Lux Ferre

Sham – Neo-shamanism is often alleged to be a false shamanism, a pretense or self-delusion based on the wish by colonialists to acquire the metaphorical gold of indigenous spirituality. Early travelers and

Shallcrass, Philip “Greywolf” – British Druid and former joint-chief of the British Druid Order. Shallcrass is discussed by Robert Wallis as a neo-shaman engaging with ancient historic and archaeological sources, which may

Sexuality – Despite significant interest in the gender of shamans, the importance of sexuality in shamanic being and performance is commonly overlooked or diminished. In those cultures where shamanic initiation and roles

Severi, Carlo – Director of research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) social anthropology workshop in Paris. Severi has studied Native American shamanistic traditions and dressing rites in Oceania.

Severi, Bruno (1946– ) – Vice president and scientific coordinator of the Centro Studi Parapsicologici (Center for Parapsychological Studies) of Bologna, Italy, and member of the Faculty of Medicine at the University

Seven Arrows – Chief of the Little People (a group of other-thanhuman persons who live inside mountains). Seven Arrows acted as the “medicine father” who elected, initiated, and aided several generations of

Seidr – An Old Norse term (also spelled seid or sejd) in the Icelandic myths and sagas conventionally translated as “sorcery,” “witchcraft,” or “magic,” but more recently interpreted less pejoratively by scholars

Sedna – Inuit otherworld, underwater Mistress of Animals. Part of the job of Inuit shamans, angakkut (See Angakkoq), is to mediate between their communities and Sedna, especially to deal with breaches of

Secunda, Brant – Founder of the Dance of the Deer Center for Shamanic Studies and apprentice to the Huichol shaman Don José Matsuwa. Secunda promotes Huichol shamanism in seminars, vision quests, and

Secrecy – Initiation as a shaman often entails the learning of knowledge, practices, and skills that are unknown to other people and are not meant to be revealed to anyone but another