The Shaman, Pollution, Tricksters And Witchcraft
A Teaching from a Shamans Directory Practitioners Gathering
With Dr. David Cumes, Sangoma (Shaman)
Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes

There are dark and light forces within and outside of us — forces separate from our physical human condition. Those on spiritual journeys acknowledge Monkey Mind, Shadow, and Ego as being impediments to enlightenment. However, while these are challenging, ancient wisdoms, indigenous communities, and shamans also appreciate the reality of tricksters and the dark occult that can sabotage our progress. Moreover, these forces are capable of exploiting our inner weaknesses. Being non-local in space and time, they know as much about us as our guides. If we are cognizant of this negative polarity, it can be countered by harnessing the forces of light with the help of our spiritual guides.

Shamans Directory Member Dr. David Cumes introduces the full spectrum of spiritual intrusions, from minor tricksters, like “mosquitoes at your picnic,” to rare but potent dark forces that aim to divert sincere practitioners from their path of enlightenment. Explore energetic pollution, tricksters & mid-level interference, witchcraft & heavy energies, dark forces on the path of light, and temptation as a tool of darkness, as David shares from lived experiences in South Africa, including encounters with witchcraft, lightning attacks, serpents sent as spiritual weapons, and lessons from elders about when to cleanse, when to engage, and when to stay away.

This session will be particularly helpful for practitioners engaged in healing, divination, soul retrieval, or cleansing, people who sense interference but don’t know how to name it, and anyone wanting to understand how dark forces operate — and how to remain empowered, protected, and aligned.

David Cumes, M.D. was born in South Africa. He is a Western-trained surgeon steeped in the conventional medicine paradigm. He was also initiated in Swaziland as a Sangoma (Zulu for shaman) in 2002. He is uniquely trained to access information from the Spirit world by a process of divination through the “Bones.” Healing is then dispensed through rituals using plant medicines. David is the author of eight books; including; Inner Passages Outer Journeys, The Spirit of Healing, Africa in my Bones, Messages from the Ancestors, Healing Trees and Plants of the Lowveld, and The Source: The Story of Establishing an Indigenous Healing Center in remote South Africa. He has a surgical as well as an indigenous practice in Santa Barbara, CA where he serves as a bridge between modern medicine and primal original wisdom.

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