Initiatory Dismemberment in North and South America, Africa, and Indonesia

Sometimes a man or a woman is made to hear the dead, and to reconnect the dead with the living, if for a moment, if by use of their own bodies, if only with their speech. No one else will do it; no one has the time, or the ability, or even suspects it needs to be done. It is simply this person’s lot, as it turns out. Of course, this makes this person appear to be insane, and naturally they are insane. Completely, undeniably so. That doesn’t make what they are doing any less necessary however. The dead are as much a part of nature as the living – by far the greater part, in fact – and require this reconciliation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit briancshort.substack.com