i believe that shamans are old sould u could say or strong spirits what doesn't kill u only makes u stronger, so thous who can not handle very intense metal pain simply wont be a shaman and those who can will constantly be tested but will have extream clarity when it comes to most things wich will come as a breath of fresh air making it easier on them a sort of awakening after awakening after awakening untill the edges of the material reality just fade and energies become more and more prominent, they become very seculded and even alone and left out :( hard to find people to relate to or that even believe them haha. hopefully 2012 will produse more, btw anyone seen terrence mckenna? this vid will really help to understand shamanism its really really good i recommend it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEglH...ure=plpp_video