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The
shaman lives in two simultaneous realities: the inner dream space
in which spiritual encounters transform perception of the external
world, and the external world which becomes the stage on which the
shaman acts out his divine purpose as healer. Each time the shaman
enters trance for the good of patients and community and confonts
the agents of affliction, there is psychological integration for
the shaman. The shaman brings together heaven and earth, spirit
and humankind. Shamanism appears in every culture. Amongst Tibetan
people, it predates (and is woven into) Buddhist philosophy and
practice, and is a vital and living wisdom tradition practiced from
ancient times into present day.
The Ghe-Wa (Tibetan Death Rite) for Pau Karma Wang Chuk Namgyal,
by Larry Peters (for Shaman's Drum.)
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