What is Shamanic Healing and what happens?

Written on 04/08/2025
Joe Mugan


What is Shamanic Healing?

At the core of shamanic belief is that we live in what’s called ordinary reality—the physical world you’re in right now, reading this. But through intention and sound (often the beat of a shamanic drum), we can shift into non-ordinary reality, a spiritual space beyond the physical, where deep healing takes place.

This practice is called journeying. Through the drumbeat, we enter a trance state and travel to one of three spiritual realms:

  • The Lower World – A natural, earthy realm where we often meet animal spirit guides who offer wisdom, protection, and power.

  • The Upper World – A more ethereal realm filled with teachers, ancestors, or celestial beings offering insight and guidance.

  • The Middle World – A mirror of our own world, often where healing work is done. It allows us to revisit the past, clear negative energies, and protect ourselves from psychic interference.

Before or during a session, we explore what might be at the root of the issue needing healing—whether it’s emotional, spiritual, energetic, or even physical in origin. You can think of the shamanic practitioner like a spiritual doctor, therapist, or guide—someone who journeys on your behalf to retrieve what was lost or release what no longer serves.

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Types of Healing Offered

Every session is tailored, but may include:

  • Soul Retrieval – recovering lost parts of your soul after trauma or loss

  • Power Retrieval – restoring your energy and personal power

  • Spirit Animal Connection – meeting and working with your animal guide

  • Cord Cutting – releasing unhealthy energetic ties to others

  • Shadow Work – gently integrating hidden or suppressed parts of yourself

  • Psychic Attack Clearing – removing intrusive or negative energies

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What Happens in a Session?

Each session is 90 minutes and typically includes:

  1. Opening chat & intention setting
    We discuss what you’re experiencing and what you’d like support with.

  2. Cleansing & energetic protection
    We prepare you for the journey ahead with some energy work.

  3. The healing journey
    I’ll enter an altered state (trance) using drumbeat or rattle, and journey on your behalf—or guide you to journey if appropriate.

  4. Integration
    We discuss what came through, how to integrate it, and offer practical support for aftercare.

🧘 The whole process is conducted remotely. You stay in your safe space and together we work in the middle world. Some clients feel shifts immediately, others notice changes over time.

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