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The Imperative of Delight
What Is Shamanism?
How Do We Begin?.....
What does it mean to live a shamanic life? This is an inquiry I'll be approaching in many different ways throughout my blogs and podcasts. For me, it's akin to asking what does it mean to be fully human. Through these writings, navigating both the opportunities as well as limits of language, I invite you to explore a state of consciousness and way of being in the world that has been fundamental to humans living in sane balance across the planet for many tens of thousands of years.
The core of shamanism: the helping spirits
Shamanism is based on the ability of someone to go into an altered state, form reciprocal relationships with beings of spirit, and gain guidance about how to embody greater balance in life and the best ways to maintain that balance, either for self or other. It is also a way to provide a conduit for the helping spirits to effect direct healing either personally or within the collective by moving energies in the direction of harmony. This is somewhat simplistic.. but will do for now.