We see too much! Yes, exactly. A core competence of a shaman is the insight into the spiritual level. And we don’t just see natural beings and energies, no, we also see YOU. And as you really are, without all the masks and patterns and blockages and learned behavior patterns.

That sounds positive at first, but for some people it is associated with fear. Or at least with a certain discomfort. Because:

What does he see there?

As great as the desire for change/improvement may be, there is a reason why you have split off, hidden or never got to know parts of yourself. And this reason is still there, even if it no longer has any basis.

Yes, difficult to digest, but somehow it’s true. When the shaman advertises, he writes something about releasing blockages at soul level, finding spiritual causes for illnesses and he writes something about healing and processes and what not.

Sure, that’s logical. Because, as a shaman, you have certain abilities and of course you want to get them out into the world. And you want to see results and want your clients to see them too. You want to help and there’s nothing wrong with that. That’s why people come to you and you help them.

But is that always the case?

Most people out there aren’t ill, nor do they see a psychological issue or a blockage or anything like that. Maybe they don’t have any big worries, maybe things are going really well. It’s just due to too much stress or maybe it doesn’t work out with your partner or with your family.

They are not sick and they don’t want a “cure”. At least not the way they understand it.

But perhaps they want to relax deeply in between and recharge their batteries. Or they want to finally find their dream partner or get on with their parents again or something like that. Some also want a little more money in their bank account.

But they don’t realize that the shaman can also help. This obviously has nothing to do with “healing”. You have to tell them that. They wouldn’t know otherwise.

So, that’s what I’ve done with this. You don’t have to be ill. I’ll take you like that too!

Sure, vacuum first. Or you can let the cleaning lady do it. But it doesn’t matter, at least you clean up. Because no matter how hard your visitor has tried, dirt cannot be avoided. You’re stuck with him, whether you like it or not.

But it’s not a problem, see cleaning help and/or vacuum cleaner. We do that automatically, we don’t feel comfortable when the place is dirty.

Materially at least. But we humans are not purely material phenomena. We are spiritual beings who have incarnated here. And so we leave behind not only material traces but also energetic ones. You can do what you want, you’re stuck with them too.

And who removes them? Yeah … look … no one, huh? But they are still there and they don’t go away on their own. Just like the dust for your cleaning lady.

And if the visitor wasn’t nice, if he argued or was in a bad mood or or or or? What if it was a tradesman who was swearing because the stupid heating didn’t work? What then? Then you have double and triple the energetic dirt in your home.

And then it stays there and gets thicker and thicker at every opportunity. And then at some point you realize that your house feels strange. Somehow musty, stale, not fresh. You don’t get going like you used to, somehow you don’t have the energy you used to.

Sometimes this goes on for years, decades and even centuries in some houses. Something is building up, I tell you. And where something accumulates, one or the other earthbound soul suddenly feels at home and when one is there, the next one is not far away.

And at some point you’re sitting in your house and it feels like you’re wading through sticky dough. Maybe you sell your house beforehand and move. Then the buyers are left holding the bag.

But so are you, because you’re moving in somewhere else and it won’t be any better there. Maybe something because you might be moving into a new building. But the workmen were there too and who knows what happened on the property beforehand. Then you’re in the same situation again.

So, before you do that to yourself, find someone who can fix it energetically. It doesn’t have to be every week, but at least once. Then you will notice the difference. So, look for someone who can do an energetic clearing.

Not to be confused with smoking or stuff like that. That’s great too, but an energetic clearing, a real one, has to be done by someone who can do it. A shaman, for example. Well, I do that, for example, and I don’t immediately run away in a panic if a soul turns up who isn’t so nice or if things get difficult. I’ll do the job and you’ll have peace again.

And the best thing is, because it all takes place on an energetic level anyway, I don’t even have to be there in person. The energy doesn’t care where the shaman sits.

