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Spiritwalker: Messages from the Future

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If you are looking for a real page turner, and are interested in various metaphysical phenomena, then I would highly recommend this book for you.

Spiritwalker is about the true story of a series of visions the author, Hank Wesselman, experienced while living in a home on the edge of an active volcano in Hawaii. Through these visions, Mr. Wesselman realizes that the young man he is seeing is actually himself - 5,000 years into the future!

This book takes you a journey with the author...a journey to find himself, by himself. This is truly a fascinating journey, and it's written in such a way as to pull the reader in every step of the way.

Overall, I found this book to be quite thought provoking, and to be perfectly honest, I literally could not put it down! I definately give this book a 2 thumbs up!

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I read this volume after hearing an interview Hank had given.

Although many of the individuals providing a review of this are Shamans or Shaman-apprentices, I am not. I have the amount of experience that Hank had at the mid point of his story. I am gathering from this story that it might be that neither Nainoa or Hank were in control of the experiences.

I truly valued the mystical aspect of the story in which Pele, the Leopardman, and the guardians provide lessons and assistance. The interactions between the various spirits and Hank or Nainoa is enlightening. Hawaii is truly a place which inspires the mystical experience.

I truly enjoyed the story. I am not here to debate the actual reality of this story. Regardless of the classification of fiction or non-fiction, this book is extremely entertaining and is a very good read. My only complaint is that the version I read was published in 8 pt font so it was straining to read such tiny print. If the print of this volume is as depicted in the Amazon preview, then it is a different edition that the edition that I read. Amazon's version appears to have at least a 10 pt font.

On a personal note, I enjoyed it since I have had random occurrences such as visions of the Leopardman (and of a stern owl), the pulsing when transitioning, the buzzing, the paralysis, some of the geometric visions, etc. I have never tried to control or expand on these. This story comforted me in that I know that I do not have an illness or disorder. It was very enlightening to know that this is a common spiritual occurrence that has been happening throughout the millenia.

I highly recommend this book and I must say that it has inspired me to read additional books written by Hank Wesselman.

Hank's first book was a journey that perked my interest (in 1996) when his experiences mirrored puzzling sensations of sleep states I was experiencing (minus the sex). If you are open to the messages you can see and experience the wisdom as it unfolds. Reading this book I had a familiarity with a lot of the information he was processing. This book may not be for everyone, or I should say, it is not for the closed mind or "quick to judge", if you refuse to put aside layers of societal brainwashing and criticize at every step, you will not be ready to receive the gift of shared wisdom. I speak from growing up with traditional teachings of a Mohawk Nation, and often times, my formal anthropological education clashed with my cultural beliefs. Spiritwalker allowed me to fill in the gaps that a formal education often tries to dispel over traditional teachings. Thank you Hank for the wisdom shared and gratitude to the Hawaiian Elders and the Ancestors for their validation, also the Descendants who helped the process, and the Divine Spirit who guided.

Not forgetting to mention, in the book the perceptions of "human nature" people experience, often makes people question their own survival in the Human Race. So some people choose therapy, and/or any array of other vices to dull their senses. I like how the "shared wisdom" sheds light on topics such as addictions and other human nature fallacies. In Spiritwalker, I found affirmation in the shared wisdom ... the answers that are attainable if we re-learn "living" without the fear-based mentality and destruction we "pre-set" for ourselves.

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Spiritwalker caught me by pleasant surprise. I purchased it because the back cover sounded like it would involve shamanism and life mysteries. Wesselman provides an entertaining account of the uncharted personal awakening of his spirit to levels of reality and cross-dimensional connections that even he did not believe at first. The story comes across as autobiographical and it provides a map by which others could understand their personal insights and bizarre connections in life. If taken as truth, the story is amazing and mind-opening.

I rank the book 4/5 stars because it is, at points, long-winded and boring. Wesselman seems to be making meaning of the story as he writes it, which takes the reader through the process (good), but sometimes makes you wish he'd packaged it better (bad). Over-all, glad I read it, would recommend to anyone interested in ancestor-spirit connections and hawaiian shamanism. I couldn't wait for the sequel to be published.

