Shamans of the World: Extraordinary First-Person Accounts of Healings, Mysteries, and Miracles2 reviews Sounds True, Incorporated, 2008 Shaman's of the World + A highly recommended spirituality and culture read A wonderful opportunity to learn from some of the most gifted healers of the world without having to travel to Africa, Bali, etc. I loved how open they were to sharing their wisdom. The authors did a beautiful job of "stepping out of the way" and letting the shaman's and their ancestor's speak ...             SANGOMA: My Odyssey Into the Spirit World of Africa9 reviews James Hall Touchstone, 1995 Interesting and Informative + nice view of africa + interesting + A candid and dramatically personal account + Old Meets New             Healing Makes Our Hearts Happy: Spirituality and Cultural Transformation among the Kalahari Ju|'hoansi1 review Richard Katz, Megan Biesele, ... Inner Traditions, 1997 Healing Really Does Make Our Hearts Happy Healing Makes Our Hearts Happy is a beautifully written and photographed book of the Jul'hoansi people of the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. Not only does the book give an excellent description of the history and culture of this society but also gives strong support to anyone who is ...             Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman (Arkana)36 reviews Malidoma Patrice Some Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995 Without repeating others + A mesmeric and mind-expanding journey into African spirituality + Enlightening Read + one of the best books ever written + Powerful & Profound!             Black Elk Speaks, New Edition15 reviews John G. Neihardt Bison Books, 2004 The Power is in the Understanding + Spectacular + Black Elk Speaks + A wise and interesting read.             Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power12 reviews Thomas E. Mails Council Oak Books, 2001 Superior insight + Fools Crow Wisdom and Power + This is a very important book + knowledge of the old ways             The Way of the Shaman47 reviews Michael Harner HarperOne, 1990 how-to guide for shamanism + Perfect Introduction + A reading pleasure. + Excelent             Traveling between the Worlds: Conversations with Contemporary Shamans: Conversations with Contemporary Shamans6 reviews Hillary S. Webb Hampton Roads Publishing, 2004 Diverse viewpoints from respected teachers and famous figures + Fascinating + Generous of Spirit + Peak Into the Shamanic World             Boiling Energy: Community Healing among the Kalahari Kung1 review Richard Katz Harvard University Press, 1982 Great "fly on the wall" ethnography of !Kung life Taking a medical anthropology course, the teacher happened to assign this obscure ethnography of the Kalahari !Kung. It's an easy read, a fast read, and if you lend a bit of trust to the author Richard Katz, you get a critical view into the probably now vanished !Kung of South Africa (they've been ...             Dreamkeepers: A Spirit-Journey into Aboriginal Australia6 reviews Harvey Arden Harper Perennial, 1995 ,0reamy + How to know a dream + An Ancient Window + The Persistence of Truth             Ritual: Power, Healing and Community6 reviews Malidoma Patrice Some Penguin (Non-Classics), 1997 Profoundity of experience coupled with very skillful writing + Interesting + What we can learn from the indigenous world... + A book to be savored + Healing and Community - the power of loyalty and bonding             The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux (Civilization of the American ...8 reviews Joseph Epes Brown University of Oklahoma Press, 1989 If you want peace, read this book + The Sacred Pipe + Profound and deeply rewarding. + Gain an understanding of the Sioux way of thinking + Rituals Described in Great Detail             Perfect Abstraction Adi Da Samraj The Dawn Horse Press, 2008 'There is God-art, there is ego-art, and there is Reality-art.' The essays in this book present a wide range of commentary by Adi Da on his image-art and the process he engages to create images. The title of this booklet points to the unique method whereby Adi Da creates images that are a means to the Reality that is prior to even to perception. Altogether, these essays describe the kind of ...             Hridaya Rosary: Four Thorns of Heart Instruction Adi Da Samraj Dawn Horse Press, 2005 The “Late-Time” Avataric Revelation Of The Universally Tangible Divine Spiritual Body, Which Is The Supreme Agent Of The Great Means To Worship and To Realize The True and Spiritual Divine Person (The egoless Personal Presence Of Reality and Truth, Which Is The Only Real God) Hridaya Rosary is Adi Da Samraj's beautifully precise and exquisitely poetic description of the Spiritual process in ...             The Shaman's Doorway: Opening Imagination to Power and Myth3 reviews Stephen Larsen Inner Traditions, 1998 practical quide for artists + !QA^W This book is useful for creative artists- especially performers who write their own material. It gives concrete and practical information to those looking for alternative methods of sourcing material that is both personal and universal. I use it as a textbook and recommend it frequently.             The Celtic Shaman: A Practical Guide5 reviews John Matthews Rider & Co, 2001 THIS BOOK MUST BE THE GUIDE TO SHAMANISM!!! + One of the Greates Tools for Learning Celtic Shamanism + Realistic Review + Disappointing             Kahuna Healing (Quest Books)3 reviews Serge King Quest Books, 1983 Let that which is unknown become known + A great book and read Stay positive about life, and treat yourself to this fascinating introduction to Huna! Serge Kahili King writes with a practitioner's interest in the psychic, an anthropologist's approach to culture, and a linguist's delight in the Hawaiian language. The result is a historical and philosophical ...             When Lightning Strikes a Hummingbird: The Awakening of a Healer Foster Perry Bear & Company, 1993 At an early age, Foster Perry was recognized by those around him as having a natural gift for healing and sight. Then, after literally being struck by lightning, he was swept into a journey of initiation and rapid expansion of consciousness. When Lightning Strikes a Hummingbird is the story of his personal evolution.             The Straight Path of the Spirit: Ancestral Wisdom and Healing Traditions in Fiji2 reviews Richard Katz Park Street Press, 1999 A wonderful ethnographic journey + Great Insight into the Fijian Way Through the process of reading The Straight Path, one cannot help but notice the degree to which Katz becomes increasingly assimilated into Fijian culture. Obviously, such full immersion as that represented by this book is beneficial if one is to ever "truly" understand another culture, especially ...             Black Elk Speaks, New Edition15 reviews John G. Neihardt Bison Books, 2004 The Power is in the Understanding + Spectacular + Black Elk Speaks + A wise and interesting read.