Kabbalistic shamanism

Chet Alexander trained directly with enlightened masters who were primarily concerned with the living traditions of knowledge and not some well referenced scholarly gobbledy gook.
"As the founder of Kabbalistic Shamanism, I am not so technologically advanced as I could be. I am still learning. I have been told the way I wirte is lacking some structure. I agree and hope this page will provide interest and clarification despite my shortcomings as a writer and aspiring computer adept."
What Type of Experience and Knowledge Defines Shamanism?
'Kabbalistic Shamanism' is a modern formulation of ancient tradition. Its roots are from the ancient aboriginal tradition of shamanism. Shamanism is a tradition of knowledge that is passed on from master to apprentice as is Kabbalah. Chet Alexander studied with Master Shamansin Jamaica, England and the USA, who took him on journeys into alternate realities, stopping time and manifesting miraculous natural signs and wonders. Alexander also studied with Master Kabbalists who live the magical path of knowledge every day.
In truth no one chooses a spiritual life in the beginning. The spiritual or mystical life seems to choose the initiate. This certainly was the case in Alexander's early life.
In Shamanism the initiate is often depicted as being abducted by animal spirits or intensely disturbing Dream teachers who transport the seeker to another land or state of being where he/she is initiated into the mysteries of the spirit world. Alexander outlines several experiences where he is initiated by animals in his book "John Crow Speaks, the Earth Teachings of the Jamaican Elders."
During the time of profound learning and immersion in an alternate reality, the initiate has to create a balance with everyday life. It is this balance which defines the shaman and kabbalist over time.
In every tradition the true seeker undergoes life changing experiences and shifts in perception. At first these shifts and visionary experiences challenge the conditioned limitations of the mind and body. As the initiate grows in experience there is an acceptance of what was once perceived, as the "oppressive mundane reality," as the defining loyal servant and protector of the divine.
The intensity and power of the prolonged initiation period into the mysterious world of spirits and spirit teachers, in time, settles into an understanding that it is part of a purification process. This purification process is intended to prepare the initiate to live in the world fully, without being susceptible to the poisons that threaten the free spirit of humanity. The shaman then can teach, heal and create new ways to challenge the limitations of the human condition and free the soul to rise to new heights of purity and intent.
Joan Halifax has written a defining book on shamanism and some experiences real initiates have had. It is called "Shaman, the Wounded Healer."
The modern day shaman is surrounded by the living world in the same way a scientist is surrounded by experiments, books and research to strengthen and prove his theories. The relationship is dynamic. The true shaman will be recognized by the forces of nature as one who has been initiated and as such has the authority and maturity in the circle of the natural elements and living powers, to be recognized and acknowledged. In the presence of a true shaman, the natural world will show the wonders of nature as a spiritual force and guiding intelligence.... The force the ancients in Judaism called the 'Almighty Living God' or "El Chai Shaddai."
Examples of shamanism of a very high degree are referred to in the Torah especially around Moses.Moses'"Totem" or Holy Animal/ Cherub was the snake. Moses was capable of influencing the natural forces and he worked with the snake and its angelic counterpart, the "seraphim," to protect, change and influence those around him. Alexander's Jewish name is Moses ben Israel.
Background History
His ancestors in Jamaica were Murano's, secret Jews, Africans and Taino Indians. The Muranos traveled to the West indies and settled there among the Spanish, African slaves and elusive Taino Indians. It was not till the early 20th century that a known Jew was allowed to stay in a Jamaican 5 star hotel room. When Jamaica was 'liberated' from the Catholic Spanish by the English, Jewish businesses began to flourish, including the establishment of the current day National Newspaper, 'The Daily Gleaner,' which was founded and run by Jews.
Alexander's great grandmother, Darcus Foreman, was one of the first free black women to own land in Jamaica. His great grandfathers', Moses Mortimer, and Fitzi DeLisser became prominent figures on the Jamaican Social and Political scene. Harold Alexander, another ancestor, whose descendants are conservative Jews to this day, was made the Crown Prosecutor for the then, Queen of England. Another ancestor was given the honor of reading the proclamation which freed the slaves in the capitol of Spanish Town.
Another of Alexander's ancestors was a Taino Indian who was regarded as a "Snake Oil Salesman" by the predominantly European conservatives that he live amidst.
Alexander grew up, his publisher Monkfish asserts in his book, "John Crow Speaks, Earth Teachings of the Jamaican Elders", in Jamaica. 'There he was introduced to the earth teachings of the Jamaican Elders.' Alexander later moved England, where he continued to study with teachers of other traditions and contemporary Kabbalists. Alexander has long been involved in charitable work, through foundations in Jamaica,England and presently in the USA.
The Tree of Unification...The Evolution of the Tree of Life.
The formulation of Kabbalistic Shamanism was primarily influenced by the intense initiations,spiritual experiences and lessons he experienced with different Medicine people and Teachers. Some of these are Bredda Man, Guru Mayi Chidvilasananda, Derek Hudson Barzey, Chang Kung Chang, Sun Bear, Gubooo Ted Thomas, Barratt Eagle Bear, Charles Tetworth and Zev ben Shimon Halevi.
