From:	Leanne Dempsey <leanned@******.COM.AU>
Subject:	Shamanism (was Invisible Pink Unicorns)
Date:	Sun, 17 Sep 1995 13:28:22 +0200

Hi Kelly (Kelly Martin) on Sep 16 you wrote:
>
> 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).
>
On the topic on good shamanism texts, may I recommend "The Western Way"
(Caitlin and John Matthews) and "The Celtic Shaman" (John Matthews) for a
pretty fair insight into Shamanism the Druid way. A little different from
the viewpoints of various Amerind people, and provides a broader definition
of the Totem.

While on the topic of Druids, can I take the opportunity to ask a question?
In the module "Imago" there is a description of a group of Celtic Druids who
are performing a ceremony using symbols such as an Ankh and the signs of the
Zodiac. It strikes me that these are odd symbols for a group of Celts to use.
Does anyone know if there is a reason for this that I may have missed in the
sourcebooks?

Leanne Dempsey
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