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1 " Children arrive animists. They learn about life, themselves, and empathy by imagining the liveliness of everything they come into contact with. "
― S. Kelley Harrell, M. Div. , Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism
2 " Healing stories are magickal tales born from personal tribulation and victory, which are then shared. "
3 " When I say ‘practice’ I don’t meanrepeating an act until you get it right. In this use, it means to instill regular discipline to accomplish a specific task, ritual without which we feel incomplete, or that our experience of each day is less. "
4 " A racist notion found in neoshamanic circles is placing high value on indigenous wisdom but not on indigenous people. "
5 " Being a medium who can communicate with souls isn't the same as one who can interact with them. It's the difference between listening in on a conversation and changing the subject. "
6 " Phrases such as "I'm beside myself," "I was frightened to pieces," "I feel lost," "I feel like part of me is missing," originated from a sense of soul loss. "
7 " Sacred space” is another way of saying “with intention. "
8 " Even in woo woo circles, shamanism is the fringe of the fringe. "
9 " I think the common experience is that modern shamans are called by the spirits; we just don’t have a collective belief system or community that recognizes the calling for what it is. "
10 " Learning shamanism isn’t just about acquiring techniques in how to do it, but also how to incorporate and deal with thechanges it brings to everyday life. "
11 " Despite its prominence now, you don’t stumble onto the path of shamanism. That odd trail blazes itself to you. "
12 " Everything in shamanism is about relationships. "
