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We each use dreamshiftingevery single day, but most of us

have no idea that we’re doing

it.This ancient, revered tradition

impacts our destinies, ourrelationships, and our legacies.

It allows us to tap into untold

power, mystery, and magic,

but it also has a direct physical

manifestation in our every-day

world.This magic isn’t reserved

for only the most holy shamans

and mystics; it is available to

you and me and anyone withthe heart to understand.



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Changing Consciousness

We live in the most revolutionary time in history. Greater than the agricul-

tural or industrial revolutions, it is a revolution in consciousness, a time for

us to wake up to our true potential as human beings, free ourselves from

unconscious stories of lack and limitation, and release the false values, loves,

hopes, and expectations that have kept us stuck in dysfunctional patterns.

It is by no means insignificant that this time in history is one of universalcommunication. We can talk and work together across national boundaries,

language barriers, and generational gaps instantaneously—in ways that have

never been possible before.

For the first time in human history, we are waking up to the fact that we’re

all facing the same crises—such as climate change, species extinction and

declining resources. In the past we experienced individual geographic

crises—hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, civil wars, among others. Today,

the global crises challenge all of us together, and we understand that we live

on a very fragile space station that has no shuttles. We can’t get off; we have

to take care of our home.

The moment we’ve now entered is a magical one. It’s a time of changing

consciousness and a time when we are called on to take appropriate actions

to also make it a sustainable, just, peaceful, spiritually fulfilling world that’s

thriving for all living creatures. Understanding and harnessing the power of

our dreams, of dreamshifting, is the key to unlocking the future we desire.



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So what is Dreamshifting?

Dreamshifting, simply, is a mindset, a choice, a way of seeing and feeling

that results in actions which create change. It’s fundamental to all of us as

human beings. We use it everyday, in even the mundane activities of our

daily routine. Let’s say you have a pencil sitting next to you. In order to pick it

up, you have to first have the dream, the desire, the vision that you can pick

it up. You have to want to pick it up and know that you can before your brain

will send any messages to your muscles and nerves to physically move. The

dream, the desire, initiates the energy that causes movement.

Our physical bodies are made of energy; science used to say that we’re

99.999% air. Some people say we’re made of water, but H2O is really

mostly air. That other 0.001% was thought to be subatomic particles, but now

quantum physics tells us through string theory that it’s just probabilities ofenergy. Everything is energy, including ourselves. When we apply energy

to our dreams, shifts occur in us and in the world. Energy is driven by our

dream of the physical world; “reality” is a function of how we choose to

direct our energies.

Connecting The Authentic Self

Anyone can use dreamshifting. You don’t have to be initiated or certified

in order to connect to your authentic, deep self and to have a dream for

your life and for the world around you. If your dream is harmful or negative

or impotent, you can change it. You can dream a new dream for a new life.Tapping into and deeply understanding your own dreamshifting ability in

this way is incredibly powerful on a personal level as well as collectively. It

will result in a re-wiring of how you see the whole world, including how you

see the self that is deep inside you. Make no mistake, what you dream about

yourself and the world can make you ill or heal you. It can also set you free

to accomplish things you had thought were impossible.




We’re air and we’re probability

of energy. The energy is whatmakes all the difference. Where

do we focus that energy?

What do we want to do? Who

do we want to be? What is ourmission? Asking these questions

helps us guide our dreams.

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For example, when I was living with indigenous people in South America in

the late 1960’s as a Peace Corps volunteer, I became deathly ill. I lost a great

deal of weight in a very short time. A shaman led me through a dreamshift-

ing journey. I saw that I had a negative mind-set around the foods I was

eating and the local beer I was drinking (made by women chewing and

spitting manioc and allowing it to ferment; we could not drink the water due

to pollution). I also saw that the local people were very healthy and lived

long lives. I understood during that dreamshifting journey that the food and

drink were not killing me; my illness was generated by a mindset, a dream,

implanted in me by my parents and the culture where I’d been raised. Afterthat I was totally cured and lived with these people for three years in good

health. As payment for healing me, the shaman requested that I become his

apprentice. This experience changed my life in so many ways.

When I use the word “shaman” I am referring to the wise people of indigenous

cultures, but also to dreamshifters in our modern world. My favorite short

definition of a shaman: a man or a woman who journeys to other worlds in

order to obtain power, energy and wisdom to create change in this world.

Although various traditions and forms of shamanism involve intense and

specific training around healing techniques, ceremonies, the use of plants,

and other rituals the above definition describes the common thread that

unites them. We are joining that legacy when we engage in true dreamshifting.

The shamans teach us that our dreams are not imprisoned in our sleeping

minds, but that they live in our waking minds as well. Whatever we give

energy to, whatever we dream, whatever we really aspire to, our greatest

hopes and our greatest desires, manifest when we give energy to them.



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Focusing Energy

We’re air and we’re probability of energy. The energy is what makes all the

difference. Where do we focus that energy? What do we want to do? Whodo we want to be? What is our mission? Asking these questions helps us

guide our dreams.

