Playing the Whale Drum

[TwinDragon]

Hello:) I guess this is a question to Mystress...

I have a shaman's drum, and am not a shaman. I really enjoy playing it, not just for the magical things that tend to happen when I play but also for the joy of creating sound... It's sound is different depending on how and where I play on it:)

I'm not a shaman but does this mean anything?

The things I do notice is that I have to be well grounded before I start playing, or I fall into the witness state and loose toutch with my physical body. But other times it seem to build up a lot of healing energies and that feels really good. I've also used it for releasing stuff. At first I didn't put a protective spell on it and then it felt like it took some projections from my friends who had a little fear of such things, or it may have simply reflected it. I guess fear needs to be replaced with grounding or it reflects the fear back? And before I received it, I got a visit from a raven spirit who was or still is connected to the drum.

I'm asking because I don't want to insult those who are true shaman's by playing it.

[Mystress]

  If the drum likes you enough to show you its magic then its ok to play it. Keep it wrapped in fabric when not playing it, a silk scarf is good.

[TwinDragon]

Ok, that makes sense... I have a bag (for the lack of better words for it in english) that I keep it in:)