Animism / Shamanism Books

Book SynopsisTHE ANUBIS ORACLE is a shamanic guide to inner Egypt, a place of mystery, ancestral wisdom and abiding love that resides within each of us. It is a place where the neteru - the archetypal deities and elemental spirits from the Egyptian pantheon - lead us on our journey of transformation, a journey designed to open our hearts and teach us the inner workings of the soul. The full-colour deck contains a Key Card, a card for each of the 22 deities and 4 elements and 8 composite cards that portray several deities together. These composites represent 8 major portals of initiation and complex archetypal relationships. The accompanying book provides detailed interpretations for each card and instructions for 8 divinatory spreads that include entering into the mystery, achieving higher love and wisdom and identifying our sacred purpose. By divining with the neteru, the shaman within awakens. This allows the neteru to reveal the answers we seek in our personal lives and in our interactions with the world by connecting us with the wisdom, guidance and shamanic mysteries of Egypt that live within us. · A 35-card deck with original artwork by award-winning illustrator Kris Waldherr · Guidebook includes detailed card interpretations and 8 divinatory spreadsTrade Review“Experiencing the archetypes of the alternate reality is a way to become a fully realized human being. The alternate reality is a parallel world filled with wise spirits, in this case the Egyptian neteru. They love us and long for us to seek their knowledge and are deeply involved in our lives whether we know it or not. The Anubis Oracle offers many easy and fun ways to play with the spirits so they can gently guide you to greater wisdom. The spreads created by the authors open uncanny doors into the alternate reality, the mysterious world of the neteru. This is a critical tool for all students of divination, a significant exploration of the pre-tarot divination tradition.” * Barbara Hand Clow, author of THE MAYAN CODE: TIME ACCELERATION AND AWAKENING THE WORLD MIND *“In this remarkable text and its accompanying deck, the authors and illustrator have given us keys that can unlock the mysteries of consciousness. They offer us a luminous understanding of the great archetypal principles that formed and informed ancient Egypt and that are part of the organizing patterns of the cosmos.” * Jean Houston, author of The Passion of Isis and Osiris *“A work rich in tarot resonances--cosmological, psychological, spiritual, emotional, and symbolic--focused directly on the sacred science of Egypt where tarot almost certainly has its roots. In a sense, The Anubis Oracle is more original than the original. An intriguing and convincing concept.” * John Anthony West, author of Serpent in the Sky *“Nicki Scully and Linda Star Wolf are modern mystics who have gifted us with access to the deities of ancient Egypt whose archetypal force is expressed through this Anubis Oracle and card deck. As one who walks the shaman’s path and who is also loved by the neteru, I recommend it most highly.” * Hank Wesselman, author of the Spiritwalker trilogy and THE JOURNEY TO THE SACRED GARDEN *“The in-depth concepts and provocative images embedded within The Anubis Oracle will touch the hearts and souls of all those who earnestly engage it. Meditate upon these unveiled mysteries and benefit.” * Leonard D. Orr, author of BREAKING THE DEATH HABIT: THE SCIENCE OF EVERLASTING LIFE *“An enchanting way for you to enter the realm of the Egyptian neteru and the archetypes of nature. With Anubis as your pathfinder and these cards as your map, you will chart the course of your own creation. Let The Anubis Oracle guide you to an awareness of the interdependency of all creation through the accumulated wisdom of the ages.” * Mary K. Greer, author of MARY K. GREER’S 21 WAYS TO READ A TAROT CARD *“With The Anubis Oracle we have been given eons of ancient wisdom unfolding through the bodies of the divine.” * Normandi Ellis, author of AWAKENING OSIRIS: THE EGYPTIAN BOOK OF THE DEAD *“If you resonate as I do with the pantheon of the ancient Nile valley, then the beautifully rendered images of this innovative oracle will surely speak to you and avail you inner guidance and meaning from the archetypal world.” * Jeremiah Abrams, coeditor of MEETING THE