Shamanism

[Euphoric]

[align=center]Raven's Wisdom Includes:

Rebirth without fear
Ability to tear down what needs to be rebuilt
Renewal
Ability to find light in darkness
Courage of self-reflection
Introspection
Comfort with self
Honoring ancestors
Connection to the Crone
Divination
Change in consciousness
New occurrences
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[greenfrog]

I've had animals, wild animals, come right up to me when im smoking, trips me and the other people out. The freakiest one was a baby skunk that ran up to me and sat in my lap i was a little scared it would do its smelly deed. But it didn't. Maybe the skunk is my shamanic animal. What does that mean? I smoke skunk? LoLs rofl , ouch!~

[Euphoric]

Shamanism is classified by anthropologists as an archaic magico-religious phenomenon in which the shaman is the great master of ecstasy. Shamanism itself, was defined by the late Mircea Eliade as a technique of ecstasy. A shaman may exhibit a particular magical specialty (such as control over fire, wind or magical flight). When a specialization is present the most common is as a healer. The distinguishing characteristic of shamanism is its focus on an ecstatic trance state in which the soul of the shaman is believed to leave the body and ascend to the sky (heavens) or descend into the earth (underworld). The shaman makes use of spirit helpers, with whom he or she communicates, all the while retaining control over his or her own consciousness. (Examples of possession occur, but are the exception, rather than the rule.) It is also important to note that while most shamans in traditional societies are men, either women or men may and have become shamans.

http://deoxy.org/shaover.htm

[Euphoric]

I've had animals, wild animals, come right up to me when im smoking, trips me and the other people out. The freakiest one was a baby skunk that ran up to me and sat in my lap i was a little scared it would do its smelly deed. But it didn't. Maybe the skunk is my shamanic animal. What does that mean? I smoke skunk? LoLs rofl , ouch!~

Skunk's Wisdom Includes:

Understanding how to "walk your talk"

Reputation

Sensuality

Understanding energy flows

Self-respect

Courage

Will-power

Self-confidence

[hellomandude]

oh sshit, whatup euphoric

my spirit guides a hummingbird

shamanism is, in my kinda neo view is practice of the mind

but yea, a shaman is definitely a master of archaic ecsatasy

which basically means master of the mind, right?

i dont know.... stoned....

[Euphoric]

oh sshit, whatup euphoric

my spirit guides a hummingbird

shamanism is, in my kinda neo view is practice of the mind

but yea, a shaman is definitely a master of archaic ecsatasy

which basically means master of the mind, right?

i dont know.... stoned....

aha cool
how did you reach the conclusion that the hummingbird was your spirit guide? There are many reoccuring animals in my life and many i feel a strong attachment to yet i can never "pick" one.
I think the mind is only half of the equation since its a practice that goes beyond the physical plane but thats just my opinon. Which would mean that ecstacy would involve the spirit as well as the mind (which is why people involved in the pursuit of purely material gain can not acheive complete happiness) Hmm.

[Euphoric]

Wait a sec..a week ago i was having a lucid dream and i saw a chimpanzee walking along a wall. I instantly recognized it as my spirit guide. Its like some other "voice" told me. The way spirits communicate to each other..no words just a transmission of "knowing"
I was so excited and nervous i didnt approach the ape i figured i could be more respectful by letting him do his thing..cool thanks i forgot all about this..

Chimpanzee's Wisdom Includes:
Intelligence
Understanding societal complexity
Language skills
Dexterity
Connection to the forest spirits
Problem solving
Ability to balance compassion and aggression

[Euphoric]

http://www.uam.es/departamentos/medi...a/animals.html

[hellomandude]

i know my spirit animal is a hummingbird because i always had a fascination with them as a child, I even remember trying to catch them, and the peculiar thing is it seemed they never had a fear of humans or at least me; they showed no resistance when i held them

then last week my friend noticed an odd marking on my wall, in a shape that was scarcely similar to a hummingbird, and, this was rite after my friend and i were trying to determine our spirit animals. if you looks closely it is just different shoe scuffs, but, i think it means something and it definitely sealed the deal for me

hummingbird is my guide

[Euphoric]

T]he archetypal frame of reference has been carefully manipulated, through succeeding historical stages, to destroy conscious, cultural, knowledge of the ancient shamanism. When conscious memory (mnemosyne) is destroyed, what is left is emotion, irrational attitudes dictated by â??parentallyâ?? inculcated compulsions: God-the-Father as Pavlov. Itâ??s not for nothing that the great shaman Plato said that all learning is remembering. The great crime of the nonconforming shaman is that he or she struggles to bring to consciousness that which the authorities, and their compulsive sheep, want forgotten.

http://www.cognitiveliberty.org/1jcl/1jcl39.htm