Marie-Lu Lorler
This has been one of the most widely acclaimed books on the rituals, ceremonies, diagnostic techniques and therapies of the Native American Medicine Wheel. It includes a history of shamanism, the shamanic purpose, using the medicine wheel, chakra work, working in harmony with natural law and more.
268pp, 8.5x6 ... Paperback
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Sandra Ingerman
Shamanic journeying is the inner art of travelling to the "invisible worlds" beyond ordinary reality to retrieve information for change in every area of our lives - from spirituality and health to work and relationships. With Shamanic Journeying, readers join world-renowned teacher Sandra Ingerman to learn the core teachings of this ancient practice and apply these skills in their own journey. Includes hardback book and CD with drumming for three shamanic journeys.
Book + CD
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John Perkins & Mariano Shakai Ijisam Chumpi
Members of the Shuar of the Amazon - a tribe reputed to be the only one in the Americas that has never been conquered - have lived as warriors, hunters, and cultivators for generations. They are guided by their practice of shapeshifting, belief in dream change, and understanding that humans and nature are interdependent. They are not a people who have remained static, however; with each generation they have adapted and progressed, learning to use forest resources and delving deeper into the powers of healing herbs and hallucinogenic plants. More than three decades after first befriending members of the Shuar, author and environmentalist John Perkins and his publisher, Ehud Sperling, inspired Mariano Chumpi - a Shuar who honored his warrior traditions by leading the elite Arutam Brigade in the 1995 jungle war between his country, Ecuador, and Peru - to travel among his people and record their thoughts, history, and customs. The picture that develops from the first-person accounts in Spirit of the Shuar is that of a vital people determined to preserve their identity and belief systems in a world that not only contradicts these, but is in dire need of the wisdom and teachings that they can offer. Tribe members explain their practices of shapeshifting and headhunting; the interdependence of humans and the environment; the role of ecstatic sex; their belief in war as a path to peace; and their faith in arutam, the life spirit.
144pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback
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Bobby Lake-Thom
Much of the ancient knowledge that has been passed down from Native American medicine men is in danger of being lost. Bobby Lake-Thom, a Native American healer known as Medicine Grizzly Bear, has sought to preserve this powerful heritage by sharing his wisdom and experience learning from the world around us. From the birds that soar above us to the insects beneath our feet, Medicine Grizzly Bear shows how these creatures of the earth can aid us in healing and self-knowledge. What does it mean if a hawk appears in a dream? What are the symbolic interpretations of a deer, a skunk, a racoon? Lake-Thom, who has studied with famous medicine men from many tribes (including Rolling Thunder and Grandfather David), explains the significance of animal figures as manifestations of good or evil, and shows how we can develop our own powers of awareness and intuition. This practical and enlightening resource includes dozens of fascinating animal myths and legends, as well as exercises and activities that draw upon animal powers for guidance, healing, wisdom and the expansion of spiritual influences in our lives. A beautifully illustrated and presented book.
224pp, 9.25x7.25, illus. ... ISBN 0452276500 ... Paperback
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Nancy Red Star
American Indian relationships with extraterrestrials have existed since the beginning of time. The creation stories of Indian people say, "We came from the stars"; evidence of Indian contact with ETs has been carved on rocks and hides, choreographed in sacred dances, and beaded on wampum belts over many thousands of years. In Mayan temple rituals, in the tobacco blessing, in crop circle formations and petroglyph inscriptions, the contact continues. In this groundbreaking book, Nancy Red Star explores the unifying "Sky Elder" theme found in virtually every Indian culture, detailing a Pan-American genesis story of shared communication with extraterrestrials. These will play a vital role at the present crossroads of Earth history. Humankind's abuse of technology has led to a planet out of balance with natural laws; in this time, spiritual wisdomkeepers have recognized signs that they must now speak their closely held knowledge, their original instructions from the Sky Elders. In Star Ancestors, Mayan elder and Day Keeper Hunbatz Men, Stargate International CEO and UFO researcher Cecilia Dean, Choctaw wisdomkeeper Sequoyah Trueblood, and others share instructions for restoring the balance of nature and taking our rightful place among the peoples of the universe. Striking illustrations of the work of prominent American Indian artists, such as Armond Lara, Michael Naranjo, and Shona Bear Clark, further explore this theme. The original instructions from these Sky Elders revealed in Star Ancestors lay out a path for rebuilding our world and initiate us into the possibility of a coming time of peace. Inviting all peoples to realize their Star ancestry, the women and men of proud lineage and inspiring wisdom who share their experiences here offer us a survival plan for walking into the next world.
