Important aspects of Shamanism are Shamanic Healing and Journeying.  Shamans again, believe that one of the major causes of illnesses is ‘soul loss’.  Soul loss means to lose a part of the soul. As we move through our lives, many of us encounters situations that are frightening, traumatic and just too painful to deal with.   In order to cope, we suppress and push aside the energy of the situation and continue with our lives as best as we can. This then result in a loss of personal power.  The Shaman conveys the knowledge of how to heal by retrieving lost soul essence, as well as, what crystals or other sacred tools are needed to become whole.

If someone feels that they are not the same after some physical or emotional trauma, they have experienced the soul loss of life force, of psychic or spiritual energies. This can depletes the auric field and it can disrupt ones emotional body. The part of them that remembers the trauma has splintered off and needs to be retrieved so one can fully integrate the split parts of self and step into one’s own authentic power.