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title: "1 Shamanic-journeying Quotes By Hal Zina Bennett"
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> [“The novel comes from a long shamanic tradition wherein the shaman-storyteller himself is transformed, no longer storyteller but a character, an animal, a god, a goddess, or a natural force that is not his everyday identity. And these moments, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/the-novel-comes-from-a-long-shamanic-tradition-wherein-the-shaman/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

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## More by Hal Zina Bennett

> [“The novel comes from a long shamanic tradition wherein the shaman-storyteller himself is transformed, no longer storyteller but a character, an animal, a god,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/the-novel-comes-from-a-long-shamanic-tradition-wherein-the-shaman/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

> [“Only when we accept the fact that the world is never exactly as we see it through our individual lens of perception will we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/only-when-we-accept-the-fact-that-the-world-is-never-exactly-as-we/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

> [“in the heat of unprecedented technological breakthroughs it is easy to think that we are invincible, like gods who would rule the world. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/in-the-heat-of-unprecedented-technological-breakthroughs-it-is-easy/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

> [“The coma carried me into a world where time and space seemed to vanish; it was a dreamlike existence in which people, places, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/the-coma-carried-me-into-a-world-where-time-and-space-seemed-to/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

> [“Dreams and visions are not always intended to be interpreted or analyzed. At times they say exactly what they mean, providing a set of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/dreams-and-visions-are-not-always-intended-to-be-interpreted-or/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

> [“we begin to see that we are spiritually linked with people halfway around the world, and with those who lived hundreds, even thousands of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/we-begin-to-see-that-we-are-spiritually-linked-with-people-halfway/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

> [“Always remember that writing is an alliance between author and reader. With every line we put down on the page, we need to leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/always-remember-that-writing-is-an-alliance-between-author-and-reader/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

> [“The art of writing is not as solitary as one might think. When it finally dawns on us one day that our task as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-zina-bennett/the-art-of-writing-is-not-as-solitary-as-one-might-think-when-it/)

[Hal Zina Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-zina-bennett/)

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