Sandra Ingerman

Negative feelings can be as toxic to our health as physical poisons, wearing on us and causing depression, illness, and burnout. Ingerman reveals the secrets of the ancient alchemists and offers strategies for processing harmful thoughts and emotions and turning spiritual lead into gold.

Simple Tools for Personal Transformation

How to Heal Toxic Thoughts

Joanna Macy

Bill Plotkin

Vandana Shiva

Richard Rohr

Wendell Berry

David Loy

Thích Nhất Hạnh

John Stanley

Mary Evelyn Tucker

John Grim

Thomas Berry

Winona LaDuke

Satish Kumar

Geneen Marie Haugen

Jules Cashford

Susan Murphy

Pir Zia Inayat-Khan

The Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was asked what we need to do to save our world. "What we most need to do," he replied, "is to hear within us the sound of the earth crying.” Our present ecological crisis is the greatest man-made disaster this planet has ever faced—its accelerating climate change, species depletion, pollution and acidification of the oceans. A central but rarely addressed aspect of this crisis is our forgetfulness of the sacred nature of creation, and how this affects our relationship to the environment. There is a pressing need to articulate a spiritual response to this ecological crisis. This is vital and necessary if we are to help bring the world as a living whole back into balance.

The Cry of the Earth

Spiritual Ecology

With warmth and compassion, Sandra Ingerman describes the dramatic results of combining soul retrieval with contemporary psychological concepts in this visionary work that revives the ancient shamanic tradition of soul retrieval for healing emotional and physical illness. This revised and updated edition includes a new afterword by the author.

Mending the Fragmented Self

Soul Retrieval

Hank Wesselman

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 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. The core of shamanism is the experience of direct revelation-- to communicate firsthand with your spiritual allies and discover your own power. Awakening to the Spirit World takes you through each step of developing a personal connection with your helping spirits to receive wisdom, insight, and healing energy. From an overview of shamanism, to your first journeys and encounters with your power animals, to expanding your skills and insight through long-term practice, here is an in-depth resource for the shamanic arts that includes: Creating rituals and ceremonies for healing and transformation Reconnecting with nature to heal ourselves and the planet Working with your dreams, songs, and artistic vision to strengthen your practice Traditional wisdom for children-- healthy rites of passage for each phase of a child's journey to adulthood Honoring the cycle of life and death-- shamanic practices to prepare for and celebrate our final transition in this life Excerpt Shamanism is the most ancient spiritual practice known to humankind and is the “ancestor” of all our modern religions. As a method, it is a form of meditation combined with a focused intention to accomplish various things, as well become apparent in this book. As a spiritual practice, shamanism can become a way of life that may utterly transform the one who practices it. The word “shaman” comes from the language of the Evenki peoples, a Tungusic tribe in Siberia. This is a word whose meaning has to do with esoteric knowledge and extraordinary spiritual abilities and as such a shaman is often defined as an intermediary between the human and spirit worlds. In shamanic cultures, the word “shaman” has come to mean “the one who sees in the dark” or “the one who knows.” There are certain commonalities in a shaman’s worldview and practice across the world that allow us to make certain broad generalizations about shamanism. In the majority of indigenous cultures, the universe is viewed as being made up of two distinct realms: a world of things seen and a world of things hidden, yet that these two worlds present themselves together as two halves of a whole. The shaman is the inspired visionary, a man or a woman who learns through practice how to enter into this “world of things hidden,” and once there, he or she typically encounters extra-mundane personalities or archetypal forces that the indigenous peoples refer to as spirits, ancestors, or even gods. Reviews "Awakening to the Spirit World" takes a deep look at tapping sources of invisible power in daily life. So much of what Sandra Ingerman and Hank Wesselman write about is lost to modern medicine: listening to the weather and the elements, understanding death, and more. This is a courageous book that will appeal to all who long to explore the unseen world." —Judith Orloff, MD, author of Emotional Freedom "In an era when chaos, confusion, and uncertainty take center stage, the ancestors, focused on balancing the energies of life, call forth calm, clarity, and pragmatic direction for accessing the medicine needed to heal the individual and collective psyche. In this moment in time, we are invited into "Awakening the Spirit World," where we are reassured that we are not alone. We are in good company, indeed." —Malidoma Patrice Some, PhD, author of "Of Water and the Spirit, The Healing Wisdom of Africa," and "Ritual: Power, Healing, and Community."

