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August Thalhamer. The Shaman's Way of Healing
Table of Contents
Foreword by Sandra Ingerman
Introduction by Dr Carlo Zumstein
Prologue
Foreword to the Second Edition
Foreword to the English Edition
1. Shamanism
My Women
First Basic Assumption: There Are Other Worlds besides the Visible One
What Is the Origin of Shamanism? How Does Someone Become a Shaman?
The Shamanic Calling Today
The Foundation for Shamanic Studies
Albert Einstein: “I Rely on Intuition.”
How Can a Person Sense and Know Something about Another, That Cannot Possibly Be Known?
Second Basic Assumption: Everything Is Part of a Whole
Third Basic Assumption: Everything Existing Has a Soul
Even Science Is Discovering the Interconnectedness
How Do You Go on a Shamanic Journey?
Examples
What Is the Purpose of a Shamanic Journey?
Isn’t That Regression?
How Do Shamans Heal Others?
Examples
Where Do These Images Come From?
A Claim to Exclusivity? Does a Shaman Possess the Truth?
The Third Something
Contraindications
2. Shamanism and Christianity
Is Shamanism a Religion?
You Shall Not Make for Yourself an Image of God! (Ex. 20:4)
A Painful History
At the Beginning of Every Religion Is the Experience of the Mystery
Yahweh’s Name Is “Jealous” (Ex. 34:14)
The Men of Yahweh are Shamans with a License
The Wind Blows Where It Chooses (John 3:8)
Jesus Healed. What About Us?
How Did Jesus Heal?
Magicians and Witches
Exorcism
Shamanic Elements in Christianity
The Jesuit’s Initiation
My Personal Shamanic Way
3. Shamanism and Psychotherapy
How Are Shamanism and Psychotherapy Compatible?
Shamanic Treatment Is Healing in Trance with the Aid of Unconscious Wisdom
Examples
So Is Healing Done with the Help of Spirit Beings or the Wisdom of the Unconscious?
The Realm of the Psyche and Spirit Beings Is One
The Same Thing – Expressed in Different Languages
Miracle Healing Instead of an Arduous Healing Process?
Is Health/ Healing a Gift or an Accomplishment?
Healing for Mother Earth
Charlatans?
Black Magic and Damage Sorcery
Shamanism and Science
The Problems of Measuring Efficiency
Can a Psychotherapist Integrate Shamanic Healing Into Their Practice?
Neo-Shamanism?
References
The Author