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Cybershamanism: Shamans & the internet, by Micheal Teal - logo

Welcome to the wonderful world of Cybershamanism - Micheal Teal explores the world of the Shaman using the tool of the World Wide Web

The 21st century has brought with it not only a New Age of Spirituality but a new kind of Shaman. The world wide web opens access to individuals around the globe, and the combination of Cyberspace and Shaman has created the Cybershaman.

 

I am a Cybershaman - a Shaman and Psychic who uses cyberspace to embrace the ‘Infinite Life Force’ and open others to a universe of beauty and light. The internet has afforded me the opportunity to bring my unique and treasured purpose to people around the world. On any given day I can offer wisdom and guidance to a housewife in Ireland, a healer in Brazil and a doctor in Japan. The web has become my personal altar where I can share teachings of the Spirit and explore its unlimited possibilities. My quest for meaning and heart is enhanced by constant access to people and information. The winds of life blow softly and I am guided across the seas of cyberspace to special places of mystery and beauty. Psychic Tymes and my involvement with them is a testament to how connected we all are and how we can celebrate life as a global community as we stroll through life’s orchard.

The song within my heart is one of healing and to that end I am a member of a number of distance healing groups. Healers of different modalities around the world use their special gifts and access their souls wisdom to help others navigate through life's challenges. We use our collective consciousness as we walk a path of truth and healing. An individual can email a request for a healing and within minutes practitioners throughout the planet are praying, smudging, dancing, singing, transmitting energy and more. Collectively we send out 'Sacred Healing Energy' to people and this is just one of the many ways a Cybershaman utilizes the internet in their quest.

 

Click image to visit Amazon.co.ukNicholas Wood "The book of the Shaman" Click image or underlined text to visit Amazon.co.uk. Prices range from £4.85.
Nicholas Wood, "The book of the Shaman" - USA click the USA link to visit Amazon.com. Prices range from $3.70.

This beautifully illustrated volume describes shamanism, showing its practices to be the earliest attempts to control the environment with help from spiritual forces. Shamanic ceremonies use drums and rattles to accompany dances, chants and other rituals as a way of summoning healing spirits, performing magic, seeking help, and divining the future. The Book of the Shaman points out striking similarities in shamanism of tribes in far-flung corners of the world, including Africa, India, Siberia, and the Americas.

Cyberspace can be a network of light and love, an enchanted garden where the articulation of thoughts and feelings can assist one in awakening their divine self. In previous issues of Psychic Tymes I have mentioned some of the sweet and precious souls I have had the pleasure to cross paths with in cyberspace. There are too many to mention here but I would remiss if I didn't mention but a few who are worthy of high regard - Dr. Gerri Leigh, Buffalo Bear Walks with Wolves, Kate Green, Shelley Buffitt, Michael Tomlinson, Isabella Kates, Nik Colyer and many more. Each one is a spiritually inclined soul and I am blessed for knowing them.

One of the other blessings afforded by the World Wide Web is the contact it gives the Shaman with media and the arts. I recently had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed by author Martha Jette for an upcoming book on the paranormal. I met Martha on the Internet and through email we came to the conclusion that I would be a good interview for her next book. Her recently published book – ‘Glimpses - True Stories of the Paranormal and Talking to My Angel’, is about childrens' experiences with angels. Martha is a vibrant voice who approaches every project with authentic loving harmony. As a Shaman Practitioner I try to learn something new from every individual I am blessed to meet. Martha has taught me to express my personal truth and colour outside the lines. She is a spiritual warrior who is refreshing and wonderful, a true ‘Earth Mother’.

 

Click image to visit Amazon.co.uk Ross Heaven, "Vodou shaman" - UK Click image or underlined UK link to visit Amazon.co.uk. Prices range from £6.11.
Ross Heaven, "Vodou shaman" - USA Click underlined USA link to visit Amazon.com. Prices range from $7.95.

This book is an attempt to demystify a mystical religion while also teaching Westerners how to integrate its healing rituals into modern life. Each chapter opens with a vivid description of a transcendental Vodou ritual that Heaven has witnessed such as a crippled man suddenly becoming cured. He uses these scenes to offer a well-paced and concise lesson on Vodou ideology and possibilities.

