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It can be difficult to find a balance
between traditional healing and modern
medicine and this is no different in the
world of psychology and
psychotherapy. Healing for mental
illness has been a long battle and it is
still difficult to do more than just treat
mental illnesses. Shamanism provides
many insights into how we deal with
and battle mental illnesses.
Psychologists have researched this
and have come to many varying
conclusions about whether shamanic
practices are actually beneficial.
Psychology and shamanism work in
separate spaces, but also they have
the potential to work hand in hand.

VOLPITTO ., MILLIE GRACE
University Of Memphis

PSYCHOLOGY AND

SHAMANISM

USIL Cusco | Spring, 2018-04
Course: Healing and Shamanism in the Andean and
Amazonian Cultures
Professor: Oscar R. Ortega

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