ask a shaman
by Willie "WINDWALKER" Gibson / Tara Ciampa - Editor

..INTRODUCTION FROM THE EDITOR:..I wanted to make the site more interactive and give the readers something special and have a positive knowledgeable voice on the site to answer questions about paranormal and spiritual matters. I thought this could be years in the making but I would find a way to make it happen somehow. Finding the right person would not be easy. I wanted to choose carefully.

..Next thing I know... Shaman Windwalker comes on the scene and makes his introduction. I check into what his friends and clients are saying and read his book "The Shaman Windwalker." I found Willie to be a unique inspiring individual capable of useful insights not easy to come by. He is for real and he is here to make his years of expertise available to Visions readers. We now have our Shaman standing by to answer the hard spiritual and paranormal questions that face us all. Thank you Shaman Windwalker!

..If you write in with a question, I am allowing you to remain anonymous if you like. If you want to give us merely your first name and the state or country you reside in that is always welcome and makes the response more personal. I ask that you remain respectful and keep in mind that many of us have different belief systems and treat this as a learning forum. I will post as many letters as possible but I am sure it will reach a point that not all will make it onto the page. We have had a great response so far - so keep your questions coming and I will pass them onto Shaman and submit his personal response to you and possibly post it for the readers to see as well.

Most of us probably know how expensive this kind of counseling can be. Shaman will give you readings more of a general nature. Anything too personal will have to be done through a paid professional reading and he provides those as well and does them well. This would include things such as telling you about your spirits guides and using his psychic ability to tell you what he sees taking place in your life. I hope we can bring him some paid customers as well. My intention is not to use up all his time doing things for free.

Willie "Windwalker" Gibson has graciously agreed to donate his time and expertise to offer his guidance as a Shaman counselor for this site. Shamans are amazing people. They walk between both the land of the living and the dead. They derive great knowledge since they are capable of seeing both worlds during their lifetime and it’s a life endeavor perfecting that skill. Their second sight can benefit us all. Their guides oversee them in all that they do. They are truly special people and above all command our respect.

I chose Willie for this very special position because of his strength of character and expertise in varied areas of spiritual and paranormal arenas. His life is inspiring and I think he has a lot to share with us all if we will only be open to listening to his experienced voice. I think this will be an illuminating experience if we focus on what we have in common instead of where any differences in opinion may lie...................by Tara Ciampa - Editor

..Here is how to contact me DIRECTLY: Visions.admin@gmail.com



..QUESTION: ..Hello,
..Willie, I know you are gifted from doing a reading with my Mom and her friend about 3 years or so ago at a psychic fair. What you said to her was very true. She had never had a reading and was skeptical about psychic readings per say.

..Anyway, my question is I have been dreaming of this person for a couple of years now. We do have a past together and did date for a while in our teens. I'm 50'ish BTW. So it's not like a recent dating experience though a couple of years ago there was a time when I thought we could of developed a relationship. I have had encounters with this person over the years but we never connected physically. I dream of this person at least once a week. Not really sexual dreams either more like everyday things gone weird as most dreams are. What I'd like to know is why do I dream of this person and what do you see?
..Thanks
....Lost

..WINDWALKER: ..Hello,

..I have had many people write to me asking me practically the same thing. What I can tell you is that you’re having a past life memory. When we come back from a previous life we forget . We forget past husbands, wives, lovers. As we go through this life we tend to run into people we knew before. People seem familiar. We make friends instantly with some people because we click with them. We feel comfortable with them. They just might have been a husband, wife or love in a past life. There is also a thing called the golden cord. Although you might not be with a person physically that cord binds you spiritually. I believe that's why you’re dreaming of this person. It’s the golden cord and that is a connection that is life long.

WINDWALKER


..QUESTION: ..Hello,
..My name is Meg and I am from Sanford, Maine. Since an early age about 12 or 13 I've always been interested in the things off the beaten path. I'm 25 now and since the age of 17. I've been interested in reading cards, but I can't give myself a reading. I can however read others, and I'm quite good at it. I just wanted to know if I should or can make the leap to actually start doing this to help people and perhaps even, make a profession out of it?

..WINDWALKER: ..Hi Meg,

..You’re just like every good reader, you can’t do a good reading on yourself. I started that way. Although I could see and hear spirits there are those who want to see you actually doing something. I think it gives them peace of mind seeing you use a medium like a tarot deck. Tarot is a great tool. People have no idea that you are not only using cards, but your taping into their energy and spirit guides.

