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www.shamansociety.org33shamanismmightappeartotraditionalwisdomkeeperssomepeoplehavemiraculousresults.HowdowedismissapracticethathelpspeopleWhataboutrehabilitatingthewordshamanorNorthAmericanhealersShamanismisapracticethatinvolvesapractitionerencounteringandinteractingwiththespiritworldandchannelingtheseenergiesintothisworld.1Ashamanisapersonregardedashavingaccesstoandinuenceinthespiritworldwhotypicallyentersintoatrancestateduringceremonypracticingdivinationandhealing.2NorthAmericanhealersdonotnecessarilyseethemselvesasenteringatrancestateduringceremony.Noteveryonepracticesdivination.Howevertheydoseethemselvesascultivatingrelationshipswithspiritbeingsandmakingrequestsothesespiritstointerveneinhumanaairs.IamnotawareoanyNorthAmericanhealerswhojourneyonbehaloothersintothespiritworldmakenegotia-tionsandreturn.HoweverIamnotamiliarwithInuitpracticesorthoseoAlaskans.InNorthAmericaorthemostpartthespiritworldisherecoincidingwithourworld.Oneomyelderssaidthatitisaootupandsixinchestothelet.TeeldersIknowdonotjourneytheysimplyopentheirawarenesstothespiritrealm.ShamanisminpopularculturehascometobeassociatedwithjourneyingasinSiberia.TispreventsNorthAmericanhealersromwantingtobelabeledasshamansnottomentiontheiradversitytopopularityandrecognition.Inmanytribeshealershavenonameatallbeingreerredtosimplyasthatmanorbyname.PeoplesaygoseeJoeinresponsetoaneedorhealing.Healershavereputationsorbeingmoreorlesssuccessulwithparticulartypesoprob-lems.Teyeschewlabelsorrecognition.AneldertoldmeIsomeonetellsyoutheyareahealerruntheotherway.TeproblembecomestheculturalgapbetweenNorthAmericantraditionalhealersinwhichrecognitionisavoidedandproftisnotsoughtandcontemporaryshamanisminwhicheesareotensetsometimesquitehighlyandrecognitionissought.SomecontemporaryshamanspromotethemselvesactivelythroughadvertisingandmakeclaimsthatwouldembarrasstraditionalNorthAmericanhealers.Idontknowhowweinte-gratetheseworldsbutIthinkthedialogueneedstobegin.TisisespeciallyimportantbecausearegressivemovementagainstspiritualityandhealingisgrowinginNorthAmerica.Speakingevenomicronutrientscancreatetroubleorphysi-cians.TeNorthAmericanhealerssolutionistoremaininvisiblewhichworksorthembutpreventstheintegrationomainstreammedicalserviceswithtraditionalhealingwhichIbelievemusthappen.OneuponatimeIdidaworkshoponhealingoralocalUnitarian-UniversalistChurch.IoundastridentprotesterraisingahueandcryaboutmybeingaNewAgeIndianwhiteshamanandsellinghiscultureorpersonalgain.Io-eredhimanhourintheworkshoptopresenthispointoviewandoeredhimaplaceortheentireweekendbuthedidntcomeoreitheropportunity.HoweverIunderstoodhispointoview.HewasangryattheculturalgenocidethathasbeenperpetrateduponNorthAmericanpeopleoveratleastthepastGeralBlanchardhaswrittenamarvelousbookabouthowtobringtheunder-standingsoftheworldsancientculturesintoourcontemporaryhealthcarepractices.IthinkitisimportantthateveryprofessionalinpracticeandeverystudentofthehealingprofessionslearntheseideasandAncientEthicsisanexcellentwayforthemtoexploretheseimportantconcepts.LewisMehl-MadronaM.D.PhDauthoroNarrativeMedicineandCoyoteHealingMiraclesinNativeMedicine.AncientEthicsisopenaccessibleandbornoftheauthorsfearlessself-explora-tion.TisisanimportantbookespeciallytothoseofustrainedinEuro-Americanclinicalperspectives.IamseldomsocertainaboutanythingasIamaboutthisbook.Iurgeyoutoreadit.MikeLewauthoroVictimsNoLongerTisisagentleinspiringexaminationofthemanywaysthatWesterntherapiesmightbeimprovedbyincorporatingancientapproaches.IlovedthebookespeciallylearningofBlanchardsexperiencesandhiswayofwritingaboutthem.Highlyrecommended.RupertRossauthoroReturningtotheeachingsandIndigenousHealing.24.00231pagesNeariPressaddressnearipress.org888-632-7412sequeltoAncientWaysIndigenousHealingInnovationsforthe21stCentury2011LinktoreeNeariPressyoutubewebinar