Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality - Michael Harner 2013

Cave and Cosmos: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality - Michael Harner 2013

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Spirit Power and the Cave

We Exist! The Spirits Call for Recognition

The Search

Our World: Shamans and Spirits

The Journey to Other Worlds

The Westerners’ First Journeys: The Lower World and Power Animals

Shamanic Ascension: History, Folklore, and Knowledge

Drumming over the Rainbow: Westerners Ascend to the Upper World

Teachers—Compassionate Spirits Who Advise

Teachers—Compassionate Spirits Who Heal

Cosmic Dismemberment, Union, and Healing Power

Spirits, Heavens, and Spiritual Freedom

Afterword

Appendix

Ascending to the Upper World to Compare Experiences

Descending to the Lower World to Compare Experiences

Resources for Training

Core Shamanism and Healing: Information for Physicians and Health Professionals

Contributors to The Celestia Study

Notes

Bibliography

About The Author