COPING WITH ANXIETY (ON THE SHAMANIC PATH)

Far from curing anxiety, opting for the shamanic path may initially exacerbate anxiety. Indeed it may do so for a long time to come, but the trade off is that quality of life immediately increases once one has gone off the priestly path and opted for the path that is shamanic. By persisting long enough, it is highly probably that one stumbles upon various means to cure one's deeper levels of anxiety -- the shamanic means is by "facing death". One accepts one's limits in a state of sublime resignation. However, it is only possible to accept death if one is abundantly rich in life and is on intimate terms with the flow of life. Otherwise, one continues to fight against that reality and is better off remaining on the priestly path.