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Shaman's Wisdom: Reclaim Your Lost Connection with
the Universe by Tony Samara ISBN: 9781844091591 Paperback, $23 |
In Shaman’s Wisdom Samara describes
his path, which brought him to discover the traditions of Huachuma
shamanism. The shaman's world is one of harmony and oneness and it is
based on the clear laws of nature in the material and energetic
dimensions. Tony Samara, born in 1965 of diverse cultural backgrounds,
has been chosen to tell us about this world and its possibilities for
deep healing. WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK SPECIAL? Shaman’s Wisdom contains previously unpublished wisdom as practiced by a group of people whose history goes back 5,000 years. This philosophy encompasses all aspects of life from child rearing, relationships, physical/emotional well-being and how this can be a wonderful tool to understand the rhythms of nature and feel the oneness of all and then understanding how we are part of a greater creation than just ourselves. In practice and philosophically Shaman’s Wisdom clarifies the questions about the mysteries that have been asked throughout the ages in a simple yet profound way that engages the reader to the betterment of the self thus helping the betterment of humanity. |
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Kali's Odiyya: A Shaman's True Story of Initiation by Amarananda Bhairavan ISBN: 0892540486 $35 |
A rare and exciting true story of worship and initiation in an culture that still exists today. Bhairavan writes of his experience of initiation into the world of Kali's odiyyas shamans of the goddess. We learn the goddess tradition first-hand and experience an exorcism, Kundalini training, astral travel, shape-shifting, healing, how to deal with the death of a shaman, and how this matriarchal society governs the devotees. Glossary. Index. |
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The Jaguar that Roams the Mind: An Amazonian Plant
Spirit Odyssey by Robert Tindall ISBN-13: 978-1-59477-254-2 ISBN: 1-59477-254-1 $32.90 |
A journey into the deeper workings of
indigenous healing in the Amazon • Explores the three pillars of Amazonian shamanism: purging, psychoactive plants, and diet • Shares the experiences of apprenticing with an Ashaninca master shaman • Reveals the intimate relationship between shamans and plant spirits The Jaguar that Roams the Mind is a journey into the vanishing world of Amazonian shamanism--an adventure of initiation and return--that explores the unique reality at the heart of the Amazonian healing system. Robert Tindall shares his journeys through the inner and outer landscape of the churches of ayahuasca and with the Kaxinawa Indians in Brazil; his experiences at the pioneering center for the treatment of addiction, Takiwasi, in Peru; and his studies with an Ashaninca master shaman deep in the rainforest jungle. Moving beyond the scientific approach to medicinal plants, which seeks to reduce them to their chemical constituents, Tindall illustrates the shamans’ intimate relationships with plant spirits. He explores the three pillars of Amazonian shamanism: purging (drawing disease out of the body), psychoactive plants (including the ritual use of ayahuasca), and diet (communing with the innate intelligence of teacher plants). Through trials and revelations, the subtle inner logic of indigenous healing unfolds for him, including the “miraculous” healing of a woman suffering from a brain tumor. Culminating in a ceremony fraught with terror yet ultimately enlightening, Tindall’s journey reveals the crucial component missing from the metaphysics of the West: the understanding and appreciation of the sentience of nature itself. |
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Inner Paths to Outer Space by Rick Strassman, Slawek Wojtowicz, Luis Eduardo Luna, Ede Frecska ISBN: 9781594772245 $35 More books about SHAMANISM HERE |
An investigation into experiences of other
realms of existence and contact with otherworldly beings. • Examines how contact with alien life-forms can be obtained through the “inner space” dimensions of our minds. • Presents evidence that other worlds experienced through consciousness-altering technologies are often as real as those perceived with our five senses. • Correlates science fiction’s imaginal realms with psychedelic research. For thousands of years, voyagers of inner space - spiritual seekers, shamans, and psychoactive drug users - have returned from their inner imaginal travels reporting encounters with alien intelligences. Inner Paths to Outer Space presents an innovative examination of how we can reach these other dimensions of existence and contact otherworldly beings. Based on their more than 60 combined years of research into the function of the brain, the authors reveal how psychoactive substances such as DMT allow the brain to bypass our five basic senses to unlock a multidimensional realm of existence where otherworldly communication occurs. They contend that our centuries-old search for alien life-forms has been misdirected and that the alien worlds reflected in visionary science fiction actually mirror the inner space world of our minds. The authors show that these “alien” worlds encountered through altered states of human awareness, either through the use of psychedelics or other methods, possess a sense of reality as great as, or greater than, those of the ordinary awareness perceived by our five senses. |
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Beyond 2012 by James Endredy ISBN: 9780738711584 $30 More books about SHAMANISM HERE |
War, epidemics, catastrophic geological
disasters . . . . We are living out the prophecies of a planet in peril
as we count down the days until 2012, the end of the Mayan calendar.
