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Native American culture is definetly not the only culture that has shamanistic traditions. I cringe at anybody claiming to know much about shamanism without first hand experience of shamanism. Much as I would cringe about somebody claiming to know what is right and wrong in medicine, when they...

I'm reminded of the yin/yang symbol. Dot of black in the white. Dot of white in the black. It means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. As a shaman, I think it's an entirely viable idea that there is a soul, and that it is possible to have "twin souls." They don't...

That's an unfortunate situation. Also, kind of a harsh reality in the world we live in. Everyone has their right of choice in what they choose to believe, and to have others respect that choice. I respect Catholic Christians and their choices. My background is as a Scandinavian traditions...

I consider myself something akin to a Scandinavian folklore - ish shaman. Hard to put a term on it precisely. Just wanted to point out that a huge amount can still be accomplished without altering yourself in this particular way. Which you all probaby already understand... but, just felt like...

Welcome, from one newbie to another :D

"I feel like we plan, and fate laughs" I suppose Murphy's Law applies to everything - and if I was Murphy, I'd pay special attention to having my claws sunk deep into this particular area of people's lives :D Love is quite the adventure. I suppose if we knew everything, that would take a...

Thanks for the welcome. Glad to meet y'all. MR - I've been through Arlington Heights plenty of times. I grew up in Rockford, and I live just a few minutes north of Rockford currently. As far as polyamory goes - it's a pretty drastic change for me. My wife is the one who really suggested that...

It takes time to learn something new. Nobody can fault you for exploring and learning, provided you are honest with them about what you are doing and why. It's their choice to be involved at this point in time, or not. You have a right to do what you feel you need to do - they also have a right...

My name is Tony. I'm 24 years old, male - been married to my 24 year old wife for five years (together for 10 years.) We are from Northern Illinois. We have been into polyamory for a couple months, after being traditionally monogomous for 10 years. Once we decided to give it a shot, we found...