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Contents

List of Practices

Foreword by Manari Kaji Ushigua Santi, shaman and leader of the Sápara nation of the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador

21 Gratitudes

Introduction

Part I: Encounter: The Shaman in the Modern World

Chapter 1: Movement Is the Medicine

Chapter 2: Ritual and the Imaginal Realm

Chapter 3: The Tree of Life and the Three Worlds

Chapter 4: The Unbroken and Your Elemental Nature

Chapter 5: The Hollow Bone: A Personal Encounter with an Ancient Friend

Part II: Empowerment: A Basket Full of Medicine

Chapter 6: Tender and Wild: Sexual Energy and the Inner Shaman

Chapter 7: The Animal Intelligence of the Shaman’s Heart

Chapter 8: Vicious Circles and Medicine Circles: The Importance of Roles and Archetypes

Chapter 9: Lead into Gold: The Alchemy of Movement Medicine

Part III: Responsibility: A Bridge across the Arc of Time

Chapter 10: Real Spirits and Imaginary Friends: Finding Ground in the Imaginal World

Chapter 11: Diamonds in the Dark: Responsibility, Retrieval and Renewal

Chapter 12: 1 + 1 = 3: The Inner Shaman’s Guide to Relationship

Chapter 13: It’s All about We: Changing the Dream of the Modern World

Part IV: Harvest: Partnering with the Source and Serving Life

Chapter 14: Fulfilment: Your Life as a Shamanic Journey

Chapter 15: The Infinite Well: The Inner Shaman’s Relationship to Source

Chapter 16: Brunch with the Great Spirit: Shamanic Death and Rebirth

Epilogue

Appendix: Entheogens

Resources

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