Shamanism and spirituality in therapeutic practice
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Christa Mackinnon
Publisher: Singing Dragon
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781848190818
Subjects: Shamanism; Spiritual healing
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the bigger picture; title: Spirituality matters; title: Spirituality and psychology; title: The world of shamanism; title: Shamanism : the continuum of humanities spiritual quest; title: The heart of the matter : altered states of consciousness and perception; title: Strange worlds : the shaman's spirit realms and the quantum realm; title: The shaman as therapist and healer : towards integration and wholeness; title: The shamans working realms : maps of interconnected human reality; title: Practical applications : incorporating elements of shamanism into therapeutic work; title: A sense of the sacred : clients, space and objects; title: Giving it form : embodying and bridging intent into matter; title: A place of power and sanctuary for the client; title: The shamanic journey as a therapeutic tool; title: Soul loss and soul retrieval; title: Widening our circle : connecting with ancestors and descendents; title: Myths, stories, and teaching tales; title: Therapeutic work with ritual and ceremony; title: The medicine wheel as a psycho-spiritual and therapeutic tool; title: Travelling home : re-connecting with nature; title: The cycle of life : when the body dies; title: Back to the bigger picture; title: About individual and collective purpose in today's world.