Cave and cosmos
Subtitle: Shamanic Encounters with Another Reality
By: by Michael Harner
Edition: Rev.
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781583945469; 9781583945643
Subjects: Shamanism; Human-alien encounters
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1: Spirit Power and the Cave; title: Chapter 2: We Exist! The Spirits Call for Recognition; title: Chapter 3: The Search; title: Chapter 4: Our World: Shamans and Spirits; title: Chapter 5: The Journey to Other Worlds; title: Chapter 6: The Westerners’ First Journeys: The Lower World and Power Animals; title: Chapter 7: Shamanic Ascension: History, Folklore, and Knowledge; title: Chapter 8: Drumming Over the Rainbow: Westerners Ascend to the Upper World; title: Chapter 9: Teachers--Compassionate Spirits Who Advise; title: Chapter 10: Teachers--Compassionate Spirits Who Heal; title: Chapter 11: Cosmic Dismemberment, Union, and Healing Power; title: Chapter 12: Spirits, Heavens, and Spiritual Freedom; title: Afterword: The Cave Again; title: Appendix A: Ascending to the Upper World to Compare Experiences; title: Appendix B: Descending to the Lower World to Compare Experiences; title: Appendix C: Resources for Training; title: Appendix D: Core Shamanism and Healing: Information for Physicians and Health Professionals (with Sandra Harner, PhD); title: Notes; title: Contributors to the Celestia Study; title: Index; title: About the Author