And the way Clayton put it was this way. He said, "You know, clearly at some point, we were all of an animal nature, and at some point, we weren't." And he viewed proto-shamanism as a kind of original attempt, through ritual, to rekindle a connection that had been irrevocably lost.
Și Clayton a exprimat-o așa: ”Evident, la un moment dat aveam cu toții o natură animalică, dar la un moment ulterior n-o mai aveam.” Iar el vedea proto-șamanismul ca un fel de încercare primară, de a reface prin ritual o legătura care s-a pierdut iremediabil.