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Vikings and Crystals
The BBC reports that Vikings may have used a special crystal called a sunstone to help navigate the seas even when the sun was obscured by fog or cloud, a study has suggested. Read more... Submitted by Tim Flynn, Three-Year Program graduate, Santa Cruz, California. NOTE: We invite you to submit news about
shamanism for our readers. Please submit no more
than a few brief paragraphs, including
the source of the news item
to the Editor.
Siberian Shamanism
Click here for an interesting article about an exhibit on Siberian Life at the Brunei Gallery in London. The article notes that Siberia is "one of the few places left where Shamanism is the dominant religion." Then, look at the article on the FSS website about the Foundation's 1993 expedition to Tuva, "Tuva, Land of Eagles." Each issue, we plan to post an article of
interest
from a past issue of Shamanism, the
Foundation's scholarly journal, one of the
exclusive
benefits received with an FSS
membership. For
the February e-news issue, in
the spirit of Siberian shamanism, the article
posted
is a follow up to the 1993 expedition to Tuva.
Written by Paul
Uccusic, the Director for FSS
Europa, "Shamanism Alive and Well: The
1999 Legacy
of the First FSS Expedition to Tuva," can be
viewed
on the FSS website. (Originally published in
Shamanism, Vol. 13, Nos. 1 & 2,
Fall/Winter
2000.)
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Power Animals
When I do Power Animal retrievals (refer to The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner, Chapter 4) for people, they ask me how they can stay close to their animal. One thing I suggest is to find out if the animal you are working with needs help in ordinary reality and give to an organization that is helping to protect them. Many clients have done this over the years, and have felt that this way they are thanking their Power Animals in some tangible, real way. They feel, as I have observed too, that continual work with their animals here pleases their power animals and strengthens the relationship. Submitted by Lora Jansson, Three-Year Program graduate, Seattle, Washington. NOTE: "Healing Words" contains helpful
ideas and
suggestions from shamanic healers. FSS
presents them as a service to the shamanic
community
without endorsement; as always, each shamanic
healer
is responsible for using these ideas in a
responsible
and ethical manner. If you would like to submit a
helpful tip, email the Editor.
(No
more than two succinct paragraphs, please.)
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Editor: Susan Mokelke
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