About ASW
Here, healing isn’t rushed—it unfolds. Energetic blockages are gently cleared, ancestral burdens are softened, and the heart is reminded of its natural rhythm: one of peace, clarity, and deep inner balance.
Ancient Soul Work is not a method—it’s a remembering. A return to the medicine of the soul, the guidance of spirit, and the light that lives within you.
Dear Soul,
I'm Caroline Benavides, a Practicing Shaman, Reiki Healer, and Spiritual Reader, bridging physical and unseen realms.
My sacred work is ancestral healing, helping others release inherited pain and awaken their divine path. Since age five, I've had the gift of foresight and communication with ancestors.
I was chosen to heal, elevate, and guide souls, illuminating paths by honoring past wisdom. Just as we seek doctors for the body and therapists for the mind, we must seek spiritual healers for our souls.
If you feel drawn to this work, your soul knows it's time to return home to your truth.
I don’t just work with energy— I work with the soul.
As a trained shamanic practitioner I’ve been initiated into understanding the deeper layers of healing:
the subconscious, the energetic body, ancestral patterns, and the spiritual realms we often forget we’re part of.
Understanding Shamanism:
An Ancient Path to Healing and Wisdom
At its heart, shamanism is the Earth's oldest spiritual tradition, predating organized religion and found in ancient societies across every continent.
A shaman is a spiritual practitioner, healer, and intermediary between the physical world and the spirit realms—often referred to as a "walker between worlds."
Unlike organized religion or dogma, shamanism is a spiritual practice rooted in direct experience. Through visions, ancestral connection, communion with nature, and communication with spirits, shamans navigate altered states of consciousness to access hidden knowledge, guidance, and healing energy from non-ordinary realities.
Becoming a shaman is not a career choice; it is a profound calling from Spirit, often marked by a life-changing event, illness, near-death experience, or spiritual awakening.
I completed extensive training under Shannon Amrein, a seasoned Shamanic practitioner with over five years of experience. Shannon is trained in a lineage of contemporary Star and Earth Shamanism, informed by traditional Celtic shamanic practices. Her unique approach blends ancient wisdom with modern applications, guiding deep ceremonial work rooted in both cosmic and earthly dimensions.
The shaman’s path is one of service, humility, deep spiritual responsibility, inner transformation, commitment to the sacred, and profound respect for the elders and traditions that came before.
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My Core Practices
Spirit Journeys / Soul Travel: Shamans enter trance states through rhythmic sound (like drumming or rattling), breathwork, or sacred plants to travel between worlds—the Lower World (ancestral/animal spirits), Middle World (present/living), and Upper World (celestial/guides).
Spirit Communication: Shamans communicate with guides, ancestors, nature spirits, power animals, and other non-physical beings to receive messages and healing for the community or individual.
Ancestral Healing: Many spiritual blockages or physical ailments are traced to unresolved ancestral patterns. Shamans work to release generational wounds, clear karmic energy, and help the soul return to wholeness.
Energy Clearing and Protection: Shamans clear negative energies, attachments, curses, or spiritual interferences from a person’s field, restoring harmony and vitality.
Soul Retrieval: If a person has experienced trauma, part of their soul may "leave" to protect itself. Shamans can journey to retrieve these lost soul fragments and reintegrate them.
Reiki Healing: Reiki is a gentle, hands-on energy healing technique that channels universal life force energy to promote relaxation, balance, and natural healing.