Your Soul’s Sense of Touch: Are You Coming to Your Senses?
This is the final installment in our series of articles on your soul’s perspective of the five physical senses. We hope this series has stimulated your thoughts, and that you are now recognizing the sensations at your disposal for greater awareness and expansion.
This final article in this series will deal with touch. We feel that the sensation of touch is one of the most important senses that most human beings are overlooking and not taking advantage of in this realm.
The touch sense is merely recognizing whether you physically can or have to touch something in order to believe it is real, or whether you can feel the energy coming off of something and know it is there.
Here is a perfect example: you turn on a burner on an electric stove or hotplate, and without seeing the glowing red or orange light, you can feel the energy coming off of the burner and you recognize that it is hot. You can’t see it but you can FEEL it.
Sensing Energy
We know that some of you can sense the energy in a room or in your surroundings. This sensation is your Soul’s perspective of those energies. Blind people (who have decided to have that experience this time around) have become very in tune with the touch sensation. When people are missing a physical sense, what happens is that your soul’s senses start taking over or dominating your experience.
Most people don’t realize you have both a physical and an emotional experience at your disposal when you are having a human experience. When the physical sense dissipates, the soul’s perspective starts to take over. Think about the expression “to be in touch with yourself” or “to be in touch with your soul.” Where do you think these expressions come from?
And let’s not leave out the attraction sensation. There are laws that govern attraction, which you set up as a Light Being. These laws govern who and/or what you attract to yourself.
So, do you physically have to touch someone or something to actually feel it?
Can you touch someone’s essence so to speak?
Can you recognize energies that your soul is craving?
Everything that is drawn from an emotional experience is the sensory system in alignment with your soul.
What It Means to Know Something
This is what it is to know something. It is the emotional experience that is steadfast, that you cannot be talked out of. It doesn’t matter what sits before you in the form of “proof” or “facts” based upon the physical. You are having the experience of something and no one else can negate that experience; they are just not aware of it.
These experiences keep you searching, looking for an explanation. Light Beings, which we all are, have put these inner workings inside our embodiments to draw us away from the physical experience — to remind us of who we really are. Mostly the distraction of this realm keeps that hidden. So we say…
Go inward! Search inside for the answers that lie within; begin to recognize your soul’s perspective to the Senses. Stop ignoring the truth! That is what ignorance really is: merely you ignoring the truths that are out there.
More Profound Than the Physical
The truth is that all experience that is in alignment with your soul is far more profound, far more definitive, far more expandable than anything that happens to your physical embodiment. There is nothing in the physical that compares to the soul’s experience. Nothing physical is taken with you when you leave this experience. Nothing!
Think of an energy worker who doesn’t physically touch another embodiment (hands to body), but can scale that other body and pick up on injured places or chronic conditions. The awareness hits them so strongly that they have sensations that shake them to the core of their being. This goes far beyond the mere touching of skin, which at best just feels warm or cold. It is the vibration that hits them. It is such a deep sensation they could never deny the experience of having that sensation. It is an emotional experience, not physical.
That is the connection we are talking about, the deeper connection of energy which is your soul. Any time you attach an emotional experience to anything, you are bringing into your soul’s perspective rather than the physical aspect or perspective. That is utilizing everything that is available to yourself on this realm.
That is mastering this realm.
Your Thoughts Are Also Your Touch
The power of your thoughts can also stimulate a touch experience. How many of you have found yourself deep in a dream state, and simply through your dreams you find yourself “feeling” something in your dreams? Or with your fantasy mind you can create a physical reaction to the thought of being touched? These experiences are extremely intense through your emotions. They are, in fact, far more intense than when you are in your awakened state and are distracted by the illusion.
The illusion going on around you takes you away from the soul’s experience. When you are taken away from the illusion, your thought focus becomes internal rather than external.
There are humans who, through an unconscious desire to activate or come into alignment with their soul, will do things to their bodies that are extreme. They cause pain and suffering to themselves because it will stimulate an emotion. Usually because their emotions are dead! What are they doing? They are trying to align themselves with some soul that is inside of them because somewhere in the subconscious mind they know that the soul is emotion.
They cut themselves off from all other emotions because they haven’t been allowed to express them or experience them. The soul is crying out to them, trying to tell them that the healing truly lies within — in your emotional state. These people equate pain as the emotional state, as calmness — that being in or experiencing pain is the only way to experience one’s emotions. That is the confusion of the physical versus the emotional.
We hope we have stimulated you into recognizing or seeing things differently now. Remember, it is the emotional experience that changes you; you remember it because you felt it. Fleeting experiences are physical. They can easily go away and you don’t remember them. Emotional experiences are the ones you always remember. They change your life, and they change your existence.
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How Do You Become a Shaman? A Beginner Practitioner’s Guide
Shamanism is one of the world’s oldest spiritual practices, with origins dating back thousands of years to Siberia, Central Asia, and Indigenous cultures across the Americas, Africa, and Australia. Its roots run deep with the natural and spirit worlds, shamanism has long served as a means of healing, guidance, and communion with unseen realms.
Today, many seekers feel called to explore this path not as a profession but as a profound journey of spiritual awakening and service. Whether inspired by ancient traditions or drawn by a modern sense of spiritual purpose, the path to becoming a shaman begins with an inner calling and a willingness to walk between worlds.
What is a Shaman?
