Thinking About My Beliefs -- Witchcraft as European Shamanism?

[sekhmetkare]

In the book I'm currently studying, The Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft, Penczak claims that witches were the European shamans during the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and on into modern times.

I can definitely see how this could have happened, how the 'traditional' shamanic practices we know of from many cultures could have turned into the

Comments

[lupagreenwolf]

I had some issues with The Shamanic Witch, but still gave it a four out of five :)

[sekhmetkare]

Hehe, beat you to it... I read your review on it a few weeks ago; it's one of the books I decided to buy based on your review and my own liking of her other book. ;-) Thanks! It's always nice getting other opinions, especially from those who know what they're talking about!

Based on your review, which I just re-read, I'm updating this entry to include some thoughts about mixing core shamanism and witchcraft, and why I think it's OK.