"this is rock medicine, the
talking tree, the singing water"
This FAQ contains a general overview on Shamanism. It should be read by
anyone interested in understanding what is meant by Shamanism and what
differentiates Shamanism from other forms of ecstatic experience.
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Shamanism General-Overview
FAQ
This FAQ contains the charter for soc.religion.shamanism,
details of submissions policies, and frequently asked questions culled
from the articles that have appeared in the newsgroup.
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soc.religion.shamanism
FAQ
Also see alt.religion.shamanism
| "Shamanic ecstasy is the real "Old Time Religion," of which modern churches are but pallid evocations. Shamanic, visionary ecstasy, the mysterium tremendum, the unio mystica, the eternally delightful experience of the universe as energy, is a sine qua non of religion, it is what religion is for! There is no need for faith, it is the ecstatic experience itself that gives one faith in the intrinsic unity and integrity of the universe, in ourselves as integral parts of the whole; that reveals to us the sublime majesty of our universe, and the fluctuant, scintillant, alchemical miracle that is quotidian consciousness. Any religion that requires faith and gives none, that defends against religious experiences, that promulgates the bizarre superstition that humankind is in some way separate, divorced from the rest of creation, that heals not the gaping wound between Body and Soul, but would tear them asunder... is no religion at all!" Jonathan Ott |  |
Bibliography of Shamanism, Entheogens and Spirituality-Consciousness
South American Ayahuasca Practice
"Shamanism and similar areas of research have gained in significance because they postulate new ideas about mind and spirit. They speak of things like vastly expanding the realm of consciousness ... the belief, the knowledge, and even the experience that our physical world of the senses is a mere illusion, a world of shadows, and that the three-dimensional tool we call our body serves only as a container or dwelling place for Something infinitely greater and more comprehensive than that body and which constitutes the matrix of the real life."
Holger Kalweit, Dreamtime and Inner Space
Diverse
Technological
Shamanism
Further Resources"Remember the shaman when he used to say
Man is the dream of the dolphin" Enigma2
