Written by: Ocean Subedi - 2023006, Grade VIII
Posted on: 29 May, 2019
Shamanism is a practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with what they believe to be a spirit world and channel these transcendental energies into this world. The history of Shamanism has been traced to every continent on the planet, some dating back more than 10,000 years. It is a path to wisdom and knowledge, which is gained through direct experience with different aspects of the natural world.
I believe the science of Shamanism is the science of quantum physics. A shaman is a modern day quantum physicist who understands that energy is a building block of everything we can see and measure in the universe, including our bodies and minds. What if there was concrete scientific proof that shamans, energy workers, psychics, and other traditional healers were truly trapping into a higher realm to help others? Well, it looks like we may have finally gotten there.
For centuries, scientists have been searching for the ultimate ‘theory of everything.’ and, there have even been times when they thought they were getting close to that holy grail. Only recently have we really begun to appreciate the extent of what we don't know, as space probes and telescopes have expanded our access to the macrocosm whilst quantum physics and nanotechnology have expanded our access to the microcosm.
Today, we have been proven the existence of 'non - locality’ - Shamanism - the implication of the mathematics underlying quantum Physics that led Einstein to reject the theory because it let to quantum entanglement, or as he described it,' spooky action at a distance. As this appears to contradict his belief that nothing could travel faster than the speed of light, Einstein rejected quantum physics. But technological advances have given proof of non-locality - Shamanism in the lab as well as in the world of abstract mathematics.
Shamanism was an integral part of humanity for thousands of years, I believe, in our modern age with a technology that grants us access to knowledge from around the world, we have brought the old wisdom back, and in the most stunning of ways. Science has actually come to parallel the ancient practices of shamanism. Here is a list of five ways the sub-atomic level of reality parallels with the core methods of shamanic healing.
1)Observer Effect
2)Multiverses
3) Non-locality
4) Planck length/String Theory
5) Photon Inclusion and Electron Exclusionwide
The word "Shaman means the one who knows, Indeed, the ancient cultures deemed that status fittingly, as the shamans of the past had the most remarkable abilities. They tapped into the fundamental forces of the universe to find a solution to our problems. To meet, that is a more powerful feat than anything we have accomplished in the modern age. The wisdom of the ancients was more advanced than us in many ways.
