Shamanic Vision
A Practical Workshop
Day 1
Introduction to Shamanism
- The basic principles of Shamanism will be explained, as a foundation for the entire workshop
The manifold aspects of the Avatar Persona
- The Nature of the Self
- Our Persona as a Geometry of Narratives
- Writing our optimal narrative
Matrioshka – The “Russian Doll” model of Reality
- Reality is a hallucination
- The multi-layered architecture of our Being
- Coherence – harmonizing our wants, needs, feelings, thoughts, actions and relationships.
~ ~ Lunch Break ~ ~
Learning by Un-learning
- The Art of Infinite Data Compression
- Mindful Forgetfulness
- Knowledge vs Wisdom
Shamanic Perception and The Mystery of Power
- Fake power vs Real Power
- Knowing Power, not by its effects, but by its true Origin.
- The Permanent Waters
- Understanding and dealing with power vampires: Horizontal and Vertical feeding.
Day 2
Encounters with Initiation
- Recognizing and dealing with initiatory experiences in dream scenarios and in day-to-day situations
- How do we lose our Grace… and how to get it back
- Belief vs. Faith
Introduction to Shamanic Journeys
- Principles and ethics of the Shamanic Work
- Accessing and navigating Altered States
- Self-Importance and weight as obstacles in perception and healing
Soul Retrieval
- The mechanics of trauma
- How we lose pieces of ourselves and how to get them back
~ ~ Lunch Break ~ ~
Partnered Practice – Experiencing Shamanic Vision in Pairs
- Practice self-induced Shamanic Vision
- Take action in altered states
- Share your experiences with a partner and with the group
Day 3
The “Psycho”- Path
- The parasitical nature of reality
- The need to become “someone” – addiction to achievement and fake power
- The Path of Doing vs The Path of Being
The Fallacy of Progress
- The problem/solution loop
- The fallacy of “Change”: The more things change, the more they stay the same
- The torture of “Hope”
- The impossibility of Utopia – what’s the alternative?
~ ~ Lunch Break ~ ~
The Reality Marketplace
- Branded: Keeping us in the Game by seduction and intimidation
- How to make ourselves immune to reality advertisement
- Overcoming the mentality of consumption
Group Practice – Experiencing Shamanic Vision in a group
- Cultivating Inner Silence
- Shared Navigation Practice: Shamanic Journey with the entire group
- Share what you have remembered and accept what you have forgotten…
Day 4
The Fallacy of Identity
- Identity is determined by reflection: The mirror’s threshold
- Substitutes, surrogates and borrowed role-play identities
The Fallacy of Polarity
- All polarities are relative
- Suffering is a sine wave
- The traps of “positive thinking”
Communication
- Language is merely interpretation and approximation
- Non-linear communication and subliminal perception
- The Tower of Babel and the Language of the Birds
- Questions and answers are not the Solution
- Common Ground is Holy Ground
~ ~ Lunch Break ~ ~
The Fallacy of “Now”
- Why a popular concept – “the power of now” is in fact leaving us powerless
- Tick-Tock: What lies in-between moments
Nothing IS real
- Projection and perception: Beyond the sensory data reality
- 10th/Zero Dimension (accompanied by video presentation)
- Piercing the Veil of Isis: Going beyond duality
Closing words and Sharing Circle
The path is solitary, but you don’t have to walk it alone…
… and the rest is Silence.