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title: What is extraction?
description: "Drawing a foreign body (an intrusion) out of a person and packing the hole with something healthy. The iron rule: only ever foreign bodies, never a part of the self: extracting a genuine part of self creates soul-loss. ## Where…"
url: "https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/wiki/what-is-extraction/"
updated: "2026-11-10"
category: Glossary
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# What is extraction?

Drawing a foreign body (an intrusion) out of a person and packing the hole with something healthy. The iron rule: only ever foreign bodies, never a part of the self: extracting a genuine part of self creates soul-loss.

## Where does this come up in the wiki?

These answers say more about it:

- [What belongs in each of the three shamanic realms?](/wiki/what-belongs-in-each-of-the-three-shamanic-realms/)
- [What do Human Guides teach and help with?](/wiki/what-do-human-guides-teach-and-help-with/)
- [Who are specialist Human Guides?](/wiki/who-are-specialist-human-guides/)
- [What is shamanic healing?](/wiki/what-is-shamanic-healing/)
- [What is soul retrieval?](/wiki/what-is-soul-retrieval/)
- [What does it mean to work therapeutically with process, parts and resistance?](/wiki/what-does-it-mean-to-work-therapeutically-with-process-parts-and-resistance/)
- [How does soul retrieval work?](/wiki/how-does-soul-retrieval-work/)
- [How does Power Animal heal and support us?](/wiki/how-does-power-animal-heal-and-support-us/)

## Where can I find the other terms?

Every term used across the wiki has a short definition in the [glossary, A to Z](/wiki-glossary/#extraction).