logoalt Hacker News

tern01/16/20261 replyview on HN

While I have no doubt that this is a liberating practice for you, for anyone else reading, you can also actually become a real shaman in pretty much any shamanic tradition, and I know many people who who have done that.

This is, in fact, an excellent way to fill your life with meaning and connection if it's something you're called to.


Replies

PaulHoule01/16/2026

I agree. This was my path which came out of about 20 years of research and experience. It is usual to get an initiation from others, be part of a lineage, etc. My route was the hard way, I spent my time in the wilderness and paid my dues in my own way.