A shaman can be female or male, young or old; they may be from an ancient culture within the darkest forest or from the confines of a city apartment block. Within their communities shaman may function as the doctor, priest, social worker, visionary or mystic. Shaman could be intermediaries or visionaries who crossed the boundaries of reality and moved between worlds. To our Paleolithic ancestors shaman were important members of society, but with the rise of organized religion some believed shaman to be possessed by the devil or mentally ill. Shamanism is not a religion. Shamanism is a spiritual path....