'Looking back, it was complete malpractice.”
The latest census revealed a twelvefold increase in people identifying as shamanic followers in Britain, but there are dangers without regulation, writes Fleur Britten.
“One woman told me that a Dorset-based ‘shaman’ tried to convince her that if only she’d submit to his ‘sacred-spot massage’, her problems would disappear” Part of the problem is that shamanism isn’t well understood in the UK. Add to that a certain glamour around it, and anything “shamanic” becomes catnip to spiritual questers. My research unearthed a £777 “sacred plant medicine” course that was actually an elaborate sales pitch for £300 essential oils. One woman told me that a Dorset-based “shaman” tried to convince her that if only she’d submit to his “sacred-spot massage” , her problems would disappear.
It’s easy to see how western shamanism can create a perfect storm of vulnerable, desperate people willing to try anything and unchecked healers, who, says Elsey, “are [often] seen as halfway between celebrity and deity. People drop their guard. It’s a recipe for disaster. At times, I got back thinking, ‘If a shaman can’t heal me, I’m doomed.’ It takes a lot to recover from that.
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