What is Shamanism and what is it Today
Google or search YouTube for “What is Shamanism and what is it Today”. You will find all kinds of explanations about what it is and those identify them as such.
That last group, avoid them, a Shaman never refers to themselves; it is a term others apply to them. In the others, in those videos, you will find a myriad of understandings, documentaries, and teaching from Shamanic Practitioners whose work keeps alive the oldest spiritual practice of humanity.
One of my most respected teachers, Jonathan Horwitz, the co-founder of the Scandinavian Center for Shamanic Studies in the early 1980s, put described Shamanism as:
“The word “shaman” (pronounced SHAH-MAN) has become a new age catchword, used by many but understood by few. Originally, it comes from the Evinki people of Siberia, and literally means “the one who knows.” Today, in the western world, some mean that a shaman is any kind of native medicine man or woman, while others think it is anyone with a strong personality and an intense stare. But, in fact, a shaman is defined by the way she or he works. Quite simply, a shaman is a woman or man who changes his or her state of consciousness, at will, in order to contact and/or travel to another reality to obtain power and knowledge. Mission accomplished, the shaman journeys home to use this power and knowledge to help either himself or others.”
That answers part of the original question, but how do we complete the question: What is Shamanism and what is it Today?
Please watch this brief, yet I hope informative, video in which I tell you about Shamanism from its earliest recorded times right on up to today. Additionally, how Shamanism helped me get through addictions and terminal liver cancer.
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