Mastery of Shamanism

This has been called the realm of the relative and from a shamanic perspective as well as a scientific one this is absolutely true. It is also often overlooked and ignored, although this is one of the biggest mistakes that one can make. Why is this? Let us first look at it from the scientific or Ordinary Reality perspective.

Many scholars, researchers, and scientist claim that the greatest discovery in mankind’s history was actually made by Professor Albert Einstein and is called the “Theory of Relativity.” The reason they say this is that by being able to explain and understand how everything relates to everything else is the key to advancing or evolving our knowledge about everything. In other words if we know how a starfish relates to a star, in theory we can know or cause to be known everything in-between. So the very evolution of knowledge is at stake, never mind the methodology that is used.

An even more important aspect of relativity is related to “world view.” There is no question that the Western view of an event often differs greatly from say an indigenous or animistic orientation. Whereas a logical person wants a scientific explanation for an event, a shamanic one wants the “reasons,” not the proof. An example is that of a drought (weather patterns changing). Our science and rational explanation would be very complicated involving temperature gradiational change of water levels in the ocean, more or less sunlight hitting the area based on our atmospheric reflection conditions, excess dust blowing from desertification of an area windward of the draught area, and it goes on. These would be facts and possibly correct. But there is always that which transpires behind that which is.

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... use of shamanic powers, first for oneself and then for others that truly make one a shaman or shamanic practitioner. The most important lesson any student can learn at this point that if you want to be “pretend shaman, medicine man/woman, or student” this is a good time to get off the boat and please don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out.

From this point one has to be concerned with the “Mastery of Shamanism” as this is what all the next lessons are about. Up to here we have studied the basics and basis for shamanism. If you want to go further you must make the determination that you are going to use this knowledge and ancient/modern wisdom for both your own personal development and even more important for others. Remember that shamanism believes that we are all connected and proves it day in and day out. Are you ready to become a master?