Paqos live their lives by tending to kausay and learning from the abundance in nature. Kausay is the building block of shamanism and Incan medicine. It is the fuel, life force, and the energy of creation, experienced in the body as a vibration, and in the heart as a feeling…

Lessons of the Inca Shamans: Piercing the Veil              By Deborah Bryon Pine Winds Press, $18.00, 319 pages, Format: Trade Star Rating: 4 out of 5 The path is always going to be more important than than the journey. Bryon started her journey to become a shaman, and //Lessons of…

“The two-volume set, “An Encyclopedia of Shamanism,” is a gem. Christina does the “heavy lifting” by cross-culturally researching the various aspects of shamanism, providing it in an easy-to-use reference format. This is an important contribution to the existing body of shamanic literature. Christina’s first-hand knowledge developed through direct experience with…

“Sandra Ingerman is one of the great shamanic teachers living in the West today. Her seminal book “Shamanic Journeying” is a practical and comprehensive guide to learning how to engage with the other worlds. As always, she writes from the heart and brings what she is writing about to life in the every day world –…

Before visiting Peru to work with the Q’ero shamans, I read “Masters of the Living Energy: The Mystical World of the Q’ero of Peru.” I found this book to be a valuable and thorough resource for an introduction to the traditions of Q’ero shamanism. Joan does a nice job accurately defining terms and…

In “The Shaman’s Body,” Arnold Mindell presents a heart-centered approach of shamanism. Mindell includes colorful personal narratives to explain his therapeutic process, as well as professional experience working individually with patients in comas that are are often near death, offering a shaman’s perspective to understanding therapy and healing.

Sandra Ingerman and ShamanicTeachers.com Sandra Ingerman is the author of eight books including “Soul Retrieval,” “Medicine for the Earth,” “Shamanic Journeying: A Beginner’s Guide,” “How to Heal Toxic Thoughts,” “How to Thrive in Changing Times and Awakening to the Spirit World: The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation.” Working from a…

In “Coming Full Circle: Ancient Teachings for a Modern World,” Lynn Andrews speaks the voice of a wise elder with deep knowledge of the shamanic tradition, weaving her past and present experience with her sisterhood teachers from all over the world. She takes us with her on her incredible journey…

In “Beginner’s Guide to Jungian Psychology” Dr Robertson explains complex Jungian therapy in everyday, user-friendly language that is easy to understand even for someone who has no prior knowledge of Jung. I highly recommend this book to analysands, novices, as well as to students of Jung in training to become analysts.…