From a shamanic perspective, when a person/animal experiences trauma, a part of the soul’s essence leaves or is set aside so that the person/animal can survive the moment. This is an ingenious survival mechanism. However, if the essence remains absent, the person/ animal may experience immune disorders, grief that won’t heal, addictions, chronic depression, or symptoms of PTSD.
A traumatic experience can make us lose touch with the vital essence we brought with us into our human life, leaving us feeling exhausted, lost, and without a strong connection to our soul’s purpose and path. The most serious power loss is soul loss when traumatic circumstances lead to dissociation. While this dissociation makes it easier for the animal/person to survive trauma such as accidents or abuse, it often results in loss of memory, a feeling of incompleteness, lack of energy, and/or behavioral and health issues.
Working with compassionate spirits, Judy can work with compassionate spirits to retrieve the soul’s essence and restore it to wholeness. Once re-integrated, the person/animal can shift perspective to make productive changes in their lives. The return of the soul is often accompanied by a healing story. This is followed by a period of integration to heal the old wounds. Clients report feeling more like themselves, grounded and purposeful with curiosity and trust restored. Animals frequently exhibit radical behavioral changes.
Frequently, the compassionate spirits give instructions, like a prescription, to support healing. To assist with integration and healing, they may recommend actions that seem silly. In shamanic practice, the sillier the remedy, the more powerful it is. The remedy may not be what you expect, but it will always be to your highest good.
Once the ceremony is complete, it can take up to a month to feel the full effects of the healing. In shaman’s terms, “I give you the cure - the healing is up to you.” I may teach you how to journey for yourself or to transfigure, being in your heart’s light, to help you support yourself for life. I will give you exercises which will strengthen your spirit, and you will leave with tools to reinforce your intentions.