Shamanistic Tradition

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Shamanistic Tradition

The wolf mysteries throughout Europe are very old. Their central theme would revolve around the symbolic death of the initiate and subsequent rebirth. This re-birth took place after a shamanic journey to the Underworld to commune with its Master and Mistress.

"Wolf is the Grand Teacher. Wolf is the sage, who after many winters upon the sacred path and seeking the ways of wisdom, returns to share new knowledge with the tribe. Wolf is both the radical and the traditional in the same breath. When the Wolf walks by you - you will remember."

— Robert Ghost Wolf

The shamanic journey or 'wolf trance' involved moulding and releasing the shaman's energy field or hamingia. This would allow for the etheric shield to form into a wolf. This would then carry the shaman's consciousness to the Underworld. In the Underworld, a shaman would commune with the animal soul that lies hidden, deep within the levels of the subconscious.

Here again, we have the association of wolf with death. But this is once more symbolic of cleansing and transition in order to undergo a spiritual re-birth. Through this transformation knowledge and understanding comes.

At the heart of Celtic Shamanism, the main goal was to take on the shape of a particular animal in order to gain knowledge or instructions for a particular need, such as healing. Many animals were invoked and among them was, of course, the wolf. The wolf would often be called upon for guidance in another plain and also for protection as well as knowledge.

The wolf is a sacred totem for many cultures around the world. | Source

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[Mystic Wolf]

I love the information here on the wolf and it's Mysteries. My power animal the wolf has been with me for a long time. When I meditate I always visualize going into a cave and transforming into her into the underworld. I would see through her eyes and feel her claws digging into the grass as the wolf ran. I know she is my teacher and protector. Her name is Quimatahoya