Hi Everyone!
Like every one else, I have many facets....or maybe you want to say I wear many hats. But, we all have this in us....and I’m not the Lone Ranger on it.
My father was one-quarter Eastern Cherokee. His great-grandmother was on the Trail of Tears, when the US Army forced most of the E. Cherokee out of their area along the Eastern Seaboard, inland, to Oklahoma. As the Trail got close to Kentucky, my great-great grandmother escaped. She eventually married Earl Gent and became part of the family.
My Aunt Elena, back in the 1970’s, who lived in West Virginia, showed me the only photo they had of her: she was a short, dark haired, dark skinned, dark brown eyed woman who wasn’t smiling in her calico dress and white apron. She was the ‘skeleton’ in my father’s family closet because being married to an Indian or carrying Indian blood wasn’t looked upon as a positive.
Nonetheless, my great-great grandmother managed to pass on what she knew; from one generation to another. Through my Aunt Elena (now deceased) we knew only two things of our E. Cherokee relative; she was a member of the Wolf Clan and from a ‘medicine’ family.
What was passed on or down to my father, was the genetic knowledge and heritage that she possessed. And then, it was passed down to me, the first born daughter of my generation. We never had a ‘name’ for our ‘medicine’ (skill or talent). At age nine, my father began to train me for the medicine. I was forty years old when I came into the medicine fully. And it wasn’t until about that time, around age 45, that I figured out what our ‘medicine’ that was being passed on through our family. One of my students, Dr. Michael Smith, who has written several academic books on worldwide shamanism, became a student of mine in the mid-1990’s. When he was done with the training, I asked him what type of shamanism was I teaching? He felt that what my family heritage was most closely aligned with from what he knew was Tibetan Shamanism.
Up until that time, I had no idea what our medicine was called. And really, it didn’t matter to me, personally. It was a healing tool and I was here to serve in that capacity; nameless or not. In the Native American way, our walk is our talk. We don’t necessarily give voice or labels to what we do. We SHOW what we can do. The proof, as they say, is in the pudding.
And so, over the years, I began to choose worthy candidates to pass what I knew, on, to others. There’s a lot of shamans in the world. Did you know that EVERY country has their shamans? At one time, shamans were part and parcel of every village. They were the medicine man or woman. During the day, they were just like anyone else--taking care of family, tilling the soil, finding food to winter over. Only at night, did they do something extra or different--and that was to take a journey into nonordinary reality and reclaim pieces of energy or spirit that were either lost or stole--and brought back to the rightful person.
I’m pleased with my efforts to seed the world with my nameless medicine. I have seen so many lives changed for the positive because of Soul Recovery and Extraction--which is what I named what I was taught. It is a ‘medicine’--a tool--to be used to help others become whole once more.
We can lose pieces of ourselves through many different ways--and they are covered in my book, Soul Recovery and Extraction. But one way, a very simple example, is in a car accident. Most people lose a piece of energy from themselves during such a shock or trauma. That’s why many feel ‘out of body’ or ‘spacy’ or ‘not here’ after an accident. It is because that piece is missing. A shamanic facilitator can ‘call’ back this piece or go retrieve and bring it back to you. Once the piece is brought back and placed within you, you are whole once more--and you will feel it. Just as you felt the loss of the piece, you will feel the return and integration of it back into you.
Here are some excerpts from my book that I'd like to share with you:
If you experience any of the below, this can be a warning of soul loss (energy loss). A "piece" of energy can be taken from you, stolen or you may unconsciously give it to another person or situation. There are many ways to "retrieve" such pieces back. Therapy is one way; just growing through the experience, is another, and SR/E (soul recovery and extraction) is another way to retrieve these back. Whatever way feels most comfortable for you is the way you should choose to take. SR/E is not for everyone. If you do not believe in the process; do not try it. You MUST read Soul Recovery and Extraction by Ai Gvhdi Waya before having a journey to retrieve pieces by a shamanic facilitator.
WHAT IS SOUL LOSS?Soul loss is about losing or unconsciously giving away part of our energy (our aura), to another person or situation. This energy is seen as ‘soul’ to some, and to others, a facet of our personality. The labels are meaningless, because something is lost that was once yours. Soul loss is usually undetected at first, but over time, the individual who has suffered the loss feels it in many ways that will be covered in my book. There are several way to lose a piece of your energy/aura/self and I’ll discuss a couple here (but there are many more in my book):
Accidents--if an elderly person trips and falls, they can lose a piece. Or a baby or child. Or a car accident. Or any accident that has traumatic, sudden jolting to the person. One person’s fall may mean nothing to another. So, the accident clearly has to be traumatic to the person who experienced it. If it is not, soul loss will not occur.
