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This fascinating book by psychologist and medical anthropologist Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., explains the practices for healing outside of ordinary time and space. It shows how to enter the timeless now to heal events that occurred in the past, and to correct the course of destiny. Dr. Villoldo discusses ways in which you can heal yourself and your loved ones by employing intention through practices used by shamans of the Americas—which, until now, have been inaccessible to most of the world. The shamans of old called this journeying.

In this book, you’ll discover that you have a four-chambered heart in the same way you have a four-chambered soul. In the first chamber, you store away the memory of a wound that derailed your destiny. In the second, you keep the limiting beliefs and soul contracts that you entered into at the time of your loss. In the third, you recover the grace and trust that will make you whole again; and in the fourth, you remember the calling and mission that you choose to unfold in this lifetime.

“While everyone has a future,” Villoldo says, “only certain people have a destiny.” This book shows you how to find and manifest yours.

About the Author

Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., a psychologist and medical anthropologist, has studied the healing practices of the Amazon and Inka shamans for more than 25 years. While at San Francisco State University, he founded the Biological Self-Regulation Laboratory to study how the mind creates psychosomatic health and disease. Dr. Villoldo directs The Four Winds Society, where he trains individuals in the U.S. and Europe in the practice of energy medicine and soul retrieval.

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Hay House (April 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401906265
ISBN-13: 978-1401906269
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #141,496 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Lower World, Upper World, Chamber of Wounds, Grail Castle, Fisher King, Chamber of Grace, Chamber of Soul Contracts, Chamber of Treasures, King Saul, Blanche Fleur, Holy Grail, Mapping the Soul, Mother Earth, Journal Dialogue, King Arthur, Great Mother, Growing New Bodies, Heart's Sorrow, Middle World, Stone People, Navigating Destiny, The Physics of Destiny, Red Knight, Retrieve Your Destiny

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This book cites 25 books:

Shaman, Healer, Sage by Alberto Villoldo in Front Matter, and Back Matter
Visionseekers by Hank Wesselman in Back Matter
Power Animals by Steven D. Farmer Ph.D. in Back Matter
Soul Coaching by Denise Linn in Back Matter
Buffalo Woman Comes Singing (Religion and Spirituality) by Brooke Medicine Eagle in Front Matter

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Saying Yes to Change: Essential Wisdom for Your Journey by Joan Z. Borysenko in Back Matter
FlowDreaming: A Radical New Technique for Manifesting Anything You Want by Summer McStravick in Back Matter
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Remembering the Future: The Path to Recovering Intuition by Colette Baron-Reid in Front Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book could change your life, September 6, 2005

By	V. K. Dyett (Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mending The Past And Healing The Future with Soul Retrieval (Hardcover)

I have been on my own personal journey for a few years now, searching for answers to a few key problems I had been experiencing for much of my life. Certainly I had been working diligently to work through my beliefs, thoughts and attitudes etc that I believed were holding me back. But after quite some time, I became frustrated that I had been unable to make a break through in areas related to my health and direction in life.

Just when I was about to give up, this book came along....

If you have taken part in visualisation exercises as I had, you might think you know what is going to happen when you follow the instructions in this book. However, it is likely that you will have an experience quite unlike anything you have had before!

The instructions in the book guide you through certain exercises which take you to various parts of yourself that cannot usually be accessed except via the shamanic journeying technique. Thankfully, the experience is described in an easy to understand manner and the concepts are further described by way of storey-telling to reinforce understanding.

The effects of working with this book are almost immediate. Health problems I have had for years evaporated within days of doing the exercises in this book. Other areas of my life cleared up almost as quickly. After wondering for 20 years what I was supposed to do with my life, I finally got my answer! So if you have some big challenges and are looking for a way to really make some inroads, try this book and see if it doesn't make a difference!

