Increasing numbers of people are drawn to shamanic ways
Munlochy Clootie Well, Scotland, 2006
As more scientific evidence is revealed and as we actually experience the effects of modern industrialized human activity via climate change and damaged ecosystems, we have begun to re-evaluate our relationship with the Earth. There is a greater movement to become more aware of ways we can create less detrimental impact and live in closer relationship with the
land. Living in reciprocity with the land is also understanding what the spirits of the place are requesting for repair.
It’s not surprising that more and more people are turning to indigenous practices to find balance and healing amidst the mounting evidence that the Earth and all of her inhabitants are suffering. As we become more conscious of how the impact of our past actions are creating challenges in our lives now, we become more aware of how earth-honoring and shamanic ways of life can teach us to live in greater harmony, healthy interdependence, and connection with the unseen world, each other, our communities, and the planet.
More and more, people are opening to the knowledge that our survival depends on deeply feeling our connection with the natural world. Shamanism is gaining a wider appeal today in part due to deep ecology, which emphasizes the interdependent nature of human and other-than-human life as well as the importance of living ecosystems.
It’s not surprising that more and more people are turning to indigenous practices to find balance and healing amidst the mounting evidence that the Earth and all of her inhabitants are suffering. As we become more conscious of how the impact of our past actions are creating challenges in our lives now, we become more aware of how earth-honoring and shamanic ways of life can teach us to live in greater harmony, healthy interdependence, and connection with the unseen world, each other, our communities, and the planet.
More and more, people are opening to the knowledge that our survival depends on deeply feeling our connection with the natural world. Shamanism is gaining a wider appeal today in part due to deep ecology, which emphasizes the interdependent nature of human and other-than-human life as well as the importance of living ecosystems.
