Gift of the Dreamtime: Awakening to the Divinity of Trauma by S. Kelley Harrell
With a foreward by shaman Christina Pratt, in the revised second edition of this bestselling fantastical memoir, Kelley Harrell chronicles a modern shamanic journey from pain, to healing and accepting a calling to work as a soul healer of others. … Continue reading →
Leopard Warrior by John Lockley
Leopard Warrior: A Journey into the African Teachings of Ancestry, Instinct, and Dreams A shaman is one who has learned to move between two worlds: our physical reality and the realm of spirits. For John Lockley, shamanic training also meant … Continue reading →
Subjects: African Shamanism, Ancestors, Dreaming, Initiation, Sangoma, Story of Shaman, Working With Spirits
Lori: The Disintegration of My Ordinary Reality by Lori Morrison
At fifty-two, in the wake of her husband’s death, Lori Morrison found herself living alone on the edge of a volcanic crater lake in a lush jungle of El Salvador, mourning and feeling an intense desire to make sense of … Continue reading →
Mabel McKay: Weaving the Dream by Greg Sarris
A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, her cures, and the stories with which she kept her culture alive. She spent her life teaching others how the spirit … Continue reading →
Of Water and the Spirit by Maliodoma Patrice Some
Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman Maliodoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village, however he was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for … Continue reading →
Subjects: African Shamanism, Story of Shaman, West Africa
Shaman, M.D. by Eve Bruce
Shaman, M.D.: A Plastic Surgeon’s Remarkable Journey into the World of Shapeshifting A highly successful plastic surgeon embraces shamanic healing techniques and helps her patients experience true beauty and ecstasy. • Shows readers how to embody the spiritual within the … Continue reading →
Subjects: Andean, Shapeshifting, South American Shamanism, Story of Shaman
Shamanic Transformations: True Stories by Itzhak Beery
Shamanic Transformations: True Stories of the Moment of Awakening Inspiring accounts from renowned contemporary working shamans about their first moments of spiritual epiphany With contributions by Sandra Ingerman, Hank Wesselman, John Perkins, Alberto Villoldo, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, Tom Cowan, Lynn Andrews, … Continue reading →
Subjects: Contemporary Shamanism, Initiation, Interviews, Story of Shaman
Spirit Matters: A Memoir by Matthew J. Pallamary
Matthew Pallamary’s SPIRIT MATTERS chronicles his life long search for truth, which took him from the false spirituality of a violent concrete jungle in an Irish Catholic ghetto in Boston, to the discovery of true spirituality in the jungles of … Continue reading →
Traveling between the Worlds: Conversations with Contemporary Shamans by Hillary S. Webb
For anyone who’s ever had the desire to look at the world through the eyes of our indigenous ancestors, here is a unique opportunity. Traveling between the Worlds is a treasure trove of insight and exploration into the ancient spiritual … Continue reading →
Subjects: Contemporary Shamanism, Interviews, Research Related, US Shamanism
Twin from Another Tribe by Mandaza Augustine Kandemwa, Michael Ortiz Hill
Twin from Another Tribe: The Story of Two Shamanic Healers in Africa and North America A gift to a world divided by race, this memoir is of two healers in the Bantu tradition-one in Africa, one in a U.S. hospital-who … Continue reading →