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title: What is mythos?
description: "Metaphorical, symbolic, felt truth: the truth of art, poetry and shamanic journeys. Shamanic reality is mythologically true, not literally true, which is why journeys are interpreted, never taken at face value. ## Where does this come up in the wiki?…"
url: "https://www.therapeutic-shamanism.co.uk/wiki/what-is-mythos/"
updated: "2026-11-10"
category: Glossary
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# What is mythos?

Metaphorical, symbolic, felt truth: the truth of art, poetry and shamanic journeys. Shamanic reality is mythologically true, not literally true, which is why journeys are interpreted, never taken at face value.

## Where does this come up in the wiki?

These answers say more about it:

- [How do I prepare for a shamanic journey?](/wiki/how-do-i-prepare-for-a-shamanic-journey/)
- [Is shamanic journeying imagination, and how are journeys co-created?](/wiki/is-shamanic-journeying-imagination-and-how-are-journeys-co-created/)
- [What is shamanic journeying?](/wiki/what-is-shamanic-journeying/)
- [What are ancestral burdens and how are they passed down?](/wiki/what-are-ancestral-burdens-and-how-are-they-passed-down/)
- [How do I unpack and interpret a shamanic journey?](/wiki/how-do-i-unpack-and-interpret-a-shamanic-journey/)
- [What is the medicine bundle?](/wiki/what-is-the-medicine-bundle/)
- [What are grokking, dieting and research in working with the Peoples?](/wiki/what-are-grokking-dieting-and-research-in-working-with-the-peoples/)
- [What is shamanism?](/wiki/what-is-shamanism/)

## Where can I find the other terms?

Every term used across the wiki has a short definition in the [glossary, A to Z](/wiki-glossary/#mythos).