"Shamanism is not a religion" - unlike Christianity, Islam etc is the subtext. It is 'special'. I also used to regularly hear this about Buddhism in my misspent youth. Of course Shamanism is a religion. Look what happens when an indigenous teacher walks into the room: suddenly everyone is behaving differently, they become self-conscious and reverent, because they are in the presence of someone 'holy'.
This is normal. I am not complaining. Most of us project our East - Spirit - to the extent we are not yet living it. It is where we start. It is why Catholics have a Pope. There are healthy and unhealthy religions. A good teacher does not need the projection, and knows how to bounce it back kindly. But I think it is good to be honest about it, at least with ourselves.
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