ragabr, thanks! I sure have.

Enoon, good points. I suppose I could have worded it better in my intro, I meant something about shamanism being a (or THE) spiritual science. I feel that science and spirituality are deeply related (and interrelated), both being studies. Science is the study of external phenomena and material, spirituality looks to the interior [I'd love to see other opinions/reactions to this statement :?: ]. But of course they have defining differences. I see shamans as science monks possessing wisdom from both studies and utilizing this wisdom for the benefit of all life, often healing.

DiMiTriX, yep, it's the same language as used by the Aztecs; Nahuatl