Electricity prices have stabilised in Queensland in the past year, but the Productivity Commission's draft report released on Wednesday said electricity price deregulation for the populated south-east corner from July would help increase competition. It also said there was sufficient protection for consumers.
The Shaman: A poorly understood, fascinating, and useful ancient universal role If one is to adequately understand shamanism and discuss it meaningfully, then one must use a definition which indicates a cross-culturally comparable religious phenomenon, just as the term shaman must indicate a cross-culturally comparable religious functionary.
The axis mundi is not just a mental concept for the shaman; it is both a practical tool and a spiritual awareness. It is the place through which the shaman travels when journeying in an altered and often ecstatic state. Ecstasy is not the purpose of the shamanâs journey, however it is often a valuable by-product.