Be Your Own Shaman - You Don't Have to Travel to Davos for Enlightenment

The new normal is there is no normal.

So, it shouldn't be really news - but Bloomberg treats it as news - that shamans will be marketing their services at Davos. After all, those conferences in Davos, sponsored by the World Economic Forum, are really about business (but wrapped in the gravitas packaging of creating a better future for those of us who can't afford to attend). 

The shamans will be there as part of an addition to the usual fare. That's the presentations under the umbrella of the "House of Psychedelics." 

But, what everyone knows who has explored the highly permeable boundaries of How to Know is that the middleman shaman is not necessary. We can all be our own shaman. Only these are required:  (1) the belief that there is something beyond what's visible and (2) that by being open we can access it.

The DIY can consists of a simple visualization of ourselves walking tall and not putting ourselves down, not even in humorous self-deprecation. We repeat the visual ritual often enough and there we are - rid of that self-defeating habit. 

A primer on all that is Sylvia Browne's "Phenomenon: Everything You Need to Know About the Paranormal."  On Amazon, the Kindle version is $12.99. A used paper copy goes for a few bucks.

An increasingly popular tool to bypass the visible for the kinds of self-awareness allowing us to transcend our man-made defaults is the tarot. Those are the 78 cards which parachute us into the realm of the subconscious as well as the collective unconscious. 

On April 1, 2021, The New York Times published an article on how to read your tarot cards. Yes, the tarot has gone mainstream.

At the Strega metaphysical shop in Sierra Vista, Arizona, there is always a tarot reader or multiple ones on-duty. But demand is so intense that an appointment is necessary. Among the "star" readers is Wendy Vonne.

At Strega, Vonne uses a variety of tarot card sets from around the world. She has practiced mysticism in a number of nations.

But the tarot set recommended for beginners is the Rider - Waite - Smith deck. Along with a guide, it costs $25.99 through Amazon. Stores such as Strega also sell them.

The best introductory comprehensive easy-to-understand guide I have come across is "Kitchen Table Tarot" by Melissa Cynova. On Amazon there is a special for $14.44.

One hack I teach those I train in DIY tarot reading is this.

Sit in a relaxed position.

Close your eyes.

Visualize a blue sky.

Put your dominant hand around a string on a bright yellow balloon.

Then let that string go.

You are ready to surrender to the subconscious.

Shuffle the cards until it feels you are ready to stop.

From left to right, assemble the cards into three piles. They do not have to be equal.

Float your hands over the cards several times to align with the universe's vibrations. Then you will be know the card to choose and to interpret.

Later you can move on to doing multiple-card spreads.

For more information about the tarot you can contact janegenova374@gmail.com.