of healing, which has been practiced since the binning of humankind.
What a Shaman actually does is connect with compassionate spirits and seek their help to heal people. In Carla’s case, she uses their expertise to heal animals instead.
“The Shaman enters a Shamanic state of consciousness through listening to rhythmic percussion. He or she then journeys to the world of spirits and connects with spirit allies for healing work. These spirits are available to help everyone and the Shaman’s role is often to reconnect clients with their helping spirits, restoring their personal power.”
In the case of animals, Carla said they have powerful animal spirits that can help them. Once the particular animal spirit has been contacted, the Shaman then asks for diagnoses of the animal’s problem. A domestic pet like a cat or dog may have emotional issues or physical problems that cause behavioral problems. Other animals, such as horses, may suffer with lameness or some other illness and needs pain relief. Carla says that an animal’s ailments are often both physical and spiritual, and it’s important to understand the animal’s point of view. When she is first asked to help an animal, she will visit with it in non-reality and find out such things as the pet’s past memories and current impressions.
“In that journey, I also enter the animal’s body and see if there is pain or injury. I ask my spirit to heal the hurt and learn if there is any treatment that would be good to pursue.”
Carla noted that one horse in Arizona told her he was lonely and really wanted to be with the horses in another paddock. The horse also missed a particular colt he was fond of. When the horse was reunited