Shamanism is a spiritual practice that has persisted since ancient times in many parts of the world. In this book, discover the origins, background, cosmology and practices of traditional shamanism before being introduced to the first steps in your own shamanic journey, from power animals to working with nature, ancestors and soul retrieval.
Learn how to use shamanism to help you heal, find fulfilment and reconnect with your life calling, undergo transformative journeys for healing and spiritual development; use dance as a tool for awakening and freedom; build an altar, create a sacred space and conduct ceremonies; and connect with spirit helpers and ancestors.
This book explains how psycho-spiritual indigenous traditions can be adjusted to offer practitioners a highly effective repertoire of insights and therapeutic tools. The underlying concepts and world views of shamanism are described along with practical guidelines and case studies detailing how to use them within the therapeutic process.
Shamanism is the oldest and most enduring spiritual wisdom tradition, and is playing a major part in the psycho-spiritual awakening and movement we see now all across the globe. In today's disconnected, fragmented world, shamanism has the power to offer us the connection and wholeness we so need. In this book, Christa Mackinnon introduces the reader to a range of shamanic tools and approaches - including ceremony, trance journeying, vision quests, nature work, drumming, dancing, and lucid dreaming - to help readers heal, expand their consciousness, and reach their highest potential. This highly practical and straightforward manual demonstrates how to: - build an altar - conduct small ceremonies - connect with spirit helpers - carry out ancestral work ... and much more ! Through these practices, readers will learn how to come back to their roots, put soul and spirit at the heart of their existence, and develop authentic vision, purpose and meaning in life.