We are dependent on our planet and our relationship with it. Yet we are also individual spirits, separate in out oneness. This is the Shaman's view. It can be quiet confusing, this paradox of oneness with Self and oneness with the universe. This is the Shaman's journey.
Shamanism is probably the oldest spiritual practice on the planet.
It also the widest spread. Evidence of shamanic practice can be found on all the continents in the form of rock paintings and carvings. Shamanism is not a religion, but a spiritual practice that involves a relationship with all things in nature, people, plants, minerals, energy and spirit. And the awareness of the unity we have with all these things. By making this connection the shaman is able to heal herself and work with others.