shamanism

I had already read some books on shamanism, and I was familiar with Castañeda's explanations on ordinary and non-ordinary reality. I already found that the old beliefs of ancient peoples were the most plausible for my understanding. And then, one day, the universe brought me a book by John Matthews, which tells about the Celtic tradition on shamanism.
It was a turning point in my life. Getting to know the Celtic tradition was like uncovering the book of my own origin, or the origin of humankind. I instantly fell in love with the characters presented, as if they belonged to an old age of myself that had been stolen from me.
First thing I had to do was painting them. "The bride of the Waters", "The seeress" The Lady of the Cauldron", the Lord of the Seas, and others became my favorite inspirations.
After reading Michael Harner's The way of the Shaman, I went to Buenos Aires for a workshop on the subject. I knew that I needed a real experience on journeying and that M. Harner was right person to provide it. Of course it was not Harner himself but one of the members of his faculty.
But that will be another story .I'll tell about it, next time.