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<blockquote data-quote="Haldrik" data-source="post: 8080962" data-attributes="member: 6694221"><p>At least the reallife shamans that I read about, the source of ones power is the shaman oneself. For example, when a shaman goes into a trance and sends ones mind outofbody to visit nearby nature spirits, that is their own personal magical skill. The shaman is innately magical, personally. Humans and nature spirits do the same kinds of magic in the same kinds of ways. Everyone is capable of doing magic, even if some seem more talented at it.</p><p></p><p>That said, I have in mind a reallife shaman from an anthropological study.</p><p></p><p>When the young man was learning how to be a shaman, a particular nature spirit visited him and offered to show him how to do magic. Sometimes the spirit would show up as a young woman his age, sometimes she would show up as a winged tiger, and sometimes in other guises. They established a kind of teacher student relationship. Many of the visits had some lesson about magic in mind. But by the time of the study, the shaman is a competent wielder of magic. He still keeps in touch with the spirit every now and then. But he has learned, all the techniques that she showed him how to do.</p><p></p><p>It is one expert teaching a student. Now the student is an expert oneself, and can teach other students how to do it.</p><p></p><p>Generally, the job of a shaman is as a peacemaker, to make sure that everyone in the community is getting along. Sometimes a fight breaks out between humans and the shaman might help reconcile them, or arbitrate a dispute. Sometimes the fight is between a human and some part of the landscape. Sometimes the fight is between two nature spirits. And the shaman can try to help to prevent the situation from escalating.</p><p></p><p>Note, just like one human can magically charm an other human, one nature spirit can magically charm an other nature spirit. One incident has a different shaman who was unable to foresee the future of a certain situation. So she charmed a nearby nature spirit to get it to foresee the future for her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haldrik, post: 8080962, member: 6694221"] At least the reallife shamans that I read about, the source of ones power is the shaman oneself. For example, when a shaman goes into a trance and sends ones mind outofbody to visit nearby nature spirits, that is their own personal magical skill. The shaman is innately magical, personally. Humans and nature spirits do the same kinds of magic in the same kinds of ways. Everyone is capable of doing magic, even if some seem more talented at it. That said, I have in mind a reallife shaman from an anthropological study. When the young man was learning how to be a shaman, a particular nature spirit visited him and offered to show him how to do magic. Sometimes the spirit would show up as a young woman his age, sometimes she would show up as a winged tiger, and sometimes in other guises. They established a kind of teacher student relationship. Many of the visits had some lesson about magic in mind. But by the time of the study, the shaman is a competent wielder of magic. He still keeps in touch with the spirit every now and then. But he has learned, all the techniques that she showed him how to do. It is one expert teaching a student. Now the student is an expert oneself, and can teach other students how to do it. Generally, the job of a shaman is as a peacemaker, to make sure that everyone in the community is getting along. Sometimes a fight breaks out between humans and the shaman might help reconcile them, or arbitrate a dispute. Sometimes the fight is between a human and some part of the landscape. Sometimes the fight is between two nature spirits. And the shaman can try to help to prevent the situation from escalating. Note, just like one human can magically charm an other human, one nature spirit can magically charm an other nature spirit. One incident has a different shaman who was unable to foresee the future of a certain situation. So she charmed a nearby nature spirit to get it to foresee the future for her. [/QUOTE]
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