What is a shaman, energetically?

 

Energetically, a shaman is a nugget.

 When you look at human energy, what you see is that nice big shape with all that stuff roiling inside and all the areas of a person's energy and all the lines that go together to make them up.  But when you look at a shaman who's about ready to go, you don't see the bubble anymore.  All you see is a nugget.  Everything else has been erased - everything else is gone.  There's just a nugget and one line that carries them into the center of creation.  Where they go?  I don't know.  I don't know any that have ever come back.  Maybe it's just another foolish way to die.

 So isn't shamanism really about intent?

You're correct; it is all about intent when you get right down to it.  Intent is always something that is hard to grasp in some ways, but it's all a learning process after all.  I certainly haven't stopped learning 

Postcards from the Shadows Excerpts from conversations on shamanism with Niteshad Article Categories Whispers from the Cave Beginning Practices Dreaming Path of the Seer Postcards from the Shadows Stories from the Journey Contemporary Shamanism What is a shaman energetically? Energetically, a shaman is a nugget.  When you look at human energy, what you see is that nice big shape with all that stuff roiling inside and all the areas of a person's energy and all the lines that go together to make them up.  But when you look at a shaman who's about ready to go, you don't see the bubble anymore.  All you see is a nugget.  Everything else has been erased - everything else is gone.  There's just a nugget and one line that carries them into the center of creation.  Where they go?  I don't know.  I don't know any that have ever come back.  Maybe it's just another foolish way to die.   So isn't shamanism really about intent? You're correct; it is all about intent when you get right down to it.  Intent is always something that is hard to grasp in some ways, but it's all a learning process after all.  I certainly haven't stopped learning. 

Energetically, a shaman is a nugget When you look at human energy, what you see is that nice big shape with all that stuff roiling inside and all the areas of a person's energy and all the lines that go together to make them up. But when you look at a shaman who's about ready to go, you don't see the bubble anymore. All you see is a nugget. Everything else has been erased - everything else is gone. There's just a nugget and one line that carries them into the center of creation. Where they go? I don't know. I don't know any that have ever come back. Maybe it's just another foolish way to die.  So isn't shamanism really about intent? You're correct; it is all about intent when you get right down to it. Intent is always something that is hard to grasp in some ways, but it's all a learning process after all. I certainly haven't stopped learning  List All Articles in Shamanism: The Questions