Sound Magic: Chanting, Drumming, and Meditation
Djembe hand drume - image by Leo_65 from Pixabay “Shamanism begins as a personal revelation and inner healing, then evolves into a striving to bring balance and healing into the immediate surrounding and to the Earth herself.” - D. J. Conway, By Oak, Ash & Thorn Drum song can be used as a tool of liberation, community building, healing, and personal joy. Dance and monotonous sounds, such as drumming or chanting, can also be used to induce the trance-like ecstatic states that the shaman puts himself into before visiting the spirit world. Chanting is a form of rhythmic sound that can help induce a trance-like state prior to conducting your shamanic rituals. At the beginning of 2004, I met a group of local pagans called The Circle of Silver Light. We meet once or twice a month for classes and once or twice a month for drumming. I had never drummed or even saw a drum circle prior to meeting this group. I find drumming an easy way to put myself into a medita...