How to find a teacher.

[AnthroHeart]

For shamanic study, the Universe will put you through an initiation, if you can handle it.
I'm told that it's experiencing the 0th dimension of pure consciousness and is quite frightening.
You end up there, and have to pull yourself out of it, or end up in a mental hospital.

I also saw on a show there are 7 levels of initiation according to one shamanic culture.

If one feels energy or sees energy, that is how their initiation will play out.

Meditate on clearing the chakras. There are YouTube videos for doing this. Opening your chakras is mentioned by Ra as well.
It is important to stay in balance. That way you don't freak out when the real crap starts happening.

I had the start of an initiation before back when I had my schizophrenia. It went back and forth between pleasant and terrifying.
It was mostly a mental affair. Nothing physical actually happened.

But just this morning a bug flew onto my leg and I instinctively slapped it away. I didn't feel in tune with it. I probably could
have reacted better. I am studying how to overcome my schizophrenia. I accept the fear it brings, but need to bring that
acceptance to my everyday world.