"Today, practicing shamanism doesn't mean you have to live in a rain forest or a desert. Thanks to a modern renaissance of shamanic spirituality, practitioners from all walks of life now use powerful indigenous techniques for healing, insight, and spiritual growth

With Awakening to the Spirit World, teachers Sandra Ingerman and Hank Wesselman bring together a circle of renowned Western shamanic elders - Tom Cowan, Carol Proudfoot-Edgar, José Stevens, and Alberto Villoldo - to present a comprehensive manual for making these practices accessible and available in our daily lives, including: How the original practice of shamanism shaped the world's spiritual traditions and why it is still relevant today; The art of the shamanic journey - a time-tested meditative method for experiencing important spiritual lessons and truths; Guidance for avoiding common pitfalls of shamanic practice; Instruction for working with your dreams, connecting to your spirit guides, healing yourself and your environment."--Pub. desc

Introduction -- What is shamanism? -- Shamanic journey -- Reconnecting with nature -- Visionary work with weather and environmental change -- Power of ceremony and ritual -- Dreams -- Creative art as a bridge -- Working with sound and light -- Death as a rite of passage -- Experiential work with death and dying -- All change involves a death -- Our children are our future -- Working in community -- Transformational community -- Return of the shaman