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title: Who are the Guides?
description: "The Lower-World and Upper-World beings a practitioner works with and learns from, of whom the Power Animal is the first and foremost. True Guides are ethical to their core; the shaman's power comes from the depth of these bonds, not…"
url: "https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/wiki/who-are-the-guides/"
updated: "2026-11-10"
category: Glossary
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# Who are the Guides?

The Lower-World and Upper-World beings a practitioner works with and learns from, of whom the Power Animal is the first and foremost. True Guides are ethical to their core; the shaman's power comes from the depth of these bonds, not from the shaman.

## Where does this come up in the wiki?

These answers say more about it:

- [Who are specialist Human Guides?](/wiki/who-are-specialist-human-guides/)
- [What do Human Guides teach and help with?](/wiki/what-do-human-guides-teach-and-help-with/)
- [What is the relationship between Human Guides and Power Animal?](/wiki/what-is-the-relationship-between-human-guides-and-power-animal/)
- [What are Human Guides?](/wiki/what-are-human-guides/)
- [How are Upper-World Guides different from Lower-World Guides?](/wiki/how-are-upper-world-guides-different-from-lower-world-guides/)
- [What do right relationship and reciprocity mean in practice?](/wiki/what-do-right-relationship-and-reciprocity-mean-in-practice/)
- [What is shamanic healing?](/wiki/what-is-shamanic-healing/)
- [How does Therapeutic Shamanism relate to IFS, Voice Dialogue and Gestalt?](/wiki/how-does-therapeutic-shamanism-relate-to-ifs-voice-dialogue-and-gestalt/)

## 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/#guides).