Shamanism: Spiritual Growth, Healing, Awareness book - Flame Tree Publishing

Shamanism is a spiritual practice that has existed since ancient times in Siberian, Mongolian, Indian, Indigenous American, South American, Australian, and other cultures worldwide. Originally, shamanism developed from the ways of our tribal ancestors to explore and work with the universal forces of the spiritual worlds and to interact with them in order to achieve healing and balance for their communities and members, attain higher states of consciousness, and acquire extraordinary spiritual knowledge and skills. Today, people from all walks of life can choose to follow the shamanic path to open their lives to natural healing, expanded awareness, and personal growth.

This new book is divided into two parts: first, learn what shamanism is – discover its origins, background, cosmology, and the practices of historical shamanism, as well as the forms it can take in modern times, from pure, traditional, unbroken practices to those of non-indigenous and urban practitioners and teachers. The worldview of shamanism is explained, along with how the spiritual world is perceived as existing on three levels (lower, upper, and middle), each with its own spiritual allies (power animals, guides, teachers, and nature spirits) and the four directions of the wheel of life. Key practices such as shamanic journeying, ceremonies and rituals, trance dance, dreaming, herbal medicine, and working with natural energies are also described. Then, in the second part of the book, you will be introduced to the first steps on your own shamanic journey: basics on how to start; altars and daily ceremonies; exercises to connect with your spiritual guides, ancestors, and nature; and transformative and healing journeys.

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