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What does the world look like through the eyes of a shaman? To help answer this question, Dr. Bradford Keeney and Nancy Connor present Shamans of the World, an intimate encounter with traditional healers from ten unique indigenous cultures. Through mesmerizing first-hand accounts of miraculous transformation and healing, Shamans of the World transports readers to the otherworldly reality of visionary figures including: Walking Thunder, the Dine Medicine Woman who reveals the importance of a life fully appreciated Ava Tape Miri, the Guarani Forest Shaman who makes immediate the unity of all creation through his insights Mabolelo Shikwe, the Kalahari Bushman and lineage holder in the world's oldest healing tradition. With authentic first wisdom from its source, here is an unprecedented collection of our spiritual roots that offers a radical new understanding of the planet we share.
Synopsis
What would you see if you could view the world through the eyes of a Dine healer, a Zulu High Sanusi, or a Shaker from St. Vincent Island? The answer can be found in
Shamans of the World, an intimate encounter with traditional healers from nine unique indigenous cultures.
Through mesmerizing firsthand accounts of miraculous transformation and healing, Shamans of the World transports you to the otherworldly reality of the shaman. Your global adventure begins in the lands of the Dine Nation, as you meet Walking Thunder, the Medicine Woman who reveals the importance of living life with full appreciation. Next, you visit Brazil and faith healers Otavia and Joao, who embody "a love that breaks through all boundaries of reason and rationality." South Dakota and Lakota Yuwipi Man Gary Holy Bull come next, as you glimpse at the inner life of one dedicated to the service of spirit.
Then it's off to the jungles of Paraguay, where the insights of Guarani Forest Shaman Ava Tape Miri unveil the immediate unity of all creation. The traditional healers of Bali share vital lessons on balanced living, before you explore the secrets of Japan's masters of seiki jutsu. After hearing from the Shakers of St. Vincent, who use the power of mourning and ecstatic prayer to create community-based healing, you conclude your journey in Africa, where you witness the ceremonial dances of Kalahari Bushman Mabolelo Shikwe, "the man who says and knows everything."
With 24 pages of full-color photographs, and poetry and prayers from the shamans themselves, Shamans of the World brings you authentic "first wisdom" directly from its source. Here is an unprecedented collection of our spiritual roots that offers a radical new understanding of the planet we share.
Note: Drawn from the ten-volume Profiles of Healing series edited by Bradford Keeney and published by Ringing Rocks Foundation.
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Synopsis
Drs. Keeney and Connor present an intimate encounter with traditional healers from 10 unique indigenous cultures. Through mesmerizing first-hand accounts of miraculous transformation and healing, this work transports readers to the otherworldly reality of visionary figures.