Huge props to velvetspur, not just for this particular post but for the whole shebang. :D
The shamanic implications in Mary Poppins are really quite astounding – in the post you linked to I mentioned the use of the chimney as a conduit between worlds, and the chalk pictures serve a similar purpose. There's even a preliminary ritual involving movement and words of power...wow.
I had forgotten about the dancing of the chimney sweeps, and of course dancing as a method of raising and focusing energy is a vital aspect of various forms of shamanism. Do we jive? Yes we do. (I suppose mentioning the shaman's awareness/use of power nodes in one's community in connection with the visual references to Big Ben & St. Paul's Cathedral would be a bit of a stretch, but I'll make note of it anyway. ;) )
The idea of Rock Star as Shaman is a well-worn cliché, as is the inevitable realization that most musicians who access that sort of power can't quite handle it, and it screws them up. Tommy becomes Brian becomes Maxwell, just as certain shamans allow sprits to take over their bodies for a specific purpose or ritual; while those shamans also know how to let the the spirits OUT as well as in, Tommy had a much more difficult time of things.
Cheers to Iris Out
The shamanic implications in Mary Poppins are really quite astounding – in the post you linked to I mentioned the use of the chimney as a conduit between worlds, and the chalk pictures serve a similar purpose. There's even a preliminary ritual involving movement and words of power...wow.
I had forgotten about the dancing of the chimney sweeps, and of course dancing as a method of raising and focusing energy is a vital aspect of various forms of shamanism. Do we jive? Yes we do. (I suppose mentioning the shaman's awareness/use of power nodes in one's community in connection with the visual references to Big Ben & St. Paul's Cathedral would be a bit of a stretch, but I'll make note of it anyway. ;) )
The idea of Rock Star as Shaman is a well-worn cliché, as is the inevitable realization that most musicians who access that sort of power can't quite handle it, and it screws them up. Tommy becomes Brian becomes Maxwell, just as certain shamans allow sprits to take over their bodies for a specific purpose or ritual; while those shamans also know how to let the the spirits OUT as well as in, Tommy had a much more difficult time of things.