SHADOW: THE HIDDEN POWER OF THE DARK SIDE OF HUMAN NATURE *“This oracle pack provides an excellent introduction to the timeless practice of self-initiation through the empowered image. The gemstone-colored emblems seem to be drawn directly from the dreamtime of the immortals. Meditation with the text accompanying the cards opens doorways to deep communication with the neteru, initiating the reader into a realm of higher awareness and spiritual vision.” * Christine Payne-Towler, author of THE UNDERGROUND STREAM: ESOTERIC TAROT REVEALED *“This book and its imagery is a gift to our limited ego. I applaud the authors for giving us a way to seek answers to our deeper questions.” * Brenda Schaeffer, author of IS IT LOVE OR IS IT ADDICTION? *“The Anubis Oracle is a significant tool for the modern shaman that taps in to ancient and current wisdom, guidance, and insights.” * Baba Dez Nichols, coauthor of SACRED SEXUAL HEALING: THE SHAMAN METHOD OF SEX MAGIC *“The Anubis Oracle is a visionary immersion into the experience of Egyptian wisdom and points us toward the living and timeless mysteries of Christ Consciousness. The reappearance of Anubis as the guide through the darkness of today’s world is something we have all been waiting for and can help us return to our hearts, in peace.” * Padma Aon Prakasha, author of THE CHRIST BLUEPRINT *" . . . anyone with an interest in the Gods and Goddesses of Egypt will probably feel an extra special draw . . . * The Pagan Review, Jan 2009 *"What's really fun and interesting about this deck is that it is based on the mysteries and knowledge of Egypt, so if one is not familiar with these, this is a chance to learn something new." * Krysta Gibson, New Spirit Journal, Vol. 4 No. 10, Jan 2009 *"As a big fan of Nicki Scully's books on journeying with animal spirits, I eargerly embraced this deck, created with her clairvoyant colleague in shamanism, Linda Star Wolf, and artist Kris Walkherr. Its are has all the soft, open color and popular appeal we've come to expect from Walkherr, known especially for her Goddess Tarot. This is a lovable oracle." * Eva Yaa Asantewaa, reviewer *"A lush journey into the mysteries of ancient Egypt, this deck takes the reader on a quest of self-knowledge. The advanced user will enjoy the rich imagery and the depth of care and understanding utilized to create each fully realized aspect of the deck, while the beginner can use the images to advance her own understanding of greater mysteries." * New Age Retailer, Spring 2009 *Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION HOW TO USE THE ANUBIS ORACLE DECK PART 1 • THE ANUBIS ORACLE DECK The Twenty-Two Sacred Neteru Cards Key Card ANUBIS-OPENER OF THE WAY 0 THE DOVE-INITIATE 1 NEKHBET-MOTHER-MUT–ALCHEMIST 2 NEPHTHYS-THE HIGH PRIESTESS 3 ISIS-HOLY QUEEN-MOTHER OF US ALL 4 KHNUM-MASTER CRAFTSMAN 5 THE SPHINX-DIVINE MESSENGER 6 SOBEK AND HORUS-RECONCILIATION OF OPPOSITES 7 SEKHMET-TRANSFORMATION 8 MA’AT-TRUTH 9 THOTH-ILLUMINATION 10 KHEPERA-CYCLES OF CHANGE 11 BAST-HOLY LONGING (DESIRE) 12 ANUBIS-SURRENDER 13 OSIRIS-REGENERATION 14 HATHOR-MAGIC 15 SET-SHADOW 16 WADJET-LIFE-FORCE ENERGY 17 SOTHIS-STAR CONSCIOUSNESS 18 KHONSU-LUNAR ENERGIES 19 AMUN-RA-SOLAR ENERGIES 20 PTAH-THE NEW AEON 21 NUT AND GEB-WHOLENESS The Four Suit Cards of the Elements 22 THE NILE-SACRED ARCHETYPAL ELEMENT OF WATER 23 THE PYRAMID-SACRED ARCHETYPAL ELEMENT OF EARTH 24 THE DESERT-SACRED ARCHETYPAL ELEMENT OF FIRE 25 THE CRESTED IBIS-SACRED ARCHETYPAL ELEMENT OF AIR The Composite Cards I ENTERING THE MYSTERY Dove, Nekhbet-Mother-Mut, Nephthys, and Isis II SACRED RELATIONSHIP Khnum, Sobek, Horus, Sekhmet, and the Sphinx III COSMIC INFLUENCES Ma’at, Thoth, and Khepera IV TREE OF LIFE Bast, Anubis, and Osiris V HIGHER LOVE AND WISDOM Hathor, Set, and Wadjet VI RIGHT TIMING AND DIRECTION Sothis, Khonsu, and Amun-Ra VII SACRED PURPOSE Ptah, Nut, Geb, and Anubis VIII ALCHEMY The Five Sacred Elements PART 2 • LAYOUTS AND SAMPLE READINGS Layouts LAYOUT 1-ENTERING THE MYSTERY LAYOUT 2-SACRED RELATIONSHIP LAYOUT 3-COSMIC INFLUENCES LAYOUT 4-TREE OF LIFE LAYOUT 5-HIGHER LOVE AND WISDOM LAYOUT 6-RIGHT TIMING AND DIRECTION LAYOUT 7-SACRED PURPOSE LAYOUT 8-ALCHEMY READING FOR OTHERS Some Sample Readings INTO THE FIRE An Entering the Mystery Reading A RELATIONSHIP IN GESTATION A Sacred Relationship Reading THE GODS SMILE UPON US A Cosmic Influences Reading BACK TO THE VALLEY A Right Timing and Direction Reading ALIGNING WITH LIFE’S PURPOSE A Sacred Purpose Reading ABOUT THE ARTIST AND THE ARTWORK ABOUT THE AUTHORS

