Modern Shamanism Quotes

“A racist notion found in neoshamanic circles is placing high value on indigenous wisdom but not on indigenous people.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

“At its heart shamanism is an ouroboros that, regardless of
cultural or religious trappings that have crowded its path, what
remains its critically profound gift to the present lies in its
simplistic roots of the past.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Engaging the Spirit World

“How can a nation nourished on diversity
breed its own shamanic tradition without retracing its steps to its varied ancestors?”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Engaging the Spirit World

“When I say ‘practice’ I don’t mean
repeating an act until you get it right. In this use, it means to instill regular discipline to accomplish a specific task, ritual without which we feel incomplete, or that our experience of each day is less.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

“I think the common experience is that modern shamans are called by the spirits; we just don’t have a collective belief system or community that recognizes the calling for what it is.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

“Learning shamanism isn’t just about acquiring techniques in how to do it, but also how to incorporate and deal with the
changes it brings to everyday life.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

“Despite its prominence now, you don’t stumble onto the path of shamanism. That odd trail blazes itself to you.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

“Children arrive animists. They learn about life, themselves, and empathy by imagining the liveliness of everything they come into contact with.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

“Even in woo woo circles, shamanism is the fringe of the fringe.”
― S. Kelley Harrell, Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism