A Shamanic Practitioner has made the following affirmation of service:

• I pledge to work in sacred alliance with compassionate spirits, and to be informed and guided by that Source, and not my own ego, in offering service to others.
• I pledge to respect the wholeness inherent in every person or being or group or circumstance that comes for healing and to honor whatever form its pain is presented to me.
• I pledge to be mindful of speech, thought, and action and its impact on building relationships both in the present and through time into future and past.
• I pledge to be respectful of others, even in their differences.
• I pledge to work with compassion and consent.
• I pledge to do no harm and to avoid any exploitation or misconduct in my work with clients.
• I pledge to maintain clients' confidentiality.
• I pledge to be honest with clients and other practitioners, and to be truthful in the manner in which I present myself in public relations and advertising.
• I pledge to offer fair and appropriate fees.
• I pledge to keep my own life in balance, to the best of my ability, in service to others.