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Book SynopsisA complete guide to shamanic drumming for enhancing Reiki practice. Advance your Reiki practice to the next level with vibrational sound healing and shamanism combined in the beat of the drum. In this guide, Reiki master and shamanic teacher Fay Johnstone explores in detail the practices and benefits of shamanic drum journeying in the context of Reiki healing. She shares Reiki drum techniques and step-by-step shamanic practices to bring empowerment, healing, connection, and clarity to you and your clients. She explains how the vibration of a drum enhances the efficacy of a treatment by inviting the ­client’s energy field back to its optimal vibration as well as inducing relaxation and the release of tension. She shows how drumming allows a Reiki practitioner to dive into shamanic journeying for deeper guidance and insight on a client, and she reveals how vibration and sound can strengthen the energetic potencies of Reiki symbols. Exploring the magic of the drum, the author explains the essence of shamanic journeying, including how to set intentions, access and navigate the three shamanic worlds, meet spirit guides, and connect deeply with your intuition. Outlining the protocols of drumming for yourself and others, she presents a shamanic Reiki treatment flow protocol for the basic structure of a session, whether in person or distant healing. Highlighting personal healing practices with the drum, the author details exercises that combine with Reiki self-care and shamanic journeying to release negative energy, reclaim power, shift mindset, and manifest goals. She offers simple practical exercises to restore connection to our true self through drumming with nature, exploring the cosmos, and honoring the ancestors. She also presents guidelines for conducting ceremony and holding drum circles or Reiki shares for group healing and shamanic journeying. Welcoming Reiki practitioners into the rhythm of the drum and the path of shamanism, this book will inspire you to journey deeper into the unseen web that connects us all.Trade Review“What I love about Shamanic Reiki Drumming is the beautiful way Fay integrates key healing elements into her practice. Connection to Spirit and being the ‘hollow bone’ are what allow and encourage healing to occur. Fay explains these basics very well and then guides the reader into deeper realms of drumming work, including its evocation of altered states to enter the Universal. Always present, and absolutely essential, are the constant currents of intuition and intention so the reader can access potent and lasting healing. You will enjoy this well-written and knowledgeable book.” * Sharon E. Martin, M.D., Ph.D., host of Maximum Medicine radio show and author of Maximize Your Heali *“Another beautifully written book by Fay Johnstone, full of insightful practices that bring reiki, drumming, and shamanism together. Crafted in a way we can all understand and benefit from, Shamanic Reiki Drumming serves as a guide for ourselves, our students, and our community. I am looking forward to working with many of these wonderful practices and sharing them with others. Thank you, Fay, for your inspiration.” * Lorna McLean, reiki master teacher and holistic practitioner *Table of ContentsForeword The Beat Starts Here — Reiki, the Drum, and Me 1. Reiki and Shamanism Let’s Start with Reiki Introduction to Shamanism Non-ordinary Reality and the Journey2. Sound and Symbols Healing with Sound The Drum through the Ages Other Instruments Ways to Use Reiki and the Drum3. Journeying with the Drum What Is Journeying Like?Three Worlds: Accessed from the World Tree Shamanic Reiki Journey Preparation Intentions and Motivation Shamanic Journeying with Reiki and the Drum – Technique Note-Taking and JournalingGuides and AlliesGet to Know Your Spirit Guides Shamanic Reiki Drum Journeys to Explore Tips for Your Shamanic Reiki Journeys 4.Personal Healing — Restoring Power Releasing in Order to Receive Protecting Your Frequency Reclaiming Your Power Charging Your Goals and Vision with Reiki and the Drum 5. Drumming for Others What Happens