An integral aspect of this formulation is the Kabbalistic "Tree of Unification", also formulated by Chet Alexander and first presented to Zev ben Shimon Halevi in the 1980's. Halevi wrote a foreword to Tetworth's book Wielding Power.
The "Tree of Unification" is an evolution of the "Extended Tree of Life". The latter was formulated by Zev ben Shimon Halevi (The Way of Kabbalah. Weiser Books). The "Tree of Unification" is unique in that it integrates the Worlds of Lurianic, Cordoveran Kabbalah with the Medicine/ Teaching Wheels of Aboriginal People.
The Teachings of Kabbalistic Shamanism
In Kabbalistic Shamanism students are taught to reconnect to the living elemental forces, using ritual and contemplation based on the "Tree of Unification". In this system students are taught through awakening/transforming our individual connection to the natural forces, we control the environment and our relationship to the earth, or "footstool," (Isa 66:1)of the creator, internally and externally.
The teachings of Kabbalistic Shamanism center around four schools, representing the four types of human being. These schools are Movement, Art, Ritual and Meditation. In Kabbalistic Shamanism, the angelic presence or Shekinah, which anoints the prophets, is taught to be an awakened divine intelligent persona within the Earth, "El Chai Shaddai"( Gen. 17. 1., cf. El Shaddai) is hidden within us and all aspects of creation, until we awaken our individual elemental wholeness. In Kabbalistic Shamanism El Chai is a living conscious force or countenance of Adam Kadmon. "El Chai" can manifest as an animal, bird, elemental force or other natural forms, in order to instruct and transform the seeker.
Kabbalistic Shamanism teaches, the natural world is a continuum of consciousness, from the most coarse elemental and mineral level through plants, animals and humans to the most subtle divine layers of creation. The highest or most subtle is present within the most coarse, and vice versa.
The 'paradise concept' and calling upon the dormant angelic intelligence of the elements and the natural world to protect and inspire faith, is also rooted in Jewish tradition. In Kabbalah, this indivisible unity of man, the divine and nature is referred to as the 'Primordial Human Being',or, "Adam Kadmon." This concept unites all organic life into a unified conscious living being, referred to by Castaneda as the "Human Form" and by some Kabbalists as "The Seamless Garment of the Universe."
The Paradise Concept of Wholeness in Aboriginal Medicine
In Tibetan medicine the same unified health concept is also applied in medicine and healing. Each elemental force, plant and animal represent a symbolic indicator for some integral aspect of wellness within our psycho physical being. When these symbolic connections to the natural world become dormant our internal 'ecosystem' is compromised and we get ill.
Many Native and Aboriginal Medicine systems use this approach to healing. Their 'doctors' awaken these dormant or paralyzed influences through the stimulus of external plant/animal/mineral 'medicines', etc. until the patient's inner spiritual 'ecological' balance is awakened and restored. The Navajo will recreate their clan creation stories with sand paintings and place the patient within the appropriate location of the painting and sing the stories associated with that whole composition or spiritual eco system, until the patient is restored to balance.
A key element of Kabbalistic Shamanism is the emphasis on the individual's responsibility for unity. This involves awakening the dormant transformative spiritual presence of the elemental and natural forces as the foundation for Conscious Work.
The Kabbalistic maxim, "As above so below" is another way of saying, "we are all connected", as in the Lakota Sioux expression, "Aho Mitahkweeahsen....I acknowledge All my relations." When we acknowledge the unity of creation we heal and awaken our inner elemental wholeness. This also heals the earths elemental forces and how they relate to us.
Kabbalistic Shamanism teaches, through restoring human being to the center of the living circle of nature, the "Tree of Unification," the divine is revealed and empowered.
The Roots of Kabbalistic Shamanism in the Torah
The ancient roots of Kabbalistic Shamanism are, Alexander maintains, embedded in religious rituals, tribal animal totems and the many references in the Torah to stone/tree circles ("Asherah": 1 Ki.14. Exod.34: 13.)("Galgal": Hos.10.15. Josh.4. 20.)used in ceremonies (Also See Robert Graves; "The White Goddess", for many references to other Shamanic influences in Judaism).
Present Day Kabbalistic Shamanism
The work of Kabbalistic Shamanism is being taught through the four schools outlined above at the first center opened by the Alexander Foundation, the Nityananda Center in Miami Florida USA. The Center emulates the work of Bhagavan Nityananda whose followers founded the lineage of Siddha Yoga and other global religious movements. Bhagavan Nityananda's life and mission was focused on the universality of truth and spirituality. He never wrote any doctrine but taught through a simplicity of being, testing and rewarding the sincere faith of those who came to him for help.
Kabbalistic Shamanism classes are now taught at this center and many students who have worked with Chet Alexander over the last 7 years are using the teachings and exercises to heal themselves and the planet.
Through the Alexander Foundation, he has organized the planting of over 20,000 trees in the USA and Canada to help heal the planet.

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