The Shaman's Book of Living and Dying

by Alberto Villoldo, Anne O'Neill

Overview

“Profound age-old wisdom in twelve stories of profound transformation and growth.” —Joe Dispenza, bestselling author of Breaking the Habit of Yourself

The Wisdom, Power, and Beauty of Shamanic Energy Medicine

One of the pioneers in energy healing and shamanism recounts twelve miraculous stories in which, through the use of shamanic energetic techniques, people experience extraordinary physical and emotional healings. Meet a dancer who could barely walk until a series of sessions with Alberto Villoldo, a businesswoman who is freed from headaches and discovers the benefits of an integrated interior life, and a young woman who confronts her past and recovers from crippling depression. Each of these stories is rooted in Villoldo’s experience as a healer, mental health professional, and devotee of Indigenous wisdom and lore from around the world.

Ultimately, Villoldo demonstrates how a shaman assists us in discovering our own capacity for self-healing. He introduces us to physical, mental, and spiritual disease and presents techniques that can heal us, make us whole, and make us new. Having devoted 25 years of study to the healing practices of the Amazon and Andean shamans, Villoldo is teaching people how to actually grow new bodies.

By learning ancient shaman wisdom from Alberto Villoldo, you can heal disease, eliminate emotional suffering, and even grow a new body that ages and heals differently. The stories in this book are amazing and inspiring. 

This title was previously published in 2015 as A Shaman’s Miraculous Tools for Healing (ISBN 978157174372)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642970272
Publisher:	Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2021
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	458,314
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Alberto Villoldo, PhD, is a psychologist, medical anthropologist, and prolific author who has studied the healing practices of the Amazon and Andean shamans for more than 25 years. He directs the Four Winds Society, where he trains individuals in the practice of energy medicine and soul retrieval. In 2011 he produced the documentary Amazonia: Healing with Sacred Plants, which focuses on the sacred plants of Peru's Amazon region, including the use of ayahuasca.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Introduction: The Shaman's Journey xix

Chapter 1 Extracting Intrusive Energies 1

Chapter 2 Turning Fate into Destiny 15

Chapter 3 Healing Our Fight-or-Flight Response and Transforming Depression 33

Chapter 4 The Journey Beyond Death 47

Chapter 5 Healing the Heart in the World Beyond 63

Chapter 6 Illumination-Clearing Imprints in the Field 85

Chapter 7 Soul Retrieval and the Bands of Power 103

Chapter 8 Soul Retrieval-Finding the Lost Soul 119

Chapter 9 Life After Life 133

Chapter 10 Healing the Mother Wound 151

Chapter 11 Healing the Death Within Us 167

Chapter 12 Allies from the Spirit World 189

Chapter 13 The Shaman's Story 205

Chapter 14 Stepping Out of Time (A Supernatural Love Story) 217

Afterword 223

Acknowledgments 225

Glossary 227

Editorial Reviews

"Dr. Alberto Villoldo has done it again by demystifying profound age-old wisdom in 12 stories of personal transformation and growth. The Shaman's Book of Living and Dying describes how a shaman utilizes energy medicine practices such as illumination, soul retrieval, and extractions to create the proper energetic conditions for health. Read and learn." —Joe Dispenza, DC, author of New York Times bestseller  Breaking the Habit Of Being Yourself

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