The shamanic calling comes from above us and is marked by trial and initiation.
For some, it can be so powerful the initiate must choose between shamanism and death.
They are the sacred spine of humanity, a lineage that runs so deep in our blood that we witness shamans’ work throughout history. The great symbol of the Western shaman is Hermes thrice great, or Thoth-horus (Hermes Trismegistus is a legendary Hellenistic period figure that originated as a syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth, in many Greek literatures they equate them to being the same entity).
The messenger and the symbol of the rebirth throughout centuries of civilization. The Amazonian or Yaqui Indian shaman is a variation of a social role that is a blessing and a curse. The giver, the keeper of the secrets, and the outcast. You don’t try to become a shaman because if it is willed for you to become one, it will initiate you. And when you reach this sacred state, it’s not always physical isolation like in the stories, but similar to a human among animals.
A shepherd.
A shepherd, sometimes with no flock, is destined to observe, almost as if a scribe, noting the ongoings of the world around us for a greater purpose yet to be realized.
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