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“HE CHANNELS HIS HEALING PO WERS
THROUGH HIS HANDS AND WHEN
NECESS AR Y V ARIOUS NA TURAL RELICS

AND T OOLS HE HA S G A THERED FROM HIS
HOMELAND RAINFORES T. ”

living a life in the urban townships was very hard. He confesses to “going off positivity for an 8yr old with autism. In fact, while I was with Mooks, the
the rails a bit”. But his strength of character instilled in him by his grandad lady with the little autistic boy rang to thank him for all his help and tell
and uncle shines through when he tells me that he broke the barrier of this him how much they all missed him. There was a genuine warmth that came
wasteful time by telling himself,” I have to let go” and let go he did. And he from Mooks after he finished the call. It was as if he had been fuelled by the
soon got back on the track he wanted to be on. results of this healing. I knew that it took a lot out him when he was called
upon to use his healing abilities. It was after this call that I realised it was a
Both grandad and uncle were healers themselves so he took great strength
two-way thing and that he grew stronger with every positive outcome.
from the knowledge that he too was destined to become a Shaman. He lived
with these two powerful teachers for more than 15 years and his love and He smiles before he pronounces that, as he gets older, he gets wiser. He
admiration for them is undiluted. They taught him to respect his gift as a makes it clear that he is bound as a Shaman to help anyone who asks, and
treasured possession. He is the only Shaman in Mossman. And to achieve he is happy to be able to offer that benefit. A Shaman has formidable
this status he has had to channel all his positive energy into an exhausting responsibilities and it is obvious he doesn’t take those responsibilities lightly,
set of duties that include helping people without question and sensing and but he doesn’t seem to find them onerous. It’s almost as though he thrives on
detecting bad energy and having the strength of will to banish it. He took his gift and shares his skills willingly.
on this challenge willingly.
In all too short a time, I had to release Mooks to get back to work. When
To achieve his amazing feats as a Shaman he leads a very disciplined life. He we shook hands to say goodbye, Mooks bid me farewell by saying: “Nice to
meditates a lot. He never hesitates to ask for help or respond to someone have met you Mooksy, I enjoyed my time with you”.
else asking for help. He performs many ceremonies and rituals to channel I’m thrilled that he shared a few stories with me and when he called me
his energy in the old ways. All his activities are designed to help him sense
‘Mooksy’ I felt positively elated that we had bonded in such a short time and
bad energy and find a way to counter their effects.
that he had allowed me into his world for a glimpse of something unique
He told me many fascinating stories from his recent healing activities, where and quite special. It’s a shame it was for just an hour. I could have stayed
he helped a lady from the UK get rid of her year long neck pain, he alleviated all day!
the suffering of a 6yr old with cystic fibrosis and he generated much needed
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