Comments on: Progress! And the Spirits are Ganging Up On Me…. http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/ In the silence of the wild, we find the home we lost in the city. --John Muir Thu, 17 May 2012 23:07:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: therioshamanism http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-64 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 22:17:58 +0000 http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-64 Sara: Thank you :) I’m enjoying being able to pass the info on the totem cards to other people, and I’m glad folks have been getting something out of it.

]]> By: Sara http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-61 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:01:16 +0000 http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-61 Very interesting. I like what you are teaching in the experimenters group. You have a fresh approach to things that is really helpful.

]]> By: therioshamanism http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-59 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:23:38 +0000 http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-59 Miriel: Your last comment did somewhat prompt the part of the post on the use of therioshamanism; however, it’s something I’ve been wanting to say anyway–so it’s not your fault ;) It’s more been reading about classic shamanism, and cultural appropriation, and how incredibly tangled semantics can get! And, additionally, thank you for the vote of confidence :)

Krei: *nods* That’s what I’m suspecting. I’m glad I got *some* warning, though I’ll be revisiting the issue next March when my six months are up. And you remind me of the maxim “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear”. Probably works both ways–or maybe I’ll “appear” to someone at the right time.

Soli: *nods* I can see that pattern, too. For me, the need to formalize and organize has been pushing at me for the better part of a year, though it wasn’t until September that I finally figured out what I needed to do with that need. And, to address the other part, part of the reason I have avoided taking on students in the past was because I had that ego issue in there. Hence my relief when I found it had no part in this particular situation.

]]> By: Soli http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-58 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:10:53 +0000 http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-58 I’ve been noticing that a lot of people in my “circle” seem to be getting this kind of push to both formalize and offer their knowledge to others in some form.

If the spirits are guiding you and you’re not having an ego-driven response of “yes now!” then that’s often a good sign, in my experience.

]]> By: Krei http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-57 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:13:04 +0000 http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-57 I find that when the spirits are ready for you to take on a student, the situation will manifest itself on its own, sans formality. In other words, don’t stress over it. It sounds as if you have been given friendly notice.

]]> By: Miriel http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-56 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:06:18 +0000 http://therioshamanism.com/2007/11/06/progress-and-the-spirits-are-ganging-up-on-me/#comment-56 heh – I got that same ping 4 years ago just after ‘coming out’ as a pagan. This is not my first life, and the things I know don’t conform to books, necessarily.

Though I should detail a bit more on the “I think I’d like to call myself a therioshaman” thing – the generic definition of the words, therio and shaman – seem ideal – though I also work with rock spirits (crystals, earth totems, whatever…I’ve not gotten a good name for them yet). But I also like what you are doing – the Food Totems, and the Skin Dancing, etc. These feel like good things and the spirits that walk with me, agree.

Is that better? :) Keep up the good work!

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