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Abstract
This article seeks to establish that the ‘southern’ shamanism of the San, Andamanese and Australian Aboriginals differs substantially from the well-known ‘classical’ Siberian version found in various forms in large parts of Eurasia and the Americas (‘Laurasia’). The typical southern (‘Gondwana’) shamanistic features of heat rising up the spine are linked to medieval Indian Kundalini yoga and some representations in Paleolithic art. This process is an important aspect of the change of consciousness initiated by shamanistic initiation and practice.
Cet article se propose tout d’abord d’établir que le chamanisme ‘du Sud’ des San, des Andamans et des aborigènes australiens diffère considérablement du chamanisme ‘classique’ Sibérien bien connu dont on retrouve largement des variantes différentes en Eurasie et dans les Amériques (‘Laurasie’). De plus, des traits caractéristiques du chamanisme du Sud (‘Gondwana’), comme la chaleur montant le long de l’épine dorsale, sont en étroite relation avec le Yoga indien Kundalini moyenâgeux et avec certaines représentations dans l’art du Paléolithique. Il s’agit là d’un aspect important du changement de conscience auquel conduisent l’initiation et la pratique chamaniques.
Keywords Andamanese, ascent, Australian aboriginals, body heat, consciousness, Gondwana mythology, initiation, Laurasian mythology, Out of Africa movement, possession, San, shamanic teachings, Siberian shamanism, Stone-Age art, art de l’âge de pierre, Aborigènes australiens, Andamans, ascension, chaleur corporelle, conscience, enseignement chamanique, Gondwana, initiation, mouvement ‘Out of Africa’, mythologie du San, mythologie Laurasienne, possession, chamanisme sibérien
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