I love that concept and will use it myself. Thank you and Aka Oslo.
Aka Oslo likes being thanked, heh. :)
Shamanism, in some Indigenous cultures, was essentially a very helpful psychological tool that cared for the mental and spiritual wellbeing of the individual self, and the self in the community, and the community, and so on. In other Indigenous cultures, it could be quite toxic (it's hard to romanticise shamanism when you start really exploring it; it's not all helpful) - but that's a lot like psychology these days. Some techniques are contraindicated and just not helpful, and never really were that helpful.
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Aka Oslo likes being thanked, heh. :)
Shamanism, in some Indigenous cultures, was essentially a very helpful psychological tool that cared for the mental and spiritual wellbeing of the individual self, and the self in the community, and the community, and so on. In other Indigenous cultures, it could be quite toxic (it's hard to romanticise shamanism when you start really exploring it; it's not all helpful) - but that's a lot like psychology these days. Some techniques are contraindicated and just not helpful, and never really were that helpful.