Lujon came to me complaining of lack of energy. He looked like he was carrying a tremendous weight, and we agreed to try a shamanic process to release it. He lay down on my massage table. By keeping it inside for awhile, you can protect it from our culture. His fatigue soon improved.
Improvisation is essential to urban shamanism.
We can begin with massage, counseling, or energy work, and move gradually into shamanic practices as we find a way to create a common language about this with the client. Many Americans are afraid to give themselves up to ecstasy in processes such as wailing, howling, chanting, or dancing to channel spiritual energies. Many of us are afraid of the spirit world, even as we deny it exists. We need to work gently to prepare the way for these very powerful practices. We talk together, creating a new understanding of the emotional and spiritual forces in ourselves.