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Reiki Shamanism
thereafter continues into other dimensions. It can be
described as a star tetrahedron, in sacred geometry, with
lines (invisible in ordinary reality) that extend out into
time and space. 15 Indeed, it is by following these
invisible lines, or cords, that we travel in a shamanic
journey.
The way of the universe, whether seen by a medicine
man or a physicist is the same: all is energy, patterns of
energy, whether appearing in particle or wave or subtle
energy we cannot measure. Thought is energy. Intent is
energy. Trees, rocks and grass are energy. Prayer is energy,
too. We each are a part of this holographic universe,
where everything is connected, and what we do affects
everything, even if we don’t give our actions, thoughts,
behaviors much attention. It is all a Great Mystery, and
all beings are part of it, part of the great sacred Hoop of
Life.
Exercise 1 Your Energy Body as a Medicine
Wheel
Consider yourself for a moment, feeling your
physical body. If it helps, look at yourself in a fulllength
mirror. Your physical body is the densest form
of your body, but it is, by no means, the extent of
your body.
If you put your feet apart slightly and extend your
arms straight out from your body (as in the famous
Leonardo da Vinci drawing Vitruvian Man), you will
see that your form describes a perfect circle. If you
look around you, turning completely around, you
will see that the world as you see it describes a
perfect circle. This is the medicine wheel that is you.
In native way, we call things that have power
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