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(Wholeness here can include healing, interceding with the spirit realm, being the keeper of stories, the keeper of rituals and histories, taking others problems onto yourself to dispel them, spiritual advising, etc etc)
Every archetype is filtered through the medium of whatever culture, person, and time are expressing it, and those expressions often get sticky with residue from previous people, cultures, times. The Shaman seems extra sticky these days
The way to authentically be a shaman is simple: 1. you must first belong to The Shaman archetype (not many people do, and it's not something you can train or change about yourself). 2. You must embody the archetype authentically to your time, place, and culture.
Well fist, "shamanism" sounds and looks dope. It's a whole vibe, and everyone wants in on it. So very quickly, every Spiritual But Not Religious seeker with an acid trip and a meditation cushion wants to use the name.
then moving to Thailand & doing drum circles where they explain the rituals & require the attendees to essentially larp as ancient south american villagers in the name of authenticity (Sorry to pick on germans specifically, but I met 3 of this exact type in Southeast Asia so 🤷🏼♂️)
So already, there's a few layers of potential stickiness there: -not belonging to the archetype -getting hung up on cool mystic vibes -fear of being called out or shunned for embodying the archetype The Wrong Way or without institutional approval
@the_wilderless How to differentiate this from The King and The Sage? Taking a stab at it I would say The King is more about (the concrete details of) leadership while The Shaman is more about wisdom? Not sure about The Sage, is he focused on one aspect while The Shaman tends to the whole?