Soul Recovery FAQ

How do I know if I need a journey?
How do we lose soul pieces?
What do you do during a journey?
Will I have any reactions to Soul Recovery?
What happens when Soul Recovery doesn't work?
How often can I do a Soul Recovery or extraction?
What if I can't come to the shaman?
Can a journey be done without your knowledge?
What are Spirit Guides?
What are these alternate dimensions you talk about?
Is an extraction journey helpful for chronic illness?
Can a journey help someone who is in the dying process or who has already crossed over?.
Does Soul Recovery and Extraction work on Animals?
Can Soul Recovery and Extraction be used to clear negative energy from a place?

How do I know if I need a journey?
Common signs that one may have experienced soul loss include:

* Obesity (often in relationship to some kind of trauma)
* Addictions...of any kind, such as alcohol, drugs, food, bingeing, anorexia, cravings, gambling, love, codependency
* Loss of emotional feeling...can't cry, can't feel...a general "emotional numbness"
* Very sick since birth...especially during the first 12 years of life
* Depression of any kind
* Schizophrenia or any other kind of psychotic "break from reality"
* As an adult, you still catch a lot of colds and flu; weak immune system
* Stuck in the "past" after a loved one...child or adult...has died...You can't seem to move out of the past to live in the present
* MPD...multiple personality dysfunction...usually caused by a traumatic infant/childhood and the person creates many personalities in which to survive
* Ungrounded... "space cadet", "spacey", constantly daydreaming, not wanting to be here on Earth, not wanting to CONNECT with reality...These people are usually out of body at least 12 to 18 inches
* Blocks of memory loss...at any time in life...but particularly from childhood
* Unable to release some emotional trauma from the past...a death, divorce, loss of some kind
* Asking: "Why am I here?"... A sense of no direction, no focus, a wandering around aimlessly...No sense of purpose or self
* Shame that fuels loss of self-esteem/confidence, and has been caused (usually) in childhood
<<back to top

How do we lose soul pieces?
Soul pieces will split off during an emotional, physical, mental or spiritual trauma. Example: Your mother experiences trauma while carrying you. Other ways to lose a soul piece are: a car accident, a death of someone she loves, a loss of a pet, a divorce, a move to another state or country, assault (abuse), sexual molestation, rape, living in a dysfunctional family growing up, etc. A person can unconsciously "take" a piece of another person. If done consciously, this is known as sorcery. People with missing pieces will unconsciously take a piece in order to help make them whole, or they take because they are emotionally "needy".
<<back to top

What do you do during a journey?
For an in person journey, the shaman lies next to the client touching hands as physical contact. The client just sort of "hangs out" -- doesn't journey and tries to remain conscious and receptive. The shaman enters altered state and retrieves the soul pieces. Once all the pieces are found, he/she will blow the soul pieces back into the client's heart and crown chakras. If an extraction is being done, the shaman will scan the energy system with his/her hands several inches over the body. Blocks will be removed and repairs are done using tools such as feathers and crystals. The energy body is then sealed by circling the body with a rattle.
<<back to top

Will I have any reactions to Soul Recovery?
There are many and varied reactions to Soul Recovery. You may feel a sense of immediate relief, as if a weight is lifting off your shoulders. There may also be tears, a sense of joy, physical or emotional pain. A possibility exists for a temporary worsening of a physical ailment (homeopathy can be used so the client doesn't have to suffer). The 5 senses are completely engaged...everything looks more colorful, tastes are tastier, etc. Dreams return and are remembered, they become more vivid and past memories that were lost, will come back. Most important...the people who took your pieces will eventually call you, write you a letter or show up unexpectedly about a month after the SR...so, be prepared! With the return of pieces, there is a "reawakening" of the body on all levels of itself ... the reactions experienced are just too many to list. Just know that you will definitely feel different because you're integrating traumatized pieces back into yourself, so you should expect some emotional highs and lows in the first month after SR. Often, extraction will help alleviate some of this discomfort on a physical or emotional level, and you can call your shaman and request a journey for you at any time.
<<back to top

What happens when Soul Recovery doesn't work?
Soul loss might be too minor to feel it's return, or a client may not be ready to receive back that piece unconsciously, although they will say they're ready consciously. The client may think SR/E is silly or they're afraid of it, and others are just too scared at this point in their growth to deal with the returning soul pieces.
<<back to top

How often can I do a Soul Recovery or extraction?
Soul Recovery is performed every 3 months until all soul pieces are back, an average of 3 to 4 journeys. Usually, between 2 to 9 pieces are returned with each journey, On the 2nd or 3rd journey, the most traumatized pieces are brought back, rarely on the first Soul Recovery. It takes 3 months to integrate the returned soul pieces. Your shaman will counsel you on how to work with these newly returned pieces. If you go through a trauma of any kind where you feel a piece of you split off or was taken, call the shaman. If you are facing surgery, get extraction done FIRST...sometimes it may halt the surgery or aid in a quicker recovery and shorter stay in the hospital. Once a year, you should be "checked over" by your shaman to make sure you haven't lost any pieces and any blocks that have attached themselves, are removed. This is PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE at it's finest!
<<back to top

What if I can't come to the shaman?
Soul Recovery works equally well, whether in person or by long distance. Long distance
journeys work because the shaman is able to enter into a place where there is no time or distance. In this place the shaman is able to travel to you. From there, the shaman and his/her guides proceed to collect your soul pieces with Spirit's permission.
Long distance journeys are very similar to in person journeys for the shaman, only the client is not there physically. The shaman enters altered state and requests permission of his/her guides and the guides of the client to perform the soul recovery. Once this permission is granted, he/she will continue on and retrieve any lost soul pieces. An extraction is done as well by scanning the energy body of the client in altered state. After the soul pieces are retrieved and the extraction is done, the shaman gives a report the the client by phone, mail or email.
<<back to top

Can a journey be done without your knowledge?
No, conscious permission is required before a journey can be done for someone. Exceptions are a parent requesting a journey for a child or a relative that is not in a conscious state or for someone who has crossed over.
<<back to top

What are Spirit Guides?
A spirit guide is a being, that has assumed an animal form and participates in tracking lost soul pieces. A spirit guide can be provided for someone who needs protection and guidance.
<<back to top

What are these alternate dimensions you talk about?
Shamans travel to the upper, real and lower worlds in search of soul pieces. The upper world is one of light and love. The real world is the one in which we exist, and the lower world is the realm of Mother Earth. These various places are experienced in what is termed "non ordinary reality".
<<back to top

Is an extraction journey helpful for chronic illness?
Extraction may be helpful in many chronic illnesses. Undergoing a series of extractions can help support the individual's healing process.
<<back to top

Can a journey help someone who is in the dying process or who has already crossed over?
The shaman can help the person who is dying to contact their spirit guides to help make the transition easier. He/she helps them to return any soul pieces of others that they have been holding. If the person has already crossed over, the shaman can help the person's spirit by returning soul pieces and helping them move on into the light.
<<back to top
.
Does Soul Recovery and Extraction work on Animals?
Yes. Journeys work on animals, plants and the Earth. Journeys are a healing process for all of our relation. Journeys can be used on animals to help heal physical conditions, behavior problems and acute conditions such as accidents or trauma.
<<back to top

Can Soul Recovery and Extraction be used to clear negative energy from a place?
Yes, a journey is used for clearing stuck energy from houses, businesses and land as a result of current or past traumas that have taken place there.
<<back to top