What are we talking about?
Not all cultural exchanges are problematic. Discernment is about power, history, consent, remuneration, credit and the public or reserved nature of a practice.
Which deserves to stop and check
- Self-attributed title of shaman, master or healer of an unrecognized community.
- Sale of an initiatory rite after a very short training.
- Clearing of the people, language and history of origin.
- A mixture of sacred symbols presented as an ancient universal tradition.
- Dissemination of a song, object or explicitly reserved knowledge.
The right reflexes
- 1
Name and credit the community.
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Focus on legitimate sources and teachers.
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Ask what can be shared publicly.
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Pay precisely for authorized transmissions.
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Accept that a practice is not for oneself.
Sources