If dreamshifting is powerful, where does this power come from? The root of

your power and the root of dreamshifting is the divine, authentic YOU. Our

core self is connected to the whole universe, both the physical world and

the spiritual. Shamans tell us that our core self, also known as the divine

self, is infinite and immortal; it has lived many lives. We are all connected to

each other, and therefore our understanding of that core self is helpful in

creating our dream for the world. We impact each other on all levels,

physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Indigenous cultures have known this

for generations; they see themselves as a collective, not as individuals. This

gives them a greater sense of accountability and community. They suffer

together and prosper together. Their dream for the world is stronger

because it is collective and not merely individual.

Emotions feed energy and are therefore powerful for dreamshifting; instead

of avoiding things that make you feel sad or angry or frustrated or helpless

you can use those very emotions as the energy for changing your dream of

the world. For example, I have channeled my feelings of anger and sadness

about what our government and corporations are doing to the Earth intoenergy that empowers me to fulfill my dream of creating a just, peaceful,

and sustainable world for all creatures. I personally do this through writing

and public speaking because I have a passion for and experience in these

areas, but each individual must choose his or her own path. In any case, our

emotions transform into powerful actions. For me, living in this way is also a

lot more satisfying, a lot more fun, then wallowing in anger and frustration.




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By using dreamshifting, we

understand a lot more about

ourselves and how we canmove away from things we

want to get rid of: addictions,

bad habits, and dysfunctional

patterns. We also find outhow we can go forward

toward doing and becoming

what we truly want.



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Turning Dreams to ActionsIt’s important to know the difference between dreams and fantasies. From

a shamanic perspective, a fantasy is something we can enjoy in the world of

imagination, but would not want to have really happen in the physical world.

A dream is something we actually want to manifest in reality. For example, a

student of mine once expressed a dream of winning the lottery so she could

devote herself to writing; she did win the lottery, but afterwards she discov-

ered that it had major negative consequences and completely derailed the

dream of becoming a prosperous writer. Her real dream might better have

been expressed as writing a book proposal that would earn her an advance

and enable her to complete the book. It’s important to give energy to yourdream, not to your fantasy, and to be clear about what your dream truly is.

Your dream may be on a grand scale, and if you break it down into individual

steps and milestones, absolutely anything is possible. By using dreamshifting,

we understand a lot more about ourselves and how we can move away

from things we want to get rid of: addictions, bad habits, and dysfunctional

patterns. We also find out how we can go forward toward doing and

becoming what we truly want—being a better writer, a better dancer, a

better parent, a better spouse, or a better anything else that we desire.

There is another aspect to dreamshifting that we cannot ignore or minimize:action. It’s very important that we identify the specific actions we need to

take. As an example, if I want to write a book, I must first have the desire,

the dream, and then I have to sit down to write every day. I’ve got to dream

about the book. I’ve got to meditate about my book. I’ve got to visualize the

book. And I have to actually write the book. Energy must be applied to my

dream for change to happen.



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Changing The Old Dream

As a culture, in the West we’ve created an incredibly difficult and destructive

dream of the Earth and of the human role upon the Earth. It’s a dream that

is not succeeding, a dream that has resulted in a global Death Economy,

an economy that breeds warfare and the pillaging and raping of the Earth

and our resources.

We need to change that dream now and evolve into a world that’s based

on a Life Economy. It’s not just about economics; it’s based on passion, on

cleaning up the polluted parts of the planet, helping starving people feed

themselves, and creating better transportation systems, energy systems,

banking systems, and marketing systems. This can be a vital, growing,

full-employment economy. Some people suggest that we should cut back

on growth but the truth is we need growth in institutions that make a better

world. It’s time to change that old dream and move into the new one.

In the decades that I have spent traveling, studying, and living with indigenous

people on nearly every continent, I have seen people around the world

waking up. We are beginning to understand that in this revolutionary moment,we can and must apply our individual and collective energy to shifting our

dream for the future. Let us dream our grand, “impossible” dreams as a

community of people and our intimate, personal dreams as individuals. Let us

unlock our potential to thrive in a just, peaceful, and fulfilling reality. By har-

nessing the power, mystery, and magic of the timeless legacy of shamans and

dreamshifters, we are impacting and taking care of each other and the world.



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About the Author

John Perkins’ work with shamanism began in 1968 when he was an apprentice

to a shaman deep in the Amazon. Since then, he has studied and lived with

shamans on six continents. His books have sold over 1 million copies, spent

more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists, and are published

in more than 30 languages. As Chief Economist at a major consulting firm, his

experiences advising the World Bank, United Nations, IMF, U.S. government,

Fortune 500 corporations, and heads of state convinced him to devote the

rest of his life to facilitating changes in consciousness and in social, politicaland economic systems. He was founder and CEO of a highly successful

alternative energy company and is a founder and board member of Dream

Change and The Pachamama Alliance, non-profits dedicated to creating a

sustainable, just, peaceful and thriving world.

John has lectured at universities around the globe, and is the author of

Shapeshifting, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, The World Is As You

Dream It, Psychonavigation, Spirit of the Shuar, Hoodwinked, The Secret

History of the American Empire, and The Stress-Free Habit. He has been

featured on ABC, NBC, CNN, NPR, A&E, the History Channel, Time, The New

York Times, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Der Spiegel, and many

other publications, as well as in numerous documentaries including The End

of Poverty, Zeitgeist Addendum, and Apology of an Economic Hit Man. He

was awarded the Lennon-Ono Grant for Peace 2012, and Rainforest Action

Network Challenging Business As Usual Award, 2006.

To learn more about John Perkins, visit johnperkins.org



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