How Are Shamans Chosen? – What You Need To Know

Do you choose to become a shaman yourself, or are you chosen by others?

That’s a very interesting question, and one that could equally be phrased as “are shamans born or made?”

Clergymen or women will often tell you that they did not choose their profession – rather it was God who chose them.

So is the same also true with spiritual healers like shamans?

Does the inspiration to become a healer come from within, from others around you, or even from the divine? Or is it a combination of all those factors? 

It’s an intriguing subject and one that is well worthy of further exploration. So read on for more thought-provoking insights on this fascinating topic of how are Shamans chosen.

Are Shamanism Abilities Inherited?

Some observers like to draw a distinction between traditional shamanism and what might be termed “neo-shamanism” – the difference between shamanism in an indigenous setting as opposed to the West. 

The point is relevant here because in traditional societies, the role of shaman is often handed down through the family generations.

That might imply that shamanistic abilities are inherited. And interestingly, there is some evidence to support the idea that psychic and spiritual abilities are hereditary.

Not everyone inherits the gene, and sometimes it skips a generation. But it’s often the case that psychic and spiritual abilities run in families.

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That said, given the unstoppable rise of science in the West, such abilities are often suppressed, ignored, ridiculed or simply forgotten about.

So perhaps many people who could have been talented shamans never were.

Are Shamans Born Or Chosen?

In every walk of life, we all know of talented individuals – doctors, nurses, musicians, sports stars, artists – who just seem to have a supreme gift for what they do.

“She was born to be a dancer, he was born to sing” you’ll hear people say.

Could it be that shamans also possess such natural gifts? Are people born to become a shaman? Or are other factors at play?

Some people come to shamanism after an extreme event, like a life-threatening illness, a near-death experience, or a severe shock to the system.

In such instances, the profound experience often gives the person a different perspective on life and a unique insight into how the universe operates.

Significantly, it’s only after the event that the person is drawn to becoming a shaman.

In such cases, they are not born to be one – it’s more that they are singled out or chosen to undergo an extreme situation that will completely turn their world upside down, and set them off in a new direction.

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Perhaps then the answer to how shamans are chosen is they are both born and chosen.

Scratching My Own Shamanic Itch

I was born in 1962 in England. Like most of my generation, I was brought up as a Christian, but from a young age, I felt there was a lot about Christianity that didn’t feel right.

The obscene wealth, the treatment of women, the hypocrisy, and much of the theology never sat comfortably with me.

In particular, I’ve always believed in dualism – the existence of a mortal body and an eternal soul. A concept that has no place whatsoever in Christianity (even though many Christians still mistakenly believe it does!).

So that set me on a long, long road of spiritual investigation.  I lost count of the number of books I read, but I never felt tempted to take things further, or join any religion or groups.

It wasn’t until I was in my 40’s, when I lost my job and moved to Ireland, that I finally scratched that particular itch, and trained to become a shaman.

When I did, it felt like coming home. To be with kindred spirits, to do what came naturally, to express my own latent talents.

But I’ve often wondered where the impetus came from, after such a long period of inaction.

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Did the drive come from within, or was something else at play?

All I know is that when I moved to Ireland, everything started to fall into place: I met the right people, I joined a wonderful spiritual group, and my personal circumstances gave me the time and financial resources to study.

And then there were the signs. Ah yes, the signs.

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Learning To Read And Heed The Shamanic Calling Signs

Back in my 20’s, when I was working in central London, I had a vivid, vivid dream about a green car crashing through a blue shopfront.

At the time, I was working just off Oxford Street and had to cross a side road to get to my office, and it depended on the traffic at what point of the road I crossed.

That morning after my dream, I crossed at the top of the road. No more than 30 seconds later, a green car careered through a blue shopfront directly opposite me, showering glass splinters everywhere….

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