They are more apt to be more at ease seeing you read a card than you saying your spirit guide is behind you. I get mixed reactions. I would usually say: “Do you know your spirit guide?” Usually they say no. Then I’ll ask the client if "they would like to meet their guides". I get about a fifty-fifty response, so be careful when you do that.

I sense that you would make a wonderful reader, and yes... I think you should put aside your worries and do it professionally. The main thing is you are the reader. Have faith in yourself and don’t be swayed by someone who is blocked at times, you’re in charge of the reading.

WINDWALKER


..QUESTION: ..1. My grandfather is sickly and has been for some time now. I feel like he has given up his will to live anymore. He deals with pain on a day to day basis and is just miserable. He is 78 years old and lost his wife, my grandmother 3 years ago. He is so lost without her. The family has fallen apart since she passed. Do you also feel that my grandpa is giving up? Do you think that my family will ever be back to normal, or is this something I will just have to deal with?

..2. This gets personal..... My father has a drinking problem, for the past 13 years he has had this addiction. We have all tried to talk to him about it, but he will not admit it is a problem. It has pushed me so far away from him to the point I am about to give up on him. Is there anything I can do? Do you see this being so bad it ends his life?

..Thank you so much for all you do. I send many Blessings to you. You’re a wonderful man with an awesome gift!
..
......Jenny

..WINDWALKER: ..Hi Jenny,

..The Great Spirit gave us all the gift of free will to do what ever we feel like in life. Whether we choose to live or die is everyone’s choice. Some handle grief better than others and no matter how much we comfort a person that is grieving, its up to the one grieving to go forward in life or stop. All you can do is be supportive of your grandfather. You cannot will him to keep living since he has to do this. The same with your father who drinks. All you can do is show your love to him. It’s up to his will whether he lives or dies. What I can say to you though is to move forward and know you have done your best, live your life.

WINDWALKER


..QUESTION: ..I've been seeing my own future in my dreams.

..I connected to my now 18moth old son's soul before he was born or even conceived. I had dreams about him for years before he was born. In my dreams I talked to him in all stages of his life and I truly believe I was communicating with him through my dreams.

..I was never pregnant in my dreams, he was just always there. Then one night I had a dream I was pregnant, and when I woke up I took a test and found out I was. I also saw my husband holding our son in a dream before I ever even met my husband. What am I experiencing?

..Does this have a name or label? If you have any information that could help I would greatly appreciate it.

..I guess what I wanna know is.... I know now its referred to as clairvoyant dreams.... but I have been told there is a theory that when you dream about your child before they are born that you are connecting to their soul and that they are a reincarnated soul. I knew my son before he was even conceived. I would like to get some detailed specific information regarding that if I could.

..Thank you,
.. ..Talley

..WINDWALKER: ..Hi Talley,

..There are different levels of psychic abilities. There are those who are not as powerful as others. There are those that are too powerful. When you had your dreams of future Dreaming of the future and then having it come to pass represents about 30% of the psychics in the world, not many can truly for see the future.events, of seeing your son talking to him that was a clairvoyant dream. Also you could have had an OOB experience, that's were you actually leave your body go into the spirit world and actually meet a spirit before it is given its human form.

..Just a few days ago a good a friend called me and told me that when she got up that morning she had a print of a child on her chest over her heart. My friend has no psychic ability, but she and her husband had been trying to have a child now for about a year. She told me that the hand print was small like from a child around the age of 6 or so I asked her how she felt, did she feel threatened by the print. She told me, no, she felt very good like someone had placed a loving hand on her heart.

..I told her that she was probably visited by the soul of a future child she would be having soon. She then said she was getting chills and goose bumps as to confirm what I said. My wife Schmon calls them blessings chills from God. So Talley embrace your gift a seeing the future.

WINDWALKER


..QUESTION: ..This is probably a very unusual question but since the Shaman walks on the border between life and death I thought that you are probably the right person to answer this...

..Have you heard of/experienced a person who has died and upon dying his soul splits (but is really whole at the same time) and goes into the body of another man? I was married to a man who died 10 years ago at a young age. He has given me MANY signs that he is with me...still does to this day.

..It took me 7 years after his death to meet someone I was interested in. I believe that this man carries part of my husband’s soul in him. I have not told him this but I feel it. Either that or my husband hand picked a man who is very similar to him and who he knows would be good for me and sent him to me. there are just way too many coincidences about the two of them and about the way we met, etc...

