Minoan Shields: Shamanic Tool?

Today on the Minoan Path blog, I'm considering some possibilities for the intriguing figure-eight shields found in Minoan art. What if they're not just part of a warrior's accoutrements? What if they're also a tool for the shamanic priesthood of Dionysus?

Minoan Shields: Shamanic Tool of the Kouretes?

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In the name of the bee,

And of the butterfly,

And of the breeze, amen.

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