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Video and Transcript Segment 16
Return to Interviews done by Cindy Herb
TITLE: Principles of
Life, Shamanism Definition, & Initiation with a Shaman
Shaman Charles Crooks discusses shamanism—how someone can
learn about it, giving
his own personal story and relating how others may get shaman
training. He elaborates about
one's motive for pursuing shamanic training, to exclude wanting
power and including having a constructive character and wanting to
raise humanity to a higher spiritual level of consciousness. He also
talks about initiating others and some initiation processes,
including the dedication of an initiate to the higher principles of
life and his character. He also goes into the meaning of the 'Good
Work' to which he refers on his website. Finally, he tells us some
things he does to help others clear issues with the Father or Mother
side of them. Listen below to learn more. You can also read the
transcription below the video.
Note: All questions and
responses in the above interview were unrehearsed.
Note:
The videos from Segment 8 to Segment 20 have a technical problem where the Video Light used was too low. This caused Red Eye.
Red Eye is the reflection of the Retina back to the camera when the soruce of the light is too close to the camera lens.
It is not an evil redness coming from my eyes. We didn't realize the problem till later. A fix is on its' way.
Please click here for the Transcript 16 Video
Cindy:
Hi, this is Cindy Herb,
The Joyful Survivor. I'm back with Charles Crooks, who is a shaman
here in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Thank you, Charles, for being
with us today.
Shaman Charles:
Thank you very much.
Cindy:
Now, let's talk a little bit about the shamanism definition
since you are a shaman. Where can somebody learn about shamanism?
Where do you suggest they go if they want to learn about it? How did
you learn about it?
Shaman Charles:
Mine was a little bit different. I performed an act that
caught the attention of an individual. That individual and another
individual at different locations ran configuration checks to figure
out who I was. Then after that, they matched up and they tested me
for a year before I even knew anything was up. And the next thing
you know, I'm on a camping trip out in the desert. And I ended up
taking my journey there and it took me about three years to fully
recuperate from that one.
Cindy:
But
could…
Shaman Charles:
So, that was one of those unusual situations and because of
the type of tradition that I'm particularly involved in. Now, to
answer the question, 'where would somebody go for shaman training,' I'm sure there are a
lot of people in the various traditions that do offer classes. But I
have not kept up on that side of things.
Cindy:
So
could anybody become a shaman?
Shaman Charles:
Yeah.
Cindy:
If they so desired.
Shaman Charles:
Well, it has to do with what they've done in the past, what their
nature is, what their goals are…in other words, what they want to
do. Do they want to become a shaman because they want the power and
all that? Well, those people will fail.
Cindy:
Oh. It's not about power.
Shaman Charles:
No, it isn't.
Cindy:
What's it about…helping others?
Shaman Charles: Enhancing humanity.
Cindy:
Enhancing humanity.
Shaman Charles:
Yeah. Basically, raising humanity from the low-level that
it's become into a higher spiritual level.
Cindy:
The higher spiritual levels of like the Celestial Realm that
you were talking about [earlier].
Shaman Charles:
In other words, because humanity has devolved into a very low
state. And so the goal is to kind of bump it up a little bit.
Cindy:
Oh. And I know…because Charles offers classes here in the
Dallas Fort Worth area guys…and sometimes he does something called
'initiation.' What is
initiation Charles?
Shaman Charles: There are two types of
initiation processes…actually three. The only two we're concerned of
here is the System Initiation and the Rare Initiation. The System
Initiation is designed that you go through steps and various things.
And that causes…the idea is to bring about what is called a Rare
Initiation. A Rare Initiation is where the light fills your system
and you let go of a whole bunch of stuff that you no longer need.
Cindy:
So how do you know…you don't initiate everybody but at some
point…like I know you did some stuff with me once…I don't know if it
was an initiation. But, you do that periodically. How do you know?
You don't initiate everybody.
Shaman Charles:
Of course not. That would be silly.
Cindy:
How do you know when?
Shaman Charles:
You look.
Cindy:
Okay. [Laughter] I guess that was a dumb question.
Shaman Charles:
No, it was a good question…it's a fair question. Yeah.
Cindy:
One of the things I…another thing I want…I'm looking at your
website….
Shaman Charles:
Okay. Now let me go back and let me add to that because I
look…that is true, I do look. But, however, it is the dedication of
the individual to the higher principles of life. That's one of the
green flags we see.