James Endredy, noted writer, teacher, and shamanistic practitioner,
offers a unique perspective on 2012 - a message of genuine hope for
humankind. According to Endredy, "every human being can be a shrine of
love, an altar of hope" during this time of shifting global
consciousness and radical change. In this one-of-a-kind guide, Endredy consults the "First Shamans," Fire Spirit Tataiwari (Grandfather Fire) and Earth Spirit Nakawé (Grandmother Growth) for wisdom and guidance. Tataiwari and Nakawé reveal how the evolution of human consciousness, sustaining the earth, and our personal happiness and well-being are all connected. Beyond 2012 offers a wealth of practical ways for each of us to personally help spark the transformation of human consciousness. Learn how your positive actions - reciprocity, compassion, love, and respect for the essences and energies that sustain life on our world - can help save the planet. |
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The Shaman and the Magician by Nevill Drury ISBN: 0140190562 $25 |
Nevill Drury explores the parallels between
traditional shamanism and contemporary western occultism - worlds where
visions are revered and integrated into daily round instead of being
rejected, as happens all too often today. "A sensible and reliable introduction for anyone drawn to explore the real meaning of the word magic" - Resurgence Chapters include: Shamanic Trance, Magical Symbols and Ceremonial, Techniques of Magical Trance, New Directions - from Atavistic Resurgence to the Inner Light |
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Shaking Medicine: The Healing Power of Ecstatic Movement by Bradford Keeney ISBN 9781594771491 $34.50 (PAN Members $31.05) Also includes a 40 minute CD of ecstatic drumming |
A revolutionary call to reawaken our bodies and minds to powerful healing
through ecstatic movement • Shows how shaking medicine is one of the oldest healing modalities--practiced by Quakers, Shakers, Bushmen, Japanese, and others • Teaches readers how to shake for physical as well as spiritual therapeutic benefit • Includes 40-minute CD of ecstatic drumming music to use while shaking Shaking Medicine reintroduces the oldest medicine on earth--the ecstatic shaking of the human body. Most people’s worst fear is losing control--of their circumstances, of their emotions, and especially of their bodies. Yet in order to achieve the transcendent state necessary to experience deep healing, we must surrender control. Examining cultural traditions from around the world where shaking has been used as a form of healing--from the Shakers and Quakers of New England to the shaking medicine of Japan, India, the Caribbean, the Kalahari, and the Indian Shakers of the Pacific Northwest--Bradford Keeney shows how shaking can bring forth profound therapeutic benefits. Keeney investigates the full spectrum of the healing cycle that occurs when moving from ecstatic arousal to deep trance relaxation. He explains how the alternating movement produced while shaking brings all the body’s energetic systems into balance. He includes practical exercises in how to shake for physical therapeutic benefit, and he shows how these techniques lead ultimately to the shaking medicine that both enables and enhances spiritual attunement. The book also includes a 40-minute CD of ecstatic drumming music to use while shaking. |
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Drugs of the Dreaming: Oneirogens and other dream-enhancing plants by Gianluca Toro & Benjamin Thomas ISBN: 9781594771743 $24.50 (PAN Members $22) |
The first comprehensive guide to oneirogens--naturally occurring
substances that induce and enhance dreaming • Includes extensive monographs on dream-enhancing substances derived from plant, animal, and human sources • Presents the results of scientific experiments on the effects of using oneirogens • Shows how studies in this area of ethnobotany can yield a scientific understanding of the mysterious mechanism of dreams Oneirogens are plant and animal substances that have long been used to facilitate powerful and productive dreaming. From the beginning of civilization, dreams have guided the inner and outer life of human beings both in relation to each other and to the divine. For centuries shamans have employed oneirogens in finding meaning and healing in their dreams. Drugs of the Dreaming details the properties and actions of these dream allies, establishing ethnobotanical profiles for 35 oneirogens, including those extracted from organic sources--such as Calea zacatechichi (dream herb or “leaf of the god”), Salvia divinorum, and a variety of plants from North and South America and the Pacific used in shamanic practices--as well as synthetically derived oneirogens. They explain the historical use of each oneirogen, its method of action, and what light it sheds on the scientific mechanism of dreaming. They conclude that oneirogens enhance the comprehensibility and facility of the dream/dreamer relationship and hold a powerful key for discerning the psychological needs and destinies of dreamers in the modern world. |
