> [!cite] Citation > Wong, Eva. *Taoism: An Essential Guide*. Shambhala, 2011. --- ‘Mircea Eliade, in his classic study on shamanism, described the following features as part of the shamanic experience: flight to the sky, the journey underground, the dance of power, ecstasy and sudden revelation, the power to converse with animals, power of the elements, healing, and knowledge and use of plants.’ [[Wong, Taoism, 2011|(Wong 2011, 12)]] ^314ec4 ‘Legends tell us that Yü was no ordinary mortal. He had no mother and he came directly from the body of his father, Kun.’ [[Wong, Taoism, 2011|(Wong 2011, 11)]] ^81405c ‘For three years, Yü lay inside his father’s dead body. When Kun was revived, he was transformed into a brown bear, and he opened up his own belly and brought out his son, Yü. Immediately, Yü also changed himself into a bear, and we are told that, throughout his life, Yü shape-shifted between man and bear, and always walked with a shuffle that was known as a bear’s gait.’ [[Wong, Taoism, 2011|(Wong 2011, 12)]] ^3ccd27