According to Eliade, the shamanic ladder is the earliest version of the idea of an axis of the world, which connects the different levels of the cosmos, and is found in numerous creation myths in the form of a tree.
Jeremy NarbyWisdom requires not only the investigation of many things, but contemplation of the mystery.
Jeremy NarbyThis is perhaps one of the most important things I learned during this investigation: We see what we believe, and not just the contrary; and to change what we see, it is sometimes necessary to change what we believe.
Jeremy Narby