Shamanic Creativity: Free the Imagination with Rituals, Energy Work, usine and

Evelyn C. Rysdykis an internationally recognized shamanic practitioner and author of several books, including The Norse Shaman, Spirit Walking, and The Nepalese Shamanic Path. Along with her writings, she is an impassioned teacher and a featured presenter for Sounds True, The Shift Network, and other international and online programs. She finds creative inspiration and renewal on the coast of Maine.

INTRODUCTION

The Power of Creative Energy



ONE

How Shamanic Creativity Supports Wholeness

Preparatory Practices

Tapping into the Creative Energy In and around You • Notebook-Naming Ceremony



TWO

Feelings: The Dance of Dissonance and Harmony

Clearing and Repair

Repairing Your Energy after Experiencing Fear or Anger • Ceremony for Slaying the Bullys Words • The Holy Eraser Talisman Ceremony • Reprogramming the Subconscious



THREE

Nurturing Your Creative Brain

Breathing Exercises and Workouts for the Senses As Easy as One, Two, Three, Four! • Meditation: Four In, Seven Hold, Eight Out • Using Your Eyes • Using Your Ears • Using Your Limbs • Writing the Right Brain Awake • Alternate Nostril Breathing



FOUR

Altered States and Creativity

Elevating Awareness Using Fire to Experience the Dark Side of the Moon



FIVE

Shamanic Journeying to the Lower and Upper Worlds

Spirit Journeys

Meeting Your Power Animal • Asking a Question of Your Power Animal • Merging with Your Power Animal • Meeting a Teacher and Asking a Question • Performing an Offering of Gratitude • Meeting Your Creative Mentor • Meeting an Ancestor and Asking a Question • Honoring the Ancestors



SIX

Shamanic Journeying into Unknown Territory

Off-the-Map Forays Cruising to the Primordial Sea 145 • Traveling into the Brain • Exploring the Earliest Galaxy • Visiting the Future



SEVEN

The Ebb and Flow of Creative Energy

Daily Rituals

Charting Your Creative Tidal Flow • Shaping and Remembering Your Dreams • Morning Gratitude Bath Ceremony • Breathing with the Trees • The Chicago Dog Method



EIGHT

Building the Imagination

Curiosity Calisthenics

Creating a New Bread Crumb Trail • Imagining Senses • Question Reality, Man! • Ten Ideas • Mixing It Up • Lateral Thinking Puzzles • Brainstorming for One • What Is It? • A Three-Minute Story



NINE

Embracing Your Highest Consciousness

An Extraordinary Journey The Radiant Field of Infinite Vibrations



TEN

Protecting and Actualizing Your Creative Potential

Transmutation Tactics Removing Self-Sabotaging Programming • Turning a No into a Yes for You



CONCLUSION

A New Paradigm of Creativity



RESOURCES



Creative Organizations and Supplies



Notes



Bibliography



Index



About the Author