..Would love to know your insight on this.

..Love and thanks,
..Tee, NY

..WINDWALKER: ..Hi Tee,
..YES it is called a "walk in" that's when a soul enters another living being giving that being sort of a double soul. Now sometimes this will happen and the soul that enters will dominate the others souls space causing that soul to just lie dormant. However, in your case... I think what has happened is the soul left the dying host and entered a host that you would grow close to, thus having 2 souls caring for you. This makes you twice blessed.....

WINDWALKER


..QUESTION: ..I had a dream years ago that showed a huge house and I described this house to my friend who I knew was my twin soul or soul mate however it is called. it ended up being his childhood home. He never told me about it nor did I see pictures. well in the dream there was a black man in a peach polo shirt and peach pants smoking a cigar. He blew his smoke at me and as I was being blown back into the future he was saying that I needed to remember the magic.

..My question is have I found the magic? My psychic powers are now so sharp I can actually hear others thoughts word for word almost. Not in their voices but mine. It is freaking others out and I can actually taste what others are wanting to eat smoke or drink. I can just look at things and know the story behind it or the future of it. Also with touch if I touch something I can tell what it is if its wrapped or hidden.  I also dream things that come true. Although the symbols are usually off a little. Like a nuclear bomb going off usually means someone being so mad they are nuclear. But the dreams are always right. I also can feel others feelings or if they are hurt I feel it.

..My mom was so psychic she could read peoples minds word for word. So I guess I am wondering if its an age thing by a certain age the powers increase?

..I could find dead or dying people when I was younger. That scared me so bad when I was off by a few miles in one case and it seems to have stopped. is this the magic I wonder?

..Thanks for your time. Lisa B

..WINDWALKER: ..Lisa, it sounds like you {ARE} truly are developing into a wonderful sensitive. By your description you had the gift at an early age but it took several years for you to develop. This is ok some people have to mature there gifts as they mature into adults. You will discover that on a daily basis you will get stronger, and other gifts will come to light with you. What you must do now is believe in yourself and that you do things within the light.

..I call it “Christ Light Energies”. Sensitives tend to draw energies “good and bad.” Your light shines bright like a beacon. When you are challenged by an entity of negative energy just stand your ground, place protections and ask your angels and guides to surround you with their loving protection and ask the Great Spirit to banish anything not of the light.

..As far as having second sight and the ability to see and hear spirits remember that we all are spirit your just still in the human form. Don't be afraid because they appear to you for a reason. As far as control of your abilities just meditate on a regular basis and teach yourself how to block off the energy. The more you practice the better you will get and have some normalcy in your life.

WINDWALKER


..QUESTION: ..I wonder if you could help me as well with a problem. I have had to gift to see things before they happen since I was younger. But it's normally only death of people close to me so for years. I have tried to block the gifts, but after talking with my wife and watching and reading up a lot on people with gifts like mine, I am wanting to learn how to use the gift with out getting myself or people close to me hurt... any info you could give me would be great. Thank you so much.

..WINDWALKER: ..When I started noticing I had gifts at 10 years old I kept it to myself. Until one day I was ask by a spirit to give my mother a message from her dead brother. I thought and thought until finally I got the courage up. I went to my aunt and told her I had a dream about my uncle that he told me to tell her to give my mom a package he had left her. I told her were it was hidden. My aunt went and looked sure enough there was a package wrapped in brown wrapping paper. My aunt gave the package to my mom. When My mom opened it, she started to cry. I thought I had done something wrong. I asked my mom what was the matter. Mom looked at me, and held up what was wrapped in the paper it was a picture of a lady dressed in a print dress. The lady looked like she was in her 60s with gray hair. I asked mom who she was. Mom replied: "Willie this is my mother, your grandmother". Mom told me that the picture was the only one ever made of her mom.

..I thought to myself that it was a great honor to relay that message to my aunt from my uncle. So you see having psychic gifts are just that gifts from the great spirit. Some might say to you that its  from a dark force.What you have to realize is there's good ways and bad ways to do all things. If you choose
the light then you have protection from the great spirit. just place a white light of protection around you. Or ask for protections from your angels and guides.You will find if you stay in the light you will be ok. When you are done doing anything psychic, always thank the great spirit, angels and guides. I suggest that you cleanse with sage afterwards as well.

