Dear Friends,
During each season, we work with a different element. All the elements together create balance in our life. We need to learn how to re-connect with our already ancient knowledge. We need more shamans. Now is the time we rise.
The water shaman is often the empath and being an empath can be challenging! I remember yelling at God as a child one day. “Why did you make me have feelings…why didn’t you make me into a TREE?” I laugh in my adult filled eyes, but as a child, I took on the emotions of everyone.
I prayed hard for the Universe every night. I had a long list from homeless, to animals, to trees and more. I prayed for the sky. I prayed for the sun. I would pray and pray until I fell asleep. I did it because I was taking on all the worries of the world until one day, I wanted it to stop.
This decision closed me off emotionally for a long time. It was too painful to feel. I didn’t want to feel anymore. Because if I felt the good, I would also feel the not so good. It took me a lot of work to realize that it was also my gift.
That if I can feel others emotions, I can understand, empathize and have compassion. I can see in their hearts. I can help them when I give shamanic sessions. It’s truly been eye-awakening on many levels. I have seen and felt things that I never experienced personally but somehow I have a small understanding because my empathic abilities allow me to feel their pain as well.
What I have learned from my sessions is that I can also become extremely overwhelmed by the energies around me if I’m not paying attention. That I can think my pain is my own when it is not. In these times, a water release is very helpful. Sometimes I cry to release and other times I run. I run hard and release through sweating of the body, but still water is my ally.
In the energy healing field, we always talk about grounding. I had a client the other night who I could tell didn’t feel “home” in her body. She was told before to keep grounding her Spirit. She is a 100% empath. But I have come to realize that grounding can be different for these water energy people. Instead of grounding in earth energy, it is more helpful for them to ground in water energy.
Water cleanse and clears energy so the following can be extremely beneficial for the empath:
- Swimming in a pool
- Walking on the beach
- Jumping in a lake or stream
- Taking a clearing bath with herbs and crystals
- Make an elixir with ocean jasper
Water Symbol:
This is an upside down triangle. Place the symbol for water on any crystal that contains the element of water. Place is on any chakra that has stagnant energy to move those emotions!
Fall is the time to work in the west with the element of water. It’s an awakening class because we work in our shadow with the assistance of water. If you are ready to step in, check out our upcoming Crystal Shaman Certification class.
If you would like more information on water shamans and how you can step more into the element of water and crystals, check the podcast below:
We need more people to remember where we truly came from and who we are. Shamanism provides a path of connection, relationship and awareness. I encourage you to keep looking within.
Be the Light. Shine your Light.
Love,
Amber
