Circle of Shaman

Häftad bok. Destiny Books. 1998. 192 sidor.

Mycket gott skick. ///Förlagets beskrivning: Circle of Shaman is a wonderful gift that will he adored by everyone interested in shamimtc experience. To enter the heart of shamanism is to enter the core of ecstatic experience. Karen Berggren fully understands this and her exiting text, which weaves inspiring prose, narrative, and research, brings a much needed healing to the over-sober scene of contemporary shamanism. Bradford Keenny, Ph.D., author of Shaking out the Spirits. In 1999, while working in the field of mediumship and spiritual healing, Karen Berggren unexpectedly found herself summoned into the world of the shaman by spirit teachers who hailed from a group called the Circle of Shaman. She began receiving teachings from the group through a series of visionary encounters, all the while struggling through a strange psychological turbulence which she later recognized as an initiation crisis. This book tells her story, showing how contemporary individuals can reclaim the role shamans have held for millennia, while at the same time exploring the shamcinic use of ecstasy, an ancient way of healing through the transforming power of the drum, the dance, and the rhythmic nature of creation. Shamans seek to maintain their community s connection between the ordinary world and the realm of the sacred, and by healing themselves provide the model for the greater community to heal and transform itself. Distilling this wisdom and inte-
grating the ecstatic experience into modern culture is crucial to humanity's continued survival and our unfolding destiny as partners with the Earth. KARIN BERGGREN is a writer, musician, and performer who has been involved in spirit work and mediumship since 1975. She gives lectures and workshops on shamanism and the healing power of drumming, dance, and rhythm. She lives in Acton, Massachusetts.