Selected Writings

Centering research data. Uplifting the soul. Addressing the sticky issues in Western shamanism.

Garrett Jackson Garrett Jackson

Shamans can be idealized as pure, open-hearted healers. But do they deserve the pedestals that we’ve hoisted them onto? How can we bring them back down - and should we?

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Can shamans and psychics really charge a fee - or is the mere idea a profane corruption of the sacred?

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In grappling with whether white Europeans and Euro-descended North Americans can truly practice shamanism, our attention turns to salient cultural factors - and the very essence of “shamanism” itself.

(Also serves as a brief introduction to the practice of shamanism)

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Shamanism at the Ballot Box

Politics and spirituality may seem incompatible to some. But political involvement can be a vital expression of one's shamanism.

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