Man has not really vanquished Shamanism and its spooks till he possesses the strength to lay aside not only the belief in ghosts or in spirits, but also the belief in the spirit.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth of experience.
The things shamans deal with are extremely practical. They break down parameters of normal historical reality. Magical passes are just one aspect of that.
It's a vanity to think that a legitimate shamanistic experience can be purchased.
The Spirit is a kind of postmodern loner hero. He comes from nowhere; he has no real relationship to anything.
I am well aware that many will say that no one can possibly speak with spirits and angels so long as he lives in the body; and many will say that it is all fancy, others that I relate such things in order to gain credence, and others will make other objections.
There is this stereotype of Icelanders all believing in spirits, and I've played up to that a bit in interviews.
I'm pretty spiritual; I believe a lot in the spirit of man.
Once spirit was God, then it became man, and now it is even becoming mob.
The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move freely back and forth and mediate these journeys for other people.
I believe in spirits, not ghosts.