ESSENTIAL BOOK OF SHAMANISM

Shamanism links us strongly to the Earth, the Heavens, everything around us and our own deeper layers. Through shamanic practice we can establish a connection that is beyond ourselves as we learn to journey, communicate with our guides, and receive guidance for ourselves to empower us. We open ourselves up to altered states of consciousness, which are liberating and healing and tap into abilities and resources from the world of spirit that go beyond the rational mind. The shaman is a doctor, medicine man or woman, social worker and priest or priestess in the community, highly revered and respected as they carry a position of great responsibility. They have the ability to enter trance states and travel within the spirit realms to find information or assistance from spirit helpers to solve problems within the community, to provide healing for the sick, and to assist with escorting lost souls of the dead to the afterlife. Historically alliances with spirits would be made to bring forth rain and help crops grow, and give information on where to find herds of animals. Shamans also presided over rites of passage such as birth, death, marriage and coming of age ceremonies. The contents of this beautiful gift edition with gilt embossed cover include The World Tree, Tools, Skills and Ceremony, Power Animals, Angels and Celestial Realms, Empowering Places and Death and Ancestors. Beautifully decorated with full page artworks, symbols and dotted with exercises for meditation and humming and more. New full price publication.