Category: Healing
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Shamans, Joy, and Healing
“Joy! Joy! Joy!” sang the old Inuit shaman. This brief, poignant song has come to symbolize shamanism for many. In joy, the opposites are, in Jung’s terms, reconciled, and life becomes transcendent. We humans seem hard-wired to seek pleasure and transcendence. We may go to great lengths, utilizing pathways such as drugs, alcohol, and sex…
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The Buddhist and the Shaman
We are nearing the end of a thaw. The past three days have been warm, and we have had rain. There is little snow left on the ground, and what snow remains tends to be in the woods. This is a process that repeats throughout the winter, a series of mid-winter springs. I having been…
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Christmas Eve
Its Christmas Eve. In a few hours Christmas Morning will dawn. The night is dark, in spite of a newly waning moon. The snow is deep and the world hushed. In the shamans’ world, light does not forever vanquish darkness, and darkness cannot absolutely defeat light. Both light and darkness are necessary and good, each…
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