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