Who is a shaman? Answering this question is both easy and difficult. A shaman, contrary to popular belief, is not your average sorcerer and psychic who speaks to spirits. A shaman, in the understanding of the author of the book, is an original philosopher, a kind of guide who helps to find the path to oneself. Communication with spirits and other paraphernalia is only the visible side of the activities of shamans, and the main thing in it is the desire to comprehend the harmony of the world and gain confidence in life. Perhaps it was later from shamanism that Taoism grew as the Middle Way... Shamans are found everywhere: in North and South America, in Oceania, on the islands of the Malay Archipelago, the famous culturologist Mircea Eliade once wrote about this. They may well end up among us. So who are they anyway? Oleg Bulygin's book, written in the genre of mystical realism, will tell you the answer to this question. But it will only give you a hint...