This is a book not just about altered states, nor is the focus on how he does what he does. It is a story about a very possible future, one that although frightening, plants seeds in our consciousness about our future, and more importantly, about our present. How thru our lifestyles (consumerism, greed, apathy,etc.) we have disrespected our planet and may be losing something that is not only sacred, but necessary to life.
Happy reading!

What an adventure! The images in this book make the greatest pictures in the mind. And I've thought about them many times since reading the book. I bought several copies of this book as gifts for friends so that they could share the adventure. Did it really happen, or was it all a dream? Or should I say, will it really happen? The part that takes place in the future is intriguing. I simply couldn't put the book down. I highly recommend it.

All I can give is praise and deep thanks. Had it been written as a science fiction novel (as the author once considered doing), it would have been one of the best I ever read. But having the author's own thoughts and insights and feelings about it interspersed was breathtaking. It verified everything I have known "intuitively" about the meaning of life. And I am so happy about the picture given of this wonderful Earth's future. I look forward to reincarnation at that time; it sounds like heaven to me (the cheerful, peace-loving, nomadic hunter-gather tribes anyway ... not so sure about the Hawaiian chiefdoms). I look forward with great anticipation to reading the next two books in this trilogy.

This book opened up a new window in my mind, yet, I felt familiar with some of the phenomena as the magic was gradually revealed.

It opened a window in my mind into the future of humanity, because, as a visionary, humanist and scientist, Mr. Wesselman is warning us about the wrong decisions and practices we have been making or tolerating in both physical and non-physical planes.

On the other hand, It felt as if I knew some of the truths when the experiences relating to the spirit world of living and non-living entities were revealed: For example, having been in Hawaii only once, I was spellbound... When asked, I could only say it was a beautiful and spiritual place. People understood the beautiful part but did not relate to spiritual part. Mr. Wesselman articulated the fact that the ocean, the air and the earth as well as every stone, tree, mountain,... have a spirit and if you are willing to listen, they whisper.

Coming from a mystic, this book is a gift to cherish and learn from.

This book was impossible for me to put down, and when it was over I was hungry for still more. Fortunately, I then discovered and quickly devoured the sequel. Am I sated yet? I don't think so, I just noticed the third book by Mr. Wesselman. (I will be purchasing it soon.) The man, as author, seems very genuine, thoughtful, honest about his experiences. Writes a darn good narrative too! What a rich retelling of a provocative series of dreams. Is it possible to dream through someone else's eyes (or the eyes of our future self)? If what he recounts is true, then yes. You may feel a reverberation within your own soul and dreaming life. Even if you don't buy the premise (I found it compelling), you cannot help but be enticed by the adventures he shares. Wesselman possesses the rare gifts of a great storyteller. You will be transported to a North America of the possible distant future, on the West coast, where life has changed dramatically. I don't want to give it all away, but you will walk vicariously in the same moccassins as the character of Wesselman/Nainoa. You'll participate in a remarkable journey through lush forests, dangerous mountain passes and herd-covered plains. You will explore the unknown in more than one sense: meeting helpful guides and mysterious beings. Humans are in the minority now and they have had to re-adapt to a more nature-based way of life. You will be drawn to a beautiful partner. You will bring back gifts of knowledge for your community. You will face danger. You will feel an exhileration you never felt was possible from a book. You will be there. You will almost not want to return.
Some of his encounters took my breath away. So vivid and so compelling. Oh... You will like it, if you have any sense. (grin) Honestly.

This is the first book written by a truely amazing man. Not only is he a wonderful teacher, but an amazing story teller as well. If you want to learn more about shaminism, or Hawaiian Kahunas, then this is a perfect book for you. You wil be enthralled by Hank's writting and ability to paint such a vivid story. This is one book you will not be able to put down until you are finished, and then you will be going after the sequil with equal enthusiasm.