Shamanism is an exploration of the many ways humanity has developed to work with reality and the many realms and inner world beings that support creativity, human evolution and all of life.
—Institute for Nondual Shamanism
Across cultures, when shamans journey, they use the technology of trance to access other experiences of reality. This trance is usually driven by rhythmic sounds like drumming or droning instruments. The experience is like entering a dream consciously where one interacts with helping spirits.
Owls are known in various cultures to be the shaman's birds, ever attendant to these otherworld travelers.
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