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Index
Cover Image
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Foreword by Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D.
Introduction: Uniting Shamanic Healing and Western Medicine
HIT-AND-RUN MEDICINE
THE FIRST AND LAST BREATH
WESTERN MEDICINE VERSUS SHAMANIC HEALING
IS IT ONLY A PLACEBO EFFECT OR THEATER?
WHY SHAMANIC HEALING IS RELEVANT TODAY
WHEN WAS SHAMANISM INVENTED?
KEEPER OF THE FIRE
Chapter 1: My Journey and Those Who Guided Me
THE TRIP TO ECUADOR THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
MEETING DON JOSÉ
THE HEALING CEREMONY
MEETING MARGARET: A PAST LIFE
MAKUNAIMAN: THE MAN WHO MAKES OTHER PEOPLE’S DREAMS COME TRUE
EAGLE BAPTISM
A WAR DANCE IN TARUMA
THE RELUCTANT SHAMAN
THE FRUIT SALAD APPROACH
THE CANDLE-READING DISCOVERY
BECOMING A YACHAK
SHARON’S LAST WORD
NOT JUST A SPIRITUAL BEING
HOW MANY KINDS OF SHAMANS?
BLACK AND WHITE SHAMANS
WHO CAN BECOME A SHAMAN?
MAKING A LIVING AS A SHAMAN
AN INTUITIVE PRACTICE
Chapter 2: What Is Shamanic Healing?
THE QUECHUA PEOPLE AND THEIR HEALING SYSTEM
THE QUECHUA BELIEF SYSTEM
IT’S ALL ABOUT ENERGY
THE SHAMANIC COSMOLOGY AND HOW IT RELATES TO OUR HEALTH
THE PRINCIPLE OF BALANCE
BALANCING THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE
ILLNESS THROUGH IMBALANCE
WHAT BLOCKS US
DIAGNOSING AND REMOVING BLOCKAGES
HEALING WITH SOUNDS AND MUSIC
NINA: THE SACRED FIRE
LA LIMPIA: CEREMONIAL HEALING
SPIRIT POSSESSION
SITRA ACHRA
AN ENCOUNTER WITH EVIL FORCES
THE SHAMANIC APPROACH
SOME MODERN EXAMPLES OF POSSESSION
HOW TO DETECT EVIL SPIRITS
THE POWERS THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES
THE BAG OF BONES SHAMAN
LOVE IS ALL YOU NEED
THE RIVER AS TEACHER
SAYING YES TO LIFE: ABUNDANCE STARTS WITH YOU
THE INCA WAY: FAITH
Chapter 3: Healing Teachings, Ceremonies, and Techniques
LA LIMPIA: THE ENERGY CLEANSING CEREMONY
DIAGNOSTIC AND DIVINATION READING
PROTECTION TECHNIQUES
ADDITIONAL HEALING TIPS AND CEREMONIES
SHAMANIC HEALING SUPPORT GROUP
Chapter 4: Healing Stories
PHYSICAL AILMENTS
MARITAL PROBLEMS
POSSESSION
CANCER
EMOTIONAL BLOCKAGES
DEPRESSION
LOW SELF-ESTEEM
LIFE CONFUSION
ANXIETY
OTHER MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL CONDITIONS
Epilogue
Footnote
About the Author
About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
Books of Related Interest
Copyright & Permissions
Index
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