| Title: | Psychic Phenomena |
| Notice: | Please read note 1.0-1.* before writing |
| Moderator: | JARETH::PAINTER |
| Created: | Wed Jan 22 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Tue May 27 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2143 |
| Total number of notes: | 41773 |
Common or Group Vision
In the books:
Way of the Shaman by M Harner
Healing States by A Villodo
and S Krippner
Wizard of the Upper Amazon by F Bruce Lamb
Rio Tigre and Beyond by F Bruce Lamb
(to name only a few)
they talk about peoples of the world using certain plant stimulants such as
the vision vine and the sacred mushrooms in order to obtain a common group
(tribe or warrior) view of a problem. They use these plant drugs to help a
group clearly see the problems one member of the tribe is in growing crops,
hunting, health problems, etc and then the grow will determine the cure or
corrective measures needed to resolve the problem.
I am interested in knowing if anyone in this conference has had experience in
developing group visions without the use of drugs.
Thanks,
peace
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| 679.1 | FSLENG::JOLLIMORE | For the greatest good... | Thu Mar 24 1988 11:38 | 18 | |
.0 peace It is my opinion that the sweat lodge ceremony, done properly by a close group, could achieve this. As I said a couple of notes back, there's something about 'general- purpose', large group sweats that doesn't appeal to me. 'Yuppy sweats' is, I think, how John M. might call them. This is where you show up in time to enter the lodge and sweat. My idea of a sweat would be for a group to gather with a particular purpose in mind; spend an afternoon respectfully and properly preparing the lodge, stones and fire. Then join prayers in the lodge FOR ONLY that one particular purpose; praying for a common vision. I think it's possible. Jay | |||||
| 679.2 | Spirit Canoe | FUTURA::MCNULTY | a.k.a. GNUVAX::LIBRARIAN | Wed May 11 1988 16:58 | 8 |
In his seminars on experiential shamanism Michael Harner does a type of
journey called the 'spirit canoe'. In this, an entire group works
together to journey together for a common purpose. Check the Interface
catalog. Michael usually does some seminars through them every year.
Lance
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