In my book, The Heart of the Shaman, there are three kinds of waking dreams: the nightmare, the daydream, and the sacred dream. Of these, only the sacred dream can h...read full story
The shamans of the Andes know and serve a sacred dream, one that guides planets across the heavens and our human destiny here on Earth. You find your sacred dream by tran...read full story
The traditional shamanic world-view, which is shared by contemporary shamanism (although sometimes described in more modern terms), is based on the profound experiences s...read full story
Why is shamanism in all its varieties becoming increasingly popular? Why is this happening now?
In a nutshell we can say that as human beings we have an innate drive t...read full story
During an expedition to the Andes 25 years ago, I discovered healers who could cure illness before any symptoms appeared in the body. They did not treat the physical body...read full story
Simply put, food is much more than, well, just food. It’s surprising, but it’s true: you really can eat your way to a deliciously enlightened life! When we th...read full story
Shamans, who see the fast-approaching future, believe our earth is on the brink of catastrophe because the actions of its human inhabitants have brought about critical in...read full story
I didn’t have much experience with advanced hearing, tasting, or smelling until I had been in the healing field for some time. Then one day, out of the blue, I sudd...read full story
As we followed the shaman up the mountain along the ancient stone pathway crafted by the Inca some six centuries ago, the silence was broken only by the sound of his flut...read full story
“Do you know who you are?” The shaman asked.A thick silence filled the short distance between us.“Do you know who you are?” she repeated her eyes ...read full story