WINDWALKER


..COMMENT: ..I am fortunate that you have featured Shaman Windwalker. He is a very accepting and supportive advisor. I am sure that readers will not be disappointed with his advice. He truly is a blessing to anyone he encounters, I am sure. Thanks for having him.

..Blessings, Rebecca


..QUESTION: ..My name is (name withheld by request). I also am Cherokee and Irish! My great grandmother on my father’s side was full blooded Cherokee and my grandfather Irish.

..I have had over the past year to two years some traumatic things happen. First my mom had a breakdown in May of 2007. I firmly believe she saw what was getting ready to happen to my father who died of a heart attack in Sept. I am emotionally over this but it has reeked havoc on my body. I have had so many stomach problems I have had 4 biopsies took off my stomach and nothing to be found. I also have had fibromyalgia for the past ten years which I also believe is ascension symptoms .I have spent a great deal of my time over the past year giving spiritual advice. I also am a minister. I also am psychic, but as you know we are not psychic for ourselves. My question is what should I do with my life.

..I really feel like I have the potential to help others. I work on missing children cases. I also have a passion for domestic violence awareness and sexual abuse awareness. Am I on the right track? I am a very positive person and always take the positive out of every experience. If you need my birthdate it is (birthdate withheld-she’s a Sagittarius) . Also will things look up financially?

..Thank you so much ahead of time and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
May you be blessed in all your endeavors.

..WINDWALKER: It seems life comes harder to those of native blood especially gifted ones like Psychics and Shamans. I believe it is a trial of faith.The gifted ones are placed on this earthly plane to help the world . Rarely do you see a truly gifted person gain much in the way of monetary wealth. Those who do, you must look at them and say "are they truly on a spiritual path?" The information I take from your letter tells me this, you take on the energies around you, and are not clearing yourself. I sense your balance is off and you need a cleansing and clearing. Here is what I suggest: Sage your entire home even the corners, and the animals if you have them. Sage your vehicles also. Sage your property. As you do this say this : "I clear this space of all negativity, and all evil In the name of Jesus Christ amen." If you believe in another power I would say Great Spirit.

..Then go fill your bathtub with warm water place about 1 cup of salt in it. Soak in the tub about 15 minutes then shower. Then sage yourself really good say this (I cleanse myself of all negativity and replace it with the purest of light and love-In the name of Jesus Christ amen) or Great spirit. As for your heath problems I would get some (milk thistle) and take it everyday to cleanse your blood systems, drink peppermint tea for your stomach problems do this and see if this will help your health.

..I am a strong believer in affirmation energies as well. I would light a white candle, as you do this place an affirmation as to what you want. This will place intent on the energies and send it forward into the universe.This is not a spell - this is a positive affirmation sent out into the universe for the angels and guides to work with.

I hope I have helped you, and may the Great Spirit bless you.

WINDWALKER


..QUESTION: ..Is there a general way to test yourself as to whether or not you are gifted or crazy like relatives would like you to believe? Is psychic ability a gift from God? Or is it just something that comes with a high IQ and repetitious mental exercise?

..How do you maintain your composure in public when you are introduced to a new person and while standing face to face, you happen to just "know" this person is a child molester or a thief? (While I understand it is not fair to blurt these things out and expose someone out of nowhere.. I would like to know how to protect myself from feeling this at all, or at least gather a few thoughts to keep my own sanity at times like these).

..In my past few years while searching for what feels right to me spiritually, I have stumbled on shamanism and a few other spiritual ways that have helped me to become a better person. I have teenagers in the home, and all of the relatives on both sides are of various and conflicting Christian sects and consider shamanism evil or something.

..My kids go to different churches with friends and relatives, but I can tell this leaves them feeling incomplete and scratching their heads with all of the holes in their teachings. (While the spiritual upliftance of the gathering seems to charge them for the good..the people leave them confused mentally). What would be the wisest way to guide my children, to choose their own path..without perhaps damaging them in the process? (Just telling a teenager to choose their own path can turn out more destructive than not..in alot of cases. I dont want to make that mistake with mine.)

