The Way of the Shaman

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Today, many people are practicing shamans, and each does so in a way that is unique and specific to their own society and world view. Hoppál extended the term to include not only the interpretation of oral and written texts, but that of "visual texts as well (including motions, gestures and more complex rituals, and ceremonies performed, for instance, by shamans)". Most authors in the field, especially Harner's critics, consider Harner's core shamanism to be the primary influence on, and foundation of, the Neoshamanic movement. Since such interaction is generally reached through an ecstatic or trance state, and because these are psychosomatic phenomena that may be brought about at any time by persons with the ability to do so, the essence of shamanism lies not in the general phenomenon but in specific notions, actions, and objects connected with trance ( see also hallucination). A debated etymology of the word "shaman" is "one who knows", [11] [109] implying, among other things, that the shaman is an expert in keeping together the multiple codes of the society, and that to be effective, shamans must maintain a comprehensive view in their mind which gives them certainty of knowledge.

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STANILAV GROF, author of 'The Adventure Of Self Discovery'"Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practising shaman. Shamanism or samanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner ( shaman or saman) interacting with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. They can repair ailments in the physical body by healing imbalances or damage to the person's spirit.

Shamans also claim to cleanse excess negative energies, which are said to confuse or pollute the soul.

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According to Singh, shamanism is a cultural technology that adapts to (or hacks) our psychological biases to convince us that a specialist can influence important but uncontrollable outcomes.Shamanism encompasses the premise that shamans are intermediaries or messengers between the human world and the spirit worlds. In several instances, songs related to shamanism are intended to imitate natural sounds, via onomatopoeia. The Bard From Barliona takes us back to the world of Barliona, the Way of the Shaman universe, except this time with new heroes, the world seen through new eyes.