Quote Originally Posted by Occipitalred View Post
What a happy ending!




I brought in the religious aspect because B12 was being very mystical. I am pretty fluid in terms of looking at the world from different religious points of views and also secular ones. I agree that it is healthy to look at shamanism with secular glasses. But I disagree that it should be limited to a scientific view. I think that thinking with more "religious" views sometimes have real practical benefits but I do encourage doing so with healthy skepticism. I often tell myself "You know nothing" in a friendly way. The way I see something, my believes, they affect me but not the truth and I always remember that. That's why I am always listening to what different views have to say about one thing.

Anyways, I am happy you clarified your feelings to us. It was a fun/inspiring read. My response is the same as the first, a friendly:

You know what to do then!

(May you become what you were meant to be!)
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Ahh I don't mean to lessen your voice, but since shamanism does derive from animism, it in itself should be limited. It isn't nearly as refined as say, Taoism or the like, and being such a primal ideology focusing on how it relates to the physical realm would probably be the best course of action. Even though in itself it is extremely spiritual. Thank you for taking the time to comment and read and for the encouragement.
Ps. If we are to talk about shamanism from a religious standpoint I feel like anybody not extremely knowledgeable on the point would feel confused. And it would all seem very odd to everyone involved lol.