Episode 2 - What is Shamanism?

Such a massive subject! What is Shamanism?

Hopefully the episode will help to understand where we are coming from when we talk about Shamanism.  But there is undoubtedly a lot that I also missed out in this episode.

A few points:

- Shamanism is a tool. It is not a religion in the sense that it doesn't have a set doctrine, rules or code of morals, it doesn't have any kind of holy book. Shamanism comes directly from nature not from ideas or imagination.
- Shamanism aims to gain insight from nature through experience.
- Normally we put up barriers to nature. These preconceptions, misrepresentations, cultural biases, imaginary delusions and sometimes even physical constructs we call "the miasma". 
- The experience in Shamanic technique has to be authentic, without those barriers and delusions.  The way to ensure this is to be in an altered state of consciousness that stops your normal thinking and categorisation. This state we call "Chalicity" (and we will discuss this next time in Episode 3).

One thing I forgot to mention but will pick up on in the next episode is the aspect of looking inwards or outwards.  Many people when they embark on a "spiritual practice" will immediately try to look inwards for answers.  Shamanic methods ultimately look outwards for answers, from the environment around us. Of course at first there is actually a lot of practice focused on become aware of your own body and energy but really its about getting feedback from outside of yourself.

To listen to the episode click the link below.  

Also I think I've managed to get the podcast on Spotify and I'm in the process of working out how to get onto Apple and Amazon. However, if you listen on Spreaker eventually I'll get a tiny pay-out from the ads they place on the front and back of the episodes, and this will help pay for the hosting and so on.  

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