Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality

ISBN-13: 9781583945469 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 312 str.

Michael J. Harner

Opis

In 1980, Michael Harner blazed the trail for the worldwide revival of shamanism with his seminal classic "The Way of the Shaman. "Now, in this long-awaited sequel, he provides readers with dozens of fascinating narrative accounts of the experiences of contemporary Westerners during shamanic ascension. Extracted from the decades-old archives of the Shamanic Knowledge Conservatory, the striking similarities between the case studies suggest that these celestial realms, as well as the beings who live in them, do indeed exist.
But Dr. Harner doesn't just stop there--he shows readers how to discover these realms for themselves in the privacy of their own home and without the ingestion of mind-altering substances. Using his innovative "sonic driving" technique, readers will learn how to use rhythmic drumming to journey to the Upper World, where they can explore and map their discoveries, find and communicate with their own personal spirit teachers, and return later at will for additional healing and advice.
Written by a bonafide shaman and the world's leading expert on shamanic studies, "Cave and Cosmos" is a must-read for anyone interested in shamanism, spirituality, comparative religion, near-death experiences, healing, anthropology, and the works of Carlos Castaneda.
Praise for Michael Harner and "The Way of the Shaman"
"What Yogananda did for Hinduism and D.T. Suzuki did for Zen, Michael Harner has done for shamanism--namely, bring the tradition and its richness to Western awareness. Michael Harner is widely acknowledged as the world's foremost authority on experiential and practical shamanism, and has had an enormous influence on both the academic and lay worlds." --from "Higher Wisdom, " by Roger Walsh and Charles S. Grob
"Wonderful, fascinating.... Harner really knows what he's talking about." --Carlos Castaneda
"An intimate and practical guide to the art of shamanic healing and the technology of the sacred. Michael Harner is not just an anthropologist who has studied shamanism; he is an authentic white shaman." --Stanislav Grof, author of "The Adventure of Self Discovery
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"Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practising shaman. Without doubt (since the recent death of Mircea Eliade) the world's leading authority on shamanism." --Nevill Drury, author of "The Elements of Shamanism"

Recenzje

Praise for Michael Harner and The Way of the Shaman
 
What Yogananda did for Hinduism and D. T. Suzuki did for Zen, Michael Harner has done for shamanism namely, bring the tradition and its richness to Western awareness.
from Higher Wisdom, by Roger Walsh and Charles S. Grob
 
Wonderful, fascinating. Harner really knows what he s talking about.
Carlos Castaneda, best-selling author of The Teachings of Don Juan and The Active Side of Infinity
 
An intimate and practical guide to the art of shamanic healing and the technology of the sacred. Michael Harner is not just an anthropologist who has studied shamanism; he is an authentic white shaman.
Stanislav Grof, author of The Adventure of Self-Discovery
 
Harner has impeccable credentials, both as an academic and as a practicing shaman. Without doubt (since the recent death of Mircea Eliade) the world s leading authority on shamanism.
Nevill Drury, author of The Elements of Shamanism
 
Michael Harner is a great shaman. He also proves that a person can be both a scientist and a shaman.
Bo Bair Rinchinov, Siberian Buryat shaman

"Michael Harner is the world's best-known expert on shamanism."
Parabola magazine

"Without doubt essential reading and destined to be a classic on the subject just as much as his ground breaking Way of the Shaman, written all those years ago."
Sacred Hoop magazine

"A contemporary classic of shamanic studies."
Nefer Khepri, Magickal Musings

"Cave and Cosmos demonstrates with many examples of shamanic journeys from [Harner's] students that spirits really do exist and they want us to know that they exist."
Riverdrum.com

"Cave and Cosmos is likely the most important modern work on the perservation of shamanism and our renunion with humanity's original spiritual heritage."
Marc Star, New Dawn magazine

"Since the publication of The Way of the Shaman Michael has established The Foundation for Shamanic Studies and has been actively promoting his work through regular workshops and lectures. Cave and Cosmos is a relfection on a great deal of the intervening years research...It is a highly-readable and thoroughly engaging account..."
Peter J. Morris, MysteriesofSirius.com

O autorze

The pioneering work of MICHAEL HARNER, PhD, brought shamanism to the West. In 1979, he and his wife, Sandra Harner, created the Center for Shamanic Studies, which later became the Foundation for Shamanic Studies, the world s foremost shamanic training organization. In 1987, he left academia to devote himself full-time to shamanism. His classic books on the subject have been translated into many languages.