The Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft: Shadows, Spirits and the Healing Journey
by Christopher Penczak
Temple of Witchcraft (3)
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Is shamanism all that different from modern witchcraft? According to Christopher Penczak, Wicca's roots go back 20,000 years to the Stone Age shamanic traditions of tribal cultures worldwide. A fascinating exploration of the Craft's shamanic origins, The Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft offers year-and-a-day training in shamanic witchcraft. Penczak's third volume of witchcraft teachings corresponds to the water element - guiding the reader into this realm of emotion, reflection, and healing. show more The twelve formal lessons cover shamanic cosmologies, journeying, dreamwork, animal/plant/stone medicine, totems, soul retrieval, and psychic surgery. Each lesson includes exercises (using modern techniques and materials), assignments, and helpful tips. The training ends with a ritual for self-initiation into the art of the shamanic witch--culminating in an act of healing, rebirth, and transformation. COVR Award Winner show lessTags
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A fairly interesting book with some unique ideas and concepts. One thing I really liked about this book is how it really talked about spirit relations, and it also talks about the nature of the other levels of the Otherworld. One of my biggest complaints and beef about this book is that really does not truly seem to differentiate between simply doing a guided mediation or visualization to actual journeying at points. Other than that a really nice book.
I could not put this book down! Excellent excellent introduction to shamanic practice, intended for an audience well practiced with meditation and magick. The exercises in each chapter are invaluable.
Love this book series! 💜💜💜
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Christopher Penczak (New Hampshire) is an eclectic witch, writer, and healing practitioner whose work draws upon the foundations of modern witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystical traditions from across the globe
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Temple of Shamanic Witchcraft: Shadows, Spirits and the Healing Journey
- Original publication date
- 2005-07-08
- Epigraph
- I am the wind that blows across the sea;
I am a wave of the deep;
I am the roar of the ocean;
I am the stag of seven battles;
I am a hawk on the cliff;
I am a ray of sunlight;
I am the greenest of plants;
I am a salmon in the river;
I am a lake on the plain;
I am the word of knowledge;
I am the point of a spear;
I am the lure beyond the ends of the earth;
I can shift my shape like a god.
—The "Song of Amergin," The Book of Invasions - Dedication
- To my husband, Steve, my parents, Ron and Rosalie, and all my spirit allies, guides, and teachers.
- First words
- After learning what most consider to be traditional witchcraft—meditation, circle casting, spell work, and the Wheel of the Year—I hit a block.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Only by being a bridge, a partner between the two sides will we find the magick of the next age, and bring the healing that will revitalize ourselves, our people, and the world.
Classifications
- Genres
- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 133.43 — Philosophy and Psychology Parapsychology & occultism Specific topics in parapsychology and occultism Demonology and witchcraft Magic and witchcraft
- LCC
- BF1566 .P468 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Occult sciences Witchcraft
- BISAC
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- 252
- Popularity
- 128,812
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (4.30)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 4
