Evolution The violent spirit to forge a civilization vol 1

(Rodrigo GrandaB_hQJo) #1

─The Shaman as protector and provider


But not only had the Shaman discovered the control of psychoactive


plants. Also the control over pristine nature and uncivilized customs,


where he put him in a confrontation to dominate the animals and make


them his subjects. He learned the qualities of free-range fruits and


vegetables as well as their generosity (^) [ 6 ]. Classical depictions of


shamans included gatherings of animals such as moose, wolves, snakes


and aurochs. Such graphic gatherings were made possible by the


ability to discover pigments. So in the caves we see natural enemies in


peaceful communion with each other. This ability may have made the


Shaman a protector and provider among the early rural tribes and


hunter-gatherers.


Similarly, early cults developed to fertility or to the process of


life and death. In early societies the natural world was the origin of all


life. Under this scheme, "god" is nature and would also have served as


the "god" of death, creation and destruction are celebrations that begin


to be identified with natural phenomena. Humanization is a non-


antagonistic relationship, requiring dialectics, for there to be a link


between nature and culture. This anthrop-cultural evolution is linked to


biological nature evolution. So the - first culture- emerges from a


natural process and at the same time it acts and intervenes on this


natural process, we were a "primordial culture" in harmony with the


environment. But the beasts in the wild places showed the Shaman that


the Horned (^) [ 7 ] was a weapon and a symbol of hierarchy. It became a


mediator between man and nature, able to tame predators and prey so


that they could gather at the campfire and lie down together.

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