Soul Loss & Soul Retrieval

Soul Loss is a shamanic term used to describe an imbalance caused by the loss or disassociation of some part of our vital essence. It is a spiritual illness caused by trauma that can result in emotional or physical disease. In our modern society this trauma and emotional splitting can come in many forms: Emotional or physical abuse, incest, rape, assault, divorce, separation, loss of a loved one, accidents, illness, surgery, or wartime experiences.

In these instances a natural human response is to disassociate from our bodies to cope with the pain. However, sometimes these fractured parts of our souls do not return, and without wholeness of our entire being we can find functioning in the world difficult and painful.

Sometimes we experience soul loss because we have given part of our vital essence to someone else, or allowed them to take it. This may happen because we believe we are helping someone, or someone who doesn’t want to let go of us is trying to hold on. However, no one can use our vital essence except us. The result of ‘soul theft’ is often an unnatural or unhealthy connection to another person that begins to feel awkward and uncomfortable to us.

Symptoms of soul loss include:

• Chronic depression
• Apathy, numbness, lack of vitality or fatigue
• An unhealthy connection to any individual, past partner or family member
• A feeling that you are watching your life from the outside
• Chronic illness or a weak immune system
• Feelings of emptiness which you try to fill with external things
• Difficulty staying present in your body or having memory gaps
• A propensity towards addictions or destructive behaviors