SHAMANISM

Shamanism has been called the ‘technique of ecstasy’, and is the magical art of leaving the human realm and entering a spirit world. Every facet of nature is filled with spirits. Only via training and often harrowing experiences does the shaman gain access to this other universe.

Shamanism is not a single faith, rather a tradition that can be found worldwide. Shamanism is practised by the Dukun healers of Indonesia, the Noaidi of the Sami people, the Ayahuasqueros of Peru, and in hundreds of other cultures. Linking them together is the belief that they can access a place beyond the one our normal senses can understand by using an altered state of consciousness.