I also had this for a long time, especially as a child, but also later on. I tell you, twenty years ago my dentist told me that he would get rich with me one day. Because if I keep biting like this, I won’t just get my third teeth, but also my fourth and fifth.

Yes, if I had known … I still have them all and they’re not doing too badly. I don’t know how my dentist from back then is doing, but he won’t have starved to death. But what I actually want to say is: It can be solved!

So it’s not the hunger problem from the dentist but the biting. There is something spiritual behind it.

If you grind your teeth, you don’t stand so firmly here in life. He likes to focus too much “upwards”, living in a bubble above things. Not because he’s better, but because it’s just too hard for him here on earth.

So now we’re sitting there in our bubble and it could be really nice if … well, if we didn’t have to live here somehow. I mean, we are incarnated here, now we have to get it right. Makes no sense otherwise.

And so it’s a constant back and forth between the bubble and life and it’s like a battle. And because we can’t just blurt out the pain and the effort, we just grit our teeth and then we’ll be fine. Somehow. Bisses just don’t work anymore.

And then we have the choice. We can go to the dentist and get new teeth and endure the pain.

Or we face up to the challenge, get out of the bubble and go into life. Along with all the personal responsibility that we then have to take on and all the hassle and all the noise and all the shit that is actually too much for us.

That’s a number for a start, I tell you. That hurts at first and you can’t do it alone. You have to accept help and put up with the fact that someone is helping. You have to question yourself until it’s no longer funny.

Then you had to realize that you used to be a wimp and that it wasn’t anyone’s fault and the golden horseman wasn’t coming. You’ll find it at home. Take a look in the mirror …

But that’s just the way it is with gritting your teeth. Get out of the bubble, face life, close your eyes and get through it. Then open your eyes again. If you’re already sensitive, it’s tough, but I’ll tell you … it’s worth it! But so much more!

Just not for the dentist …

But I don’t mean that at all. Let me try an example.

I meet an entrepreneur and get talking to him and realize that things aren’t going as well as they should. That’s why I got to know him, because he came to my practice because he was literally running out of breath. It wanted to be rebuilt, energetically.

So far so good. So I talked to him and he also told me about his company. The company is not small at all, 150 employees, more technical sector, many engineers. And all this in a market that is currently on the up, i.e. more future-oriented. So it should work. But it does not.

He has competition from all over the world. So far nothing special. But there are some who attack him massively. Somehow they are always ahead of him, but somehow he can’t get to them. They steal his patents and he fails in court even though he is in the right.

They poach his employees even though he pays just as well and somehow he can’t keep them. Some then take trade secrets with them and he can’t get hold of them legally. They snatch orders away from him, even though he is better and sometimes even cheaper.

They sue him again and again, even though there is no reason to do so. And so on and so forth. It sounded like a theater of war, only without cannons, but with lawyers and a lot of money. Yes, of course, that saps his energy, that’s why he came to me.

His wife actually sent him. He would never have thought of it. Now he’s here and I suggest that he take an energetic look at his company and his competitors. Perhaps they have been working with black magic for a long time.

He looks at me like the first human being!

Is that possible?

He’s never heard of it. That such a thing is possible. Never! New territory. Completely.

And that happens more often. Germany is way ahead in material terms, but it has ignored the rest. Of course, we didn’t need it either – if you operate economically from a position of strength, you don’t have to protect yourself from energetic attacks. But this economic supremacy is crumbling, and it is crumbling badly. Now we have to look around and perhaps wake up a little.

Just the other day I had a client with an Albanian migration background who said to me “you know, here in Albania, if we want to get rid of someone, we know who to turn to”. And she didn’t mean a hit squad, but someone who works with black magic. And she wasn’t the first person to tell me that, Ukrainians, Croats, Romanians and people from South America have also done that. Only in Germany have we never heard of such a thing, it hits us like a rifle shot hits a deer in the woods.

It doesn’t even occur to us to protect ourselves from it!

