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Detachment and Compassion
But in the beginning of the process, once you reach a clean place, you may seem very aloof, even cold; it's only through acting with a detached compassion, ready to die for the intent to heal yourse...
Shamanism and Fear
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it is gone past...
Soul Retrieval
In that p...
So, you want to be a shaman
Let's start with the word 'shaman'. Shaman is gender neutral - there are no shamen or shawomen, only shamans, big ones and little ones. The word itself was taken from the Tungis tribe in Siberia b...
Shamanism in the Modern World
Shamans are healers of souls- this was, and still is, their primary function as healers.
People often confuse the traditional shaman with the ...
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