http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/ Traditional Shamanism & Medicine Ways Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:04:19 GMT danusfire http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10184 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10184 Hi Anika, Welcome to the group. This group is pretty tolerant of those of us who have had a 'crisis of faith'. All that is expected is an honest curiosity Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:19:46 GMT Anika http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10183 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10183 hi all I am Anika. a 60 something grandmother and elder here in my village. my kids gave me a computer for xmas so I could join the new age. this last year my Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:56:26 GMT danusfire http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10182 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10182 Thanks for the replies, and for actually taking the time to think them through. I totally agree with the idea of starting with the realization that we are Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:51:29 GMT Forestmage http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10181 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10181 ... www.tengerism.org Via this website you could at least contact a real shaman. What if anything happens further is up to them and you. ... I understand. Why Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:13:09 GMT tuan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10180 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10180 It feels like you are one who learns in cycles like the waves of the ying/ yang and your coming back is probably part of the cycle, which is a good thing in Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:09:08 GMT tuan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10179 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10179 It feels like you are one who learns in cycles like the waves of the ying/ yang and your coming back is probably part of the cycle, which is a good thing in Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:37:06 GMT danusfire http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10178 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10178 I totally agree. I have seen many claims, some of which I knew were bogus and many more I suspect were so. I have also spoken in person to a few people who had Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:23:58 GMT Forestmage http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10177 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10177 ... Perhaps this is the wrong thing to worry about right now. Self-delusion can only occur if you invest a certain 'flavor' of belief in whatever you are Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:17:31 GMT danusfire http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10176 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10176 Hi, folks! I have been a 'member' of this group for quite a while, but have been totally inactive for months (maybe over a year). I have not praciced any Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:27:52 GMT Mama http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10175 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10175 ... This was the sentence that was missing and made me a bit concerned on your advice to an open forum with not knowing who was reading it and taking it to be Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:24:08 GMT yzermongol http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10174 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10174 It is smart to listen to the spirits even if you disagree or don't want to do what they say to do.(With the understanding that we are talking about a skilled Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:29:16 GMT Merrowyn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10173 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10173 ... Sorry Steve ... to butt in like that . I have been away for a very long time, and today I thought it was time to come back to the group and catch up with Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:13:19 GMT Mama http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10172 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10172 ... Why is that smart? Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:53:23 GMT yzermongol http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10171 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10171 That is smart of you! Steve Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:01:04 GMT Wohali Adado http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10170 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShamanicWays/message/10170 Not agreeing is directly related to adivce I get from Spirit during a Journey.  I always follow advise of those I have built trust with, even if I don't