But it wouldn’t be that difficult. I’ll do it. It’s my job.

A real animal?

No, don’t panic, you don’t need a pet when you do shamanic work. Although in some cases this would have a certain appeal; the power animals also include predators, dinosaurs or even dragons and unicorns.

But it is not about real animals in the sense of material, real living beings.

In short, a power animal, also known as a spirit or totem animal, is a spiritual being that shows itself to you in animal form. It is a kind of companion in the spiritual world. Not just any old one, however, but a very special one. There is much more to it than meets the eye.

Origin and development

The idea of the power animal cannot be traced back to a specific shamanic tradition. Protective or helping spirits, which appear in the form of living beings, are known in the shamanic cultures of Siberia or the Arctic as well as from the North and South American Indians or the traditions of Australia.

The fact that these helpers come in animal form is due to the fact that many cultures assume that the human kingdom emerged from the animal kingdom. Animals are therefore the predecessors of humans, so to speak, and this is also reflected in the understanding of the spiritual world. Gods often appear in the form of animals or plants.

Traditional shamans often “transform” into animals during their rituals, imitating their behavior and thus taking on parts of their abilities and energy.

Traditionally, these spiritual beings are asked for help or they are asked for advice in the sense of vision quests or in everyday life. They are very personal helpers (spiritus familiaris), in contrast to the more divine beings that are generally invoked by shamans.

Power animals are the shaman’s personal helpers, so to speak. They can act as a link between the different levels of the Otherworld, they can provide answers and carry out tasks. They are advisors, protectors, friends and sometimes also critics.

Shamanic work or why else?

The shaman or shamanic worker always has their power animal or power animals with them and can use them like a team of specialists. They help him to find his way in the spiritual world and to understand connections. They protect, guide and give advice.

Some shamans, including myself, have several power animals and also some so-called helper animals that only appear sporadically or accompany certain phases of life.

But you don’t have to be a shaman to have a power animal and use the contact. In principle, every person is able to connect with the spiritual world and use this contact to develop themselves.

And every person also has at least one power animal, in addition to various other spirit helpers. So even as an interested layperson, you can establish contact with your animal totem and perhaps make your first experiences on the spiritual level.

Which animal?

Which animal appears as your power animal can be very different and its “strength” does not depend on its appearance. So of course everyone wants the strong bear or the cool wolf. But a mouse, a cockroach or a fly fulfill the same purpose. Perhaps even a better one for you, because the appearance of the animal has a message in itself.

While the bear is just right for one person, another may need the energy of the fly or the dolphin.

Or that of a mythical creature, such as a unicorn or dragon. Although they would be very cool again. Much more important than the manifestation is the contact with your power animal or power animals and how much you involve them in your daily work.

Very small animals in particular can have far-reaching meanings, especially if they live in large groups. The ant is one such case. On its own it is rather small and inconspicuous, but anyone who has ever seen a really large anthill, or a road of wandering ants in the jungle, will get an idea of the immense power that this animal can develop as a power or helper animal.

The strongest power animal is of absolutely no use to you if you don’t work with it. What this work actually looks like depends on your personal way of working.

I have had the most productive contacts with my power animals in the most impossible situations. The wolf can sit in the passenger seat while I’m speeding down the highway. Or the bison gets in the way when I’m about to do something “stupid” or it stands behind me when I need protection.

But they are also almost always present during my work with clients, finding solutions, recognizing problems or making contact with other helping beings that I need.

I personally see them in my mind’s eye and I can also talk to them. Other people feel them, know that they are there, or hear them. I have heard of colleagues who become power animals during their work and see the world through their eyes.

I have made it a habit to always explicitly invite my power animals at the beginning of my work, when I open the sacred space. I only find that polite when I’m already working with them. You also greet your colleagues when you come into the office.

How do I find such a power animal?

