By Livia Gershon — 2021
The Finnish grave’s occupant likely had Klinefelter syndrome, meaning they were born with an extra copy of the X chromosome
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The term “neoshamanism,” or “new shamanism,” refers to just that—newer forms of shamanism that have been adapted from traditional indigenous practices in order to meet the needs of the modern world.
Susan Mokelke tells of her venture into shamanism and how she helps to heal others.
An excerpt from The Nepalese Shamanic Path by Evelyn C. Rysdyk with Bhola Nath Banstola (Part 1: Awakening. Chapter 1: Everything Has a Beginning).
In the shamanic view, mental illness signals “the birth of a healer,” explains Malidoma Patrice Somé. Thus, mental disorders are spiritual emergencies, spiritual crises, and need to be regarded as such to aid the healer in being born.
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Sadhguru explains a few aspects of shamanism and why its practices were never given much significance in the Yogic sciences.