When We Drum for a Client? Shamanic Reiki Treatment Flow Distance Healing with Reiki and the Drum Distance Healing with the Shamanic Drumming Journey The Drum in the Reiki Share Drumming and Reiki in the Workplace 6. Connecting Heaven and Earth Drumming with Nature Ceremony and Ritual Healing with the Elements of Nature Drum CirclesDrum Circles: Where to Start Drum Circle Guidelines Ideas and Themes for Healing Drum Circles Developing Your Drum Practice Self-CareJourneying DeeperThe End of Life Soul Pieces 7. Drum Circles Drum Circles: Where to Start Drum Circle GuidelinesIdeas and Themes for Healing Drum Circles 8. Developing Your Drum Practice Self-CareJourneying Deeper The End of LifeSoul PiecesPractitioner Skills Healing Animals The Beat Goes On — Final Thoughts Appendix Shamanic Reiki Journey Checklist Shamanic Journey Journal Shamanic Reiki Treatment Flow Reiki TechniquesList of Exercises Recommended Books Acknowledgements About the Author

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Book SynopsisThe role of a visionary is to help dream the future into life. Throughout the ages, shamans have played the role of visionary within their communities. Yet how does one open to visions and allow the messages we need to hear to come through? Exploring how to access your creative potential to shape and hold a strong vision for yourself and others, visionary teacher Carol Day shares hands-on tools and step-by-step shamanic practices to become more visionary and connected to the world around. She explains how to prepare for shamanic visioning and details Earth Whispering practices to expand the senses, set intentions, and connect deeply with intuition and spirit helpers. Detailing the visionary quest, the author offers exercises to open up to different dimensions and initiate a conscious relationship with the elements through the creativity wheel. Introducing animal and archetype support systems, she shares advice on working with guides and soul protectors, such as elemental spirits, birds, trees, and the fae. She presents visionary practices to help you connect, acknowledge, and honor the past, present, and future--each of which is connected with an element, a spirit animal, and a plant spirit. She shares a sacred time-travel journey in the symbolic form of a loop, taking you first through the present, then opening to an exploration of the realm of the past and the ancestors, continuing into the vision of the future ones, and ultimately back to the beginning of time. Taking you through the three pathways of time, this guide presents shamanic tools to help you prepare to receive visions, release the burdens of the past to heal your ancestral line, and bring clarity to your visions of the future.Trade Review“Carol never fails to delight with her creative and visionary approach. This book had me smiling all the way through as she expertly guides us along a fun, empowering, and expansive journey toward wholeness and truth within a carefully crafted structure. Her writing and encouragement reflects the depth of her experience, respect, and love for both the mythical and the human. Carol is listening to a wider calling, and with this book as our guide we can’t help but do the same.” * FAY JOHNSTONE, shamanic herbalist, Reiki teacher, and author of Plant Spirit Reiki and Plants That S *“What do unborn babies dream, floating in their private (yet cosmic) ocean in the womb? Is our umbilical cord a bridge for dreams as well as nourishment? Does our dreaming add to the dreaming of the Earth long before we even see daylight? This new book by Carol Day will help you open doors to the visionary realm, as is your birthright. It will make you an intentional Earth Whisperer, using dreaming as a power tool. You will learn how to continuously place yourself and your relations (plant, animal, mineral, ancestral) in sacred wholeness—the same divine wholeness that dreamed you into being, long before you were even conceived! Treat yourself to this most magical book to become a world-class dreamer!” * IMELDA ALMQVIST, painter, forest witch, and author of North Sea Water in My Veins and Medicine of th *“Shamanic Dreaming is full of practical wisdom to find your sense of belonging through time and your continuing role in the unfolding story of the earth. It is full of fun and imaginative ways to connect