The Shamanic Path of Direct Revelation

Awakening to the Spirit World

Sandra Ingerman We perform ceremonies to mark important events and celebrate holidays—yet our modern approach to ceremony only scratches the surface of its true potential. With The Book of Ceremony, shamanic teacher Sandra Ingerman presents a rich and practical resource for creating ceremonies filled with joy, purpose, and magic. “We are hungry to connect with more than what we experience with our ordinary senses in the material world,” writes Sandra. “By performing ceremonies, you will find yourself stepping into a beautiful and creative power you might never have imagined.” Weaving shamanic teachings together with stories, examples, and guiding insights, The Book of Ceremony explores: • The elements of a powerful ceremony—including setting strong intentions, choosing your space, preparing ceremonial items, and dealing gracefully with the unexpected • Stepping into the sacred—key practices for leaving behind your everyday concerns and creating a space where magic can happen • Guidance for working alone, in community, and across distances with virtual ceremonies • Invoking spiritual allies—the power of working with the elements, the natural world, ancestor spirits, and the creative energy of the divine • Sacred transitions—including ceremonies for weddings, births, rites of passage to adulthood, funerals, honorable closure, and new beginnings • Ceremonies for energetic balance—healing and blessing, resolving sacred contracts, getting rid of limiting beliefs, creating Prayer Trees, and more • Life as a ceremony—how to infuse your entire life with ceremonial practice, from planting a garden or to revitalizing your home or office to helping heal our planet The Book of Ceremony is more than a “how-to” guide—it will inspire you to create original ceremonies tailored to your own needs and the needs of your community. When you invoke the sacred power of ceremony, you tap into one of the oldest and most effective tools for transforming both yourself and the world. As Sandra writes, “If you perform one powerful and successful ceremony for yourself, the principle of oneness ensures that all of life heals and evolves.”

Shamanic Wisdom for Invoking the Sacred in Everyday Life

The Book of Ceremony

Llyn Roberts

Connecting with nature and nature beings to help heal us and the Earth • Provides experiential practices to communicate with nature and access the creative power of the Earth • Shares transformative wisdom teachings from conversations with nature beings, such as Snowy Owl, Snake, Blackberry, Mushroom, and Glacial Silt, exploring the role of each in bringing balance to the planet • 2015 Nautilus Gold Award Nature and the Earth are conscious. They speak to us through our dreams, intuition, and deep longings. By opening our minds, hearts, and senses we can consciously awaken to the magic of the wild, the rhythms of nature, and the profound feminine wisdom of the Earth. We can connect with nature spirits who have deep compassion and love for us, offering their guidance and support as we each make our journey through life. Renowned shamanic teachers Sandra Ingerman and Llyn Roberts explain how anyone can access the spirit of nature whether through animals, plants, trees, or insects, or through other nature beings such as Mist or Sand. They share transformative wisdom teachings from their own conversations with nature spirits, such as Snowy Owl, Snake, Blackberry, Mushroom, and Glacial Silt, revealing powerful lessons about the feminine qualities of nature and about the reader’s role in the healing of the Earth. They provide a wealth of experiential practices that allow each of us to connect with the creative power of nature. Full of rich imagery, these approaches can be used in a backyard, in the wilderness, in a city park, or even purely through imagination, allowing anyone to communicate with and seek guidance from nature beings no matter where you live. By communing and musing with nature, we learn how to speak to the spirit that lives in all things, bringing balance to us and the planet. By tapping into the feminine wisdom of the Earth, we evoke a deep sense of belonging with the natural world and cultivate our inner landscape, planting the seeds for harmony and a natural state of joy.

Awakening to the Deep Wisdom of the Earth

Speaking with Nature

How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins

Medicine for the Earth

Suggests healing techniques based on reintegrating divided portions of the spirit.

Shamanic Journeying

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In a time when people feel overwhelmed by global problems Sandra Ingerman shares with us spiritual practices we can all engage in that have the power to create positive change. Readers will be guided toward living a conscious life; they will learn how their thoughts and words impact the world they live in and how their core beliefs influence what they believe is possible. They will learn different ways to release and dissolve limiting beliefs and to utilize ancient principles of creation and manifestation to usher in healing the planet. Readers will be encouraged throughout to perceive themselves as members of a growing global community of conscious change agents, because that, Ingerman believes, is how we will survive changing times and how the earth will be healed.

