If you've spent any time talking to others about alternate religions then you've met some of the same people I have. We can call them psychos, fruitcakes, screwballs, or flakes; but the truth is we just want them to shut up or just plain go away. Ever hear this one before: "Chief [insert name here] was my great grandfather". Or how about, "My family descended from the druids", I've heard both of these and a few others. It seems to me that these people try to use a fictional heritage to justify their feelings, or maybe they're just looking for attention. Justification is not necessary as long as the desire to seek understanding from the universe is sincere, if it's attention they want let them get it somewhere else.

        If your family has been in America for more than a hundred years you've probably got some native blood in there somewhere. If not, your ancestors were still tribal if you simply look far enough back. Even Europe has a quaint tribal history. Those persons fortunate enough to have been raised in a traditional manner have an easier route to training, but the option is there for all if we just look. The truth is that it doesn't matter if your full blood or not a drop, it's the spirit that motivates you that counts. I've met no-bloods with a greater understanding of shamanism than some full-bloods (and vice versa).

        We are all a product of this planet and we all share the same basic DNA, making us all related somewhere along the line. From the amoeba to the blue whale, everything evolved from one common ancestor, making every creature related. So what if you great grandfather was Chief Make-it-up, I'm a cousin to bacteria.

by Tache