Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the

Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul

An in-depth look at the role of plant spirits in shamanic rituals from around the world

â‚¬ Shows how shamans heal using their knowledge of plant spirits as well as the plantâ‚¬s â‚¬Å“medical propertiesâ‚¬Â

â‚¬ Explores the core methods of plant shamanism--soul retrieval, spirit extraction, and sin eating--and includes techniques for connecting with plant spirits

â‚¬ Includes extensive field interviews with master shamans of all traditions

In Plant Spirit Shamanism, Ross Heaven and Howard G. Charing explore the use of one of the major allies of shamans for healing, seeing, dreaming, and empowerment--plant spirits. After observing great similarities in the use of plants among shamans throughout the world, they discovered the reason behind these similarities: Rather than dealing with the â‚¬Å“medical propertiesâ‚¬Â of the plants or specific healing techniques, shamans commune with the spirits of the plants themselves.

From their years of in-depth shamanic work in the Amazon, Haiti, and Europe, including extensive field interviews with master shamans, Heaven and Charing present the core methods of plant shamanism used in healing rituals the world over: soul retrieval, spirit extraction, sin eating, and the Amazonian tradition of pusanga (love medicine). They explain the techniques shamans use to establish connections to plant spirits and provide practical exercises as well as a directory of traditional Amazonian and Caribbean healing plants and their common North American equivalents so readers can ex-plore the world of plant spirits and make allies of their own.
Country USA
Brand Destiny Books
Manufacturer Destiny Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781594771187
ReleaseDate 2006-08-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594771187

Country	USA
Brand	Destiny Books
Manufacturer	Destiny Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781594771187
ReleaseDate	2006-08-03
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781594771187

Plant Spirit Shamanism: Traditional Techniques for Healing the Soul

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