DmnStr8 said:
If you do find this shaman you seek, make sure he/she helps you for free. Don't pay a dime. I feel like a true shaman would help you with no expectation of financial gain.
I second what FranLover just pointed out, follow plants, not gurus. Be your own shaman.
problem is poeple dedicated to this full time also, like you, pay rent or buyt heir land, buy food and all tools, pay taxes or gas oil, car, insurances ...
So I get what you mean, like you work for moeny but the "shaman" or "healer" shoudl just work for free, but if you talk to them, you'll see they are all human with human life.... SO maybe you'll go deep inthe jungle and try find a remote and living off the grid one that will jsut ask you to help out for cutting woods, hunting, foraging and taking care of everything a tribe or an ermit will need to sustain himself outside of our accomodations ...
Its like artists, exactly, they are often asked to do a show for free, like,they are giving all their time and energy to their art, but are supposed to beg for food and a bed so you can enjoy and save your money for other consumers style, sometimes, for your toxic habits.
SO no, to me, it is not really realistic to say that. Doesn't mean you absolutely have to pay someone, they are options. It can be someone who work and do it as a hobbie on side lol but do'nt expect much either ...
Now "be your own shaman" is good, I too did both, ceremonies and self administration, but it can become for some very dangerous. For exemple you may freak out or have a bad interaction, or not know what you're doing. MAOI, or plants like Iboga and also secreiotns like Kambo and bufo have also a way to put you out of your comfort zone, which could even be dangerous for your life ( like stop breathing whndoing bufo secretions ). Then, you'd be safer with some experienced and ready to face emergency situations, and checking you out, person, that could be a profesional. That means again, living in the same global capitalist world as you do, will need retribution ( although eh / she may later refuse or give you big discount).
But for exemple, I have a good herbal cabinet and I like to share, but I invest alot also, and when someones ( who is always someone I do'nt realy know ) ask that all those herbs should be for free, and its usually poeple who havenothing to offer and just want freebies pretending ethics while there are not fair energy exchange.
I even been almost forced to ask somehting inexchange, cause for the person it didn't felt right to do it for "free" or just the cost of the medecine, and this person say, other wie you'll pay another way, like might be taxing on another level. :shock:
So there are also a lot of charlatan and its a shame its for many another business and ego fuelling practice ( like a trend everyone wants to be a healer ). SO I avoid expensive places usually, but I do'nt mind giving money and at times I even gave good tips on top cause I saw the therapeut was really living day to day, no home, and having to trust that everyday someone will be wlcoming.. otherwise it means you sleep outside and wait for meeting new poeple ( that was an itinerant therapeut with no home ).
I knowx ideally we should have everythig for free and just giving eavh other goods and service, but there are always abuses and Men do'nt seem mature enough in general to be trusted about that " free things for everyone".
