A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners and Spirit Walkers
❓ What Is Shamanic Journeying?
Shamanic journeying is the practice of intentionally entering an altered state of consciousness often with rhythmic sound to access spiritual realms, receive guidance, and retrieve healing energy or knowledge.
It is one of the core practices of the shamanic path. But it’s also sacred territory that requires grounding, spiritual hygiene, and clear intentions.
If you’ve been feeling the pull to journey this guide is your starting point.
🔐 Why Safety Matters
Journeying isn’t just “visualizing” or meditating. You’re opening energetic doors. You’re leaving your usual mind and entering realms where spirits, memories, ancestors, and energies reside.
Without preparation, you may:
- Bring back confusion, energetic debris, or exhaustion
- Encounter trickster spirits or shadow projections
- Get stuck between worlds or leave doors open in your energy field
- Misinterpret what you see (especially if ego is involved)
Safe journeying = clear results, deep healing, and spiritual integrity.
🌀 Before You Begin: Preparation Checklist
🧹 1. Spiritual Cleansing
- Smudge your space and body with smoke (mugwort, copal, palo santo, etc.)
- Or do a water cleanse (ritual bath, spray, or wash)
🔒 2. Energetic Protection
- Call in protection with a prayer, sigil, or spoken boundary
- Example: “Only benevolent, truthful, and aligned spirits may enter this space. All else is cleared and blocked.”
🔊 3. Journey Soundtrack
You’ll need:
- A drum beat or rattle rhythm (4–7 beats per second mimics theta brainwaves)
- Or use a pre-recorded shamanic drum journey audio
(preferably 15–30 minutes, uninterrupted)
🔍 Set Your Intention
This is your compass.
Journeying without intention is like wandering into a forest without a map.
Examples:
- “I ask to meet my power animal in the Lower World.”
- “I ask for clarity on my next spiritual step.”
- “I ask for healing energy to return to me from a past trauma.”
Say it out loud before you begin. Spirit responds to clarity.
🧘♀️ The Journey Process (Step-by-Step)
1. Create Your Space
- Lay down or sit comfortably.
- Use an eye mask or scarf to block light.
- Light a candle or offer water to Spirit.
2. Enter with Rhythm
- Begin your drum or rattle track.
- Let your breathing slow.
- Imagine a doorway, cave, tree root, water pool, or tunnel this is your entry point into the spirit realm.
3. Let the Journey Unfold
- Don’t force visuals.
- Trust whatever appears symbols, animals, colors, landscapes.
- If you feel fear or resistance, breathe and ask your guides to show you truthfully and gently.
4. Stay Present
- Stay aware of your body and breath.
- If you feel pulled too far or overwhelmed, say: “Return me safely.”
5. Return & Close
- Your drum audio should include a “call-back beat” or you can set a gentle timer.
- Visualize yourself exiting the realm and re-entering your body fully.
- Thank your guides and close the space.
✍️ After the Journey: Integration Is Key
- Write down everything you saw, felt, heard, or sensed.
- Don’t judge it. Some journeys are symbolic. Some are cryptic. Some are direct.
- Drink water. Touch the Earth.
- If something felt intense, do an aftercare practice: smoke cleanse, journaling, or breathwork.
📥 Helpful Tools & Downloads
- FREE Drum Audio: 20-Minute Lower World Journey Track
- Downloadable “Journey Log” Journal Template
- Invocation Script: Calling In Safe Spirits Before a Journey
- Video: “What to Expect Your First Time Journeying”
⚠️ Journeying Do’s & Don’ts
✅ Do | ❌ Don’t |
|---|
Cleanse, ground, and protect | Journey under the influence of drugs/alcohol |
Set a clear intention | Use journeying to spy or manipulate |
Close the portal when done | Leave feeling “off” without integration |
Work with respectful guidance | Journey just for entertainment |
🐍 Final Note
Shamanic journeying is not about escape.
It’s about returning to your soul, to your guides, to truth.
Start slowly. Stay humble.
The spirit world is listening.