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Shamanic Journeys and Animal Totems

The document describes an encounter between the narrator and a woman at a gathering. The woman could see that the narrator had the spirit of wolves with them. They had a long discussion where the woman expressed hope that more people were genuinely following shamanic paths of connecting with nature. They encouraged each other's faith before parting ways, with the narrator jokingly holding the door open for the invisible wolves accompanying them.

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Shamanic Journeys and Animal Totems

The document describes an encounter between the narrator and a woman at a gathering. The woman could see that the narrator had the spirit of wolves with them. They had a long discussion where the woman expressed hope that more people were genuinely following shamanic paths of connecting with nature. They encouraged each other's faith before parting ways, with the narrator jokingly holding the door open for the invisible wolves accompanying them.

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54/ In the Shadow of the Shaman

intention, I had to laugh. Then I looked at her directly. "Oh yes," I told
her, "I feel quite different. Why do you ask?"
She pondered the situation for a while, then replied, "I thought
you must feel the medicine of the wolf. So many others come in wear­
ing bear claws and other animal totems who do not even know what
they are doing." Sadness reflected in her eyes and her words.
I nodded my head in agreement. "But, you know," I said, "perhaps
on some level those people do know. Perhaps they are just waking up
to the ways of the animal powers and the ways of Nature-at least
some of them, if not all of them."
She thought about that quite seriously for a long time. "We must
be patient," she said. "It gives me hope to see someone like you who
knows what they are doing."
"How did you know about me?" I asked, unable to resist my
curiosity (cat medicine).
She looked a little surprised and amused. "Why, the wolves
walked in with you when you came in. I saw them clearly."
"Well, we're going to the mountains for a few days," I told her
quite seriously. "No doubt they couldn't pass up the chance to
come along."
We spent an hour or so sharing lots of information and making
contact. She was encouraged to find that so many were earnestly
making their way on the path of the shaman, the path of Nature ways.
Finally, it was time to leave. We had strengthened each other's faith
and opened another channel to share wisdom.
"Keep up your strength," she called to me as I opened the door
to leave.
"And you, too," I called back. I purposely held the door wide
open for the wolves. We both laughed and the dance was finished.

After you have traveled a shamanic or magical path for a time,


you will certainly develop your own methods for determining what
totem or magical items to take along on a day-to-day basis. A good
friend of mine used to open a drawer filled with a collection of stones,
each set in a pendant holder, and say, "Okay, who comes with me
today?" Knowing his particular attunement with the Mineral World, I

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