“The knowledge of the realm of death makes it possible for the shaman to move freely back and forth and mediate these journeys for other people.”
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Research challenges the materialistic understanding of death, according to which biological death represents the final end of existence and of all conscious activity.
Unlike scientism, science in the true sense of the word is open to unbiased investigation of any existing phenomena.
An important consequence of freeing oneself from the fear of death is a radical opening to spirituality of a universal and non-denominational type.
For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us - must be central, for an understanding of death is the key to liberation in life.