| From: | Christopher Maley <cmaley@******.LINFIELD.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Invisible Pink Unicorns |
| Date: | Fri, 15 Sep 1995 15:21:46 -0700 |
> shamanism is an art as much as a belief. without the art, he's not a
> shaman. if he casts magic in a hermetic way, he's a hermetic, even if
> he does happen to worship a totem.
>
> recall that Sam believed in the christian god, yet was a Dog shaman.
> religious belief seems to be somewhat independent of shamanistic
> identification.
>
> k.
> --
> kelly martin <kelly@*******.bloomington.in.us>
I agree. I have a friend here at college who's dad is a shaman for the
Grand Rhonde nation. Being a shadowrun G.M. I grilled her with tons of
questions to try and get a better grasp on what shamanism is.
Now this is in today's terms so I don't know how ell it will
relate to the world of Shadowrun, but here I go. She said that Shamanism
can be a religion, a form of animism, but more often than not it is used
as a way to keep traditions, and a way to better deal with, and understand
life. Her father makes some of his money by teaching others rituals of
concentration, and celebration, and by holding sweat lodges to get in
better contact with one's self. That sounds sort of eastern I know but
that's what she told me. She also siad that the most common (meaning
refered to) totems are Bear, Raven, Coyote, and Wolf. People can follow
the former three, but it takes a great, and wonderful person to be
honored by Wolf.
Don't know if that helps, but I thought it might be relevant.
Thanx,
C.M.
