Politics and the Shaman View
I am writing this the day after the United States 2024 election. While I won't delve into or dissect political issues here; I would like to share the shamanic view of elections and politics. We witness the psychological and energetic aspects of the human condition through the political process. It is a macrocosm of the microcosm. It's seeing the human psyche on stage, a visual example of the hermetic law known in shamanism; often stated: "As above, so below." Watching the opponents mudsling or not, use fear tactics, promoting economy over ethics, save "us versus them", control or lack of accountability; the shaman view is to ask the question "where is this in me?" Do I succumb to fear tactics? Where do I allow my values to be swayed or turn a blind eye for the economic benefit? Where do I "mudsling" or gossip? Where do I see separateness instead of oneness? If the election ended the way you had hoped, pay attention to the part of yourse