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The Strong Eye of Shamanism: A Journey into the
Caves of Consciousness by Robert E. Ryan, Ph.D. ISBN: 0-89281-709-7 RRP: $39.95, Our price: $35.95, PAN Members: $32.35 |
An exploration of
shamanism and the archetypal symbolism that sits at the foundation of
all human life • Not just an academic work. Helps the reader experience the actual mindset of the shaman • Presents a cohesive view of the recurrent patterns of symbolism and visionary experience that underlie all religion The human psyche contains archetypal patterns largely lost to contemporary society but which shamans have employed for over 30,000 years to gain access to the spiritual world. Shamanic symbols both affect and reflect these durative patterns that exist, with uncanny similarity, in civilizations separated by expanses of time and distance. The Strong Eye of Shamanism draws together the many facets of the art of shamanism, presenting a cohesive view of the recurrent patterns of symbolism and visionary experience that underlie its practice. The "strong eye" of the title refers to the archetypal symbolism that sits at the foundation of all human life--whether in Paleolithic caves or today's temples. The author asserts that society has become separated from the power of those symbols that lead us into deeper understanding of our spirituality. In today's world of splintered psyches, a world in which people are in search of their souls, shamanism survives as an age-old technology of soul recovery, a living Rosetta stone that reminds us of the shared foundation that exists beneath even the most radically different perspectives. Through its study of shamanism, archetypal psychology, and symbolism, The Strong Eye of Shamanism encourages individuals--and society--to look inward and remember that the deepest forms of awareness begin with the knowledge that the answers reside within us. |
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Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious
Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman by Luis E. Luna and P. Amaringo ISBN: RRP: $69.95, Our price: $59.35, PAN Members: $53.40 |
The mythologies
and cosmology of Amazonian shamanism materialize in fantastic color and
style in this unique, large-format volume, representing the fruit of
several years of collaboration between a Peruvian folk artist/shaman and
a Colombian anthropologist/filmmaker. Synopsis: The art of a Peruvian shaman representing visions induced by a psychotropic are reproduced in high-quality, detailed color in this highly informative book about life on the Amazon. Identifies all images, biological and mythical, with tribal and cross-cultural references verified by major Amazonian experts. 79 photographs, 49 in color; charts and maps. |
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Animal Dreaming by Scott Alexander King ISBN: 0975129201 RRP: $39.95 Our price $35.95 PAN Members: $32.35 |
Australia’s first shamanic field guide that lists the symbolic interpretation of over 200 of Australia’s indigenous and introduced animals. |
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Bushman Shaman:
Awakening the Spirit through Ecstatic Dance by Bradford Keeney ISBN: 0892816988 RRP: 35.00 Our price: $31.50 PAN Members: $28.35 |
The author’s
journey to becoming a Bushman shaman and healer and how this tradition
relates to shamanic practices around the world. In Bushman Shaman,
Bradford Keeney details his initiation into the shamanic tradition of
the Kalahari Bushmen, regarded by some scholars as the oldest living
culture on earth. Keeney sought out the Bushmen while in South Africa as
a visiting professor of psychotherapy. He had known of the Kalahari
“trance dance,” wherein the dancers’ bodies shake uncontrollably
as part of the healing ceremony. Keeney was drawn to this tradition in
the hope that it might explain and provide a forum for his own ecstatic
“shaking,” which he had first experienced at the age of 19 |
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Zulu Shaman: Dreams,
Prophecies, and Mysteries by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa ISBN: 0892811293 RRP: $37.95 Our price: $34.15 PAN members: $30.75 |
Offers a rare
view into the world of a Zulu shaman • Includes 14 Zulu myths as told by a traditional Zulu story keeper • Reveals Zulu shamanic practices, including healing techniques, dreamwork, oracles, prophecy, and interactions with star beings In this rare window into Zulu mysticism, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his personal experiences as a sangoma—a Zulu shaman. Set against the backdrop of post-colonial South Africa, Zulu Shaman relays the first-person accounts of an African healer and reveals the cosmology of the Zulu. |