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5.0 out of 5 stars just what the doctor ordered, June 9, 2005

By	Tobey Crockett (Los Osos, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Villoldo provides an artful synthesis of various spiritual views which will be familiar to readers of Brian Weiss's work, as well as to qi gong practitioners, shamanic studies types, bodyworkers of various stripes and many types of therapists. It is precisely formulated, with step by step instructions - it is also exceptionally well written, and follows from chapter to chapter with ease, fluidity and depth. It is personal, but not self indulgent - this is not a book which is all about the author's self aggrandizement as a mystical guru figure. It seems very much written in a spirit of service, and is rendered with care and attention to details throughout.

Bottom line: This book is quite terrific, and really lifted a weight off of me just by reading it, although I certainly do look forward to putting the information it contains into actual practice and action. I am glad I read the whole thing through first, as there is a lot of valuable information packed into here, some of it beyond the immediate task at hand. I will be participating in a soul retrieval workshop soon, and picked this up as some useful background material, but I think many people would get genuine benefit from it, regardless of their immediate soul retrieval plans per se.

I really recommend it!

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4.0 out of 5 stars If you are on a Healing Path, buy this book., September 5, 2005

By	Jimianne John "Truth Seeker" (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mending The Past And Healing The Future with Soul Retrieval (Hardcover)

This book is great. So far the information about the Shaman's techique seems to be very similar to techiques used by ancient Hawaiians known as Kahunas and also another technique which I am trained in doing which uses quantum physics as well. I have studied the Ancient Hawaiians' culture for several years and it is always interesting to read about other ancient teachings. In fact, the more I learn about the different ancient teachings the more I feel that they are all just ONE TEACHING. I am already interested in looking into a seminar which I found on the author's website.

Dr. Villoldo writes in simple language and states his information in a clear concise way. He actually outlines how to do the process for yourself. When I finish the book I am doing the process for myself.

You'll find it quite interesting.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A brochure?
Soul retrieval works, regardless of whether we have an explanation for why/how or not. Science and technology has convinced the Western mind that they can and will have an... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Growth is Optional

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that calls your soul into healing
I cannot express the beauty and love that went into writing this book. Alberto is truly an amazing writer and gifted shaman. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Kim P. Barretto

5.0 out of 5 stars Please read this book
Mending the Past and Healing the Future with Soul Retrieval is a great book on the idea that people can learn how to heal ourselves and each other. Read more

Published 22 months ago by Celeste

3.0 out of 5 stars andean neoshamanism
In this book Alberto Villoldo recapitulates neoshamanist techniques used by CG Jung and popularized by M. Read more

Published on January 25, 2007 by kaioatey

5.0 out of 5 stars Mending the Past and Healing the Future with Soul Retrieval
Once again Alberto Villoldo shows us the path to healing. I have actually tried to view myself in a future healed state and it really helped me in my healing from recent surgery... Read more

Published on January 11, 2007 by Mary J. Rouzer

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, informative and helpful
I have heard some opinions about Villoldo that he's not authentic enough, that he distills the techniques and ideas too much. Read more

Published on January 9, 2007 by Mama Bubba

5.0 out of 5 stars The Art of Healing with Ancient Medicine Men
The mystery of shamans are explored and honored in this book by Alberto Villoldo, a seasoned medical anthropologist who has studied with native healers in South America for over... Read more

Published on October 16, 2005 by M. R. Estante

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Many of the processes covered in the book are taught in Dr. Villoldo's Healing the Light Body School. Read more

Published on August 3, 2005 by Patricia M. Dooley

5.0 out of 5 stars clear writing about a complex subject
Alberto fills his pages with adventures and new possibilities. I've dabbledbefore, reading extensively about different kinds of Eastern philosophy and spirituality. Read more

Published on May 19, 2005 by penelope m.

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Opens Doors
This is Dr. Villoldo's best book by far. He interweaves mythology, psychology, quantum physics, and indigenous medicine to help us re-think old paradigms that are keeping us from... Read more

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