The Shaman's Work

What does the shaman and the creative interventionist (artist) have in common? Both can be connected to Lifeforce, the healing energy that is Being. Although some say Heidegger's notion of Being is essentialistic, it transcends Western Dualism by establishng the unity of the object and subject within experience. It bridges the material to the Spiritual, the human to the Divine, the Cosmic to the finite. This inner state of unity needs not be percieved as an individualistic pursuit, but rather the doorway to participating in the multi-faceted rhizomatic energy that connects all living, breathing entities. The shaman is familiar with the paths into this altered reality, and moves between these paradoxial realities, bringing the soul back into its place of rest. It knows its spiriitual Home within the world. This is what the power of creativity does to us. It bridges the unknown, the unconscious, the deeply seated embodied knowings into alighment with the mystery of the Force of Life within the Universe. This is our healing, our greatest source of presence and joy. It bridges body to mind, opening both to new heighted states of awareness and consciousness by releasing the flow of energy through our bodies. This flow breathes new life into being in the world