# The Old Shamans >[!info] >The shamans of hunter-gatherer tribes, in the ancient past and recent history, and the few still alive today in the tribes that have been left alone. [[Ari Nazem|Ari]] has some insight into their beliefs and practices from extensive study of texts preserving their knowledge into the modern day, and experientially from contact with two previous [[4D Souls|4D incarnations]] who were Old Shamans while identified with his [[5D Guides|5th Dimensional Self]].