What is a Shaman? According to famed American psychologist and consciousness pioneer, Stanley Krippner, shamans are “community-assigned magico-religious professionals who deliberately alter their consciousness to obtain information from the ‘spirit world.’ They use this knowledge and power to help and to heal members of their community, as well as the community as a whole.” Krippner …
Art, literature, and medical science declined as the Roman Empire disintegrated under the pressure of the invading tribes. The practice of healing fell to women at home and within the holy orders. A few holy women were canonized for their work. St
Some spiritualists, regardless of their background, describe themselves as shamans. In the same breath they also call themselves Reiki masters, tarot readers, aura cleansers, and mediums. While these terms each refer to a particular type of spiritual practice, “shaman” has seemed to have lost most of its specificity. With Western spiritualists throwing around the word …