The Fragmented Soul

The Fragmented Soul - Soul Retrieval

      Everyone practicing shamanism or magic knows of the fact of soul loss. Shamanism and magic simply asumes the existence of something called the soul. Most of the times the will or the soul of the victim or client is being mentioned. This assumption of a soul is the best way of explaining most phenomens encountered in shamanism and magic. There are many different descriptions of the anatomy of the soul in various cultures. One thing they have usually in common is the fact, that the human soul has more than one part (see Freud, Kabbala, Egypt, China, India and other cultures). How many parts the soul is consisting of is a point of difference in the various models. Two things can be stated without problem: That you possess a soul, and that most of it is inside your immediate sphere of influence (that means energybody). Now, this is describing the usual, common case.

     There are a plenty of situations, which endangers your well-being. Accidents, operations, shocking situations, evil hexenmasters, vulnerations, rapes, psychic pressure or stress are some of the more popular known ones. During these situation the soul decides to safe the part, which is exposed to the threat, by splitting it and hiding away somewhere in the spirit world. Most of the time the part of the soul returns after a time, but sometimes the hiding part don´t return. then a soul loss occurs. Symptoms like faintness, sleeplessness, emptiness (resulting in addictions, bulimia, drinking or whatever), emotional emptiness, depressions, even autism, cataleptic or comatous states. Once recognized as soul loss the shamanic practitioner can ask his tiergeist or other spirits to guide him to the lost parts of the clients soul. Then the shaman persuades the soul parts (if necessary) to return to the client, brings them back and blowing them in at the hara and the crown chakra, which are both points where the soul can enter or leave the energy body. This process can be very difficult, depending on the location, where the lost part stays or is being held by another spirit. Often deceased family members are sticking on them and won´t let them go, until they themself get a shamanic healing. If you have found one lost part, other lost soul parts can appear, too.

     As mentioned before, you are blowing the soul back in the clients soul. Your spirits may give you other points, where to blow in lost soul parts. Consider the two mentioned points as a hint. It is absolutely necessary to seal the openings after you have blown in the soul parts. The client must welcome his once lost soul parts back in his soul. Give the client a feeling of safety for some moments after the shamanic part. The client must reintegrate the regained part of his soul afterwards, otherwise the soul can easily depart again. The client should not be alone, and have someone, who could bring him back home after the soul-healing. Soul Retrieval can be very heart-stirring and the client needs emotional warmness.

The other way around it works, if you want to provoke soul loss. Catching and capturing an enemies soul can be a last way of solving some problems. Remember the soul bottles? However, this method is a last choice of many others.

Exercise

Tracking lost soul parts can be trained in a little game with your partner. One is hiding in the spirits world, and the other is trying to find the hidden partner. Some signs of recognition should be arranged. This exercise is more difficult then the emergency case. Even if the seeker finds a completely different part of the hiding shaman, he has found a part of him, nonetheless.