosis to gain control of others. It's not as extreme as it sounds, with people walking around zombie like as a shadowy hypnotist takes complete control over them, but it's just as effective if you don't know how to defend yourself. Television commercials, politicians giving speeches, and slick salesmen are all examples of people who are trying to convince you to do something, and all three have been caught implementing one form of hypnosis or another.

First of all, you need to know what it feels like to be hypnotized. We're hypnotized all the time, hyper-focusing on driving, watching television, and surfing the internet. Any time you perform an activity and lose track of your environment because you're so into what you're doing you're technically hypnotized to a certain degree. When you sit in a chair, however, and go through hypnotic induction consciously, you're ever aware of the fact that your mind is hypnotized and therefore you can defend yourself easier. It's when we're not aware that we're hypnotized that we are at risk.

After you've practiced "open" hypnosis where you know exactly what's taking place during a hypnosis session, you begin to trust it more and have more of an understanding of what to look for in hypnotic induction. When a hypnotist attempts to hypnotize you subversively then, you'll be able to understand the type of lilting voice or subtle movements that are involved. Even conversations are hypnotic often. Pay attention to a few in-depth conversations you have and see if you ever lose track of time, your environment, or things other people are saying in the room.

Now let's deal with the more "mystical aspects" of hypnotic self defense. First, you need to be able to wield your focus like a conductor wields a baton. Practice focusing all of your attention on different things in your environment. Imagine that everything has an energy about it and try to notice things in your environment you otherwise usually miss. A simple awareness expansion exercise like weekly visiting a place you've never been before and observing is enough to take you miles in the direction of hypnotic self defense.

Now your mind should be ready for the next step. Remember when we were exploring what everyday activities hypnotize you the most? Simply perform those activities for a preset amount of time, and break yourself away from them exactly when you set out to. Additionally, the entire time you're performing the activity, focus your mind on your mental state and watch it as it drifts out of awareness of your environment. When you feel that happening, pull yourself out of the activity, look around, and focus again on where you are. Build up a "reflex" of hypnotic trance breaking. It can even be a physical act like snapping a finger to literally "snap out of it." A symbolic gesture is quite powerful when it comes to mental states. A more subtle gesture could be just pushing your thumb and forefinger together and programming your mind to associate the sensation with an awakened state. These gestures can be programmed into your mind with hypnosis, and when you end your session you can perform them each time just before you wake up.

The most important aspect of hypnotic self defense, however, is to develop a conscious dialogue with your unconscious mind that let's you understand what hypnosis feels like. The best guaranteed way to develop that is to simply hypnotize yourself in a safe environment a few times. one of the best way to prepare your mind for a hypnotic state is with brainwave entrainment therapy. Be sure to check it out at http://www.store. unexplainable.net/products/ hypnosis.php.

Now that we've discussed hypnotic self defense, hopefully you'll have some of the tools required to defend yourself against an alarming trend. We need control over our own actions if nothing else. Thanks for reading the unexplainable manual of hypnotic self defense. Keep in touch as next time we'll touch on energy again in more depth with shamanism and shamanic practices.

See you then,

Jim McElwee