Musing: Shamanic Thought

"In shamanic thinking all natural forces are considered as sentient beings, capable of thought, motivation, and with individual wills। Native American shamans respond directly to the interplay of elements within their environments, such as the relationship established between sun, sand, sky and trees . . ."

▪ Excerpted from -
Shamanism in North America [2002]
by Dr. Norman Bancroft Hunt

Buddhism in Tibet

BUDDHISM IN TIBET
ILLUSTRATED BY
LITERARY DOCUMENTS AND OBJECTS OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
WITH AN
ACCOUNT OF THE BUDDHIST SYSTEMS PRECEDING IT IN INDIA.
BY
EMIL SCHLAGINTWEIT, LL.D.
[1863]

"This mid-19th Century work is one of the few public domain descriptions of Tibetan Buddhism we have found. Desipte the sketchy knowledge of Buddhism in Europe at the time, this has a surprising level of detail about the subject, due to the pioneering field work of the authors' brothers. Some of the information in this book about sacred documents, divination methods, calendrical systems, as well as details of rituals and ritual objects is unique..."

Full Text -
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bud/bit/index.htm

Shamanic Musing 09.09.08

"Mira! Look!
The Raven eye-to-eye
And then
Learn of
The Raven's tongue
Is indeed
A conduit
Of all
Encompassing
Power...
As is,
The Eye of
The Tiger!

Blessed Be
Unto
The Eye of
The Raven!"

By Frater Kheti VIº,
Ab Templum Condita,
Temple of Kemetic (Egyptian) Wicca
© Renpet MCMLXXIX C.E. (Common Era)