Of course, regular readers of this blog know that I don't separate these phenomena- in fact I believe they are all intimately linked. Figuring out how is becoming my obsession.
As powerful as shamanic and visionary experience is, there are still many questions it leaves unanswered. In my mind, study of the shamanic experience and the alien question are all part of the same continuum, and shouldn't be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive.
As powerful as shamanic and visionary experience is, there are still many questions it leaves unanswered. In my mind, study of the shamanic experience and the alien question are all part of the same continuum, and shouldn't be seen as contradictory or mutually exclusive.
I think that it's visionary experience itself that puts us on the path to discovering greater mysteries outside ourselves (and inside - see Francis Crick) and our biosphere. I also believe that technology and consciousness are not mutually exclusive either, but in fact are straining towards a synthesis.
