Psychonavigation: Techniques for Travel Beyond Time [Paperback]

John Perkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1990

Psychonavigation, still practiced by tribal cultures, can help you access your own inner guidance to find direction in life decisions. From firsthand experience with native cultures, John Perkins shows you how.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The book challenges you to think about using this technique in your decision making life, and is helpful as a guide on incorporating an ancient and well-tried natural attunement technique into all you do."
(

What's on the Planet

)

"From the Amazon rain forests to North American boardrooms, John Perkins has used shamanic wisdom to spark cultural changes around the world."
(

Intuition

) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

SELF-TRANSFORMATION / NEW AGE

“From the Amazon rain forests to North American boardrooms, John Perkins has used shamanic wisdom to spark cultural changes around the world.”
--Intuition

This groundbreaking book is John Perkins’s firsthand account of his experiences with the shamanic technique of psychonavigation--a method of traveling outside the body by means of visions and dream wanderings--and his encounters with the Shuar of the Amazon, the Quechua of the Andes, and the Bugis of Indonesia. Shuar shamans psychonavigate for the purposes of hunting and healing, while the Bugis, among the most renowned sailors of the world, use these techniques to navigate without the aid of charts and compasses. Perkins explains how these techniques work and how the people of these indigenous cultures psychonavigate to both distant physical destinations and sources of inner wisdom.

Throughout history, psychonavigation has been practiced by highly creative minds such as Beethoven, Jung, and Einstein. Perkins’s riveting narrative takes us on a journey of personal discovery as he learns the great value of these techniques and their relevance not only to individual well-being, but to the health of the environment and of the world at large. He reveals how by attuning to the positive forces in nature and communicating with our inner guides we all can become psychonavigators, finding our way to wise decisions and developing innovative approaches to the challenges we face as individuals and a world community.

JOHN PERKINS is the author of the bestselling Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. Psychonavigation and his other books follow his life and adventures after Hit Man. John has used the knowledge he gained from master shamans around the world in his successful career as a management consultant, president of a U.S. energy company, and as founder of the Dream Change Coalition, an organization that inspires executives to clean up pollution, reshape corporate goals, and form Earth-honoring partnerships with indigenous cultures. He is also the author of The Stress-Free Habit, Shapeshifting, and The World Is As You Dream It. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Inner Traditions (November 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892813008
• ISBN-13: 978-0892813001
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,349,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John Perkins website is www.johnperkins.org. His TWITTERID is economic_hitman. John Perkins has lived four lives: as an economic hit man (EHM); as the CEO of a successful alternative energy company, who was rewarded for not disclosing his EHM past; as an expert on indigenous cultures and shamanism, a teacher and writer who used this expertise to promote ecology and sustainability while continuing to honor his vow of silence about his life as an EHM; and as a writer who, in telling the real-life story about his extraordinary dealings as an EHM, has exposed the world of international intrigue and corruption that is turning the American republic into a global empire despised by increasing numbers of people around the planet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

56 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Storytelling and Useful Techniques, April 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Psychonavigation: Techniques for Travel Beyond Time (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book, having read Perkin's other books, Shapeshifting and World As You Dream It. The thing that I especially liked about this one was that he included a shamanic journeying technique at the end of his book. Therefore, not only do you get the great storytelling and inspiration found in the other two books, but you also get a useful tool which you can easily incorporate into your life. Another bonus of this book is that it is not exclusively centered upon the Shuar of South America. Perkins also recounts his journeys and experiences in the Andes and Indonesia. This is the book where you learn in-depth about Perkin's experiences that led him to further develop his interactions with the Shuar -- experiences briefly mentioned in the two books above. Even if you are the kind of person who tends to shy away from personal stories in spirituality books, I still recommend this book. I'm one too, and yet I find Perkin's works valuable.

40 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Huge Disappointment, August 12, 2007

By 

Path walker (Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Psychonavigation: Techniques for Travel Beyond Time (Paperback)

I have read hundreds of books and many were not worth the time or money, but this book is so bad that I had to write this review to warn others. Don't get me wrong, if you enjoy reading the autobiography of people you don't know, this may be the book for you. If, on the other hand, you're like me and searching for books that will help you along the spiritual path, save your money. I was drawn to this book on Amazon based on several "5 star" reviews claiming the book was of great benefit. Most of the book chronicles the author's life as a Peace Corps volunteer. The only practical part of the book is a short chapter that is supposed to teach the technique of "psychonavigation". The gist of the chapter is "Learn how to meditate". If you already practice meditation, this book is of no help to you. If you want to learn how to meditate, this book is not for you either. There are far better books to check out if you want to start a practice of meditation. BUYER, DEFINITELY BEWARE.

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's All About The Journey ~ Lessons Along The Way, May 18, 2006

By 

Brian E. Erland "Rainbow Sphinx" (Brea, CA - USA) - See all my reviews
(HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)    (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Psychonavigation: Techniques for Travel Beyond Time (Paperback)

'Psychonavigation' by John Perkins is a thin, but extremely potent book that you will read over and over again. Only 144 pages in length, it's a very quick read, just an hour or two and you're done. However don't confuse brevity in length with lack of depth and content. There is much insight and wisdom within.

Journey with John in his cross cultural travels as he shares tales about the old ways of knowing and how they can be applied in any kind of modern setting, urban or otherwise. His stories and experiences are the real jewel of this book and will leave the reader with an almost transcendental feeling of joy and wonderment about the marvelous and mystical world in which we live!

My Highest Recommendation!!