Suburban Shaman

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ISBN 13 : 9781905140084
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (4 download)

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Book Synopsis Suburban Shaman by : Cecil Helman

Download or read book Suburban Shaman written by Cecil Helman and published by . This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'To be a good doctor you have to be a compassionate chameleon, a shapehifter - a shaman. Even if your adaptation to your patients' world happenst an unconscious level you should always work within their system of ideas,ever against it...' So writes Cecil Helman after 27 years as a familyractitioner in the suburbs of North London interlaced with training andesearch as a medical anthropologist, comparing a wide variety of healthystems. This unique combination of frontline health worker and detachedcademic informs the many stories that make up this fascinating book. It alsonforms the author's shared insights into what these stories can teach usbout ourselves and our own attitudes to health and illness, whether we areeliverers or recipients of health care.;With humour and gentle humaneness,elman's colourful stories take the reader on a journey from apartheid Southfrica, where he did his initial training, to the London of the early 1970s,here for a short time he foreswore medicine to become an anthropologist andoet; from ship's doctor on a Mediterranean cruise to family practitioner in

Suburban Shaman

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Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9781919930787
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis Suburban Shaman by : Cecil Helman

Download or read book Suburban Shaman written by Cecil Helman and published by Juta and Company Ltd. This book was released on 2004 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title provides a rare and often funny insight into the life and encounters of a modest family doctor.

Elemental Shaman

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Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738715018
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis Elemental Shaman by : Omar W. Rosales

Download or read book Elemental Shaman written by Omar W. Rosales and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2009 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating true story chronicles one man's journey into the mysteries of spiritual consciousness and the indigenous healing practices of four shamanistic traditions: Toltec, Cherokee, Maya, and Buddhist. In his travels around the globe, Rosales witnesses the powerful channeled spirit Niño Fidencio, receives messages and healing from a Toltec shaman, and experiences a dramatic soul retrieval from a Cherokee spiritwalker. Rosales travels to Guatemala, where he meets a Mayan high priestess, or a'j' r'ij, and the secret brotherhoods called cofradias, whose mission is to guard Maximón, the last living Mayan god. Rosales's last journey is to Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, where he spends time with a holy lama. Praise: "Beautifully written, intriguing and mysterious, a work both of adventure and of serious research."--Graham Hancock, international bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods "Omar's adventures in Elemental Shaman are inspiring and lively, with a lot of useful insight and inspiration."-- Robert A. F. Thurman, professor of Buddhist studies at Columbia University and author of Why the Dalai Lama Matters "Superb. A real thriller!"--Carmen Harra, Ph.D., author of Everyday Karma

The Life of a Galilean Shaman

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Publisher : James Clarke & Company
ISBN 13 : 0227903250
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (279 download)

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Book Synopsis The Life of a Galilean Shaman by : Pieter F Craffert

Download or read book The Life of a Galilean Shaman written by Pieter F Craffert and published by James Clarke & Company. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of historical Jesus research is to identify the authentic material from which the historical figure as a social type underneath the overlay is constructed. Pieter Craffert's anthropological historiography offers an alternative framework for dealing with Jesus of Nazareth as a social personage fully embedded in a first-century Mediterranean worldview and the Gospels as cultural artefacts related to this figure. This cross-cultural model represents a religious pattern that refers to a family of features for describing those religious entrepreneurs who, based on regular Altered State of Consciousness experiences, perform a specific set of social functions in their communities.

The Nature of Shamanism and the Shamanic Story

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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443808148
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Book Synopsis The Nature of Shamanism and the Shamanic Story by : Michael Berman

Download or read book The Nature of Shamanism and the Shamanic Story written by Michael Berman and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book makes out a case for the introduction of a new genre of tale, the shamanic story, which has either been based on or inspired by a shamanic journey, or contains a number of the elements that are typical of such a journey. The stories featured are the Book of Jonah from the Old Testament, two traditional stories from the Republic of Georgia–The Earth will take its Own and Davit, a contemporary German tale Bundles, and the Korean story of Shimchong, the Blindman’s Daughter. By making use of textual material from a number of different cultures and times, the intention is to highlight the pervasive influence shamanism has had and to show how the “new” genre being proposed is a universal one. The research questions addressed include 1) defining what shamanism is, deciding whether it should be classified as a religion, a methodology or a way of life 2) considering whether a case can be made out for the introduction of a new genre of tale and, if so, what its characteristics are. It is hoped the book will be of interest not only to those involved in the study of shamanism but also to those whose interest is in the study of literary texts. Since the old bearers of shamanic traditions quite often were, and even today are, illiterate, the study of their folklore–epic songs, laments, narratives–undoubtedly provides a rich source for research.