deeply with yourself and to co-create a better understanding of your calling and the vision for the earth. All this is guided with the support of deep listening to nature, spirit, and the mythical through all dimensions of time and space. This book will change your life--as it did mine! It will give you a sense of living in deep harmony with yourself and the earth in your own unique way. The deep truth and authenticity of this book is so needed for the creation of a new vision for connected earth community.” * GILLIAN DUNCAN, mindfulness coach and teacher and founder of the Moment Is Now *"The book allows you a hands-on approach and asks you to attune yourself to everything all around you. There are tasks for you to complete throughout, all of which can bring a deeper understanding of your mindset and learning to be present.I recommend quickly browsing the book before you begin, as some tasks require items you might not just have lain around, such as a shamanic drum. If you’ve already got one, great. But just check beforehand, because getting all ready for one of the tasks only to find you’re missing the key ingredient can be a huge disappointment." * Kate Hames, Musing Mystical *Table of ContentsForeword by Sandra Ingerman Preface Introduction Act 1 CallingScene 1 Heeding the Calling Chapter 1 Presence and the Three Pillars Chapter 2Calling Scene 2 Tuning Chapter 3 The Visionary QuestChapter 4 DimensionsChapter 5 Passion, Creativity, and Fire Chapter 6 Guides Scene 3 Nature’s CommunicationsChapter 7 Weather Spirits Chapter 8 Birds Chapter 9 TreesChapter 10 The Fae Scene 4 Animals and Archetypal Support Systems Chapter 11Brain Opening and MappingChapter 12DreamtimeChapter 13Journeying Chapter 14 Archetypes on the Land Scene 5 Reflecting Act 2Loop Scene 1 Prep Aligning with LoopScene 2 Present Lifetime Chapter 1Land and Perspectives on Time Chapter 2 Rose and Soul Chapter 3 Spirit of the Age Chapter 4 Nature’s Eternal KnowingScene 3 Ancestral PathwaysChapter 5 Introduction to Ancestors Chapter 6 Safe Practice Chapter 7 Dreaming with the Ancestors Chapter 8 Ceremonies of Release and Surrender with the Ancestors Scene 4 Future Pathways Chapter 9 Waters of the EarthChapter 10 A Cleaning-Up JobChapter 11Journeying and the Oracle Chapter 12Unity Scene 5 Wishes for the Future Finale Vision Hoop Overview of Exercises Bibliography AcknowledgementsAbout the Author

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Book SynopsisJourney into the world of Ayahuasca and healing. A mysterious and powerful plant medicine with curative powers that is drunk as a tea during a sacred ceremony, Ayahuasca has been known to change people''s lives dramatically. But what was once a healing experience practiced only by Indigenous South Americans - and sought out by the adventurous few - has, in the past fifty years, become increasingly popular around the world.Hachumak, a Peruvian medicine man, has been practicing traditional healing arts in his country for more than twenty years. His unique approach is based on ritualistic simplicity and highlights the essence of the Art, which includes the borrowed forces from Nature. In this remarkable book, he shares his knowledge and experiences to broaden our understanding of this powerful medicine and protect it from misuse and exploitation.Whether you are among the uninitiated and curious, or a seasoned journeyer, you will gain a deeper understandin

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Book SynopsisJoin the Spirit Light Network, a paranormal investigative team of shamans and energy healers dedicated to helping spirits cross to the Other Side. Experience 12 interesting and frightening ghost hunts to find out why ghosts exist and wander the earth, how some people are more likely to be haunted than others, and what to do if you become a haunted person. Read about a boy haunted by British soldiers, a curse on a colonial farmhouse, a spirit who won''t leave until her head is returned, and more. Along the way, you''ll learn step-by-step instructions for varied energy techniques to ensure that you won''t succumb to energies from both sides of the Veil, including how to ground energy, cut cords that may be draining you, balance and raise your vibration, and more. Discover why the Spirit Light Network is known as the group that treads where others dread.

