“A racist notion found in neoshamanic circles is placing high value on indigenous wisdom but not on indigenous people.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Despite its prominence now, you don’t stumble onto the path of shamanism. That odd trail blazes itself to you.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Even in woo woo circles, shamanism is the fringe of the fringe.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“How can a nation nourished on diversity breed its own shamanic tradition without retracing its steps to its varied ancestors?” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“At its heart shamanism is an ouroboros that, regardless of cultural or religious trappings that have crowded its path, what remains its… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“When I say ‘practice’ I don’t mean repeating an act until you get it right. In this use, it means to instill… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Children arrive animists. They learn about life, themselves, and empathy by imagining the liveliness of everything they come into contact with.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Learning shamanism isn’t just about acquiring techniques in how to do it, but also how to incorporate and deal with the changes… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“I think the common experience is that modern shamans are called by the spirits; we just don’t have a collective belief system… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Loving someone but not trusting them is a spiritual emergency.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“The soul is infinite, made up of aspects that come and go all the time. It’s our nature for parts of the soul to… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“If we didn't have shadow we'd just sit around loving the light, likely doing nothing with it.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Being healed means committing to use your resources and knowledge.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Healing stories are magickal tales born from personal tribulation and victory, which are then shared.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“The reality is, it takes daily cultivation of a spiritual path, preferably with spiritual kin in proximity, to sustain not the feeling of elation,… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“At its heart shamanism is an ouroboros that, regardless of cultural or religious trappings that have crowded its path, what remains its critically profound… — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
“Clear synapses are like driving in Ireland. You hit a straight-away and you gun it, cos you know it's not going to last long.” — S. Kelley Harrell Copy Share Image
