{"product_id":"9781770854673","title":"The Shamanism Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003e  \u003cb\u003eThe ancient healing traditions based on spiritual connections.\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  New to Firefly's Bible series (\u003ci\u003eAyurveda Bible\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecret Societies Bible\u003c\/i\u003e) this guide to shamanism is an evocative and detailed journey from its animistic origins in Europe, North America, Siberia and the Arctic 70,000 years ago, to the contemporary rituals practiced today. Illustrated with cultural images, totems and practicing shamans from all cultural settings, \u003ci\u003eThe Shamanism Bible\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the past and explains how this ancient spirituality can empower modern life.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Shaman John Matthews shares his incomparable breadth of knowledge of shamanism and the significance of power animals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Shapeshifting -- moving into different states of being \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Healing with spirit guides \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Vision questing -- finding guidance in meditation and dream experience \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Working with totems \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Shamanic drumming and trance. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The book opens with a survey of the roots of shamanism among the Celtic, Siberian, Norse, Sami and Inuit cultures, as well as in Africa, the Americas, the Far East and the Antipodes. The second chapter, The Shaman's Tools, describes the tools a shaman uses: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Soul Flights and Journeys (Trances, Dance and Drumming, Singing, Hallucinogens) \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Allies and Helpers (Inner Helpers, Plant Medicine, Totems) \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Magical Costume \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Ritual (Rites of Passage, Healing Work, Medicine, Dreaming). \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Part three describes the modern practice of shamanism: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Making and Keeping a Shrine \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Greeting the Day \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Casting away Sorrows \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Leaves of Divination \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Making a Shaman's Power Bundle \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Kinship with the Web of Life. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Millions find the ancient origins and visceral spirituality of shamanism empowering. \u003ci\u003eThe Shamanism Bible\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the history of this intricate belief system and explains how to incorporate it into modern life.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Matthews","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2014-09-11","offer_id":46011353432319,"sku":"9781770854673","price":29.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cce7fc85-a0bc-41dc-99b7-c091e6761da0.jpg?v=1723055099","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781770854673","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}