WARNING: This is a personal post. Daniel practicing the curandero art. Photo by http://www.elainag.com/. The path of the curandero can be, without a doubt, the least gratifying vocation one could ever choose. Truly, the only reason one chooses to do it is if they have a "calling." More often than not, it is a thankless gig where heart and soul is poured into...
Photo by Elaina G Photography www.elainag.com Previously published on The Tattooed Buddha under the title Nobody Owns the Word Shaman: Notes from a Middle Class White Man Yep. I probably shouldn't, but I'm going to do it. I am going to talk about cultural appropriation. And, more specifically, I'm going to address this word "shaman," and its use. First of all, I'm a...