The Shamanic Themes in Chechen Folktales

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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443806196
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book The Shamanic Themes in Chechen Folktales written by Michael Berman and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All intellectuals driven by nationalist sentiments directly or indirectly are always preoccupied with searching for the most ancient roots of their budding nations in order to ground their compatriots in particular soil and to make them more indigenous (Znamenski, 2007, p.28). In Chechnya, as in the neighbouring countries of Georgia and Armenia, these roots lie in shamanism and the stories in this collection clearly show this to be the case. The history of the Nokhchii (the name the Chechens have given themselves), and their land, is filled with rich and colourful stories, which have survived for thousands of years through oral traditions that have been passed down generation by generation through clan elders. However, legends have blended with actual events so that the true history is difficult to write. The 1994-1996 war destroyed most of Chechnya's treasured archaeological and historical sites, though fortunately ancient burial sites, architectural monuments and several prehistoric cave petroglyphs still remain in the mountains. These valuable relics, coupled with the histories and stories of the elders, provide the people with virtually the only remaining evidence of who their ancient ancestors were. This book contains both the texts of some of the tales and commentaries on them, focusing in particular on their shamanic elements.

Shamanic Journeys Through Daghestan

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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 184694225X
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book Shamanic Journeys Through Daghestan written by Michael Berman and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known as the land of the mountains, Dagestan lies immediately north of the Caucasus Mountains, and stretches for approximately 250 miles along the west shore of the Caspian Sea. With its mountainous terrain making travel and communication difficult, Daghestan is still largely tribal. Despite over a century of Tsarist control followed by seventy years of repressive Soviet rule, there are still 32 distinct ethnic groups in Daghestan, each with its own language, making it unquestionably the most complex of the Caucasian republics. Shamanic practices are still prevalent in this country, where one of the ten lost tribes of Israel can be found. In Daghestan, as in the neighbouring countries of Georgia, Chechnya, and Azerbaijan, these roots lie in shamanism. This book, one of only a handful available in English on the country, contains the texts of some of these stories as well as commentaries on them.

Shamanic Journeys Through the Caucasus

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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846942535
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (469 download)

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Download or read book Shamanic Journeys Through the Caucasus written by Michael Berman and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What were the religious beliefs and practices of the early inhabitants of the Caucasus? Some of the answers can be found by looking at the folktales from the region, which is what this book does.

Gravitas, Punctilio, Rectitude & Pippy Bags

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Publisher : Frank Key
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
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Download or read book Gravitas, Punctilio, Rectitude & Pippy Bags written by and published by Frank Key. This book was released on with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Urban Shaman

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439188629
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Book Synopsis Urban Shaman by : Serge Kahili King

Download or read book Urban Shaman written by Serge Kahili King and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-21 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first practical guide to applying the ancient healing art of Hawaiian shamanism to our modern lives. Uniquely suited for use in today's world, Hawaiian shamanism follows the way of the adventurer, which produces change through love and cooperation—in contrast to the widely known way of the warrior, which emphasizes solitary quests and conquest by power. Now, even if you can't get out into the wilderness or undertake a long apprenticeship with a shaman, you can learn to practice the art of shamanism. You'll learn how to: —Interpret and change your dreams —Heal yourself, your relationships, and the environment —Cast the shaman stones to foretell the future —Design and perform powerful rituals —Shapechange —Make vision quests to other realities And more.

Aya Awakenings

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Publisher : North Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 158394799X
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (839 download)

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Book Synopsis Aya Awakenings by : Rak Razam

Download or read book Aya Awakenings written by Rak Razam and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiential journalist Rak Razam sets out to document the thriving business of 21st-century hallucinogenic shamanism starting with a trip to the annual Amazonian Shaman Conference in Iquitos, Peru, where he meets a motley crew of "spiritual tourists," rogue scientists, black magicians, and indigenous and Western healers and guides, all in town to partake of the ritual--and the medicine--of ayahuasca, "the vine of souls." Combining his personal story with the history of Amazonian shamanism, Razam takes the reader along on an entertaining, enlightening adventure. In areas of Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, the traditional herbal brew known as ayahuasca or yajé is legally used to heal physical ailments and to cleanse and purify the spirit by connecting it to the web of life. Sting and Tori Amos have admitted sampling it in Latin America, as has Paul Simon, who chronicled the experience in his song "Spirit Voices." Aya Awakenings works as a cautionary tale, a travelogue, and a memoir, but primarily acts as a portal through which readers are able to gain more information about the perils and the promise of spiritual reconnection through ayahuasca. "A memorable--and deeply personal--journey into the hearts and minds of those who carry on the shamanic traditions of ayahuasca."--Rick Doblin, founder of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Contents Foreword by Dennis McKenna Preface by Rak Razam Departure 1 Seekers of the Mystery; 2 Wheel of Fortune; 3 Jungle Fever; 4 Space Cadets; 5 Cosmovision; 6 Hamburger Universe; 7 Surfing; 8 Ayahuasca Disco; 9 Logos; 10 Night of the Black Puma; 11 Downtime; 12 Seeds; 13 Beasts Initiation; 14 Shaman School; 15 Snakes and Ladders; 16 Heart of Darkness; 17 Return to the Source; 18 The Love Creek Session; 19 The High Frontier; 20 Stairway to Heaven; 21 Going Down to the River to Pray; 22 The Hero's Journey Return 23 Secret Women's Business; 24 The Prime Directive; 25 One River; 26 When Stones Dream; 27 Paying the Earth; 28 Talking with Kevin; 29 Illuminated; 30 Final Flight Index Bibliography Author's Note

