Sacraments And Shamans

Author : Scott McCarthy
Publisher : Blue Dolphin Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781577332466
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sacraments and Shamans written by Scott McCarthy and published by Blue Dolphin Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fr. Scott chronicles his attraction to Native ways as a young boy, his participation in Native American ceremonies, and his eagerness to learn more about the spiritual practices and teachings of peoples in the northern and southern hemispheres--a sacred life journey that has allowed him to travel among women, men, and children of just about every human culture.

Author : Donald P. Dulchinos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781570271113
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forbidden Sacraments written by Donald P. Dulchinos and published by . This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The indigenous practice of shamanism has been under siege for as long as Western European societies have practiced colonialism and Christian missionary work. Only very recently has there been a backlash condemning the cultural chauvinism that labels indigenous shamanism "primitive." Increasingly, shaman-centered cultures are respected for values of community, environmental consciousness, and first-hand spiritual experience. What is not widely known is that Western civilization itself, beneath layers of Christianity and industrialism, stands upon its own shamanic foundation. This book is a detailed examination of this suppressed heritage.

Author : J. Lamah Walker
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465334920
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shamans of San Damiano written by J. Lamah Walker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert J. Wallis
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415302029
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shamans/neo-Shamans written by Robert J. Wallis and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert J. Wallis explores the interface between the 'new' and prehistoric shamans of popular culture and anthropology, drawing on interviews with a variety of practitioners, particularly contemporary pagans in Britain and north America.

Author : John Mann
Publisher : Ronin Publishing (CA)
ISBN 13 : 9781579512101
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of Sacraments written by John Mann and published by Ronin Publishing (CA). This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long out-of-print yet often cited in psychedelic literature, THE BOOK OF SACRAMENTS, originally published in 1970, was a Holy book from the (now defunct) Church of the Tree of Life, established and incorporated by John Mann. A fundamental belief was that we have the right to alter our consciousness with plants extracts for medical, spiritual, and even recreational (re-creating) purposes. THE BOOK OF SACRAMENTS consists of introduction and discussion of several sacred plants, most still legal and easy to obtain, that have been used traditionally in religious (spiritual, consciousness expanding) rituals by native people. While the Church of the Tree of Life disbanded decades ago, the longing for a spiritual connection continues. One way to achieve such a connection with with the ritual use of magical plants. THE BOOK OF SACRAMENTS describes the ceremonial practices and rituals used by natives for thousands of years in some cases and gives guidelines for employing such practices in one's personal worship, including how to prepare the plant and oneself for the ritual. The mind has self-healing power. Spiritual experiences can lead to dramatic healing. Ritual is a method for organizing experience - mentally- and creating order around an inner experience to enable one to surrender to the experience without fear - due to the security provided by the repetitive and reliable ritual. The ritual helps to conjure up a frame of mind that is conducive to an ecstatic experience. When used properly ritual use of magical plants can open up new channels of awareness. The plants alone cannot bring about the desired results - the individual mind must be engaged. THE BOOK OF SACRAMENTS identifies over 20 magical plants for ritual use and tells how to prepare the potion and oneself for the journey and gives instructions for classic rituals as well as creating one's own variations. Finally it discusses how to process the experience afterwards to gain the maximum benefit from the journey.

Author : John D. Dadosky
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791460610
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Structure of Religious Knowing written by John D. Dadosky and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2004-03-29 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a critical exploration of Mircea Eliade's notion of the sacred by referencing the work of Bernard Lonergan.

Author : Olivier Lardinois
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shamanism and Christianity written by Olivier Lardinois and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donald Joralemon
Publisher : University of Utah Press
ISBN 13 : 9780874806403
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sorcery and Shamanism written by Donald Joralemon and published by University of Utah Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The curanderos of northern Peru, traditional healing specialists who invoke Jesus Christ and the saints with a mescaline sacrament and a shamanic rattle, are not vestigial curiosities nor are their patients rural illiterates without access to "modern medicine." Instead, many of these shamans have thriving urban practices with clients from all levels of society. Sorcery and Shamanism documents the lives and rituals of twelve curanderos, offering a perspective on their curing role and shared knowledge. Authors Donald Joralemon and Douglas Sharon also consider the therapeutic experiences of over one hundred patients, including case histories and follow-ups. They offer a broad view of the shamans' work in modern Peruvian society, particularly in connection with gender-based conflicts. The significant work goes a long way toward dispelling the stereotype of shamans as enigmatic and wise, showing them to be pragmatic curers confronting the health effects of everyday aggressions and betrayals.

Author : Louis-Marie Chauvet
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814661246
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Symbol and Sacrament written by Louis-Marie Chauvet and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work comes at an opportune hour: a time in which many complain that contemporary theology lacks a general theory of sacraments. Chauvet charts a reorientation in sacramental theology from the scholastic treatments, which appropriated the metaphysical categories of causality and substance to develop an essentially instrumentalist appreciation of grace, in favor of an approach through the category of symbol." In this approach the subject is as much "grasped" (and transformed) by the symbolic representation as is the object being interpreted. Chauvet commands a wealth of scholarship which he deploys to powerful effect. His work in developing a foundational theology of sacramentality will remain the standard for years to come. "

Author : Mariko Namba Walter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1576076466
Total Pages : 1088 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shamanism [2 volumes] written by Mariko Namba Walter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to worldwide shamanism and shamanistic practices, emphasizing historical and current cultural adaptations. This two-volume reference is the first international survey of shamanistic beliefs from prehistory to the present day. In nearly 200 detailed, readable entries, leading ethnographers, psychologists, archaeologists, historians, and scholars of religion and folk literature explain the general principles of shamanism as well as the details of widely varied practices. What is it like to be a shaman? Entries describe, region by region, the traits, such as sicknesses and dreams, that mark a person as a shaman, as well as the training undertaken by initiates. They detail the costumes, music, rituals, artifacts, and drugs that shamans use to achieve altered states of consciousness, communicate with spirits, travel in the spirit world, and retrieve souls. Unlike most Western books on shamanism, which focus narrowly on the individual's experience of healing and trance, Shamanism also examines the function of shamanism in society from social, political, and historical perspectives and identifies the ancient, continuous thread that connects shamanistic beliefs and rituals across cultures and millennia.