Emotions: this is the main arena of soul loss for all of us. These involve the death of a loved one, child, or otherwise, the death of a beloved pet that was your entire life, a divorce, a move from one state to another, from one country to another, being in a war zone, being in a dysfunctional family and abused in some way...and the list is endless. The sharper and more clear the emotion, the strong possibility of loss. And these are unhappy events, not happy ones. For a child, it could mean the divorce f her parents, the loss of a parent, being orphaned, moving from one foster family to another, as an example. Getting fired from a job can have a huge affect on our lives. The loss of a scholarship to a school can have life-altering meaning. Much of the time when we get hit emotionally or ‘gut-punched’, by whatever it is--and that importance has to mean something to you, not everyone else--this is when we stand to potentially lose a piece of energy from our spirit.
WARNINGS OF SOUL LOSS1. Addictions / Addictive behavior (smoking, alcohol, drugs, food, gambling, comfort foods, danger/risk taking behavior, sex, codependency, ect.)
2. Emotional numbness (inability to feel, to cry, to love). Robot-like emotionally. No feelings. No reaction to normal things we’d react too (good news/bad news, ect.)
3. Inability to let go of the past, especially after the death of a loved one, divorce, abuse, trauma. Holds on to the past--blames the past for the way they are today. They never get over it, never get past it. Inability to live truly in the present.
4. Control / manipulation (being controlled and manipulated by others). Passive-aggressive behavior; triangulation. Growing up in a family where you felt out of control or had no control over anything.
5. Lack of direction, focus, purpose - Victim mentality (allowing oneself to be controlled and manipulated by others)
6. Shame, which leads to low self-confidence and / or self-esteem. Could have happened at a very early age or been a repeated message to the person as they grew up in a household.
7. Obesity (unless it is caused by a hypothyroid condition, eating the wrong foods, lack of exercise, can sometimes occur due to sexual molestation whether recalled or not). Fat is armor. Armor protects our vulnerable self. People who have been severely attacked in some way--on some level (mentally, emotionally, spiritually or physically), have suffered greatly and erect a ‘barrier’ to protect themselves. In this case, fat becomes the armor that the person can hide behind.
8. Depression
9. Ungroundedness (inability to function within daily boundaries, extreme daydreaming, spacey) or what we term ‘out-of-body’ or ‘nobody home’ syndrome. Has problems with discipline, organization, finishing what they start.
10. Memory loss (inability to remember large blocks of time). Blocks of memory loss--particularly as a child or baby. Or, block of memory loss after trauma such as auto accident, war wound, ect.
11. Childhood illness, both acute and chronic (particularly up to the age of 12). Children who are ‘always sick’ growing up--endless repetitions of ear aches, colds, flu that constantly come and go without reprieve or end.
12, Frequent illness in an adult (weakened immune system, leading to allergies, arthritis, constant colds).
13. Mental disorders (for instance, any psychotic break from reality such as schizophrenia or borderline).
14. MPD (multiple personality dysfunction). This occurs when a person has suffered a nearly irreparable trauma and the splits into different personalities in order to survive the experience.
For me, there is no more profound medicine in our world, than SRE. The only other medicine that can rival it is homeopathy. And I’m a homeopath just because I have seen it do just as great and world-changing work for a person as I have, SRE.
Copyright Moyra 1999
This is a digital painting that Moyra made of me and my shamanic guides who are surrounding me.
http://moyra.com or email her at moyra@moyra.com
If you want to know more, here’s a lot of links below to help you out. Also, links to my shamanic facilitators whom I’ve trained--quite literally--around the world.
And, if you are interested in the book....you can buy it....and it can change your life. If you want!
ORDERING SRE BOOK ONLINEORDER SRE BOOK
QUESTIONS ABOUT SHAMANISMShamanism Frequently Asked Questions:SRE FAQ’sPrerequisites to ordering an SRE for yourself:PREREQUISITES FOR ORDERING AN SRE FOR YOURSELFSHAMANIC FACILITATORS ONLINE WEBSITE CONTACTShamanic Facilitators trained by Ai Gvhdi Way (NOTE: not all the trained facilitators in the Directory here in the book are on the Web. Some prefer not to participate in the web contact method and you must contact them yourself.
USA:
USA SHAMANIC FACILITATOR DIRECTORYEUROPE:
EUROPEAN SHAMANIC FACILITATOR DIRECTORYNEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA:
AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND SHAMANIC FACILITATOR DIRECTORYDON’T LIKE TO ORDER THROUGH THE WEB? EMAIL US...Some people are not comfortable on the web and ordering. You can contact David Nauman, who handles all book and SRE orders at:
stoneman2@sedona.net. We use Paypal or you can write us a personal check if in USA or international money order if from overseas. Whatever way you prefer to order the Soul Recovery and Extraction book, Dave will help you out. For USA orders, the book is $11.95 plus $4.00 s/h for priority mail. If Canadian, the book is $12.95 USD, and shipping must be determined and you must contact Dave for that info first. For foreign orders, you must contact Dave directly, first. For those who prefer ‘snail-mail’ by mail and postage, just send your order to: Blue Turtle Publishing, P.O. Box 2513, Cottonwood, AZ 86326. Please add your phone number and email address so Dave can notify you when your check or money order has arrived and when he is sending out your book.