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Book SynopsisFor more than 20 years, Dr. Sharon Martin has been blending allopathic medicine with ancient shamanic and energy techniques to help her patients not only heal but also increase their vitality. In this practical guide to her program of Maximum Medicine, Dr. Martin shows how understanding the energetics behind health imbalances and applying shamanic and energy medicine techniques can shift our health, change the course of illness, and allow us to increase our life force. Explaining how the basis of true healing is through awareness of and access to the energy body, she reveals how to sense the energy body in order to develop greater control over our health. Bridging the mystical and the scientific, Dr. Martin looks at new ways of seeing illness and visualizing the potential for healing using symbolic medicine wheels based on the elements, the compass directions, the four perspectives (literal, emotional, spiritual, and energetic), and the inner tasks of intuitive exploration, amplification, intention setting, and ritual. She describes how to view your organ systems and health challenges through the Andean symbol of the Chacana, which can help you understand your challenges and the journey to overcome them. She examines the process of the Four As (aware, allow, act, affirm), the actions one takes in order to enact change and healing. The author also explores how to amplify your mindfulness using a new Mindfulness Matrix, which in turn leads to a greater ability to self-reflect and bring about healing. Presenting a straightforward, stepwise approach to attaining mastery of your health as well as simple practices and methods to gain control over illness, Dr. Martin shows how anyone can support their own healing and experience being more fully alive.Trade Review“One of the leading emerging voices in the energy healing field, Dr. Sharon Martin is both a shaman—one who enters the energy field to facilitate healing—and a board-certified internal medicine physician. Having experienced energy healing and other dimensions since an early age, she is uniquely equipped to present an integrated path that includes both approaches. Martin might order conventional Western medical tests for a patient and then might equally investigate a patient’s soul contracts and energy patterns. She calls this ‘Maximum Medicine.’ The shamanic perspective is that the soul contracts with which you came into this life aren’t static. The book includes many invitations to self-inquiry and shamanic exercises, one of which encourages you to change the rules of the game. A superb contribution to the new paradigm in healing, Maximize Your Healing Power is highly recommended for anyone seeking to understand every dimension of their health and maximize their vitality.” * Dawson Church, Ph.D., researcher, founder of the National Institute for Integrative Healthcare (NIIH *“Dr. Martin, through personal stories, shows that Western medicine can blend with shamanic practices to give a more holistic approach to healing. She outlines a clear step-by-step process, through guided meditation, to take control of the healing journey. I recommend this book for any patient who wants to go deeper into healing and also for medical students and residents who want to step outside the box and see the patient as a whole person.” * Janene Glyn, M.D., hospital physician, Altru medical school faculty, and shamanic practitioner *“Maximize Your Healing Power is a timely and informative book offering practical techniques for blending shamanic healing practices with traditional medicine to maximize the body’s innate healing energy and take one’s power back to create shifts in health.” * Bryn Blankinship, CMHt, CI, The Regression Specialist,© certified hypnotherapist, and author of *“With deep commitment and passion Dr. Martin offers us a bridge to merge Western medicine with shamanic and energy healing, giving us new tools and perspective with our health and lives. She asks that we activate our consciousness and awareness (and connection to Spirit, God, Nature) and suggests that through this we can affect our health and our lives. She offers great questions and tools, which can take us beyond the old beliefs that limit our expression and our health and also opens us to possibilities we may not have yet seen.” * Lynn Berryhill, artist, energy medicine practitioner, and senior faculty at the Four Winds Society *“This is a book the world needs for understanding complete healing. I especially recommend this guide for people in the medical or healing fields who want to deepen their communication and their understanding of clients’ needs, in a very organized fashion. This book has real tools that can be used with every single client with tangible ways for every level of healing needed. If you want to ‘just’ deepen the connection with your client, this is the book for you. This guide can revolutionize the medical world.” * Georgia Herrera, D.C., owner of Sacred Mother Healing Center and host of Sacred Magic Radio *“Dr. Sharon Martin gives us the keys to healing from around the world. Learn about exceptional techniques and principles—the ancient and the new, the technical and the intuitive, the medical and the mystical, and the tribal and the traditional. They are all here for us to discover and to use. Most importantly, Dr. Martin introduces us to our own innermost healer, awakening the sublime shaman within us all!” * Sharon Anne Klingler, medium, spiritualist minister, and author of Answers from the Ancestral Realms *Table of ContentsForeword by Carl Greer, Ph.D., Psy.D.PrefacePART ONE Understanding Maximum Medicine1 Walk with Me2 Evolution of a Healer3 Why Western Medicine Is Not EnoughPART TWO Maximum Medicine Fundamentals 4 Bring Back the Mystical5 Layer upon Layer, the Power Builds: The Chacana and the Medicine Wheels 6 The Medicine Wheels of Inner Actions and Inner Tasks7 Consciousness, Character, and Connecting to Spirit8 Lose the Story, Lose the PastPART THREE Applying Maximum Medicine through the Four ‘A’s 9 Maximum Medicine: Become Aware 10 Allow 11 Act with Intention12 Affirm with Ritual 13 The Maximum Medicine Approach to Common Health Challenges AfterwordMedicine Wheels and Chacana NotesBibliographyResources IndexAcknowledgments About the Author

