Summary:
The book is a foundational text on shamanism that introduces the reader to various shamanic practices, rituals, and tools for entering altered states of consciousness. It provides a guide for connecting with spiritual worlds and healing through the use of techniques such as drumming, visualization, and working with power animals.
Key points:
1. Shamanism: The book presents shamanism as a global, ancient spiritual practice involving trance states to interact with the spirit world for healing, divination, and controlling natural events. Harner clarifies it's a method, not a religion.
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