Healing Sessions with Tyrtle

If you wonder whether a shamanic healing session would be beneficial, please contact me. If my spirit allies verify that shamanic healing is appropriate and that I am the right healer for you, I will ask them what type of healing work you need and share that with you. Often, only one session is needed; sometimes, two or three sessions are indicated. Follow-up support is recommended and available: people who regularly practice journeying or meditation (or both) obtain the best results. If you want to learn how to journey, I am happy to teach you or lead you to other resources. My goal is to deepen your own connection to the flow of energy of All That Is, which many call Creator or Divinity, so that you more fully become your own spiritual authority.

Traditional and Modern Healings

The most common shamanic healing ceremonies, described below, are power retrieval, extraction, and soul retrieval. Shamans also "cure" or "psychopomp" the dead by helping them cross over if needed.

Many healing ceremonies exist in different traditions and by different practitioners. The possibilities are endless, as "the helping [healing] spirits" that shamanic practitioners work with are creative and tailor the healing work to the particular person/situation.

Shamanism and the "helping spirits" evolve to respond to changing times and changing needs. People in ancient cultures rarely suffered from ...

• separation of mind, body, and soul;
• separation from the rest of nature;
• separation from the elements with less time outdoors;
• separation from family/friends/community; and
• separation from "All That Is / Creator."

Power Retrieval

When you don't feel deeply connected to yourself, to your own sense of personal power, or to "All That Is / Creator" in shamanic terms you have power loss. Classically called "power animal retrieval," this simple yet profound healing brings back a central "helping spirit" or "spirit partner" who is most needed in your life at this time (it may or may not appear in animal form). If you pursue journey work, this Form will likely be one of those who appears in your journeys to guide you.

Extraction

When you experience a spiritual imbalance, misplaced energy (energy that is not part of you) can become attached to you or move into part of your body. This misplaced energy, if allowed to fester, can cause localized pain or illness. Some symptoms may include illness, pain, or multiple misfortunes. Some pain and suffering is normal, it's one way we learn; chronic suffering as in a string of bad luck is the hallmark. The shamanic practitioner removes the misplaced energy and returns it to where it belongs in a neutral (harmless) state.

Soul Retrieval

When you experience a trauma (such as an accident, death of a loved one, war, surgery, drug abuse, chronic chipping away of self-esteem, etc.), the trauma causes a part of your essence to leave the body to avoid experiencing that trauma. (This is similar to the psychological concept of disassociation.) The shamanic view is that the soul part that left will usually return on its own in time. If it doesn't return, we often express this loss by saying "I haven't been the same since ..., or "I've never gotten over that." Other classic symptoms may include dissociation, post-traumatic stress, feeling separate (more of an observer than a participant in life), chronic illness, addictive behaviors, and feeling empty. The shamanic practitioner journeys to retrieve the lost soul part and returns it to you.

Psychopomp Work

Unlike the other healing methods, this one is for the dead. The shamanic practitioner uses this work to help those who have died but not "crossed over" to the spirit realms to do so.

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To schedule a healing session for yourself or to find out about workshops in the Washington, D.C. area, contact Tyrtle.

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