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Book Synopsis‘Love, Nature, Magic will blow your mind and open your heart.’ John Grogan, international bestselling author of  Marley & Me ‘Maria Rodale encourages us all to reach beyond our full potential by diving into the depths of our existential selves.’ Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees In Love, Nature, Magic, organic advocate and former CEO of a global health and wellness company, Maria Rodale combines her love of nature and gardening with her experience in shamanic journeying, embarking on an epic adventure to learn from plants, animals and insects – including some of the most misunderstood beings in nature. Maria asks them their purpose and listens as they show and declare what they want us humans to know. From Thistles to Snakes, Poison Ivy to Mosquitoes, these nature beings convey messages that are relevant to every human, showing us how to live in balance and harmony on this Earth. Maria’s journeys include conversations with: Mugwort • Vulture • Bat • Rabbit • Lanternfly • Lightning Bug • Osage Orange • Deer • Paper Wasp • Dandelion • Tick • Groundhog • Milkweed • And more! Through journeys filled with surprises, humour and foibles, follow Maria’s evolution from being annoyed with to accepting – and even falling in love with – our most difficult neighbours (including human ones). Along the way, she tells her own story of how she learned about shamanic journeying and its near-universal manifestation in traditional cultures worldwide. She describes what her experiences of shamanic journeying are like – simply, honestly and with a touch of irreverence.Trade Review"Let’s hear it for women intent on conquering new worlds—especially on the astral plane. If we’re going to get trippy, I can think of no better guide than Maria Rodale . . . Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys Into the Heart of My Garden is a fascinating book, part memoir, part exploration of Ms. Rodale’s encounters with the spirits of trees, bugs and bunnies. Ms. Rodale bares her soul. Part of the charm of her writing is its unfiltered and enthusiastic forthrightness; no reportorial distancing or irony here. This is a journey into her heart."—Dominique Browning, Wall Street Journal"Anyone interested in plant intelligence, and in journeying WITHOUT plant medicines, will want to read this new book by Maria Rodale."—Michael Pollan, author of This is Your Mind on Plants (via Twitter)“Maria Rodale, in Love, Nature, Magic, encourages us all to reach beyond our full potential by diving into the depths of our existential selves. Then, and only then, will the dream open and the planet speak to you with the wonder and silence of creation.”—Diana Beresford-Kroeger, author of To Speak for the Trees "Rodale shows that she is a skilled and poetic writer and a powerful advocate for nature and the interconnectedness of all beings. VERDICT Recommended for people who love gardening or those with an interest in spiritual connections with nature."—Library Journal“If you have ever wondered whether there is more to this life, this world, this universe than you can imagine, do yourself a favor and read this book. Love, Nature, Magic will blow your mind and open your heart. It just might help you think differently about that ‘pest’ insect or that ‘weed’ daring to crash the party of your perfectly manicured lawn. Buckle up for an exhilarating ride toward enlightenment.”—John Grogan, international bestselling author of Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog and former editor, Organic Gardening magazine "A thoughtful and thought-provoking read from first page to last, Love, Nature, Magic: Shamanic Journeys into the Heart of My Garden is an extraordinary work that will have a very special appeal to readers with an interest in Shamanism and Nature Writing. Informative, compelling, memorable, Love, Nature, Magic is a seminal and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, and community library Metaphysical Studies collections."—Midwest Book Review“Love, Nature, Magic is an invitation to discover a sacred dialogue with the plants and spirits of the land, like humans had long ago before we were kicked out of Paradise. Mother Nature never stopped talking to us, as Maria Rodale discovers in her journey into the world of the shamans. It is we who stopped listening. This rich and timely book will guide you to open your heart and mind to a world infused with magic and beauty. It’s all around you, really!”—Alberto Villoldo, PhD, bestselling author of Shaman, Healer, Sage and One Spirit Medicine“Having lived and breathed organic gardening and farming her entire life—and eons before it was fashionable or cool—Maria Rodale is the best guide I can think of to explore new discoveries with. I AM ALL IN with Love, Nature, Magic.”