Healing This Wounded Earth

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Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846947308
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (469 download)

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Book Synopsis Healing This Wounded Earth by : Eleanor Stoneham

Download or read book Healing This Wounded Earth written by Eleanor Stoneham and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is seriously wounded threatened by violence egocentricity and mass consumerism. Government intervention alone will never solve society's problems. We need personal responsibility and healing on a global scale. This carefully researched book skillfully weaves science and spirituality with philosophy and ancient wisdom using potent imagery of the Wounded Healer embodied in the life of Jesus Christ the story of the healing centaur Chiron and the work of the indigenous shaman. Through suffering his own physical and mental wounds the Wounded Healer acquires a special empathy for recognizing and healing the wounds of others. This book is full of hope as it speaks to a palpable global shift towards holistic and spiritual values. Through the healing needs of relationship our economy our environment and the living Gaia and finally the curing professions of pastoral and medical care it shows how we may all become catalysts for social change for a happier and more peaceful world.

Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland

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Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781845456726
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (567 download)

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Book Synopsis Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland by : Ronald George Moore

Download or read book Folk Healing and Health Care Practices in Britain and Ireland written by Ronald George Moore and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'This is a fascinating and beautiful organized and written manuscript'-Rebecca Lester, Washington University in St. Louis.

Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke

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Publisher : Frank Key
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
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Empty Cities of the Full Moon

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Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 : 0441009379
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis Empty Cities of the Full Moon by : Howard V. Hendrix

Download or read book Empty Cities of the Full Moon written by Howard V. Hendrix and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2002-08-06 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venturing into a universe different from where his previous novels—Lightpaths, Standing Wave, and Better Angels—were set, Howard V. Hendrix tackles one of life's most enduring questions: What does it mean to be human? In a dramatically altered near-future, the world's newest technology resurrects a plague of apparent global madness that not only destroys ten thousand years of urban civilization, but also creates a world under the sway of the full moon—and a human race transformed in astonishing ways.

Heart Awakening

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Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 9780595814794
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Book Synopsis Heart Awakening by : Alan F. Zundel

Download or read book Heart Awakening written by Alan F. Zundel and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-09-19 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heart Awakening is the story of how a young man's pursuit of love becomes a journey into spiritual awakening. Set during the cultural and spiritual confusion of the early 1970s, it captures the experience of suburban young people searching for deeper meaning in their lives. Carl Lehrer has grown cynical after a failed relationship and nearly being drafted. He falls for Sharon Belmont, whose openness to new spiritualities launches him on a personal journey involving meditation, spiritual teachers, and a psychic premonition about their future. Carl's quest for love and truth eventually leads to a breakthrough experience beyond anything he could have imagined. What Readers Say: "It's great-really stays with me. Good opening scene and powerful ending."-Jane Schaberg, Detroit, Michigan (author of The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene) "Reading it was a spiritual journey in itself!"-Andy Turner, Las Vegas, Nevada "Definitely has heart. Captured well the dialogue of young people on a spiritual odyssey."-Elizabeth Prince, Oakland, California "Enjoyed it very much-liked the story, and the meditation sequence was pivotal, really satisfying."-Michael Mangin, Huachuca City, Arizona "Liked the ending-satisfying, but realistic. Some of the scenes were really funny!"-Theresa Farmer, Henderson, Nevada

Facing Distress

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Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN 13 : 9783825801717
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Facing Distress by : Els van Dongen

Download or read book Facing Distress written by Els van Dongen and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2007 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distance and proximity are concepts par excellence to describe what may happen in times of illness and suffering. When one faces distress and suffering the need of proximity of the sick or suffering person may manifest itself or - the opposite - a need of distance exists. A doctor or an anthropologist may believe proximity is necessary, but the other can disagree. Illness raises questions for all individuals. The sick individual will question his/her relationship with others and being-in-the-world. The authors of this volume take up issues of distance and proximity in illness and suffering in various situations. The papers were first discussed in a workshop at the 8th Biennial EASA (European Association of Social Anthropologists) conference in Vienna in September 2004.