Simple Tools to Create True Health, Wealth, Peace, and Joy for Yourself and the Earth

How to Thrive in Changing Times

Masaru Emoto

Lynne McTaggart

Sobonfu Somé

This book is connected to a worldwide movement which is going to organise several large international events in 2016, as they already did in 2015. The essayists themselves are part of this movement and readers can join too. They will experiment, for instance, with using intention to lower the radioactivity level of Fukushima's water. It is a very young movement but one that has already generated much interest. This is a collection of short essays from 17 very well-known authors who have a solid scientific background or renown within their ancestral traditions. What they have in common is that each one, within their discipline, is aiming to use water s molecular structure and memory to improve our world.

Working with Water Memory to Heal the World

Water for Unity

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 Proud foot-Edgar, Jose 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 A CD of drumming to facilitate your shamanic journeys.

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Die schamanische Erfahrung

Brian Swimme

Eleanor O'Hanlon

Chief Oren Lyons

Chief Tamale Bwoya

David Robert Loy

Sr. Miriam MacGillis

Susan Murphy Roshi

Fr. Richard Rohr

Shephali Patel

Lyla June Johnston

The Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was asked what we need to do to save our world. "What we most need to do," he replied, "is to hear within us the sound of the earth crying.” Our present ecological crisis is the greatest man-made disaster this planet has ever faced—its accelerating climate change, species depletion, pollution and acidification of the oceans. A central but rarely addressed aspect of this crisis is our forgetfulness of the sacred nature of creation, and how this affects our relationship to the environment. There is a pressing need to articulate a spiritual response to this ecological crisis. This is vital and necessary if we are to help bring the world as a living whole back into balance. The first edition of this book (published in 2013) fostered the emergence of the "Spiritual Ecology Movement," which recognizes the need for a spiritual response to our present ecological crisis. It drew an overwhelmingly positive response from readers, many of whom are asking the simple question, "What can I do?" The 2016 expanded edition offers new chapters, including two from younger authors who are putting the principles of spiritual ecology into action, working with their hands as well as their hearts. It also includes a new preface and revised chapter by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, that reference two major recent events: the publication of Pope Francis's encyclical, "On Care for Our Common Home," which brought into the mainstream the idea that "the ecological crisis is essentially a spiritual problem"; and the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference, which saw representatives from nearly 200 countries come together to address global warming, including faith leaders from many traditions. And, in Autumn 2021, we have issued a new edition, with a new updated preface from editor Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, who has also rewritten his chapter, “The Call of the Earth.” Bringing together voices from Buddhism, Sufism, Christianity, and Native American traditions, as well as from physics, deep psychology, and other environmental disciplines, this book calls on us to reassess our underlying attitudes and beliefs about the Earth and wake up to our spiritual as well as physical responsibilities toward the planet. "It's hard to imagine finding a wiser group of humans than the authors represented here, all of them both thinkers and do-ers in the greatest battle humans have ever faced. AN EPIC COLLECTION!" —BILL MCKIBBEN, founder 350.org Spiritual Ecology is a superb collection of thoughtful pieces by people who have gone deep to understand our relations with the Earth. It comes at a crucial time for humanity." —BARRY LOPEZ, landscape photographer and author Arctic Dreams (winner National Book Award), Of Wolves and Men, Crossing Open Ground, About This Life "THIS BOOK PROVIDES FRESH THINKING about the spiritual approaches of consciously and consistently making the right choices, each of us within our respective sphere of influence. As the world works towards a new global climate agreement in 2015, it is in our interest and in the interest of future generations to reflect on how we can individually and collectively contribute to addressing climate change by making our economies and lifestyles more sustainable, because solving climate change can help solve many of the issues the earth currently faces. Climate change is therefore both a challenge and an opportunity. I hope this book inspires and energizes many readers eager to rise to the greatest challenge ever to face humanity by realizing the transformative opportunities we have in front of us." —CHRISTIANA FIGUERES, Former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

The Cry of the Earth (2nd Edition)

"Our present ecological crisis is the greatest man-made disaster this planet has ever faced -- its accelerating climate change, species depletion, pollution and acidification of the oceans. A central but rarely addressed aspect of this crisis is our forgetfulness of the sacred nature of creation, and how this affects our relationship to the environment. There is a pressing need to articulate a spiritual response to this ecological crisis. This is vital and necessary if we are to help bring the world as a living whole back into balance"--Back cover.

