In this thesis, we explore the shamanic character as the hero or hera whom travels inward to the inner realms of human experience. this character (U) relates to healing one’s own consciousness. Yeats referred to this way of perceiving the world and its elements as “the ancient religion.” It implies a landscape of the mind filled with gods, demi-gods, benevolent and malevolent spirits, energetically charged landmarks and objects, and mysterious realms of the soul that intersects with and sometimes contrasts the ordinary” world.

This mythical perspective is what breathes life into this thesis. Our ancestors inhibited a world saturated with spirit and pulsating with vital energy. Their response to these enigmatic forces over the past 400,000 years has given rise to all original religions. Including those of Europe. The Seers, Pythons, Witches, Druids and Bards of ancient times. They each played the role of interpreters of the magical realm for their communities. In doing so they developed a metaphorical language through which the divine could not only be communicated to but also experienced.