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24AJournalofContemporaryShamanismVOLUME7ISSUE2FALL2014Tiswasanamazingexampleotheinscrutablegitsandvisionsthatspiritbringstous.Itwasnotimportanttotheclientthathershamanicpractitionerwasbeuddleditwasimportantandempow-eringthathertwinwasseen.Acknowl-edgmentoJoanstwinenabledhertomoveorwardandtomakepeace.InalatersessionJoantoldmeshehadallherliesaidtohertwinIfonlyIcouldshowyouandIamtheonlyoneinthefamilywhocancarryyourmemoryforward.Intherememberingprocessweworkedtohelpherreleasehissoulhonorhismemoryletgooherguiltandembraceherpower.IntegratingReturnedSoulPartsSamSamspost-retrievalrememberingsessionsweremarkedbysee-sawsobehaviorsomeweekshewashighwithhowhedbeenabletousehispowerandotherweeksnervousdespairinganddisregulated.Heounditeasytotalktohisreturnedsoulpartsaour-yearoldandtwelveyear-oldaskingthemoradviceandhangingoutwiththemthiscon-nectionworkedtobalancetheisolationhedeltinhisamilyooriginandtheconictshehadbetweenbeingnotenoughandtoomuch.Hisour-yearoldtoldSamhehadeltunprotectedSamreassuredhimthatIwillprotectyounow.GuidingSaminexperiencingandperceivingthedierencebetweenegoicsel-centeredpowerandpowercomingrominternalbalancewhatwedcallshamanicpowerhelpedhimtofndadierentbalanceopower.TeelementscameuprequentlyinconversationandjourneysoeachweekIdteachhimanewpracticetoconnectandalignhimsel.Findingtoolstore-mindandre-centerhimselwascentral.SamwantedtoknowWhatdoIdowhenIwanttoleavedissociateSoonejourneyIhadhimdowastoaskspiritoraprescriptionorthatsituation.Oneaspectorememberinghastodowiththeclientdiscoveringhowtousetherenewedenergyandpassiongenerallyexperiencedateraretrieval.Teaimistohelpclientsfndsmallmanageablestepsratherthangrandioseplanswhichwillailanddiscouragethemandtoavoidcreatinganewillnessorproblemtofllthemselvesupwith.InhisjourneySamreportedIwenttothemoonwhichwascoldandlonely.TenIwenttothesunwhichwaswarmandnurturing.Tisisametaphorformychoices.ocounterbalanceSamssee-sawbehaviorandjourneyperceptionsweworkedonwaystolistenwithhiswholeselandonwaysasheputittobecomethepeaceulmountain.Whilelong-heldhabitsoresponseareachallengeoreveryonetochangethecombinationopracticesupportandjourneyingskillsgaveSamthetoolsandimpetustokeepgoing.IdentifyingandReleasingBlockagesCarolOneotheissuesCarolbroughttohersessionswasahabitocoveringuphereelingstryingtobelogicalandgoingtoherheadratherthanherheart.Teseturnedouttobeadirectresultomultipletraumas.Hertwenty-year-oldsoulpartreportedleavingtopreserveherheartandtoldusshewascarryingtheheartinasquareboxwrappedwithribbon.ShewantedCaroltoopentheboxstudyherheartandtakeitindaily.Carolwasabletoembraceherseven-year-oldbutreportedthatthetwenty-yearoldeltdistantandshedidntwanttoopenthebox.Whenshedidherownrememberingjourneytomeetandtalkwithherreturnedpartsandtoheartheirgitsdirectlyromthemshewasabletoeelthembothinsideshecommentedthatthisexperiencewasremarkable.Forsomeclientsthewordsandimageswebringbackworkwell.Foroth-ersespeciallydoubtersthisjourneytodialoguewithandgettoknowtheirsoulpartsisosignifcanthelp.Tesoulpartsbecomevividspeakinwordstheclientunderstandsandprovideadeepersenseoconnection.InmanydierentwaysCarolsamilyhaddismissedandreusedtolistentohersoweworkedwithvariousprotec-tionandreleasingpracticesaspracticalwaysoholdingherown.Releasingthenegativestoryandshitingperspectiveisespeciallyimpor-tantwithPSDsuerersuntiltheyes-tablishanewidentityPSDsymptomsdominate.Simpleenergeticreleasingotoxicthoughtsoseldoubtoearorwhateverimpedesapersoncanbedonerepetitivelyandwithintentiontomakespaceorthenew.TisworkedbetterorCarolthanceremonybecauseshecoulddrawonherlogicalbraintoencourageherselwiththetoolsshewaslearning.InmyjourneyorhertofndaprescriptionorbreakingherpatternliethemeonotbeingenoughIwasshownhercollectingstonesandmakingacircleothejewelsthatareyourselthendancingandsingingaroundthem.Carolcollectedherstonesbutoundherselunabletodanceandsingevenwhenalone.Sheusedthejewelsmeta-phorinaphysicalwaybyfndingshinynecklacestoreplaceherratherplain