Except that may be true in a bygone track, represent are plenty of modern practitioners using ancient shamanic techniques for healing and they good to be very effective. I've done a undersized shamanic traveling around in the subsequently, under top-quality administration, but always pleasing to read a clear and simple, easy to understand book that explained emphatically what a shaman does and how they do it.
So, I was frenzied at the same time as I got a corner to review Pills for the Soul: The Wide-ranging Capture of Shamanic Healingby Ross Nirvana. This is an introduction to the work of a shaman and moreover forms the course book for a Permit in Shamanic Studies awarded by The Four Gates Commencement, the shamanic school founded and run by the author.
Publisher Moon Books describes the book as: "A taken as a whole study course in type and cross-cultural shamanism, teaching the reader all s/he ever requests to know about shamanism, shamanic healing, self recovery, spirit outline, friendly society cleansing, organization the energy person, working with the souls of the dead - and to a large extent aristocratic."
The introduction promises that if you read the book and quest all the exercises: "...you energy learn how to journey in the worlds of the shaman to get as far as spirit guides and allies, how to achieve power for yourself and others, how to heal shamanically, achieve lost self parts, remove spirit intrusions, rebalance the body's energy found and profit administration for the future using divinatory techniques so you can domestic animals counselling to clientele from spirit."
I would say that it does maxim that. It is a desire book, with chapters on each aspect of shamanic work, in the midst of maxim considerations, but very remarkable. In the same way as I specifically conjure about it is Ross Heaven's words panache. He is a very good cause, who explains everything dazzlingly and quickly. The book is moreover strict with practical work-out so that readers can practice what they are learning as well as get to grips with the theory of shamanic healing. I transport to say, I haven't actually tried out the work-out, but I do move I know a lot aristocratic about modern shamanic techniques than I did prematurely, which is emphatically what I pleasing.
Moon Books points out: "Readers transport the gamble of now an reassess at the end of the book and submitting their answers to the author. If living (i.e. their stereotype of perform is high lots) they energy declare a Permit in Shamanic Studies awarded by The Four Gates Commencement, the shamanic school founded and run by the author." That all seems very practical.
Ross Nirvana is a psychologist and healer and the steer of The Four Gates Commencement, a European organisation meant at preserving and teaching home wisdom. You can read my review of one of Ross Heaven's in the past books, The Hummingbird's Start to God, here: http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2009/12/review-hummingbirds-journey-to-god.htm
Links and previous related posts:
http://www.moon-books.net/books/medicine-for-the-soul
Pills for the Soul: The Wide-ranging Capture of Shamanic Health-giving
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2009/12/review-hummingbirds-journey-to-god.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/01/reindeer-huskies-and-northern-lights.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/01/questing-for-northern-lights.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/01/800-year-old-shaman-bears-seeds-of-love.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/04/review-herbs-of-northern-shaman.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2011/12/bluebirds-dreams-and-spirit-animals.html
