Susan Mokelke, Executive Director of Michael Harner's <a href="http://www.shamanism.org/index.php">Foundation for Shamanic Studies (FSS)</a> writes about her experiences as a born again shaman in leftish politico magazine <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/200803100004" target="_blank">The New Statesman</a>:

<em>For experienced shamanic practitioners, shamanism is not a matter of faith. You no more believe that there are spirits than you believe that the sun rises in the east. You know there are spirits because you see, talk, and interact with them, both in journeys and in your daily life – and because they help you to help others.</em>

<em>When you journey to the realms of the benevolent spirits, you discover that in these worlds wholeness, compassion and unity are the norms. This ecstatic experience changes you and you become more than you imagined – and you realize that this world, too, is much more than we imagined.</em>

Full story at <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/200803100004" target="_blank">The New Statesman</a>

Via <a href="http://www.anomalist.com" target="_blank">The Anomalist</a>