The shaman is by no means the chief of the tribe. He is the one who is somewhat removed, even commonly living separately from the rest of the community. This person has the responsibility for the spiritual well-being of the group. Shamans are intermediaries between the human world and that of the spirits.
By reading Carlos Castaneda’s The Wheel of Time, I just learned a interesting lesson that I just wish to share with the ‘intention’ that anyone reading this may too come to what, for me, is another step to better understanding myself.
I wrote this entry just before I set off for my life-altering journey through Asia, and right after my friend and I had filed our application to start up a regional Spore in Calgary. I just found it on my computer and I thought it was an interesting little time-capsule of my own consciousness; hopefully it will be useful to anyone considering taking action in their own lives.
Ending the Apocalypse:
Evading the Transcendental Object and Other Popular Belief Traps,
or Braking Open the Head without Your Dogma Putting it Back Together Again
“Have you ever considered any real freedoms? Freedoms from the opinion of others... even the opinions of yourself?”
—Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, Apocalypse Now
"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders
