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Dr. Narby remarks about the work of one of the foremost authorities in the history of religions, Mircea Eliade, who wrote Shamanism: Archaic techniques of Ecstasy, saying: Eliade, who was not a trained anthropologist... identified astonishing similarities in the practices and concepts of shamans the world over. Wherever these ‘technicians of ecstasy’ operate, they specialize in a trance during which their ‘soul is believed to leave the body and ascend to the sky or descend to the underworld.’ They all speak a secret language’ which they learn directly from the spirits, by imitation. They talk of a ladder - or a vine, a rope, a spiral staircase, a twisted rope ladder - that connects heaven and earth and which they use to gain access to the world of spirits. They consider these spirits to have come from the sky and to have created life on earth.”* Eliade understood before many anthropologists that it is useful to take people and their practices seriously and to pay attention to the detail of what they say and do. (p.17) Most of Dr. Narby’s work concerns the shamanistic vision as perceived via hallucinogenic substances, and this relates to a brief series of remarks by the Cassiopaeans in an interesting way: Q: (L) Jan and I are very curious about artistic expression at 4th density. We experience art and music in a very positive and moving way, most of us, in this realm, and sometimes music can be very sublime and very transforming. It can move one in a lot of very unusual ways. What is it like in 4th density? Q: (L) This sounds a lot like the hallucinogenic visions of many shamanic paths. Is this what we are talking about here? A: Bingo! A: The answer to your next question is yes, shamans experience a bleedthrough of 4th density. Q: (F) In other words an LSD trip is like a glimpse into 4th density. (L) Do you recommend this method for accessing this type of reality. A: Open. [This answer reflects a reluctance on the part of the C’s to recommend anything in order to preserve Free Will.] *° See Narby (1998) p. 17; also Eliade (1964), p. 5 {specializes in trance}, pp. 96-97 {secret language}, pp 126ff and 487ff {vines, ropes, ladders) and p. 9 {spirits from the sky). wm 199 High Strangeness — Part Three Narby comments: A: In 4th, you can “see” sounds and “hear” colors, for example. Q: (L) So, in other words...