'My grandfather taught me that there are many ways by which one can reach their ultimate truth that is at the full extent of one’s mental powers. He told me that I could either do it painfully by depriving myself of food and drink and by causing my body to suffer as much as possible, or I could do it through the medium of joy, of happiness and ecstacy. I chose to experiment with both of these two ways. Sometimes I fasted and tortured my body until I felt like a prisoner undergoing savage interrogation. Sometimes I used the joyous way, as it is called, in which I sat down and thought only beautiful thoughts and ate pure foods sparingly and drank only pure cool water and that so very sparingly. Strange vistas opened in my mind. I no longer was afraid of the fearsome visions that saw; rather I worked with them, and saw them as useful guides which greatly strengthened and broadened my perception, not only of the world in which I lived, but also of the entire cosmos.' By Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, and Mysteries by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa Hear more ancestral gems from Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa here: www.ancestralvoices.co.uk/av2 #vusamazulucredomutwa #shaman #dreams #book #prophecies #credo #mutwa #credomutwa #zulu #southafrica #africa #grandfather #elders #knowledge #ancestralvoices #joy #happiness #ecstasy