..The people they encounter in the many sects of christianity that they endeavor, usually leave them feeling judged or like lesser people... and trust me, these kids have more of a love for nature and animals than most. They are very giving, thoughtful, helpful, and forgiving at a time when most of humanity is not. (Stepkids, and they aren't Native American like myself and I feel like I am doing something wrong if I introduce them to Shamanism, Native American spiritualism or anything else of a natural background). What would be a good neutral spiritual ground to start, to help them maintain their giving and helpful nature and feel complete; that don't step on Christian toes or make them feel like sinners that are doing evil, in the process? ................Rebecca

..WINDWALKER: In 1996 I was setting in my living room the phone rang it was a spiritualist Minister friend of mine. My friend had a local public access television show based on the paranormal world. He asked me if I would like to be a guest. I agreed and a week later I appeared on his show and did my interview. A few days later I got a call from my Minister friend again and he said that the show was a big hit. He asked me if I would like to have my own Television show on public access. I told him I would love to have my own show. So I contacted the studio and they said I could have my own slot. They asked me what the show was going to be about and did I have a name. I told them I was going to have a show about the paranormal showcasing all things to do with the paranormal.

..I chose the show’s name, Spiritual Gifts and Wonders. I chose that name because of the Bible scripture In 1st Corinthian 12 Spiritual Gifts. The passage says that there will be teachers, those who Minister, those who distinguish spirits, those with special knowledge, ability to prophecy those who talk in tongues, those who perform miracles, the power to heal. These gifts are given by God (Great Spirit). I hold these Gifts I have sacred, given to me by God. When I am told by people I am doing the devils work I just smile at them and say “Go to 1st Corinthians 12 and look up spiritual gifts" That should explain where I am coming from.

..Those who are born with these gifts often do no use them. Sometimes its because they are just not ready to tap into there gifts. Most of the time it’s their spiritual upbringing being forced to think a certain way. It is drilled into their minds that if some can see and hear spirits or perform certain spiritual gifts they are devil worshipers. That they are mentally unstable. I hear this a lot. tell those who seek spiritual help from me “Your not crazy and your not a devil worshiper. You are beginning to awaken spiritually and your gifts are starting to come forth.”

..Most of the time all I need to do is explain to people what’s going on. I tell them to nurture and develop the gifts. Seek out a teacher who is well known and respected. I also tell them not to abandon their religion. To take the teaching of Jesus and the word of God and combine it with there spiritual Gifts... 99% of the time that person I tell that too, understands there spirituality.

..So in conclusion... This is the standard that I go by and I think its a good one...I know who I am and what I am. Other people have no right to judge me spiritually only the Great Spirit our creator does... One can only wonder how Jesus would have been welcomed in theses days and times. Would he be seen as spiritually gifted and wonderful or as being a heritec?

WINDWALKER


..QUESTION: ..First of all I want to say thank your for all you do for us who believe. There are so many people out there that do not believe and think we are all crazy. Many blessings to you and keep up your awesome work.

..My grand father is sick and not in good condition, he had asked my aunt to go buy him a suit, and when she asked why do you need a suit, he told her he has nothing to be buried in. This happened a month ago. My Grandma passed away 3 years ago and he is just miserable with out her and misses her so much like we all do.

..He is currently in the hospital with some complications and has been there for over a week now, and I would like to know if he will make it through this? I have been having really weird and scary dreams lately about myself and my grandpa which I do not even like to speak about. They are just wrong dreams, is this a sign of something?

..Also, I am a paranormal investigator and want to thank you for all you do. Blessing to you and yours.

..Thank you so much...
..Jen, Minooka, IL.

..WINDWALKER: Dear Jen, ..I am sorry to here about your grandpa. I recently lost my mom in 2006. She was in the hospital for 3 months tied to a ventilator. We prayed to the Great Spirit daily for her to come home to us. We sat vigil by her side day in and day out for 3 months. Then one day as my sister sat by moms bed. Mom looked over to my sister smiled and mouthed the words "There's Robert" and pointed. Robert was my father who passed on in 1984. It was not 3 days later that my mom died.

..When a person is visited by a relative that has passed it's usually 1 of 2 things. The Spirit comes to comfort and tell the one that's sick everything will be ok. The other is that they will come for them within a short period of time. If your grandpa has ordered a new suit, then maybe he was told by Spirit to do so. In either event, this should be viewed as a good thing. Something to be celebrated. What you can do is have happy thoughts for your grandfather and know that we do not die we just transition into a higher plane. I still talk to my father and mother often and every once in a while I even see them out of the corner of my eye.

WINDWALKER


MORE to COME!! .....KEEP WRITING!!

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