Where the spirits ride the wind

Informationen zum Autor Felicitas D. Goodman Klappentext For readers desiring to discover this world of ancient myths, she has included a practical guide on how to achieve such ecstatic experiences. Zusammenfassung ...reexamines our notions of the nature of reality by studying the ritual postures of native art assumed by her subjects during trance states. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue I. The Search for the Spirits One: The Call of the Old People Two: Getting in Touch with the Spirits: The First Discoveries Three: The Old Ones Remember Four: A New Path Opens Five: The Way of the Spirits II. The Postures and What They Have to Offer Six: Going on a Spirit Journey Seven: The Many Faces of Divination Eight: The Gift of Healing Nine: Female Powers of Healing Ten: Changing Shape-The Shimmering Game Eleven: Celebrations Twelve: The Pit of Death and the Psychopomp Thirteen: Life Everlasting III. Myths of the Eternal Present Introduction The Emergence Story Coyote Comes Calling The Man of Cuautla A Maya Whistle The Story of Kats and His Bear Wife The Spirits and the Wounded Tree of Life In the Land of Centaurs and Mermaids Conclusion: THe Twlight of the Spirits Appendix: Some Practical Points Notes Bibliography Index

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• Autori: Felicitas Goodman, Felicitas D Goodman, Felicitas D. Goodman, Goodman Felicitas D
• Con la collaborazione di: Gerhard Binder (Illustrazione), Drawings by Gerhard Binder Felicitas D G (Editore)
• Editore: External catalogues US
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.08.1990
• EAN: 9780253205667
• ISBN: 978-0-253-20566-7
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Salute; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche