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Jean,
I hope you are well. You have mention that you you went through a “Shamanic Initiation”. In your book does it teach ways to connect and enter these doorways of initiation?
Thanks for your interest, Bruce. My book does not specifically teach that, no. There are many good books out there, though, and I’d recommend that each person choose on their own, using their own intuition for what’s right for them. One classic book is Michael Harner’s “The Way of the Shaman,” and another I found useful was Tom Cowan’s “Shamanism: As a Spiritual Practice for Daily Life.” And I strongly urge readers to remember that this choice/work/practice is not a lark, but a very serious undertaking that exposes one to all the energies of the world, including those you must learn to protect yourself from, so learning perception, discernment, and protection must be taken very seriously. We can see the evil manifest on the material plane in war and torture, and those same energies are also un-manifest, invisible, and tricksters and liars. Of course, the most sublime energies are also there to be experienced, which is our goal. It’s a huge world, and must be approached with the utmost humility.
Castos Castaneda is also an interesting entertaining read for initiation into a world of Shamanism.
I agree. I’ve been a long-time fan of Carlos’, despite his detractors.