„Alles, was ich zum Leben und Glücklichsein brauche, schenkt mir die Erde, wenn ich mich nur daran erinnere, dass ich Liebe bin und ein Wesen aus Licht.“ In der westlichen Welt sind wir fokusiert auf die Heilung durch Methoden. Die schamanische Medizin sieht den Heiler hingegen als Gefäß der Liebe. Heilung funktioniert weniger durch Zeremonien, vielmehr durch die Energie, die dahinter steht. Sandra Ingerman, eine der bekanntesten Vertreterinnen des modernen Schamanismus, teilt in ihrem neuen Buch dieses Wissen über die universale Kraft der Liebe mit uns. Mit einfachen Übungen, die wir problemlos in unseren Alltag integrieren können.

Schamanische Impulse für jeden Tag

Lichtvoll leben

Šamanismus je starodávná a účinná duchovní praxe, která nám může pomoct proplout náročnými dobami plnými změn. V našem moderním světě, kterému vládnou technologie, jsme se naučili věřit, že to, co vidíme, slyšíme, cítíme a čeho se dotýkáme našimi pěti smysly, vytváří spojení mezi námi a okolním viditelným světem. Oproti tomu šamanismus tvrdí, že existují průhledy do jiných realit, kde přebývají pomocní duchové. Ti nám mohou poskytnout vedení, vhled a léčení. A nejen nám, ale i světu, ve kterém žijeme. Význam slova „šaman“ je „ten, kdo vidí ve tmě“. Praktikovat šamanismus znamená otevřít oči vůči světu, který je pro náš běžný zrak neviditelný, a vstoupit do hlubší reality, než je ta, již denně vidíme kolem sebe. V knize Probuzení do duchovního světa Sandra Ingermanová a Hank Wesselman představují něco jako manuál, jak používat nejstarší a nejspolehlivější lidskou techniku k dosažení říše ducha. Za tím účelem shromáždili „radu starších“ – respektované odborníky praktikující a vyučující šamanismus, jež pocházejí ze Západu. Jádrem šamanismu je přímá duchovní zkušenost – komunikace s duchovními pomocníky a průvodci „z první ruky“ a objevení vlastní síly. Probuzení do duchovního světa vás provede všemi kroky nutnými pro rozvinutí osobního vztahu s vašimi pomocnými duchy. Jejich prostřednictvím může každý získat moudrost, vhled a léčivou energii. Kniha začíná přehledem, co to vlastně je šamanismus ve svých různých formách, dále vás provede první šamanskou cestou, na které se setkáte s vašimi silovými zvířaty a budete pokračovat rozvíjením schopností a vhledu prostřednictvím dlouhodobé praxe. Kniha poskytuje hluboké znalosti šamanského umění. Knihu Probuzení do duchovního světa doprovází čtyři hudební nahrávky, které můžete použít jako doprovod pro cvičení šamanské cesty. První nahrávka je pět minut dlouhá a je na ní nahráno chřestění a hvízdání. Tyto zvuky vám umožní připravit se na cestu, několikrát se zhluboka nadechnout, stanovit si záměr, se kterým se na ni chcete vydat, a poděkovat pomocným duchům za jejich asistenci. Na druhé nahrávce je zachyceno patnáct minut bubnování a chřestění. Třetí nahrávka obsahuje patnáctiminutovou sekvenci monotónních rytmů, kde uslyšíte také brazilský strunný nástroj berimbau, různá chřestidla a australská perkusní dřívka. Tato nahrávka obsahuje rovněž pravidelný rytmický beat. Na čtvrté nahrávce naleznete záznam dlouhý dvacet pět minut, na němž bubnují tři bubeníci zároveň.

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Probuzení do duchovního světa

Offers an example of spiritual healing, and discusses the influence of the soul on the body

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