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Index
Cover Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of exercises
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Travelling back home
PART I: THE WORLD OF SHAMANISM
Chapter 1: What is shamanism?
Traditional shamanism: a worldwide phenomenon
Contemporary shamanism: a living practice
Chapter 2: Why shamanism now?
Chapter 3: The shamanic consciousness and world-view
Altering our perception: a question of brain activity
What we access when we alter our state
The shamanic view of the world
Chapter 4: Shamanic territories
The axis mundi
The three cosmic worlds
The four levels of human perception
PART II: AWAKENING THE SHAMANIC FORCE WITHIN
Chapter 5: Bringing the shamanic dimension into your daily life
Basic skills and tools
Working with spirit: calling the spirit forces
A sense of the sacred: create an altar and clear your space
Find a daily ritual to connect with spirit
Embodying energy in matter: power objects
Chapter 6: The shamanic journey
Establish your place of power
Connect with your spirit allies: power animals of the lower world
Connect with your spirit allies: upper-world teachers and guides
Chapter 7: Psycho-spiritual work between the worlds
Transformative journeys: retrieving, releasing, healing, developing
How to integrate your journeys
Chapter 8: The power and beauty of ceremony and ritual
Traditional ceremonies and rituals
How ceremony works its magic
How to create your own ceremonies
Chapter 9: Dancing with spirit
Traditional trance dance
Contemporary adaptations: dance yourself awake and free
Chapter 10: The medicine wheel
The powers of the four directions
The human aspects of the wheel
The circle and the diagonals
Chapter 11: Spirit, soul and the sacred in nature
An Earth-based traditional cosmology
The starving of our sacred Earth souls
Contemporary shamanic nature work and tools
Reconnect with the sacred in nature and your own nature
PART III: THE WIDER WEB OF LIFE
Chapter 12: Embedded in the cycle of life
Creation stories: the power of formation myths
Expand your sense of self: find your own creation myth
Widen your circle: connect with ancestors and descendants
Death as part of life: the gifts we receive when facing death
Working with death in shamanism
Chapter 13: Sacred medicine plants
Traditional plant ceremonies
The sacred plants: ibogaine, San Pedro, peyote, mushrooms and ayahuasca
A word of caution and encouragement
Chapter 14: Shamanic work in the dreamworld
Normal dreaming and sharing
Intentional dreams and lucid dreams
Conclusion: The dreamer and the dream
References and notes
Further reading
Index
About the author
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