A shaman is a spiritual practitioner and healer who bridges the physical and spiritual worlds to help others. In many Indigenous cultures, shamans are known for their ability to enter altered states of consciousness—often through trance, meditation, rhythmic drumming, or plant medicine—to communicate with spirits, receive guidance, and perform healing practices. They tap into the seen and unseen realms, using ancient techniques to restore harmony and well-being within individuals and communities.
Though shamanism varies across different cultures, the core principles remain consistent: shamans journey to the spirit world, retrieve lost knowledge or parts of the soul, and return with wisdom that promotes healing, clarity, and spiritual growth.
What Does a Shaman Do?
Shamans serve their communities in many vital roles, drawing upon their connection with the spirit world to offer healing, insight, and guidance. Their duties often include:
- Healing the Sick: Shamans believe illness may stem from spiritual imbalances, soul loss, or negative energies. Through rituals, energy healing, and soul retrieval, they work to restore health and wholeness.
- Spiritual Guidance: Shamans offer counsel, helping individuals navigate emotional challenges, life transitions, or spiritual crises by receiving messages from spirits or power animals.
- Conducting Rituals and Ceremonies: These may include blessings, purification, protection, or rites of passage to support individuals and communities.
- Divination: Using tools such as stones, bones, or direct spirit communication, shamans interpret signs to provide insight into present or future concerns.
- Psychopomp Work: Some shamans guide the souls of the deceased to the afterlife, ensuring a peaceful transition between worlds.
- Maintaining Harmony with Nature: Shamans often act as stewards of the Earth, communicating with natural forces and emphasizing balance with the natural world.
Whether in Indigenous cultures or modern spiritual communities, the role of the shaman is one of deep responsibility—offering healing and preserving sacred knowledge.
Hearing the Call: Can Anyone Be a Shaman?
Traditionally, becoming a shaman is not considered a personal choice but a spiritual calling. Many shamanic cultures believe individuals are chosen by the spirits, often through a “shaman illness,” near-death experience, or vivid dreams that signify an awakening to their path. This transformative event initiates the potential shaman into a journey of self-discovery and service.
While some modern seekers pursue shamanism as a spiritual practice or personal development path, the traditional view holds that ignoring the call can lead to emotional or physical turmoil. Acceptance of this calling often marks the beginning of shamanic training.
The Journey to Becoming a Shaman
The shamanic path to becoming a practitioner is both inward and outward—marked by spiritual awakening, mentorship, and disciplined practice. While each path is unique, there are common steps that many follow to cultivate the skills and wisdom needed for this sacred role.
Seek a Teacher or Mentor
True shamanic training often begins with mentorship. In Indigenous cultures, aspiring shamans undergo long apprenticeships under experienced elders. Today, some may train in person or through a reputable program, such as those offered by The Foundation for Shamanic Studies, founded by anthropologist Michael Harner. These training programs teach core shamanism and fundamental techniques like shamanic journeying, soul retrieval, and divination.
Mentorship is essential not just for safety in navigating the unseen world, but for transmitting sacred knowledge with integrity. A teacher with real experience can guide the student through deep personal transformation and spiritual initiation.
Training and Initiation
Shamanic training may involve years of disciplined practice, including:
- Learning to connect with spirit guides and power animals
- Practicing soul retrieval and energy healing
- Participating in sacred ceremonies and rituals
- Engaging in deep personal healing and shadow work
- Studying the natural world and spirit realms
This path may also include working with plant medicine such as ayahuasca, under proper guidance, to access spirit realms and accelerate healing. However, this is not required by all traditions.
Tools and Techniques of a Shaman
Modern and traditional shamans alike use tools that assist in entering trance states and performing healing work:
- Drums and Rattles: Induce altered states and guide shamanic journeys
- Feathers: Used in energy clearing and as symbols of connection to bird spirits
- Crystals: Amplify energy healing and spiritual insight
- Plant Allies: Include sacred herbs like sage or ceremonial plant medicine like ayahuasca
- Sacred Songs and Chants (Icaros): Invoked to call on spirits and enhance healing
- Gongs and Singing Bowls: Create vibrational frequencies that open energy channels
Shamanic Practices and Responsibilities
The practice of shamanism includes a wide range of spiritual and healing techniques:
- Shamanic Journeying: Traveling to the spirit world to receive guidance or retrieve knowledge
- Soul Retrieval: Reintegrating fragmented parts of the soul to restore wholeness
- Divination: Gaining insight through spiritual tools or spirit communication
- Spiritual Healing: Using energy healing, ceremony, or guidance from spirit allies to promote well-being
A shaman is also a guardian of their community, often tasked with preserving shamanic traditions, facilitating rites of passage, and maintaining harmony with the natural world.
A Way of Life, Not a Title
Being a shamanic practitioner is a lifelong spiritual path, not a profession or weekend pursuit. It requires humility, personal integrity, and a sincere devotion to the healing of others and the Earth. The shaman must undergo continual personal growth, learn to navigate the unseen world safely, and remain grounded in service.
In the Western world, those who practice shamanism may also integrate complementary healing modalities such as Reiki or energy work. The path of a shamanic healer is one of ongoing spiritual development, often requiring the courage to stand apart from societal norms in order to serve a greater spiritual truth.
If you feel the call, know that the path may be challenging—but also deeply rewarding. Through commitment, proper guidance, and an open heart, anyone drawn to this path can begin the journey into shamanic practice and explore the mysteries of the spirit world.
