A Way of the Shaman - Michael Harner

Shamanism and shamanic practice is currently undergoing a revival in the West. It has become the "new" hip trend on the occult and psychic scene - strange when one considers the fact that Shaman's have certainly existed for at least 40,000 years and possibly for as long as 100,000 years! The trend has spawned endless dream-catchers, tassles on the latest fashion wear and rather a lot of pictures of Tribal Nations people. But what is it all about? I first read the Way of the Shaman back in 1986 after it literally fell into my hands whilst browsing the new age section of a bookshop. I knew very little of Shamanism then but was drawn to it in a way I ...  Read the complete review