Power Animal Journey

Kay Cordell Whitaker

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 5, 2000)
• Original Release Date: December 15, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00004U2JE
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #183,025 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist
Kay Cordell Whitaker is an internationally recognized storyteller and educator who apprenticed for over thirteen years with Chea and Domano Hetaka, shamans of the eastern Andes. The Hetakas are among a small group of traditional elders from this region that have traveled through the world of our modern society expressly to fulfill their tribal prophecies by gifting to the world a knowledge they say we have long since dangerously lost. It is the wish of their people to share these gifts with us to help heal our species and our planet while we still can.

Product Description
The beautifully guided spirit journey on this CD takes you to the world of the animal spirits to meet your power animal. Your power animal is a being, a member of an animal nation in spirit form, who has been with you all your life and will continue to be with you. This individual has tried to help you even when you have not been aware of it. In the ceremony you become conscious of this being and will then be able to carry on an intimate one-to-one relationship within non-ordinary realities and within your everyday world; a relationship full of excitement, intrigue and knowledge. Your power animal can help and guide you in extraordinary ways that reach far beyond your accustomed boundaries.

The compelling sounds of the traditional drumming are an integral part of the ceremony and are said to carry you through the worlds: they become your sacred vehicle into the realms of the unknown.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly efficient!, April 2, 2001

By	"spiriteagle" (Cambridge, UK) - See all my reviews

Being an experienced practitioner of shamanic journeying (it all started with Michael Harner's workshop some years ago)- I am sick of the bastardized variety of mind-altering and journeying CD's on the market. But, this one comes as a refreshment. Dr.Whitaker's deeply suggestive voice leads you to The Realm of Power Animals and Spirit Helpers, and from there - you can fly. Though used to the traditional "solo and double drumming" (traditional shamanic journeying aid), I am really surprised to learn how effectively the sonic power of "The Voice of the Shaman" intensifies the journeying experience. If you are about to seriously venture into shamanic practice, this CD is a MUST.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Journey for or with your power animal, March 14, 2001

By	"jencougar" (Montana) - See all my reviews

I make weekly or bi-weekly personal tune-ups using this CD. Initially, I used the journey to find my power animal -- a relationship I'm still exploring, but the metaphor of that relationship is quite powerful, and helpful in my life. Now I use the same journey CD, but go on soul retrievals, or on expeditions with my power animal to find an answer to a specific question. The results have been surprising: useful, grounding, information or sensation-packed. I appreciate the format of the CD; the ability to have a "voice" and "format" to follow, and a call back at the end. Not to mention great drumming. I highly recommend this investment.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Didn't warn that other CDs were necessary first, May 16, 2003

By	"kittyboxers" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews

...I did check the web site again ...And guess what? It's STILL under construction. Coming soon, it says. Not a mortal sin, after all, but any company who seriously conducted regular business would not leave their web site down for more than a month. It's not even a company generated web page, but one put up by Network Solutions...

...who would want to have to call a company to get all this background information? I didn't notice a phone number on the back of the CD, toll-free or even a toll one!
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I felt the buyer should have been warned that before using it, the liner notes recommended that one be familiar with 2 of the author's previous CD's. These are not actually required, but it says that "these ceremonies are profoundly more effective and far safer when performed inside the altar space. For instructions on building and disassembling this form of sacred space consult...another one of the author's CD's.

Likewise when recommending another one, you are advised that the ceremony should begin with a unique song of your own - which you can learn by buying another CD of hers. So you're left with the feeling that altho just having paid [money] for this, you're not getting the full effect - neither profoundly effective nor safe - because you're not about to cough up another [$$].

While the CD was good/OK, I was disappointed that I was supposed to buy two more in order to make this one function properly. Had this been stated up front, I might have been OK with it. But I doubt it. I bought this to sample the author's works. I also purchased Drumming to Journey By. I'm afraid to open it, wondering what more I'll be told I need to buy to make it work right too! All in all, *not* a waste of money altogether, altho I should have bought it used. I guess I'm just not thrilled about the marketing techniques.

This CD is from 1999 and on the back the author's web site is recommended but I was disappointed to find that it's still "under construction". Apparently never got off the ground in 4 years. One wonders just how successful these are if there's no site of any kind for a following...