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Year: 2,001
Pages: 224
Language: English
Topic: 178
Identifier: 978-0892818617
Org File Size: 5,084,039
Extension: epub
Tags: Shamanism, Shaman, Tengerism, Mongolia, Culture, Social Science, Russia, Siberian, Magic, Occult
Toc: Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: A Few Words about the Buryat Mongols ONE SO YOU WANT TO BECOME A SHAMAN? Shamans Are Chosen by the Spirits Signs to Recognize the Calling Walking on the Edge of Two Worlds Acknowledging the Calling Ritual to Thank the Spirits TWO CONTACTING YOUR SHAMANIC SPIRITS The Udha, Power Animals, and Spirit Lovers Manifestations of Spirit Contact Techniques to Attract and Tune In Making the Breakthrough Ritual to Welcome In the Spirits THREE BRINGING THE SPIRITS INTO ONE’S BEING “Living with Windhorse” Making Ongons Ritual to Enliven Ongons Cultivating Contact through Dream Life Drumming, Dancing, and Repetitive Exercise Recognizing the Receptive Mind State Exercise: Embodying Ongon Spirits FOUR RETURNING TO THE CENTER The True Source of Power Symbolic Tools and Techniques Overcoming Il