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FOREWORD
By Julie Loar
Interest in shamanism is exploding across the globe even though earlier religious fervor and cruel politics did their best to destroy this ancient way of knowing. The essential core of shamanism is the same in diverse cultures around the world, and the tradition dates back as far as 100,000 years. If we go back far enough it’s likely that all of our human ancestors were indigenous tribal people with this knowledge at the heart of their cultures. Current research suggests we might even be pre-wired for our spiritual awakening; perhaps we carry a “recessive gene” that shamans understand. When the time is right and the methods are true a doorway opens into an alternate realm of perception.
Shamanism is a deep, rich well from which we can draw in our healing and learning. Katherine Skaggs reaches deeply into that well and triggers the opening of widened awareness, stepping fully into that other world of perception. Her wise and careful guidance activates expanded powers of mind. Artist Shaman Healer Sage is a powerful and practical guide for those who desire to step through this portal of wisdom with her as she sheds light on the path.
Katherine’s book is a priceless compendium of the ancient wis- dom of indigenous peoples, which is a timeless legacy. She teaches us how to work with all our relations--spirit animals, plant medi- cine, and crystals from the stone nation in a manner that is rich and approachable. We learn to work with guides and totems and she
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