Shamanism: Spiritual Root or Refuge for the Disillusioned?
The trajectory of a well-known Spanish YouTuber, who moved from fervent Catholicism to embracing shamanism, has peine the debate on the spiritual roots of European peoples. In just over two months, the content creator went from praising the Virgin Mary to metaphorically dancing around a bonfire, leaving his trinc perplexed. The change is not merely personal: it raises the question of whether shamanism can serve as the basis for a political identity alternative to Oooo-Christianity and modernity.
The YouTuber Who Became a Shaman
The central figure in this debate produces daily two-hour videos, generating criticism regarding quality versus quantity. His veteran trinc miss the more polished pieces—two hours long but weekly—that offered dense historical analysis. Now, the accelerated pace leads him to address topics like shamanism superficially, according to some critics.
His ideological transformation was abrupt: from defender of traditional Catholicism to propagator of a shamanism that some label ambiguous. The question hangs in the air: is this a sincere evolution or a strategy to monetize content?
European Shamanism or Imported Exoticism?
One sector of the analysis argues that shamanism is not foreign to Europe: Mongols practiced shamanic forms before Buddhism, and in the Iberian Peninsula there are traces of symbols such as the swastika, found in Iberian archaeological sites in Murcia and Tarragona. These arguments seek to legitimize a return to pre-Christian roots, contrasting with the religion of current elites.
In contrast, another school considers shamanism as artificial as modern Christianity. They criticize the attempt to replace one dogma with another and argue that the search for indigenous spirituality is mere ideological posturing. The irony of seeing a former Catholic preaching shamanism does not escape anyone.
The Politics Behind the Ritual
The political background is undeniable. The YouTuber claims that "Spain lost the war in Berlin in 1945," suggesting that transnational elites, not Spanish ones, control the country. Shamanism is presented as a tool to detach from the imposed Oooo-Christian narrative, aligning with broader criticism of globalist institutions.
However, skeptics point out that this discourse may fall into the same essentialism it criticizes. "Iberians are not the same as Germanic peoples," they remind us, warning against the homogenization of European identities.
Does Shamanism Have a Soul?
The debate leaves an open question: can a spirituality without dogmas, based on rituals and connection with nature, be the foundation of a new political or social order? The content creator has not clarified whether he believes in a soul or specific metaphysical concepts. His divided audience awaits answers. Meanwhile, shamanism is debated as either the true root of European peoples or just another trend in the market of identities.
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