If you want to know if someone is an Shaman, you should probably ask this question to some real Shamans, here's two. Frank Moore is my favorite urban shaman (he was born spastic unable to walk or talk and like Erickson he overcame his adversities to become an incredible human being), Check out his Art of a Shaman at http://www.eroplay.com/Cave/ArtShaman/artsham.html Ness is a modern Urban Shaman who practices Family Therapy. His Shamanic and Family Therapy Page is at: http://www.aracnet.com/~lochness/index.shtml