NOTE: All overseas orders will be sent
AIR MAIL--no exceptions.
Healing is a matter of education and Ai Gvhdi Waya has asked that those who are drawn to this method first understand it before they choose it as a healing tool for themselves.
After reading the SRE book, send an email, use our website (or call) the facilitator of your choice and ask for their comprehensive brochure and an appointment. Or, go online at
WORLDWIDE SHAMANIC FACILITATOR DIRECTORY and choose from there. Frequently, there is a bio and photo on some of the shamanic facilitators in order to help you make your decision. Do
NOT ask Ai Gvhdi Waya to choose one for you--she will not do it. This is your task and responsibility to follow your intuition and honor your own, inner knowing.
Remember: SR/E can be performed
LONG DISTANCE, so it is not a matter of choosing a facilitator closest to you. All facilitators can perform long-distance SR/E and most have a worldwide clientele. Some facilitators will allow you to come to their home for the SR/E to be performed. Others will come to your area, provided a workshop has been set up, and will stay until all is accomplished for those who want SR/E performed. Some will give workshops on SR/E, what it is and its benefits; others do not, so ask.
TWO facilitators in this directory have been approved by Ai Gvhdi Waya to teach her 3-year SR/E course for those who are interested in becoming a shamanic facilitator themselves. Please contact Gail Carswell and Michael Foltz for details about their SR/E training program by emailing them at: rockdoc@mindspring.com or visiting their website at:
SHAMANIC TRAINING INFORMATIONNOTE: Ai Gvhdi Waya is
NOT available to perform SR/E outside her many shamanic facilitators for whom she has a lifetime responsibility toward. instead, please choose one of her highly trained people from the Directory below, or from the website,
http://www.medicinegarden.com Thank you.
DIRECTORY OF SHAMANIC FACILITATORS TRAINED BY AI GVHDI WAYAAnna M. Bell. England. English. Email: anna_m_bell@msn.com.
Sue Bennett. Dutch and English. The Netherlands. Email: suebennett12@hotmail.com. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html Phone: +31-(0)180-634871.
Alma Bocanegra. English and Spanish. Sedona, Arizona, USA. Email: soultouch@hotmail.com. Phone: 1-928-204-0812.
Rosemarie Brown, MSW. English. Address: PO Box 4255, Sedona, AZ 86340-4255, USA. Email: starrose@sedona.net. Phone: 1-928-204-5682. Website:
http://www.rosemariebrown.com and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.htmlMary Buckner, RN. English. USA clients only. Address: P.O. Box 670. Kingston, OK 73439. USA. Email: soulbear@texoma-ok.com. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-580-564-3737.
Michèle Burdet, BA., MS. Chesières, Switzerland. Email: alpine.healer@befree.ch. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html English and French. Phone: (41) 24 495 2692.
Gail Carswell. English. Address: Owls Clover, Inc., 3037 James Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76110, USA. Email: rockdoc@owlswebnest.com. Web Address:
http://www.owlswebnest.com and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 817-921-5809.
Agaath Coolsma. Dutch. Netherlands. Email: agaath.coolsma@zonnet.nl. Phone: 0031503022171.
Vivienne Cruickshank, M.Appl.Sc. (hons), Dip Ther. Mass. Massage Therapist. English. Address: PDC Hikutaia, Paeroa, New Zealand. Email: horsewoman@clear.net.nz. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/NZ_shaman.html Phone: 0064 7 8624833.
Carol I. Cuzner. English. USA. Email: cicuzner@sonic.net. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 707-545-6633.
Karen David, D.D. English. Address: P.O. Box 39216 Cleveland, Ohio 44139. USA. Email: kdmystic@aol.com. Phone: 1-440-439-9599. Website:
http://www.kdmystic.netGail Patricia Derin, OMD. English. California, USA. Email: dr.gail@sbcglobal.net.
Lynn Doyle. English. Address: 633-8th Main Street, Canmore, Alberta, T1W 2B3, Canada. Email: SpiritoftheEarth@shaw.ca. Phone: 1-403-609-4456.
Cheri Dye. English. Illinois, USA. Email: jaguarshaman@gmail.com. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 630-207-9424.
Michael J. Foltz. English. Address: Owls Clover, Inc., 3037 James Ave. Fort Worth Texas 76110, USA. Email: solardoc@owlswebnest.com. Website:
http://www.owlswebnest.com and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 817 921 5809.
