From:	Kelly Martin <kelly@*******.BLOOMINGTON.IN.US>
Subject:	Re: Invisible Pink Unicorns
Date:	Sat, 16 Sep 1995 18:13:00 EST5

"Cukoo" == Cukoo <cukoo@*****.NET> writes:

Cukoo> Being of first hand experience, perhaps you would be interested
Cukoo> in writing up a more detailed account of shamanism, there are
Cukoo> many out there (myself included) who have a difficult time
Cukoo> getting a grasp on it. More detail on the Native American
Cukoo> rituals and customs would be nice too.

find and read some books on the topic. first suggestion is _The Way
of the Shaman_, which i have in my library but can't seem to find just
now.

related texts which may be useful: Bates, Brian: _The Way of the Wyrd_
(which covers both shamanism and hermeticism); Cunningham, Scott:
_Wicca for the Solitary Practitioner_ (which Wicca is not precisely
either shamanism or hermeticism, it's a good basic work on modern
witchcraft, which is related).

the art of shamanism is not conducive to being described on paper.
the best way to learn about it is to find a shaman, participate in
some of his/her rituals, and (if possible) become one yourself. i
have done the first two; i am not suited for the third (were today
2050, i'd clearly be a hermetic initiate).

k.
--
kelly martin <kelly@*******.bloomington.in.us>

I could tell by his slurred speech, the heavy glaze over his eyes,
and his inability to stand straight that he was under the influence
of a powerful narcotic. That, or he was a graduate student.