PsychoNavigation
by John Perkins
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After 'Hit Man' The New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man documents John Perkins' extraordinary career as a globe-trotting economic hit man. Perkins' insider's view leads him to crisis of conscience--to the realization that he must devote himself to work which will foster a world-wide awareness of the sanctity of indigenous peoples, their cultures, and their environments. Perkins' books demonstrate how the age-old shamanic techniques of some of the world's most show more primitive peoples have sparked a revolution in modern concepts about healing, the subconscious, and the powers each of us has to alter individual and communal reality. This groundbreaking book is John Perkins's firsthand account of his experiences with the shamanic technique of psychonavigation--a method of traveling outside the body by means of visions and dream wanderings--and his encounters with the Shuar of the Amazon, the Quechua of the Andes, and the Bugis of Indonesia. Shuar shamans psychonavigate for the purposes of hunting and healing, while the Bugis, among the most renowned sailors of the world, use these techniques to navigate without the aid of charts and compasses. Perkins explains how these techniques work and how the people of these indigenous cultures psychonavigate to both distant physical destinations and sources of inner wisdom. Throughout history, psychonavigation has been practiced by highly creative minds such as Beethoven, Jung, and Einstein. Perkins's riveting narrative takes us on a journey of personal discovery as he learns the great value of these techniques and their relevance not only to individual well-being, but to the health of the environment and of the world at large. He reveals how by attuning to the positive forces in nature and communicating with our inner guides we all can become psychonavigators, finding our way to wise decisions and developing innovative approaches to the challenges we face as individuals and a world community. show lessTags
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Perkins relates his own experiences and personal interactions with practitioners of ancient traditional psychic systems from Indonesia, the Andes, and the Amazon to shapeshift, self transport and travel great distances over the ocean with out the aid of modern navigational tools. This short, personal memoir details related incidents covering decades of the authors life and spiritual growth in the shamanic art. It's an entertaining easy read that leaves the reader to question our modern world view and it's forces causing the pollution of the earth, water and bodies, the destruction of ecosystems and the long term out comes driving global warming and extreme weather conditions that threaten large portions of the population. .
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John Perkins was born on January 28, 1945 in Hanover, New Hampshire. He attended Brown University, and Boston University School of Management during the 1960s. His best-known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), an insider's account of the exploitation or neo-colonization of Third World countries by what Perkins describes as a cabal show more of corporations, banks, and the United States government. His 2007 book, The Secret History of the American Empire, provides more evidence of the negative impact of global corporations on the economies and ecologies of poor countries, as well as offering suggestions for making corporations behave more like good citizens. Since the late 1980's he has been heavily involved with non-profit organizations in Ecuador and around the world. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- PsychoNavigation
- Original title
- PscyhoNavigation
- Original publication date
- 1990
- Dedication
- this book is dedicated to
Ruth and Jason Perkins
who were the first to lead me into other cultures - First words
- My five year old daughter, Jessica, and I stood hand in hand on a hill looking down at the power plant and hydroponic greenhouse.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)" ... Now, what will you do about it?"
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Travel
- DDC/MDS
- 133.8 — Philosophy and Psychology Parapsychology & occultism Specific topics in parapsychology and occultism Psychic phenomena
- LCC
- BF1045 .D42 .P47 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Parapsychology Psychic research. Psychology of the conscious
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- Languages
- English, Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
