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CHAOS SHAMANISM Daily Astrology Fri 4th Sept Jupiter is in Leo, and recently, under the influence of a generous dose of psilocybin mushrooms, I experienced myself as an arrow of golden sunlight, doing what I came here to do: Jupiter in Leo. In particular, I mean the books that have bodied forth since 2022. I want to talk about my recent book, CHAOS SHAMANISM: Reclaiming Your Indigenous Soul. It was written as a MANIFESTO FOR A POST-CHRISTIAN CULTURE. Chaos is the potentially fecund spiritual melting pot we now find ourselves in, as well as being the mysterious origin of the universe in ancient Greek Myth. And Shamanism is the universal spirituality of early peoples the world over, founded in the simple experience of belonging to the natural world. The big religions that took over as we became 'civilised' have validity and even greatness at times, but they still represent a narrowing of that early experience, as they became distanced from nature and reduced themselves to just one story. In a way, Chaos Shamanism is for the few, for it is founded on a direct relationship with a sacred natural world, of trusting one's own guidance, and most are not ready for that: that is why we have priesthoods, which are often a necessary step along the way. Whatever forms Chaos Shamanism takes, the collapse of Christianity presents a great opportunity to return to the spirituality that came naturally to early peoples, for which reason I have faith that it is the right way. It is more powerful because it is more open to how things really are, beyond any holy books or figures. That openness leaves room for lots of stories, sometimes contradictory ones, and it can incorporate the mythologies of the big religions too. Chaos Shamanism is a high voltage energy of the spirit, winging its way down from ancient times. It can bring a return of a shared experience of the sacred - the lack of which is slowly destroying our civilisation - but with less susceptibility to dogma and fundamentalism. Read my book, savour it, and join the spirit adventure.