—Laurie David, producer, An Inconvenient Truth and The Social Dilemma; co-author of Imagine It! A Handbook for a Happier Planet“In Love, Nature, Magic, Maria Rodale took me on a learning journey that I hadn’t realized how much I needed to experience. With her witty prose and intimate relationship with gardening and shamanic journeying, Maria extends a loving invitation, wrapped in vivid storytelling, for readers to discover nature and the magic residing within us in beautiful and bold, new-found ways. Her book is a nurturing peace offering from nature, including messages from some of the least likely voices—poison ivy, bats, and vultures—reminding us that when we work in partnership with nature, we all benefit.”—Shawn Dove, founder, Campaign for Black Male Achievement; managing partner, New Profit“In Love, Nature, Magic, Maria Rodale invites us to reimagine our relationship to nature, to plants, insects, and animals, and to our own souls. She invites us into a world just below the surface of our daily lives and awareness: a world that brings us closer to what is real and eternal, to what heals and what just may be the antidote to our increasing disconnection to ourselves and nature.”—Mark Hyman, MD, senior advisor, Cleveland Clinic, Center for Functional Medicine; author of Young Forever “When someone as grounded as Maria Rodale shares how the intelligence of plants, insects, and animals surpass what we have come to believe, we should listen. There is a teaching here. Love, Nature, Magic is about sentience, a living world more spectacular and alive than one can imagine, a shared consciousness known to Indigenous people for over ten thousand years. Once this is understood, what else can you do but honor and love all of life.” —Paul Hawken, founder, Project Drawdown “Essential and stirring. Maria Rodale takes us on a journey of love, beauty, magic, and . . . mugwort! Let us heed her words and learn to live in harmony with planet Earth.”—Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, producers and directors, Kiss the Ground and On Sacred Ground “Maria Rodale is courageous, and so in sync. She is an instinctive adventurer in the world of natural mysteries that is derided by ‘sensible’ people, and her timing may be just perfect to start changing such perceptions. Maria writes that things come to us when we need them, and we sure do need love, nature, and magic right now. Or, at least, I do. I am following her on a journey that speaks to the future of inter-species harmony: Humans at peace with nature—healing, not harming. My thanks to Maria for her warmth, perspicacity, and bravery.” —Edwina von Gal, landscape designer; founder, Perfect Earth Project “Maria Rodale’s irresistible new book is Eat, Pray, Love meets Dr. Doolittle meets, well . . . Maria Rodale. Her book wants me to ditch my phone and squish berries, smell leaves, and capture fireflies in my own backyard, not giving a damn what my neighbors think.”—Danny Seo, editor-in-chief, Naturally, Danny Seo “Love, Nature, Magic is a beautiful, heartful look at the interconnectedness of all beings, be they plant, animal, or human. Nobody is better suited to tell this story of what it means to link the sacred and the mundane than Maria Rodale. The result is an absolute must-read, a delightful road map of wisdom about how to live more softly and in sync with the natural world, rather than at battle with it.”—Elissa Altman, author of Poor Man’s Feast and Motherland “Our survival depends on our rediscovering that we are nature, not separate from it. Maria Rodale’s inspiring and provocative shamanic journeys remind us how important it is to see the tapestry of life around us with the eyes of the heart. Once we see our deep connection with all life, we will not only learn how we can save it but how it will save us. You will never see nature the same way again.”—Douglas Abrams, coauthor of The Book of Hope and The Book of Joy"The prose is conversational and inviting, and self-deprecating humor abounds, balancing out the seriousness of the messages shared. All these elements come together into a loving and engaging book."—Foreword Reviews"Maria Rodale has written a book for anyone and everyone who loves nature, the garden, and the planet. The book we didn't know we needed, at the time we needed it most. For comfort, for solace, for the heart and the mind."—Bette Midler (via Twitter)

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Book SynopsisAlthough conflicting ideas exist about the origin of the shaman, it is clear that these individuals exist across culture and history. Research has indicated that a specific altered state of consciousness (ASC) exists that the shaman utilizes to help the individual or group heal. Discrepancies in understanding the shaman's experience of ASC had led to the call for further research in this area. This phenomenological study aimed to investigate the shaman's experience of the ASC. Results indicated that the shaman's evolution was based on the criteria associated with the wounded healer archetype as well as conditions associated with the individuation process of Jung. Based on the narratives of the five participants, the results suggest that the shaman is a person who has an expanded understanding of the consciousness experience. This contrasts what Western society has understood about consciousness. The study also revealed the shaman's experience of the ASC was accomplished through a pattern of development that resulted in each participant acquiring the status of shaman.

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