Cindy:
So the character that is within them?
Shaman Charles:
The character of the individual and how they've developed and
what they plan to do with it. So that's really one of the factors
that's very, very important.
Cindy:
Alright. So, you know, your website…there's something on your
website that says, 'Doing Good
Work.' Can you explain what is the Good Work that you're
speaking of on your website? I want to know what that is.
Shaman Charles:
Knowing the sense of humor that you have and all that, I'm
very tempted to basically say,
and "Walking the old ladies across the boardwalk…across, you know
using Boy Scouts." [Laughter] However, the Good Work has to do
with any action that is devoted for the task and purpose of
enhancing the constructive attributes of humanity's existence.
Cindy:
Wow. That's pretty powerful. So, it's like they already have
to have a certain measure of moral character to do the Good Work?
Shaman Charles:
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Cindy:
Anybody can do it.
Shaman Charles:
I would not use the term
'moral character.' I would
use the term 'constructive'
because moral character is a little strange. I mean, you can get
some place where it is considered moral to kill somebody in their
faith. It's a moral thing to do or whatever the thing is. So I would
not use the term moral. However, I would probably prefer to use the
term 'constructive' and also
'benevolent.'
Cindy:
Okay. I like that.
Shaman Charles:
Yeah.
Cindy:
I like that a lot. You have certain practices that you
teach—exercises. So tell us about the system that you developed for
clearing issues with Mother and Father. And you've talked about
people having issues with Mother and Father in previous videos. So
explain to us, you know, some of the systems that you've developed.
Shaman Charles:
Not so much a system, but let's
look at how it works. Okay. When somebody takes that first breath,
the first thing that happens is they look around and see the
universe in perfect balance. And the intellect is formed at that
very point in time. When the intellect is formed—its primary job is
to protect the body at all costs. The intellect, looking around the
universe and seeing everything in perfect balance, basically, makes
a statement, "Everything I see
is in perfect balance. In order to protect the body, I must become
equal to or greater than that which I perceive." So, the
intellect starts collecting information. It doesn't have the ability
for one thing, because it wants to be perfect…it gets everything.
Well, it discovers its five senses don't work, it discovers its
parents aren't balanced, it discovers religion doesn't work…nothing
works. Nothing…they can't get perfection. And the funny thing is,
the Big Cheese is the Sky, as the expression goes, leapt forth a
little thing called Pi to let us know it can't be done in the
physical realm.
Cindy:
You're talking about…
Shaman Charles:
Perfection.
Cindy:
Perfection. Pi like...
Shaman Charles:
Yeah.
Cindy:
…3.14 blah blah blah blah blah.
Shaman Charles:
Yeah. Correct. We can see it, but
we can't calculate it. So anyway…so as the intellect is collecting
information, it has no filter. So it doesn't know the difference
between constructive and destructive. It doesn't know how things
function. But, it also makes a lot of conclusions based upon this
information because…For example, a five-year old only has so much
information and [their] father coming back on one Saturday, being in
a bad mood, the five-year old doesn't know that Father just blew up
the car. And so he rebuffs the child and the child says,
"I must have done something
wrong because Father is angry, so I need to be punished." And
that's that reality that sets in [as a child] and that individual
actually ended up attracting…and this was in '97 I ran into this
person…who actually ended up attracting several abusive husbands. I
went ahead and pulled that belief and she never has been touched [by
abuse] since.
Cindy:
And just for everybody's clarification: when Charles is
talking about blowing up the car, he's not talking about getting a
stick of dynamite. [Laughter]
Shaman Charles:
Well, I don't know how the father
blew up the car, but he was in a bad mood, let's put it that way.
[Laughter] He might have used some dynamite. I don't know. I don't
know where the story started. Maybe it was East Texas… dynamite
could be possible.
Cindy:
Oh my gosh. [Laughter]
Shaman Charles:
Okay. Well then…you know, it's a
farming area. [Laughter]
Cindy:
Well, it has been a fun time talking to Charles today. As you can
tell, he has an excellent sense of humor. Charles, I want to thank
you for talking to us today.
Shaman Charles:
You're welcome.
Cindy:
If we wanted to find you, I know we can find you at
http://healerofheartsandminds.com
and…
Shaman Charles:
http://shamanic-enterprises.com
Cindy:
Thanks again. Have a great day!
Shaman Charles:
Thank you.
