Jim PathFinder Ewing - Dreams of the Reiki Shaman: Expanding Your Healing Power

As Jim Pathfinder Ewing so eloquently states, there are many ways to perceive this Dream of the World that we inhabit. From the science of shamanism through to a generous sharing of firsthand experience and practical exercises, Dreams of the Reiki Shaman is a marvellous treasure trove of information to increase your awareness of infinite potential realities and expand your own horizons.

Indie Shaman magazine

With Dreams of the Reiki Shaman, his growing body of work, and his social networking following, Jim PathFinder Ewing may just be the Carlos Castaneda of a new generation.

Grace Walsh, Reiki Master Teacher, author of Divine Arrows: Weaving the Path of Divine Guidance

by the same author

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Jim PathFinder Ewing 2011

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First published by Findhorn Press 2011

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To Creator, our guides, angels,

power animals, ancestors, and goddesses,

all good beings of Earth and Sky,

we thank you!

In our world, we are told,

there are people who act

and people who are dreamers of dreams.

Let us be dreamers of dreams

upon which we may act,

and thereby create

a better Dream of the World.

This is the fifth book in what has come to be called the PathFinder Series. It deals with environmental shamanisma way of practicing shamanism that unites us with our surroundings and helps us reconnect to our natural selves. Each of the first four books explores different facets of a way of healing, health, and wholeness applied to the world.

The first three books constitute a trilogy of people, places, and things in the shamanic way of viewing the world and all beings. The fourth book, Reiki Shamanism: A Guide to Out of Body Healing, combines Reiki with shamanism.

This book expands on that body of knowledge. It focuses on two tools that can dramatically increase the effectiveness of energy medicine practice: recognizing reality in ways that previously, perhaps, had not been fully appreciatedapprehendedand seeing that dreaming, the perception of nonordinary reality, is not limited to the shamanic journey.

This book can be enjoyed as a stand-alone text without having read the previous books, even by those who only have an intellectual interest in the subject matter. My hope is twofold: that practitioners of energy medicine techniques will find that the teachings and exercises in this book expand their horizons and open new doorways to personal growth and development; and that practitioners of Reiki or shamanism will see that combining the two modalities can dramatically improve their abilities and expand their energetic tool kit.

Everyone has the ability to journey shamanically, even if it is latent. Having taught students how to journey for many years, I can attest: If you can envision, you can journey; if you can dream at night, you can journey; if you daydream, you can journey. Everyone does it to greater or lesser extent. Follow the instructions in this book and practice the exercises and your own level of understanding will take you where you need to go.

As in previous books, I am not advocating that you reject Western medicine, professing to diagnose any illnesses, or prescribing any cures. I feel that energy medicine is a powerful complement to Western-style medical treatmentsnot a substitute for them.

The concepts of medicine and healing in energy work and in Native American/Indigenous teachings are very different from those associated with the Western model. In this book, medicine is defined as the inherent power within all things. When this power is acknowledged and brought to the fore, healing begins.

Healing is defined as coming into harmony and balancewholeness. It is a basic premise of energy medicine that the underlying cause of disease is a lack of harmony, or wholeness. Rather than treating symptoms only, energy medicine seeks to address the underlying disturbances in the energy body that cause physical disruption.

Although the teachings in this book include some information that is in the previous books, I have made a conscious effort to reduce redundancy as much as possible. Some duplication is inevitable. Where one book or another expands more fully on a concept, a footnote is provided, so the reader may refer to that book if interested in further exploring the subject.

The book is divided into three chapters:

• The first chapter provides an expanded basis for understanding the world around us from a shamanic perspective. It develops the definition of Reiki Shamanism in such a way as to make clear that it is not necessary to take a shamanic journey in order to perceive nonordinary reality; to the contrary: expanded states of consciousness may be experienced through the simple act of perceiving reality in a more open manner.
• The second chapter provides examples of actual shamanic healing journeys drawn from my more than four decades of experience, so that those of you who journey or see in Dreamtime may have reference points from which to learn new techniques or further develop your abilities.
• The third chapter provides observations, lessons, journeys, and practical advice from classes and students questions over the years, reiterating some issues from previous books and teachings, expanding upon others, and offering new insights.

Included in this book are instructions and exercises to help you develop your capacity for understanding, practicing, and mastering key concepts. You are encouraged to keep a notebook of your own observations to assist you in discovering new avenues for inner discovery; entries from my own notebook are provided as examples.