Deborah Bryon describes her ongoing experiences, lessons, and initiations she receives from Inca shamans in Peru. The central teachings the shamans now wish to pass on to Western culture include the interconnectedness of all creatures (ordinary and spiritual) and our connection with Pachamama (Mother Earth).The book continues the story of Dr. Bryon's personal journey as she receives more training with the medicine people of the Andes. Included in the training are sacred initiation r...

It has been nearly three decades since Shirley MacLaine commenced her brave and public commitment to chronicling her personal quest for spiritual understanding. In testament to the endurance and vitality of her message, each of her eight legendary bestsellers -- from Don't Fall Off the Mountain to My Lucky Stars -- continues today to attract, dazzle, and transform countless new readers. Now Shirley is back -- with her most breathtakingly powerful and unique book yet.

This book is dedicated to the true spiritual culture of Native Americans. On its pages, Divine Native American Chiefs tell about the Path leading to Perfection - the Path to Freedom.

A renowned medical anthropologist offers a practical and revolutionary program to alleviate the effects of disease, prevent illness, and revitalize relationships using traditional shamanic healing methods“At last, a deeply committed seeker, scholar, and teacher has brought the rich legacy of Native America forward to take its rightful place among the world’s great spiritual traditions.”—Rudolph Ballentine, M.D., author of Radical Healing

Handpicked by world-renowned bestselling author Carlos Castaneda, a groundbreaking collection of quotations from his landmark writings on the shamans of ancient Mexico.Together, these spiritual insights embody the full wisdom of the enigmatic Yaqui Indian spiritual leader don Juan Matus and reflect his most enduring lessons. With an introduction and original commentary on each book written by the author, this powerful volume illuminates the shaman’s mystical life a...

Detailing the author's attendance at a Toltec workshop with don Miguel Ruiz in Teotihuacán, Mexico, this guide unearths and explores the unique and simple tool of forgiveness. The resource explains how this practical and powerful tool is believed to have immediate impact by bringing relief while unleashing love that has been blocked by personal resentments. Through the magic of reversal taught in this useful reference, readers can change their understanding of forgiveness and free themselv...

An exploration of the teachings made popular by Carlos Castaneda• Offers accessible instructions for Toltec spiritual and mystical practices• Represents the conclusion of an 18-year learning task assigned by don Juan Matus• Includes a new preface for this 10th anniversary editionOn the Toltec Path is an overview of the theory, discipline, and practice of the Toltec Way, a philosophy and heightened way of perceiving the world taught by the Indian see...

An intimate glimpse into the world of ancient Peruvian spiritual practice and cosmology• Reveals the mysteries of the world of living energy (kawsay pacha) through intensive in-depth interviews with six Q’ero mystics• Explores the energetics, spirits, tools, and practices of Andean mysticism--the real story behind the fictionalized accounts in The Celestine ProphecyKnown as the “keepers of the ancient knowledge,” the Q’ero Indians of Peru are the m...

You’re no idiot, of course. You know that shamans are also known as medicine men and women, who use the power of the mind and call on spiritual helpers to heal the afflicted. However, this ancient art has been put to more modern uses, including problem-solving, empowerment, and personal mastery.But you don’t have to trek through steamy Amazonian jungles or frigid Siberian tundra to become enlightened in the ways of shamanism! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Shamanism will s...

“It is impossible to view the world in quite the same way after reading The Fire from Within.” —Chicago Tribune“Extraordinary in every sense of the word.” —The New York TimesPrepare to be enthralled by this electrifying masterpiece by Carlos Castaneda that invites you to step into a reality where the impossible becomes possible.Craving adventure? Searching for purpose? Hungry for spiritual...

"The wisdom of cultures that live harmoniously with nature spoken through the heart and mind of a true gnostic intermediary." —Ram DassIn this "masterwork of an authentic spirit person," Buddhist teacher and anthropologist Joan Halifax Roshi delves into "the fruitful darkness"—the shadow side of being, found in the root truths of Native religions, the fecundity of nature, and the stillness of meditation (Thomas Berry).In this highly personal and insightful ...

Carlos Castaneda takes us back into the heart of don Juan’s mystical world of sensation and perception revealing the ancient secrets of sorcerer’s knowledge deep within the deserts and mountains.The sixth book in the acclaimed series explores the mysterious force known as the Eagle, a cosmic entity that bestows and reclaims consciousness. At birth, don Juan says, a universal force gives each of us a spark of awareness which, through careful discipline, we must figh...