So are all shamans pompous asses? I have come from being a member of two eastern cults, and previously I was an initiate of a well known Western occult group. In each case, one of the biggest turn offs to me were the know-it-alls, holy rollers, and the basic ignorant poseurs, all of whom acted like they knew everything.

I have also always been interested in shamanism. I have never cared to be called a magician, warlock, witch, wiccan, shaman, yogi, tantrika, or sought to have any label for the simple reason that we see right here, and that is that it's mostly losers who hide behind labels.

PS, I abjure the thread starter to not be a masochist and contact this poseur unless they enjoy being scolded and made fun of. At the outset this is the person's first impulse. They will not grow more tolerant as they become more familiar. If they have a problem with me they can seek me on the astral. Hahahahahhaa!!!

I thought i was on a Shaman path, but after reading some posts on here . I guess not. If you really want to learn , Nature will beat human teachers or books every time. If you want real answers ask the right questions to nature.

What attracted me to shamanism is the fact that it did not have the extreme right-wing viewpoints that my religious upbringing gave to me. Shamanism didn't tell me that I couldn't have sex, or have drinks at the bar, or throw darts at a picture of my boss.
Shamanism opened a path for a deeper understanding of myself. It also allowed me to know the Divine and the spirits that are part of the divine.

That's what drove me to it as well I don't want to become a mudslinger but when I last heard from Shaman Hawk, he didn't have a stick up his but rather a whole tree.