Marianne Fransen. The Netherlands. Dutch and English. Email: info@energy-healing.nl. Website:
http://www.energy-healing.nl and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html Phone: 0(031)6 1559 7270.
Debbie Gent, CHt., English. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Email: debbie@shamanicconnection.com. Website:
http://www.shamanicconnection.com Phone: 1-602-896-0146.
Gary Gent. English. Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Email: gary@shamanicconnection.com. Website:
http://www.shamanicconnection.com Phone: 1-602-439-5843.
Nina Gettler, M.A., R.C. (Registered Counselor in Washington State). German, Russian, English and French. Address: P.O. Box 60133, Seattle, WA 98160-0133, USA. Email: ninaget@aol.com, ninagettler@comcast.net. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-206-368-7355.
Yolande Grill. English. Arizona, USA. Email: y.grill@att.net. Phone: 1-480-488-6114.
Bev Haley. English. Address: c/o PO Box 11, Waitati, Otago, New Zealand. Email: bevhaley@actrix.co.nz. Phone: 0064 034730255.
Ingrid Kropf, RN,herbalist,homeopath. Dutch. Steenwijk, The Netherlands. Email: info@kruidenvakopleiding.nl. Phone: 06-303-80993.
Eileen Lunderman. Lakota. English and Lakota. Address: Pathways, PO Box 501, Mission, South Dakota 57555, USA.
Linda Metzler, PA-C, MPAS, ND. Arizona, USA. English. Email: Treblclf4@aol.com. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-928-451-1138.
Cora Moore. English. Illinois, USA. Email: 2cora@earthlink.net. Website:
http://www.metteeka.com and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-630-989-0028.
Robin Cunningham Myers, LMT, d.Hom, CH English. Address: Wholistic Alternatives, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806, USA. Website:
http://www.wholisticalternatives.byregion.net and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Email: sacredqi@cox.net. Phone: 1-225-907-7277.
Debbie Noah. English. Colorado, USA. Email: SeeksWithHeart@aol.com. Website:
http://www.moonnodes.com and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-719-213-0112.
Pamela Powers. England/USA. English. Email: ppowers@hotmail.com. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.htmlPatty Running. Lakota. English and Lakota. Address: Route 2, Box 27, Nibrara, Nebraska 68760, USA.
Alison Sinclair. Austria. English. Email: alisonsinc@gmail.com. Phone: +43 1 922-3084. Website:
http://www.shaman.at and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.htmlLinda K. Skiba. English. Northville, Michigan, USA. Email: BlackHorseWoman@Comcast.net. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.html Phone: 1-248-348-0490.
Joke Smith. Dutch. The Netherlands. Email: heartpower@quicknet.nl. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html Phone: + 31 - (0)299 - 404787.
C. Michael Smith, Ph.D.- psychology. English. Author of A Little Psychology of the Heart. Address: 333 N. Second Street, Suite #304, Niles, MI 49120, USA. Email: ShamanicAR@aol.com. Phone: 1-(269) 687-9364.
Raewyn Stedman. English and German. Address: P O Box 5730, Moray Place, Dunedin, NZ. Email: bluestarwoman@actrix.co.nz. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/NZ_shaman.html Phone: NZ (03) 0064 03 4728999.
Coletta Swalley. Lakota. English and Lakota. Address: Pathways, PO Box 501, Mission, South Dakota 57555, USA.
Aminah Dean-Thambo. English. New York, USA. Email: Ms.Aminah@gmail.com. Phone:1-718-213-2784.
Els van der Werf. Netherlands. Dutch. Email: eivanderwerf@hetnet.nl Phone: +31 43 4090146
Astrid van Houwelingen. The Netherlands. Dutch. Email: avhouwelingen@homeotherapie.nl. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html Grace Verte. M.A., English and German. California, USA. Email: graceVerte@netsedona.com. Website:
http://www.graceVerte.com and
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/USA_shaman.htmlLique Somer-Voorhoeve. Psychotherapy, Dru Yoga Teacher, IVN Nature guide, healing herbs, Reiki master. Dutch/English. Email: voorhoeve905@hotmail.com.
Maria de Vries. Belgium . Dutch. Email: mariahomdevries@hotmail.com. Phone: 0032 (0)89 762777.
Barbara Ward. English. Address: P.O Box 11, Waitati, Dunedin, NZ. Email: bmwhom@xtra.co.nz. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/NZ_shaman.html. Phone: NZ 03 4821148
Sylvia Williams. English and Welsh. England and New Zealand. Email: trueseer2003@yahoo.co.uk. Website:
http://www.medicinegarden.com/SRE/Europe_shaman.html. Phone: UK 0044 (0) 7813275204. Phone: New Zealand 0064 (0) 210539032.
