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Chapter 8. The Making of a Seiðman 229
I already exist between the worlds–I bridge the two. I need ready access to both.
On most occasions, however, I will ‘call witnesses’ to the curing session. These are
not guardians or anything of the sort. They are simply witnesses. They are not
symbolic nor do they represent magical directions or anything of the like. They are
there only to witness the curing. This is the way I was trained and is the way I
work.
I leave at some point and travel with a team of ghosts. Usually, we are tracking
down specific problems or are hunting for certain tools to achieve our ends. Sometimes
we must track down the real doctor who will design a medicine for the cure.
Sometimes we go out into the world to find the original event to make some changes
in it so that there is a new set of effects. These new effects may be necessary so that
a cure can take place. Sometimes we must temporarily repair transgressions committed
by the client often by making certain sacrifices. Sometimes others (malicious
enemies or often unknowing friends) have left ‘hooks’ in the client which serve to
drain away luck—these must be detached and occasionally payment is due before a
detachment can be made. In the case of an InDweller, we must often seek out his
true home and try to uncover its reason for taking up residence in the client. Deals
must be made in a case like this because InDwellers are not often willing to give up
their new home. Such work can take anywhere form one to three hours in Midgard
time–days or weeks in Otherworld time.
Upon return, I will often take a short break, and will often present the scope of
the problem and cure with the client. If medicines must be prepared, I will mix the
plants/ ghosts and make the client take the medicine before leaving off the session.
If actions must be taken by the client, these will be prescribed and dicussed at this
time.
After the short hiatus, I will go into the client with the team of ghosts to make
any immediate repairs. These will generally result in some immediate but usually
temporary relief. Often the client has not had an efficient flow for some time. The
clients usually enjoy this part and often think that this is when the cure takes place.
In reality, the cure takes place when the proper action on the part of the client has
taken place—this is when the patient acknowledges the cure which may be 2 weeks
to 2 years down the line.
8.8. On the Making of a Seiðman–A Final Word (or Two):
I am not sure that I would ever opt for becoming a seiðman. The constant
vigilance, although it gets easier as time goes on, is cumbersome for the individual
as well as his family (if he still has one). Looking back over my life, I am not sure
that things could have gone differently, though.