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21) Magical Death
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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This film is an exceptionally vivid portrayal of shamanic activity, as well as an exploration of the close connection between politics and shamanism in Yanomamo culture.
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Negative feelings can be as toxic to our health as physical poisons, wearing on us and causing depression, illness, and burnout. Ingerman reveals the secrets of the ancient alchemists and offers strategies for processing harmful thoughts and emotions and turning spiritual lead into gold.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Tierra del Fuego, "land of fire," was first discovered by Europeans early in the sixteenth century. A group of islands that had separated from the southern tip of the South American mainland long ago, Tierra del Fuego had probably been inhabited by different groups of Indians for at least 9000 years. The largest island in the zone, the "Great Island," now divided between Chile and Argentina, was the homeland of the Selk'nam Indians, sometimes known...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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In 1972 there were about 3800 Bedamini speakers, living in 60 long house communities scattered throughout 700 square kilometers of tropical rainforest. A longhouse community consisted of from 20 to a hundred individuals, and its site shifted every three or four years in order to clear new gardens.
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Engage your mind to transform your life
The Science of The Mind: The Original 1926 Edition & Other Essential Works is a collection of the most thought-provoking and impactful work of Ernest Holmes. Born in 1887, Holmes was the founder of Religious Science, a key part of the New Thought movement. He founded what would later come to be called the Centers for Spiritual Living, which now exist across the nation and throughout the world. The Science of...
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Llyn Roberts shares her years of experience with indigenous healers, shamans, and Elders who come from cultures that know how to shapeshift realities. She translates ancient techniques into easy to understand modern practices that you can use every day to transform personal imbalances, open to your life purpose, deepen your relationship with spirit and nature, and reclaim your power to make a positive difference in the world.
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12 stories of miraculous healings using shamanistic tools and techniques.
One of the pioneers in energy healing and shamanism recounts twelve miraculous stories in which, through the use of shamanic energetic techniques, people experience extraordinary physical and emotional healings. Meet a dancer who could barely walk until a series of sessions with Alberto Villoldo, a businesswoman who is freed from headaches and discovers the benefits of an integrated...
29) Ika Hands
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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In the highlands of Northern Columbia the Ika live a strenuous and isolated life, economically dependent on small gardens and a handful of domestic animals. They are thought to be descendants of the Maya who fled from the turmoil of Central American High Civilizations warring states to the remote valleys of Colombias Sierra Nevadas.
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Maine author Fannie Hardy Eckstorm was a personal friend of the tribe, having worked with them with her fur trader father. John Neptune was the Governor and Hereditary Chief of the Penobscot Tribe, as well as shaman to his people. In this classic study, first published in 1945, Fannie Hardy Eckstorm traces Neptune's life and his ancestors, discusses the history and politics of the Penobscot tribe, and describes their spiritual beliefs.
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The Great Spirit Says: A Rainbow Warriors Journey is a spiritual and detailed account of a personal shamanic journey to the universal mind. Drawing upon her life-changing out-of-body experience, author Jeanette Sacco-Belli shares how, through connecting to the eternal spiritual realm, we become free from the fear of death and the unknown, and can experience an elevated state of pure ecstasy and joy. She conveys how the power of the mind, when unconfined...
32) The Two Roads
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Born with amazing paranormal abilities. Rose survives her terrible life with the help of her spirit guide, Black Elk. Using his world renowned vision of spiritual truth, Black Elk teaches Rose who she really is and the divine purpose of her life, transforming it into one of unbelievable joy... Lissy was born in a hen shed. torn from her 13 yr old mother, Rose, and secretly adopted. Having traced her birth mother's identity, she uncovers a heart wrenching...
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Shamanism is an ancient spirituality rooted in the belief that all matter has consciousness and that accessing the spirit in all things is part of what keeps the world and people healthy and in balance. Spirit beings surround us and are the source of a spirit walker's ability to profoundly influence life events and thrive in difficult circumstances. In Spirit Walking, shamanic practitioner Evelyn Rysdyk shows how we can all connect with the spirit...
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Everything about hunting leads inexorably to death; the challenge for all hunters is how to justify the kill. But the hunters emotional response to the kill is immensely complex. Hunters respectand even lovethe animals they kill. Talking to the Shaman Within: Musings on Hunting addresses this paradox head-on, dissecting the emotional and psychological response of the hunter to his quarry and, more broadly, his surroundings. The climax of the chase...
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The wisdom and spirituality of Hawaiian elders is a facet of Hawaiian culture that outsiders rarely see or truly understand. New Age veteran Sondra Ray and her personal guide, Auntie Pua, act as messengers of the Aloha spirit, sharing the sacred teachings of the Kahunas - the "transmitters of secrets" - through kitchentable style storytelling and firsthand adventures. The ancient rituals and basic tenets of the Huna way - loving oneself, nurturing...
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Ayume is the universal woman who has been abandoned by her birth mother, victimized by racist adoptive parents, scarred by the mean girls of the world, and hurt by the love of her life...yet she triumphs. These are all sacred gifts whose lesson Ayume alchemizes into positive energy to ultimately heal and save herself. She is the quintessential phoenix who rises from the ash. Lessons in unconditional love, forgiveness, compassion, and letting go abound...
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Living for several months among Aztec and Otomí villages in Veracruz, anthropologist Edgar Martín del Campo discovered a native spirituality with deep connections to Mexico's ancient civilizations. His memoir tells of the profound wisdoms he received while exploring their supernatural world, through revelations that would forever change his life. Edgar Martín del Campo had already been following magic-based practices before arriving into the villages,...
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When Ross Heaven, a psychologist and ex-pharmaceutical industry consultant, embarks on a shamanic apprenticeship in the rainforests and mountains of South America his intention is to unlock the secrets of San Pedro, the mescaline cactus that has been, used as a sacrament and teacher plant in Peru for millennia, and to learn about love and healing. What he finds is more remarkable, painful, enriching, liberating and extraordinary than he could have...
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Native American Healing: A Lakota Ceremony illuminates the world of Native American healing by describing the elements of healing ceremonies conducted by one traditional Lakota spiritual leader, commonly described in English as a medicine man. Howard Bad Hand, a widely known and respected Lakota singer and ceremonial leader, was blessed with the rare opportunity of a formative education in the highest expressions of both his native Lakota culture...
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Carry the Rock is a memoir for every spiritual seeker who signs on for a shamanic apprenticeship with their whole, heart and soul, yet they find that something is wrong. The apprenticeship feels like a failure, but no one is talking. What's an apprentice to do if failure is not an option?
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