because the path to becoming a shaman is above all a highly individual one. Similarities do exist, though: The ecstatic trance, or soul journey, as it’s sometimes called, is a signature phenomenon.

I've long considered myself far too rational to try something like shamanic healing (or chakra balancing or vaginal steaming or reading "The Secret," for that matter). After all, I am the daughter ...

From a burger joint to the presidential office, a political scandal blurs the line between governance and superstition as shamans guide key decisions.