What is a Shaman & Nature of God? - The Healing by Shamans

Video and Transcript Segment 10

TITLE: What is a Shaman & Nature of God? - The Healing by Shamans

Shaman Charles Crooks tells us more about 'what is a shaman,' including the concepts of holy man, healer and what tradition to which he is associated. He also gives additional insight about the nature of God with regard to Him being the God of light. This shaman further discusses his healing techniques, including why the shaman can heal no one without it being completely permissible by the person. He also talks about releasing the emotional component of a person's pain, allowing the person to heal. Listen below to learn more. You can also read the transcription below the video.

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Note: All questions and responses in the above interview were unrehearsed.

Cindy: Hello everybody. I'm back with my good friend, Charles Crooks. He is a shaman and a healer here in the Dallas Fort Worth [TX] area. Now, just to give everybody a perspective—What is a shaman? Can you explain that to us, Charles?

Shaman Charles: A shaman, in the traditional sense, is basically known as the village holy man…somebody who goes through training or shows some qualities that allows training to occur. I use that term for matter of simplicity. The tradition I'm involved with has no name and therefore, I have a title, but shaman is the best thing I can use on that. But, basically, shaman has been around for, I'd say, thousands of years, assisting in the healing and…what's the term I want to use…assisting in the healing and upliftment of humanity.

Cindy: There are shamans in every culture. Is that correct?

Shaman Charles: Yes.

Cindy: And so when people haven't really heard of the word shaman, if they look around and do some research, they can see that shamans, as you say, have been around for thousands of years and they are prevalent in every culture. But what culture…you said you have no name [associated] with your tradition…but is it like, Indian, Tibetan, Chinese?

Shaman Charles: It's Chinese.

Cindy: Chinese. Okay…even though you're not Chinese?

Shaman Charles: No.

Cindy: But you're pulling that tradition?

Shaman Charles: Yeah.

Cindy: Okay. So now, we were talking about healing and you heal. But you can't heal all because there is a permission issue. Can you talk about what you mean by we have to give permission? Why? Why would one have to express permission?

Shaman Charles: Because for me to make that judgment over someone else is a complete act of arrogance and aggression. It would be completely inappropriate. How could I walk around and tell someone they need healing when I may not be looking at the whole picture. That's really kind of silly. So generally, if someone would like to get something done, they'll bring the subject up or they'll give me authorization to do some work. But again, authorization must be granted. I don't care what the situation is, I don't care how altruistic somebody might be, uh uh…authorization MUST occur. If not, you are being just as bad as the bad guys themselves because you're using arrogance and ego over someone else. That's completely unacceptable.

Cindy: So you don't believe in…or you don't know of…I don't want to use the word 'belief' but…

Shaman Charles: Neither do I because I don't support it at all either. I don't support 'belief' in this work either.

Cindy: I know.

Shaman Charles: It either works or it doesn't.

Cindy: So people give you permission?

Shaman Charles: Uh huh.

Cindy: And when you heal them, you think about…why is it that you say, "I'd be arrogant." Is it because I am the same as you? Or, you say this line, "We are all part of the whole and not separate."

Shaman Charles: Okay.

Cindy: The whole of what?

Shaman Charles: Oh. Alright. If all things are part of the whole and no thing's separate…basically, you go back to the initial religious beliefs—talking about the nature of God—and all societies basically support the idea that there is no thing outside the light of God. If that is being the case—no thing outside the light of God—then how can I assume myself superior to another individual? The difference between myself and a bank robber is choice. Okay. I could rob banks but that stuff bores the beans out of me. Okay. So I do this work. It's because of what I'm drawn to. Bank robber—they're drawn to their stuff. Maybe after some time, they'll end up doing this work in the future. You never know. The point still remains: Is I am not superior that individual. Therefore, I have no judgment in that manner. And if I have no judgment and I'm not superior, how can I override what their path is and how can I assume I know that they need healing? That's an act of arrogance, big time. It doesn't work. Number one—it doesn't allow the other person the right to be without assistance.

Cindy: Okay. And now, let's go back to this permission thing. So you say you have to have somebody's permission. But I know that I've come to you and said, "Charles, I give you permission to do this." And then, you still can't heal me because you're telling me that I'm not giving you permission.

Shaman Charles: That's correct.

Cindy: Even though, I'm like going, "I am! I am!" But you look deeper than what we actually…our physical voice is saying?

Shaman Charles: That's correct. Yeah. And also, in some situations what will happen is, is somebody would like something done. And they'd like to get that done, but the problem is to get that done, they have to release something else and they're not ready to release that other item. So, they have to make the call on that. And that's their call. And when they basically release that other item, I'll get the green light, then I can fix it.

Cindy: And so, is there anything…when you're healing somebody…is there anything that that person needs to be doing?

Shaman Charles: Nope.

Cindy: They just sit there, don't they? And watch and wonder.

Shaman Charles: [Laughter]. Yeah. That's about right.

Cindy: I can tell you folks…the first time I came to see Charles, he was like doing all this stuff with his hands…and I want to go into that.

Shaman Charles: Okay.

Cindy: What is it that you are doing with your hands?

Shaman Charles: Okay.

Cindy: Because I was like blown away thinking… 'Okay, this is pretty weird.'

Shaman Charles: Uh-huh.

Cindy: But it worked! So what is it you do with your hands?

Shaman Charles: What I do is I extract the emotional component or, in other words, the thought energy matrix that's associated with the emotion that's in the intellect. When I pull that out, it kind of looks like a hairball...but only it's alive. And it's about the size of about nine to twelve inches [in diameter]…depending on how big it is and also depending on the weight…it also has weight and mass. And so what I'll do is I'll encapsulate it. When I encapsulate it, then I'll go ahead and I'll either combine them or do so work on it, or I'll dissemble it. When I dissemble it, it becomes dust. When it becomes dust, then I move it on out and send it into a curtain of light and return it back to ones and zeroes, so to speak.

Cindy: Wow. Well, I think that's enough [for us to absorb] for right now. Again, thank you Charles for being with us today. We'll be back with you. If we wanted to reach you, where can we reach you?

Shaman Charles: Through the website, http://healerofheartsandminds.com the second website, a mirror [of the first] http://shamanic-enterprises.com.

Cindy: Thanks again Charles. Hope you have a great day!

Shaman Charles: Thank you very much.

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