Shamanic Journeys, Shamanic Stories

by Michael Berman

Overview

A shamanic journey is one that generally takes place in a trance state to the sound of a drumbeat, through dancing, or by ingesting psychoactive drugs, in which aid is sought from beings in other realities, generally for healing purposes or for divination. A shamanic story has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey, or one that contains a number of the elements typical of such a journey. In this collection of fascinating journeys and stories, Michael Berman reveals the healing nature of shamanic practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846944024
Publisher:	Collective Ink
Publication date:	03/16/2011
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.71(h) x 0.35(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Status of Shamanism Today 1

Shamanism and the Language of the Animals 5

A Journey to the Land of the Dead 15

The Water of Life of Ka-ne: A Legend of Old Hawaii 23

The Future through the Writing on your Forehead 35

Soul Retrieval via the Internet: Bringing Keti Back from the Land of the Dead 42

The Circassians and the Shamanic Elements in their Folktales 57

Shamanism: Countable or Uncountable? Mircea Eliade Revisited 72

The Goddess of Mount Daimugenzan and the Perpetual Life-giving Wine 95

What is Shamanic Counselling and How Much is it worth? 104

Thomas the Rhymer and the Queen of Elfland 114

Tvalchit'a: A Shamanic Story from the Republic of Georgia 127

The Brown Girl: A Case of Soul Theft 156

Epilogue: A Time for New Beginnings 163

Footnotes 166