"Could it not be, however, that tapping into deeper levels of consciousness (through song, dance, prayer, meditation, chemical agents etc) we are transcending our rather restricted view of the world and in a way are in communion with super beings - not the super being without but the super being within :-) "
That sums up the role of the shaman , get out of it then tell the punters what it's all about , they accept it without bothering to try it for themselves , perhaps through fear, or ignorance of the technique or agents used . Sometimes it is a communal affair , and nearly always it's the blokes.
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