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CHAPTER 1
SHAMANIC PRINCIPLES
Guidelines for Navigating the Dream We Call Life
If we look at the path, we do not see the sky. We are earth people on a spiritual journey to the stars. Our quest, our earth walk, is to look within, to know who we are, to see that we are connected to
all things, that there is no separation, only in the mind.
~ Native American, source unknown
Within this dream we call life, there are shamanic principles and guidelines to help you live in harmony within the dream. These principles are universal, applying to anyone, anywhere, in any time frame. Shamanic peoples worldwide know and understand these spiritual, universal truths, even if these peoples have never met one another. I first came across these principles in my early spiritual studies when I was in my 20s, under the guise of meta- physics, Buddhism, and consciousness studies. The universality of these spiritual laws and truths reminds me that Great Spirit always provides a map for every soul to awaken into greater love and wis- dom. Once you are ready, all is revealed.
You, the Soul, are the Dreamer of Your Reality
Imagine you are soul, and not the body you live in. Before this life, you sat with your guides, angels, and council and began to dream. You imagined what you would like to experience, to learn, and to
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