An Introduction to Neoshamanism

The term “neoshamanism,” or “new shamanism,” refers to just that—newer forms of shamanism that have been adapted from traditional indigenous practices in order to meet the needs of the modern world. The studies of famous twentieth-century anthropologists including Mircea Eliade, Carlos Castaneda, and Michael Harner popularized the idea of seeking spiritual wisdom from indigenous sources, and shamanism grew extremely fashionable alongside the hippie counterculture movement of the 1960s. But while there is unquestionably a great depth of spiritual wisdom available in these traditions, there has also been a significant debate on the best practices to honor these indigenous practices without commodifying them when approaching them from a present-day standpoint.

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