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Originally Posted by DavidMcCann
As Thunder Bow said, shamanism is not really something you can choose to do. You may want to interact with the spirits, but what do they think about it? World-wide it's quite uncommon, and circumpolar: Scandinavia, Central Asia, Japan, northern North America.
The Native American shamanism was the most "democratic", with most men achieving some spirit contacts via a vision quest. That involved fasting in a sacred place under the guidance of experts. Messing with spirits without such guidance may fall in the "don't try this at home" category. Certainly, if you live in the US there's evidence that some local spirits can take a dim view of Anglos:
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As politically incorrect as it may be i have have a tremendous amount of help from spirits from various cultures and probably primarily native and jew. I am not a jew. I am not a native. I am a person whom was not into any particular spirituality, cultural, or religion I did have an interest in my own journey. And if it was my choice maybe i would of decided something more familiar to my back ground.
But it is whatever it is. The spirits from what i can gather arent into the politics like we are down here. They are into helping those whom they wish to. Weather anyone wishes to acknowledge that or not doesnt change anything. They are not bound to the things that some become bound to down here imo.