208pp, 10x8, illus. ... Paperback
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Carl Hammerschlag
Carl Hammerschlag explains in this well-told memoir how he learned from Native Americans to make use of the energy source within ourselves for healing. Filled with remarkable stories, this book shows us how to journey past fear and illusion to a new strength of spirit and self. "This book is a treasure. It is about life in all its darkness and illumination. As I read it, I thought I wouldn't mind if people didn't read a word I'd written, but read this instead. Carl tells us all we need to know in order to heal our life and spirit. It is a book about universal truths and healing. Please read it." Bernie Siegel
176pp, 8½x5½ ... Paperback
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Serge Kahili King
Uniquely suited for use in today's world, Hawaiian shamanism follows the way of the adventurer, which produces change through love and cooperation - in contrast to the widely known way of the warrior. Shamans use their skills for the benefit of the world, and King offers insights on such skills as divination, meditation, and healing. "...reveals profound teachings about our relationship with the natural world and the universe." Dan Millman..
256pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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edited by J P Harpignies
Visionary plants have long served indigenous peoples and their shamans as enhancers of perception, thinking, and healing. These plants can also be important guides to the reality of the natural world and how we can live harmoniously in it. This work: presents the specific human-plant interconnection revealed by visionary plants; and explores the relevance of plant-induced visions and shamanic teachings to humanity's environmental crisis. It includes contributions from Terence McKenna, Andrew Weil, Wade Davis, Michael Pollan, Alex Grey, Jeremy Narby, Katsi Cook, John Mohawk, Kat Harrison, and others who present their understandings of the nature of psychoactive plants and their significant connection to humans. What they reveal is that these plants may help us access the profound intelligence in nature - the "mind of nature" - that we must learn to understand in order to survive our ecologically destructive way of life.
224pp, 9x6 ... ISBN 9781594771477 ... Paperback
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Sun Bear et al
In this companion to The Bear Tribes Self-Reliance Book, Chippewa medicine man Sun Bear and other Bear Tribe members offer personal instruction for attaining the path of inner and outer harmony and living in balance with oneself. Included is a wealth of information about traditional and contemporary healing techniques that address both spiritual and mental well-being.
190pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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Bear Heart
This is a beautiful book written by a much-loved and respected Native American elder and healer. Bear Heart is a charismatic story-teller. Weaving together anecdotes and philosophy, he shows us how Native American wisdom teaches one to "walk in beauty" - to live a life of dignity, respect, peace and harmony. Through reading the stories and anecdotes of his life; the fascinating insights into Native American culture and medicine; the trials of his initiation as a young man; the wise people who have taught him and the people he has helped and healed, it is easy to see how Bear Heart acquired his name - this man knows how to love in a very big way. In fact, ultimately, love is the message of this book.
272pp, 8¼x5¼ ... Paperback
John Perkins
Deep in the rainforests and high in the Andes of Ecuador, native shamans teach the age-old technique of dream change. Now these shamans are turning their wisdom and power to the problems of curing a new kind of illness - that created by the industrial world’s dream of dominating and molding nature. John Perkins tells the story of these remarkable shamans and of the doctors, psychologists and scientists who have gone with him to learn the techniques of dream change. These shamanic teachings have sparked a revolution in modern concepts of healing, the subconscious, and the powers of each of us to alter individual and communal reality. Perkins had asked shamans of the Shuar tribe how he could help them. Their response was that they didn’t need help. It was his people who were destroying the world, who were dreaming the world in the wrong way. He should bring people to them so that they could learn how to dream a more harmonious world and how to heal themselves by changing their dreams of themselves in past, present and future. Highly recommended. Our 1995 "Book of the Year."
160pp, 9x6, illus. ... Paperback
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