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www.shamansociety.org 39 they had not nished what they came to do here on earth and were not ready to leave just yet. I knew from my shamanic training that they were unaware that they were dead. They were stuck here unable to allow themselves to let go and move on to the other realms. I wanted to run from there but my body refused to move. It took great effort and nally I woke up from this deep vi- sion. I opened my eyes slowly and found myself still sitting in the Kibbutz cem- etery on the same green wooden bench in front of my parents graves. I had no idea of how long a time had passed. I could only hear the pine trees blowing silently in the soft wind and a few birds chirping from time to time. I sat facing the dried and yellowed mount Gilboa looking at the graves the pine trees trying to gure out what had just happened. I had the feeling that I was somehow connected with some of the mad souls who were buried there. This was one of the rst kibbutzim established in Israel and settled by many people who led lives of anger and criticism thinking themselves the righteous ones and hostile to those who thought differently. Some of these souls could not accept the fact that their lives were over and they were now dead. I realized how meaningful and important it is for people to release the angry even evil energies that they harbor in their souls before they pass over into the next life. The Powers that Shape Our Lives The ongoing battle between good and evil in the unseen worlds constantly shapes our experience of reality. We are all affected by it. These forces can be sent by other people and they can also come from greedy corporations repres- sive governments and radical or extreme political parties. These energies live in violent programs on television radio magazines internet and other media. And as Ipupiara so wisely noted evil can be difcult to recognize because it is secretive and elusive. Evil can imperson- ate the images of good and light using deceptive words such as freedom liberty love health and so forth. So how can we decipher them There is no way to tell immediately one-hundred-percent of the time if a spirit is good or bad. That is why we need to pay close attention read between the lines and discover their real intentions. We can ask if what they say or do is supportive of life or does it suck energy away from life andor cause harm to others. Good spirits never take over or possess a persons physical body energy body or mind. They do not bring or cause harm. They support and guard us and treat all beings and nature herself with reverence. Good spirits work in light transparency and love. Over the course of thousands of years shamans from traditions all around the world have devised impressive tool- kits for working with evil spirits. These include ceremonies herbs minerals stones plants eggs candles amulets and so forth as well as spiritual practices such as prayers and energy shielding to protect people and their environments from the malicious negative energies of evil spirits. We need to learn practice and become experts in these techniques and with them not fear our encounters with evil spirits and bad energies. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Itzhak Beery is a NYC-based shamanic practitioner who conducts shamanic healing ceremonies in the Ecuadorian Andes and Brazilian Amazon traditions and teaches throughout the USA and around the world. Itzhak is a co-founder of the NY Shamanic Circle and he is the founderpublisher of www.shamanportal.org.