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Shamanism and Personal Mastery: Using Symbols, Rituals, and Talismans

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This book really doesn't provide enough information to practise Shamanism.

I would recommend

"Rainbow medicine: A visionary guide to Native American Shamanism" Wolf Moondance

"Secrets of Shamanism: Tapping the spirit power within you" Jose and Lena Stevens

"Shamanic Experience" Keneth Meadows

"Shamanism as a spiritual practise for daily life" Tom Cowan

"The Way of the Shaman" Michael Harner ....

Wah Doh Ogedoda

I really like this book. It is down to earth and provides me with the bare essentials, which is exactly what I was looking for. I did not want a book that told me every detail of what I should be doing, because that's not what finding your own path is about. It's about figuring your beliefs out yourself and not merely following a ritual or philosophy that's laid out for you in a book. I appreciated the book's ideas and I found its presentation applicable and practical.

This is a good book - but not for those looking for a really 'shamanic' book. I would recommend this to any witch or wiccan looking to understand more about magickal systems, and see the roots of what they practise.

'Shamanism and Personal Mastery' promises great changes, but then leaves all the work to you. The description of shamanic tools, such as conscious projection, power words, and power objects, is too superficial to be practically useful. The author spends far more time suggesting how your mental and emotional attitudes will affect your results. The suggestion is that changing your thinking is the key to personal mastery, and shamanic tools are simply methods which help you focus. However, the suggestions for positive and purposeful thinking are just as vaugue as the descritptions of shamanic tools. You'd be better off getting books that are pure psychology, or pure shamanism. This book attempts to be both, and succeeds at neither.