Africa is the core of human reality, and of the human psyche - YouTube
Africa is the core of human reality, and of the human psyche
Antistar211 2 hours ago
Are women (especially in Africa) more likely to shamanise? Also on your shamanism channel you claim that shamanism is the fundamental religious tradition. However in one of your videos you say that shamanism is anti-religion. Have you re- evaluated your position?
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Africa is the core of human reality, and of the human psyche
Good questions. Excellent, in fact. Well those who least have a voice in any particular society, because of being disempowered, are likely to shamanize. Having said that, a very stiffly cultured British woman (we were middle-upper class) is more likely to get hysterical and drink a lot, rather than shamanizing. Also a very beaten down, or not that wise woman, black or white, is more likely to get ill and die rather than shamanize. You do need to have something both particularly aware of organic nature, and the wonder of it, and also quite resilient to be able to fully shamanize, as the process does take a toll on your mind and body.
As for whether I have re-evaluated my position. No. I have just sharpened it and made it clearer. (Or maybe I am just about to do that in this response to you.) I do think that the state of awe and reverence for a world much bigger than us is at the origin of the most primeval religious sensibility. I will also add here that there is a sense in which my "intellectual shamanism" fully embraces a religious sensibility of the type I have just described. And yet it is still nothing like a religion. It's not dogmatic and has no creed except for the ones to honor oneself, to do one's best and to embrace a spirit capable of fighting for one's interests in terms of this world view. Also it is not glib, like a religion. It is much closer to the scientific spirit of testing and experimenting, and above all learning deeply from one's experiences.
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