Advanced Shamanism

James Endredy leads workshops throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada and is actively involved in preserving the world’s indigenous cultures and sacred sites. For more than 30 years he has learned shamanic practices from all over the globe and has lived with the Huichol of Mexico for years at a time. The award-winning author of several books, including Ecoshamanism, The Flying Witches of Veracruz, Teachings of the Peyote Shamans, and Earthwalks for Body and Spirit, he lives in Vermont.

A detailed guide to advanced shamanic techniques reveals authentic wisdom to help the practitioner reach increased levels of awareness Endredy offers hands-on instructions for sacred Fire ceremonies, direct shamanic viewing, experiencing shamanic death and rebirth, working with and acquiring healing stones, shamanic lucid dreaming, shamanic healing, and advanced methods for acquiring an animal spirit guide, including how to properly retain its spirit in a sacred bundle or altar and how to use its power responsibly for healing. He provides a meticulous step-by-step approach to working with the five points of attention, a Huichol teaching on sacred awareness and shamanic levels of attention. He also examines the many ways that Psi phenomena and shamanism are linked and their relationship to the scientific concept of quantum entanglement. Showing how quantum physics is the scientific expression of shamanism, the author also explores the biological foundations of spiritual experiences, including the roles of serotonin, dopamine, and opioid transmitters, and the connections between altered consciousness and shamanic states. Integrating modern research with ancient knowledge to provide an enlightened view of shamanism that marries science and spirit, this guide offers authentic shamanic wisdom and techniques to help the solitary practitioner move forward on their shamanic path.

PREFACE Why Advanced Shamanism? PART ONE The Phenomena of Shamanism 1 The Shamanic Worldview 2 States of Consciousness 3 Psi and Shamanism 4 Hyperspace, Holographic Fields, and Phase-Conjugate Mirrors PART TWO Primal Practices for Advanced Shamanism 5 Fundamental Practices: Part 1 Practice 1: Bringing Forth the Sacred Fire with Intention Practice 2: Fire Ceremony--Reclaiming Lost Energy by Healing Energetic Drains Practice 3: The Three Points of Attention 6 Fundamental Practices: Part 2 Practice 4: Acquiring Spirit Animal Guides--The Jicara Practice 5: Shamanic Death and Rebirth Practice 6: Healing Stones--Acquiring Te’ka PART THREE The Shamanic Dreamscape 7 Lucid Dreaming Practice 7: Cleansing Your Day in Preparation for Lucid Dreaming Practice 8: Importance of a Dream Journal Practice 9: Creating Lucid Goals Practice 10: Enhancing Prospective Memory--Reality Checks 8 Mastering Dream Cycles for Lucid Dreaming Practice 11: Waking during Dreaming Practice 12: Urination-Induced Lucid Dreaming Practice 13: The Sleep Rhythm Adjustment Technique 9 Autogenic Training and Lucid Dreaming Practice 14: The “I Breathe Me” Experience Practice 15: The Heaviness Experience Practice 16: Vascular Dilation Practice 17: Regulation of the Heart Practice 18: Warmth in the Abdomen Practice 19: Cooling the Forehead for Advanced Practice 10 Visualization for Advanced Lucid Dreaming Practice 20: The Spontaneous Evocation of Colors Practice 21: Colors on Demand Practice 22: Developing a Lucid Dreaming Practice--A Two-Week Intensive 11 Three Bridges to Shamanic Dreaming Practice 23: First Bridge--Dream Reentry Practice 24: Second Bridge--Dreaming Reality Check Practice 25: Third Bridge--Changing the Dream 12 Sentient Beings in the Dreamscape Practice 26: Feeling the Dream Landscape Practice 27: Animal Totems Practice 28: Interacting with Spirit Animals Practice 29: Human Spirit Guides PART FOUR Shamanic Practices for Quantum Healing 13 Shamanic Viewing Practice 30: Phase-Conjugate Mirrors of the Mind Practice 31: Targets Other Than People Practice 32: Direct Viewing of Random People Practice 33: Direct Viewing of a Client or Person You Are Helping 14 Advanced Shamanic Healing Practice 34: Cleaning the Holographic Field Practice 35: Extraction of the Holographic Field and Phase-Conjugate Mirrors Practice 36: Energetic Infusion of the Holographic Field and Decoding Client Ailments Practice 37: Making the Energetic Patch Permanent 15 The Five Points of Attention Practice 38: The Five Points of Attention EPILOGUE What’s Next? APPENDIX Ethics and Shamanic Practitioners Notes Glossary Bibliography Index