In shamanic practice, soul retrieval is the most fundamental ceremony. Whenever we suffer physical or emotional trauma, part of our soul flees our spirit body in order to survive the experience. With every cut and wound, our essence and vitality grow weaker. This process is called “soul loss.” Soul loss is also known, in psychological terms, as dissociation. It’s what happens when we become disconnected from the very core of ourselves, the source of our vitality, our soul. Soul retrieval is the reintegration of the lost soul parts back into a person to create healing. In soul retrieval spirit animals and plant spirits (like the Dracocephalum Moldavica) are of great help. They help to find the lost parts and show how to put them back into the big construction of the soul. This always manifests in additional newfound energies that are there to help to cultivate the healthy choices that support wholeness, confidence and (self) love.