Recommended Reading | Shamanic Traditions

A recommended reading list that delves deep into the indigenous shamanic traditions from around the world, Explore the spiritual practices, cosmologies, and transformative power of these ancient wisdom systems. The works by authors like Michael Harner, Mircea Eliade, and Jeremy Narby provide a comprehensive understanding of shamanism as a universal human experience, while the Native American, African, and Vodou-focused texts offer insight into the unique cultural expressions of these traditions.

Shamanism and Indigenous Spirituality:

"The Way of the Shaman" by Michael Harner

"Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy" by Mircea Eliade

"Secrets of the Talking Jaguar" by Martín Prechtel

"The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge" by Jeremy Narby

"Ayahuasca Visions: The Religious Iconography of a Peruvian Shaman" by Luis Eduardo Luna

Native American Traditions:

"Black Elk Speaks" by John G. Neihardt

"Coyote Medicine" by Lewis Mehl-Madrona

"Ceremony" by Leslie Marmon Silko

"Braiding Sweetgrass" by Robin Wall Kimmerer

African Spirituality and Vodou:

"The Vodou Quantum Leap" by Mambo Chita Tann

"Vodou Songs in Haitian Creole and English" by Daniel Levin Becker

"The Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou" edited by Donald J. Cosentino

"Orishas, Santería, and Vodun" edited by Patrick Bellegarde-Smith

Shamanism and Psychedelics:

"Food of the Gods" by Terence McKenna

"The Archaic Revival" by Terence McKenna

"The Cosmic Serpent" by Jeremy Narby

"DMT: The Spirit Molecule" by Rick Strassman

Comparative Mythology and Symbolism:

"The Mythic Dimension" by Joseph Campbell

"The Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol. I and II" by Joseph Campbell

"The Masks of God" series by Joseph Campbell

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Instructions of Shuruppak

Ubara-Tutu is recorded in most copies of the Sumerian King List as being the final king of Sumer prior to the deluge . Ubara-tutu is briefly mentioned in tablet XI of the Epic of Gilgamesh , where he is identified as the father of Utnapishtim , a character who is instructed by the god Ea to build a boat in order to survive the coming flood. Utnapishtim ( Akkadian : 𒌓𒍣 , "he has found life") was a legendary king of the ancient city of Shuruppak in southern Iraq, who, according to the Gilgamesh flood myth , one of several similar narratives, survived the Flood by making and occupying a boat. He is called by different names in different traditions: Ziusudra ("Life of long days", rendered Xisuthros, Ξίσουθρος in Berossus ) in the earliest, Sumerian versions, later Shuruppak (after his city), Atra-hasis ("exceeding wise") in the earliest Ak...

The 14th Baktun

The concept of "14 Baktuns" in the Mayan Long Count calendar refers to the period following the completion of the 13th Baktun, which ended on December 21, 2012. The Long Count calendar is a non-repeating system used by the Maya to track time over long periods. It consists of several units, with the Baktun being one of the largest, representing 144,000 days (approximately 394.25 years ) [1] . The confusion surrounding the Mayan Long Count calendar and the transition from the 13th to the 14th Baktun arises from how different sources interpret the significance of December 21, 2012. End of the 13th Baktun: December 21, 2012 This date was widely publicized and often misinterpreted as an "end of the world" scenario in popular culture. Following the completion of the 13th Baktun, the Long Count calendar transitioned to 14.0.0.0.0 . This beginning signifies a new cycle, and it is indeed the current point in the Long Count. Many interpretations of the Mayan calendar focus...

Meditation on Numbers

ONE In Hermetic philosophy, the number 1 represents the Monad, the primordial unity from which all creation springs. It symbolizes the Absolute, the unmanifest Source, the Divine Oneness that precedes all differentiation. The Monad is seen as the origin of all numbers and the foundation of the cosmos. In Jewish Kabbalah , the number 1 is associated with the concept of Ein Sof, the unknowable, infinite, and absolute Divine essence. It represents the singular, indivisible nature of the divine, emphasizing the unity and oneness of the divine source. In Taoism , the number 1 is associated with the Tao, the ultimate, ineffable source of all existence. The Tao is seen as the singular, undifferentiated primal reality from which the myriad manifestations of the universe arise. The number 1 points to the inherent unity and wholeness of the Tao. Similarly, in Buddhism , the number 1 can symbolize the non-dual nature of reality, the seamless oneness of all phen...

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