Looking For A Teacher? Please Read...
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:00 pm
Well....I seem to be the crone (almost 49) of the group so I'm going to apportion some of my wisdom here. This weekend I attended a very nice and very well attended festival. While there I was asked my path (as usually happens at these gatherings). I told people that I was studying Native American Shamanism. Immediately I was surrounded by people who asked who was my teacher. I said I had none and that I was walking my path alone, at my own pace. Well, that was like saying I was going to attempt surgery without a medical degree. Everyone had a "Shaman" that they could recommend. LOL. A nice man stepped forward and looked me in the eye and said "beware of false prophets and Shaman".
A lot of you are curious about this path you've started to walk, and you feel isolated and alone because it's not a very popular path (or so it seems, there are millions of us). People will try and impress you with their "wisdom" and "knowledge". USE YOUR OWN MINDS...the fact that you're on this path shows you have above normal intelligence and creativity.
If you have a question, by all means ask, and when someone you don't know has an answer, QUESTION where they get their answers from. I had heard of so many versions of "Shamanism" that I was confused from the get go. I decided to explore on my own, to create my own rituals and prayers. I decided to march to the drummer I heard in MY head.....not someone else's drummer.
When you ask for help or someone asks you for help in their quest, by all means, help them. But don't pretend to be what you're not, and don't take advantage of young ones seeking the truth.
This is a community, and as such, there are elders in this community, and our JOBS are to protect......If it harm none, do what you will. Even tho I am not a moderator, you would do well to not risk OUR (the elders) wrath. Anyone that asks for personal information from you without you knowing them is usually up to no good. Any of the "elders" here would be more than happy to recommend a website, book, video tape or CD for you to learn from. Allowing someone to be a "false shaman" only hurts you.
Walk your path and stand in your own integrity and power, knowing that you understood what the drummer in your head was saying.
You have elders to question here that are very knowledgable. You can learn about herbalism, casting spells, casting circles and rituals, animism, astrology, meditation and so much more. You have a lifetime, no-one learns this in a few short years, it takes a lifetime (or two or three).
You are all beautiful spirits and I am happy to be here.
Peace and love,
Dancing Moon Child
A lot of you are curious about this path you've started to walk, and you feel isolated and alone because it's not a very popular path (or so it seems, there are millions of us). People will try and impress you with their "wisdom" and "knowledge". USE YOUR OWN MINDS...the fact that you're on this path shows you have above normal intelligence and creativity.
If you have a question, by all means ask, and when someone you don't know has an answer, QUESTION where they get their answers from. I had heard of so many versions of "Shamanism" that I was confused from the get go. I decided to explore on my own, to create my own rituals and prayers. I decided to march to the drummer I heard in MY head.....not someone else's drummer.
When you ask for help or someone asks you for help in their quest, by all means, help them. But don't pretend to be what you're not, and don't take advantage of young ones seeking the truth.
This is a community, and as such, there are elders in this community, and our JOBS are to protect......If it harm none, do what you will. Even tho I am not a moderator, you would do well to not risk OUR (the elders) wrath. Anyone that asks for personal information from you without you knowing them is usually up to no good. Any of the "elders" here would be more than happy to recommend a website, book, video tape or CD for you to learn from. Allowing someone to be a "false shaman" only hurts you.
Walk your path and stand in your own integrity and power, knowing that you understood what the drummer in your head was saying.
You have elders to question here that are very knowledgable. You can learn about herbalism, casting spells, casting circles and rituals, animism, astrology, meditation and so much more. You have a lifetime, no-one learns this in a few short years, it takes a lifetime (or two or three).
You are all beautiful spirits and I am happy to be here.
Peace and love,
Dancing Moon Child