Click image to visit Amazon.co.ukBradford Keeney, "Bushman Shaman" - UK Click image or underlined UK text to vist Amazon.co.uk. Prices range from £5.87.
Bradford Keeney, "Bushman Shaman" - USA Click USA underlined link to visit Amazon.com. Prices range from $10.62.

Bradford Keeney details his initiation into the shamanic tradition of the Kalahari Bushmen, regarded by some scholars as the oldest living culture on earth. He sought out the Bushmen whilst in South Africa as a visiting professor of psychotherapy. He had known of the Kalahari "trance dance", wherein the dancers' bodies shake uncontrollably as part of the healing ceremony. He was drawn to this tradition in the hope it may explain and provide a forum for his own ecstatic "shaking" which he had first experienced at the age of 19 and had tried to suppress throughout his adult life.

 

Click to visit the Authors Den web site "Glimpses - True stories of the paranormal" by Martha Jette. This book is not available through Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Please click on the image to visit a web site where you can get more information regarding Martha Jette.

Book Description:
Stories of the Paranormal, told by real people with real experiences. If you are interested in the paranormal, don't miss out on your chance to read this.

Cyberspace gives Shamen the opportunity to explore perspectives, to share their wisdom, to seek knowledge within as we nourish the spirit and polish the soul. The internet has given me the resources to write for publications in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and more. It is the ability to access people worldwide that makes a Cybershaman a true visionary teacher. The web is a rainbow bridge by which a determined spirit can explore the mystical landscape.

I receive emails from unique and vital people every day thanking me for enhancing and enriching their lives. That is the greatest reward I could ever receive. The World Wide Web has allowed me to share a work that is meaningful as well as creating a clear path of artistic exploration and connection with the sacred. A Shaman in the 21st century has a great responsibility. It is the Shaman’s desire to be a conduit of light and love . I help people explore their inner landscapes thereby allowing them to have a better understanding of themselves. The internet is a lush garden, food for the soul that can foster a personal path of spiritual growth. The sea of Cyberspace is awash with waves of awareness. We are all ‘Light Beings’ in the making and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the precious souls I have been blessed to cross paths with in Cyberspace. I will continue to strive to find serenity while educating the sacred heart of humanity.

Click image to visit Amazon.co.ukHolger Kalweit, "Shamans Healers & Medicine men" - UK Click image or underlined UK text to visit Amazon.co.uk. Prices range from £6.68.
Holger Kalweit, "Shamans Healers & Medicine men" - USA Click USA underlined text to visit Amazon.com. Prices range from $6.98.

A fascinating look at Shamanic healing methods from around the world, this book examines shaman training methods and consciousness developing techniques, rituals and ceremonies, heroic feasts and magical powers, psychological insights and spiritual wisdom. It shows that Western medicine and psychology have much to learn from primal healing methods.

Recommended Reading:

  • The Book of the Shaman / Nicholas Wood
  • Shamans, Healers and Medicine Men / Holger Kalweit
  • Bushman Shaman / Bradford Keeney
  • Vodou Shaman / Ross Heaven
  • Shamanism as a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life / Tom Cowan

Recommended Websites:

Click image to visit Amazon.co.uk Tom Cowan, "Shamanism" - UK Click image or underlined UK link to visit Amazon.co.uk. Prices range from £5.93.
Tom Cowan, "Shamanism" - USA Click USA link to visit Amazon.com. Prices range from $9.27.

This is an excellent guide to exploring the shamanic realms. It offers a rich and yet easy to understand look at how to take a shamanic journey and how to utilize what you have learned in the journey state. It discusses how to modify the basic shamanic beliefs and practices found in other cultures as centering devices in everyday life.

In closing let me say that a Cybershaman is dedicated to the greatest and highest good. It is my wish to uplift humanity, as well as inspiring people to celebrate the divine breath of life, I look forward to meeting each and every one of you in the celestial gathering place that is the World Wide Web.

 

~ The Ancient One With Heart Of Buffalo Journeys With Spirit Of White Wolf ~
© 2005 Micheal Teal

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