In many indigenous Siberian traditions, there is a thin line between the shaman and the madman. The shaman is one who navigates the spirit world voluntarily; the "demented" individual is often one who has been claimed by spirits against their will, or who has lingered too long in the Lower World .
: Sakha Gibson Raphael, a dominant and highly respected student at Universitas Raphl. Demented Sakha Pdf