There are several ways to find your power animal. The classic is the shamanic journey, which you also use to make contact. However, it may well be that it manifests itself in you materially. If you have a really intense relationship with a particular animal, it could also be a power or helper animal on a spiritual level.

If a particular animal often or always appears in similar situations, this could be a clue. Either it is a power or helper animal or it has a special message for you. It can also be a sign if certain parts of an animal, such as bones, teeth, etc., keep coming back to you.

It can also be dreams, spontaneous intuitions or simply the knowledge of it, without you having to be able to explain where this knowledge comes from.

The only truly sustainable way to establish intensive contact with one’s power animal or power animals is the shamanic journey.

There are numerous tables and explanations circulating on the Internet according to which you can determine your power animal purely intellectually. Along the lines of: “If you have hobby xy, your power animal is xyz”. Some colleagues also offer to find your power animal and simply tell you.

In my opinion, that’s a load of bullshit!

A power animal is a very personal matter that no one can simply show you from the outside. You yourself will have to go to him and get in touch with him. After all, it’s not just about finding it. It is about getting to know this extremely powerful spirit helper and working with it.

Can’t you? You don’t have one?

You can! Your power animal has already arrived. If you are prepared to look, it will show itself to you. Of course, you can help by undertaking shamanic trance journeys, for example, with the clear aim of finding your power animal. And of course you can be accompanied and guided by a shaman or attend a seminar.

But you will make the contact yourself. Whatever it looks like.

Sometimes it takes time until you find the contact. It’s not uncommon for your mind to get in the way. At one of my earlier seminars I had a participant who couldn’t find her power animal for ages.

She collected owls. Figures, stuffed animals, pictures, the owl has always been her favorite animal and her hobby. That’s what she told us. Again and again. But she didn’t find her power animal. What had happened? Her mind told her that her power animal could hardly be the owl, as she had always collected them and her mind would surely play tricks on her … the end of the story was her realization that the owl was indeed her power animal! And that she was there the whole time.

Another participant only ever saw black when she went searching. Somehow it always felt cramped and it was always dark. Nothing to see. It took us a long time to figure out that she would become her power animal and see the world through her animal’s eyes. A snake in a pitch-black cave …

Others vehemently refuse to recognize a particular animal as a power animal. A great example is the spider … very common in people who are actually afraid of them or disgusted by them. In such cases, the power animal is also a learning task.

Incidentally, there is a theory that some people even develop a physical resemblance to their power animal. Similar to how masters and pets sometimes look alike. You can decide for yourself whether I look like a mixture of wolf, bison and crow …

The meaning of your power animal

Once you have found it, you can also ask it what it means to you. Ok, I admit it, this is for advanced users. What you can do to get started is to pick up one of the books on the subject available on the market and look it up. Especially the books by Jeanne Ruland are highly recommended to get a first insight into which power animal has which fundamental meaning.

This can only be very general, because the meaning always results from the animal AND your interaction with the animal. But you will always get a first clue and you can build on this.

Your relationship with your power animal will grow over the years anyway, because your connection is lifelong and probably not even limited to this one life.

Urban legends and funny fairy tales

There are a few wild stories circulating in shaman circles about the power animal. One that persistently comes up again and again is the alleged danger of getting “stuck” on such a power animal journey.

There is said to be some poor sap somewhere who accidentally became his power animal and had to spend his life as a sheep, rabbit or mouse from then on. Depending on who is telling the story and how cheerful the audience already is … Strangely enough, it never seemed to become a wolf or a dragon, it was always a slightly embarrassing animal.

That is of course a fairy tale. As on any other shamanic journey, you cannot get “stuck” on a power animal journey and you do not run the risk of not finding your way back.

A search like this can be confusing because you might discover a few sides or skills about yourself that you didn’t have on your radar before. But in return you will have a lifelong companion in the spiritual world who will never let you down.

If you have any questions or would like to get to know your power animal, please write to me.

