The art of the Shaman Options

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/7.gif) Alright I've decided I'd start down the path of a shaman, and I'm not quite sure where to begin. Any other shamans willing to point me in the right direction? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/banana.gif)

i agree, shamanism is an ongoing journey of becoming more tightly interconnected and in-touch with the forces of Nature in all it's forms. perhaps one of the greatest readable introductions to what it is like to live as a shaman (or a man of knowledge) is Carlos Castaneda's 'The Teachings of Don Juan'. but as others have said the best way is to get outside and experience life and Nature, one of the best practices i could recommend if you dont do this already is to grow plants!

and as you may know, many forms of shamanism involve creating trance states in order to practice magick (divinations/healing/etc). commonly entheogenic plants are utilized for this purpose along with drumming, dancing and chanting. if you are interested in this aspect i made this post recently which you might find relevant:http://www.sacred-magick.org/index.php?showtopic=5134&pid=32751&st=0&#entry32751

This post has been edited by CosmicInferno: Aug 10 2007, 07:11 PM