Can someone become a Native American mystic?

Question

my roommate wants to be one

Answer 1

First of all if he/she is not Native American then he/she cannot become Native American.

I assume by mystic you mean medicine man/woman

Let me repeat, a non Native cannot be a Native American medicine man/woman.

If they want to be a spiritual leader they should try to be one from their own culture.

Mystic is an inappropriate term. It is culturally ignorant.

And if this person is trying to become a new-age shaman (inappropriate term for medicine man) that pracitices Native spirituality that is called Cultural Appropriation. Many new agers may pay for these services but they do not work. Not only do they not work but it is a form of cultural oppression. It spreads racism and ignornace. And it takes a load of priveledge to practice someone else's spirituality, especially when they aren't allowed to practice it under many circumstances.

If your friend is Native then they need to become educated about their culture. Being that you or he/she is using the term mystic shows me there is not enough of a knowledge base to even begin. This person would have to know their culture and get guidance from a tribal member who is a spiritual leader.

Oh and by the way, as a Native woman I find this question insulting.

Answer 2

Depends on if the Spirits have called him to be one.

NO ONE that I have EVER MET, who was from a Native American background went SEARCHING for that kind of thing. In fact, many people who become chosen, actually spend time RUNNING from it. TRUST ME, it's NOT what it's "cracked up" to be.

If he's Native.....

He needs to address this with his Tribal Elders, or Spiritual people, so that they may help him find his way. They will know what to do and say, to best help him.

If he's not....

He CANNOT be a "Medicine man"...However, if it's a more serene or meaningful form of spirituality that he seeks, then he could go to tribal elders and see what they have to say. They CANNOT make him a "mystic". They can, and perhaps would (depending upon how they "saw" him...what they judged his intent to be)help him find some meaning or fill some void that he feels.

If he's seeking something that is not forthcoming. My ABSOLUTE BEST advice is for him to pray. If his need or desire is sincere and appropriately intended, it will be answered....may not be how he expects it to be answered...but it will be.

By the way....I happen to agree with the above poster that this question was completly culturally insensitive and inapropriate. There is SO MUCH MORE to native spirituality than meing a "medicine man"....and if it's not ALL there, then its' just a sham.

Answer 3

If your roommate is someone other than a Native American, I don't see how he/she can become a Native American mystic. If this is the case, he/she may as well give up trying if there's no Native American ancestry.

Answer 4

Do you mean a Holy Man?
If he is not Native American, no how, no way.
If he is, he has to have the "calling" for it, I mean he has to have it inside of him.
You can't be a true "mystic" by reading a book, and no one will teach him if he doesn't have "it".
If your friend uses the term "mystic"? That tells me that he isn't Native American. If he is? He'd be better off knowing where he came from.

Answer 5

He already sounds mystic If hes a Native American or First nation maybe. if not he will have to settle for mystic.WE will give him temporary title for scalp of 3 federal agents MAN WHO HIRES THESE PEOPLE

Two Knives Lakota
Hokahay

Answer 6

Mystic? I tend to think of that as being more new age-ish...

Not unless he grew up within a tribe and it's culture...