And so we like to practise positive thinking, positive affirmations and we always wish for lots of good things. Just don’t formulate it negatively, no negations, you know all that …

However, many light workers fall into an evil trap, which I call “the light trap”. They think they are on the safe side because of their knowledge of cosmic laws and overlook the fact that there are cosmic laws that are superior or at least equal to others.

Let’s take a concrete example that I am very familiar with from the early days of my own self-employment: “I want more clients for my practice”

First of all, it’s a great wish, and there’s nothing wrong with that. More clients mean more people you can help and, of course, more income for the practice. And everyone needs income, because the rent doesn’t pay itself and there has to be something on the plate every day.

So now you are sending the wish for more clients into the universe and maybe you will get them. But what resonates with this wish? You are obviously not entirely satisfied with the current situation. Because if you want more of something, it means that you don’t have enough of it.

So if you want more clients, you’re also complaining that you don’t have enough.

But wait! A complaint? In the course of the light work? Where can you find something like that? But our material world is polar and where there is something bright and light, there is also something dark, a shadow.

And that is exactly what resonates with the universe in each of these wishes. In the example, the shadow obviously has something to do with the lack of clients. In other words, the lack of turnover, which brings us directly to fear. The fear of failure, of bankruptcy, of not having enough.

But fear is something that the average light worker wants nothing to do with. Hello? We work with light here, so there’s no fear, is there? That’s not possible!

Which leads us straight into the big trap. Because this fear can of course be repressed, brushed over, suppressed for a while. But the greater the great bright light component, the greater the fear. And at some point it will overrun us. With an illness, failure, whatever, there are many possibilities.

But what do we do with this realization?

Let’s take a closer look at the shadow. Because what’s the point, why does light work always have to be bright and radiant? It can also appear dark and threatening at times. So let’s take a look at what’s behind this fear. Why fear?

Aren’t we all part of the universe? Isn’t it OUR universe? Shouldn’t we have confidence? Bingo! We have already taken the shadow by the horns. Where there is fear, there is a lack of trust – in the headline I called it zero trust. The lack of trust in the universe.

This is exactly what the request in the example is about. If I want more clients for my practice, this only shows my lack of trust in the universe. Because why should my own universe, of which I am a part, deny me what I need? I don’t have to wish for that. That would be like wishing I could bite into the juicy steak in front of me because I’m afraid of hunger instead of just doing it.

So, where is this shadow threatening? It is not, it is simply there, wants to be seen and if we then manage to integrate it into our lives, we are one step further.

Light work has become work, the shadow is no longer a threat, it simply IS and we end up with much less stress.

But why doesn’t it work then?

This question often comes from people who have been working on themselves for a long time. Perhaps they are spiritual themselves. They have already recognized the shadow and don’t shy away from it. They do and do and work and … nothing!

The turnover is still missing, the soul mate is still not there, the desire to have children is still unfulfilled, or the illness is still there. What’s wrong with that?

The devil is often in the detail, and it’s very deep. It’s not just fear that resonates with our wishes and manifestations, but also doubt and – what’s almost worse – a completely invisible and imperceptible “can I do this?”, “is this possible for me?” and a “what if it really works?”

Most of the time, something resonates that cannot be put into words. Something intangible, something … yes … that cannot be explained in words.

But it’s there anyway and that’s exactly where I, as a shaman, really start to warm up. Because you really can’t perceive that in yourself. If you could, you would have solved the problem long ago.

I can’t do that myself either, by the way, and I also get regular supervision. Because someone else who is able to travel through the spiritual world can see where the problem lies. I can go on a search with you to find the cause, where this thing that cannot be grasped with words lies. I can lead you there and we can find the solution.

Letting go

And then comes the often most difficult task of all: letting go.

Often exactly what you want most of all. Why? Because you may have been so focused on this one goal and the way you imagined getting there that you no longer noticed the open path.

You do this by letting go at a very deep level. Not from the mind, but from the base.

Let’s walk this path together, what do you think?