SHAMAN
noun | sha- man
: a man or woman who “journeys” in an altered state of consciousness, entered during a trance, ritual, or ceremony, and practices Divine healing
: a practitioner who voluntarily enters altered state of consciousness in which he or she experiences herself and/or spiritual realms of which she can travel at will and interact with other entities in order to serve community*
* Definition influenced by Roger N. Walsh, M.D., PhD from The Spirit of Shamanism