What is the power source for Siberian shamanism and
how can you access it?
by Carol Hiltner
Siberian shamanism is empowered by an extremely strong energy vortex
centered at
What is the Altai energy
vortex and how is its power imparted?
We exist in a living, holographic universe.[1]
The Earth is a living, breathing being of the type “planet,” as much as
you and I are living beings of the type “human.”[2]
The thing that defines “life” for each type is the specific wave
characteristics of our electromagnetic energy flow. “Flow” is the operant word
here, because electromagnetism is, by definition, in motion—spiral motion in a
“positive” or “negative” direction. The flow operates similarly to the
“current” that lights up our houses, but human current is much more subtle. Our
electromagnetic instrumentation is now sensitive enough to record the subtle
human flows.
Generally, earth energy is negative, receiving, grounding; and sky
energy is positive, giving, enlivening. In generic terms, sky energy is the
food of life.
The vortex at
Sky energy, so powerful that it has been and can be seen by mystics for
as far back as we can trace, is funneled into the planet at this place. It
looks very much like a human umbilical cord, except it is immense. And,
The energy of the vortex heals us because our
weaker fields are entrained in it.
The impact of an electrical charge is called a “field.” A remarkable characteristic
of energy fields is that a weaker field will take on the resonance of the
stronger field. Established medicine uses this characteristic diagnostically for
MRIs (Magnet Resonance Imaging). Healers and gurus
use it with their clients.
What is the human
experience with this energy vortex?
The usual immediate response upon entering this
energy field is disorientation—physically, emotionally, spiritually. The experience could be compared to
stepping onto a moving walkway, except more prolonged because the adjustment is
bigger. For many people, the most noticeable effect is emotional irritability
as shut-down emotion—actually blocked energy flow in some aspect of the
individual’s field—is re-activated by it proximity to the more powerful field
of the vortex.
The longer-term response is improved health. The understanding of human health as
a function of energy flow in the body is re-entering Western awareness through
such Eastern “wholeness” practices as acupuncture. Since the energy flowing
through Altai is pure life-force, the health of people entering that energy
field is enhanced.
Ancient Russian legends describe an enlightened
culture that existed in Altai before the last ice age—a people called the
Aryans. When the climate changed because of the ice age, the people of this
culture scattered throughout
The spiritual leaders of this culture changed dimensions, which we might
call death, except that, down through the millennia, they have continued to
appear as glowing, translucent white beings to people in that region (and
continue appearing).They identify themselves as “White People.” “White
Supremacists” have misunderstood the identity as racial rather than spiritual
and have tried to usurp this extraordinary power. However, humans can be
deceived, but the power cannot be usurped.
How can you access and
use the power of Altai?
Altai energy can be accessed in two different ways:
Through the lineage of shamanism:
In the
Such constraints have also been true for Native American shamans,
although openness has been increasing in recent years.
There are, however, teachers who have studied shamanism—in
When the cultural overlays are stripped from shamanism, what remains is
not an indigenous “religion,” but a powerful set of personal spiritual tools
for healing and spiritual guidance inherited from the Aryans, that are
accessible to everyone.
Through direct contact with the energy field:
The whole Altai region, which spans the borders of four countries in
In Russian Altai, tourist camps dot the countryside. Spiritual
communities settle here. And healing herbs from the wild cornucopia of
indigenous plants (many of which grow nowhere else) are in demand all over
Access to this region by foreigners was restricted during Soviet times
by the government. In present times, access is restricted by the extreme remoteness.
The limited access has served to insulate the region fairly effectively against
the incursions and pollutions of modern society, and protected its
extraordinary ecosystem. One doesn’t go through Altai on the way to somewhere
else—Altai is the ultimate destination.
However, the direct contact can also be made through meditation, dreams,
and personal revelation—not just through physical presence. Because Altai is a
primary source for planetary life force, we are all connected to it. And simply
by knowing about it—as you now do—the energy can be consciously accessed and
used to facilitate personal and global wholeness.
Carol Hiltner
(Carol@AltaiBooks.com) is an internationally recognized author and artist who facilitates peace by bridging Russian and American spiritual
cultures. She is organizing the 2006 International Altai Expedition and
Peace-Mapping “
The shaman photo was taken by V. Doubrovsky (www.gotosibiria.ru).