Martial Arts Gear

Pewter Wizard with Dragon Staff

Typically, the shaman would induce a trance state through fasting, chanting, dancing and drumming. In some cases, drugs would also be used. Once an altered state of consciousness had been achieved, the shaman would mentally 'fly' to another level of reality, in which they would be able to communicate with the spirits of the natural world. It was believed that humans and animals were fundamentally alike on the spiritual plane and had once been interchangeable, with humans able to transform themselves into animals and animals into humans. By journeying to the spiritual plane, the shaman was able to restore this lost connection and mediate between animals and humans.