Celtic Shamanism draws its energetic force from the roots of
Celtic spirituality. A shaman is at one with the land and it is easier to forge
a connection with the land you were born from. It is harder to connect with a
distant land, possible, but much harder. It can be difficult to connect to
animals and plants for example which are not familiar to your own natural
environment. Even though energetically we are all connected and there are no
such things as time or distance in a universal sense, unless you are
exceptional at visualisation it can be challenging when you don’t have that
physical connection, that special magnetic bond with your own land.
The way of the Shaman is a natural form of living and
working in a very connected way to all living things. The word Shaman comes
from the Tungus people of Siberia and means one who knows. The Shaman is one
who seeks to connect to all things, often called the walker between worlds; someone
who seeks harmony in both the physical and the spiritual. In this system, which
is a very loose free form set of beliefs and practices, which vary from person
to person, it is viewed that all things are alive and are connected. Everything
around us; animals, trees, plants,
rocks, stones, fish, insects, people and the very land itself each being in
possession of a soul or spirit and none being more important than the other and
all having their place within the overall harmony of the web of life.
Those who practice Shamanic techniques in one form or
another are to be found the world over.
Most countries have their own form of Shamanic belief. Many Shamans
travel and because of this learn from others on their journeys and so the path
of the Shaman is by nature is essentially an eclectic one.
Shamanism is a healing path and one of service to all.