I think shamans might have “old souls” no matter what their current chronological age is in their present incarnation.

Have you read Pichbecks 2012 book? He talks about bacteria a lot in there. Wars between anerobic bacteria and something else. I forget… but anyway he thinks There is this big ongoing spiritual battle between different factions of bacteria that manifest in our subconscious as alien abductions and things.

That is the exact reason I am staying off of twitter, for the time being.

However, in response to:

Is that some weird quasi-living flesh pile being kept alive in an art installation?

Not any more it’s not…

http://brainsturbator.tumblr.com/

Just got that classic photobook SHELTER, going to be brainstorming today about human ecosystem patterns and leverage points. This feels a lot like Calvinball, you know? Only with way more entertaining players. Ian, thanks for everything you’re throwing into the mix, too.

Is that some weird quasi-living flesh pile being kept alive in an art installation? I need to investigate this but it looks like a signifigant window so I’m including it right off….I was also going to fill up a tumblr page for this “nature as interface” concept but I think I just broke the ENTIRE site by cursing the limitations of their customization interface.

That mega-synch magick is still going strong today clearly. I’ve received two packages with books in them from strangers this morning, and written two articles, we’re off to a good start.

http://www.brainsturbator.com/forums/viewthread/1212/

Also, a billion thanks for googleimageripper — that probably just changed my life. Never knew it existed until you name-dropped it recently.

Self-mastery in youth can lead to the ability to teach others self mastery in old age. Granted, “youth” and “old age” are rather relative here, and no offense meant towards any who might just not have that grey beard yet.

And who knows, if continued properly, perhaps this kind of thing might even carry on after old age. As a force in the world, if nothing else.

One thing, I think it is too with living off aways from people- Is that Shamans probably are very sensitive, and that crowds of people overload their senses.

Another aspect of this I sense , Is that first they are just rejects, wandering around then they come to serve a role.

You think about wizards and stuff in literature like Gandalf. He’s really old and mysterious. I always wonder what he did when he was younger. I don’t think those were happy times. I also think Shamans reach their peak in Old age. A lot of what would be other peoples prime of life is prologue for them.

Whats this analagous to today in the west, besides new agey type neo shamans?

I think Nature writers and artists. Nothing against New agey Shamans, but being fringe they aren’t as accepted by mainstream society as naturalists and artists. Plus they are kind of self appointed. My impression is that the shamans were kind of controversial but seen by their culture as filling an actual role.

I would even say Steve Irwin was kind of in this Niche. Probably Thoreau kind of trail blazed it and then it kind of went from there.