by Hal Zina Bennett

Shamanism - as defined by Hal Zina Bennett:

Shamanism, as we understand it today, is simply another way of seeing, another way of looking at the world. As a process for observing and making sense of our lives, it is different from science, technology, philosophy, and even modern theology... If there is a definition that I feel comes even close to telling us anything useful, it would be that shamanism is a system of knowing that honors our own life experience, without mistaking it for the truth. And it is a way to embrace those invisible teachers who help us find grace in our dance between the seen and unseen worlds.