Shamanism and Paganism

Birds are our strongest allies in the natural world. Revered in Native American spirituality and shamanic traditions around the world, birds are known as teachers, guardians, role models, counsellors, healers, clowns, peacemakers and meteorologists.

Nature and the Earth are conscious. They speak to us through our dreams, intuition and deep longings. By opening our minds, hearts and senses we can consciously awaken to the magic of the wild, the rhythms of nature and the profound feminine wisdom of the Earth.

Animals and plants are in constant communication with the world around them. To join the conversation, we need only to connect with our primal mind and recognise that we, too, are Nature. Once in this state, we can communicate with animals as effortlessly as talking with friends. The songs of birds and the calls of animals start to make sense.

The Andes Mountains of Peru are rich with ancient shamanic traditions, sacred places, and heart wisdom passed down from the Inca and safeguarded for generations by the Q'eros nation. In this experiential guide to the wisdom and practices of the Andean people and their sacred land, Vera Lopez and Linda Star Wolf take you on an intimate journey through the sacred sites, temples, and power places of ...

In this guide, Erika Buenaflor explores the animal mythologies, spirit journeying techniques, and shapeshifting practices of ancient shamanic traditions and modern-day curanderismo. She examines how indigenous Mesoamerican peoples used animals in their ceremonial healing and divination rites and explains the innate gifts and powers that different animals embody.

In this sturdy, grounded, no-nonsense, and practical guide, the curious and committed can freely and safely explore modern-day shamanism. Shamanism, globally and historically available in indigenous communities, earns its place as a contemporary thread for healing a world in crisis.

"Illumination" guides the reader on a healing journey, forged by the timeless wisdom of indigenous cultures and the latest theories of neurobiology.

Restore your relationship with your soul, break through patterns of dysfunction and learn to hear the intuitive wisdom of your soul's whisperings Addressing humanity's paradigm shift from linear consciousness to shamanic consciousness, Linda Star Wolf and Nita Gage explore how the art of soul whispering can help each of us understand why we experience our lives the way we do and shift from ...

Offering a unique, hands-on guide to advanced self-transformation, James Endredy shows how traditional shamanic techniques offer a doorway into the sacred art of alchemy, the inner transformation of the soul.

Offering an insider's experiential account of ancient Maya spiritual wisdom and practices, initiated Maya shaman-priestess, Gabriela Jurosz-Landa, opens up the mysterious world of the Maya, dispelling the rampant misinformation about their beliefs and traditions, sharing the transcendent beauty of their ceremonies and explaining the Maya understanding of time, foundational to their spiritual ...

Drawing on her more than 20 years' experience working with present-day Mesoamerican curanderos/as and the ancient shamanic healing traditions of the Mexica and Maya, Erika Buenaflor provides a step-by-step guide for the curanderismo practice of soul retrieval.

· Reveals, step by step, the shamanic rituals and techniques to prepare crystal homoeopathic elixirs to heal the waters of the Earth · Explains how to create a sacred water altar in your home for elixir preparation as well as programme the crystals used with healing intentions Ravenwood explains how to create crystal homoeopathic elixirs using a sacred water altar ...

Use this deck to see, as the shaman does, beyond this world, into the freedom, magic and medicine of other realms. The shaman sees beyond this world, into the freedom, magic and medicine of other realms. Awaken your vision with the Shamanic Medicine Oracle. Everything has its own spirit, wisdom and healing energy.

Change is a constant defining characteristic of life. In A LITTLE BOOK ON BIG FREEDOM, HeatherAsh Amara, best-selling author of Warrior Goddess Training, teaches readers that transformation can be found by embracing the changes that occur in our lives rather than fighting them.

Celtic shamanism (aka European shamanism) is an ancient spiritual tradition whose origin predates the arrival of Christianity in northern Europe. One of the central beliefs of Celtic shamanism is that the spirituality you seek is inside you.

At some point in our lives, we all experience five major emotional traumas: abandonment, betrayal, separation, denial, and judgment. While the world may encourage us to dismiss these events as “just the way things are,” Dr. Marie Mbouni explains that the trauma we experience as a result of these “heart wounds” can leave lasting impressions on our lives.

• Discover the thoughts, history, and customs of the Shuar of the Amazon, as told in their own words. • Tribe members explain their practices of shapeshifting and headhunting; the interdependence of humans and the environment; the role of ecstatic sex; their belief in war as a path to peace; and their faith in arutam, the life spirit.