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The Way of The Lover: The religion of love Syed Hamraz Ahsan was born into a Sufi Syed family and is a descendant of the prophet Mohammed. His grandfather was a pir (Sufi saint) and spiritual healer, who belonged to the Sufi Qadiriyyah Order, one of the oldest and most respected in the Indian subcontinent. In 2007, Syed Ahsan provided the introduction to my book, The Way Of The Lover: Rumi and the Spiritual Art of Love. The spiritual practices of the Ninja: Personal transformation Dr Mark Atkinson is the founder of The Whole Body Healing Clinic in London and a pioneer in the field of holistic medicine, healing and personal transformation. He is an author and the complementary health expert for Now magazine and Good Morning Television in the UK. In 2006, he provided the introduction to my book, The Spiritual Practices of the Ninja: Mastering the Four Gates to Freedom The Ninja: A Pathway to Power Who were the Ninja, the so-called warrior ‘children of darkness’, and how might their spiritual practices benefit us all? The Myth of the Modern Man It has become popular in our culture to attack men simply for being men, as if maleness is itself ‘politically incorrect’ these days and our energy, talents, strengths, fire, passion, drive, sacrifice, and dedication are things to be ashamed of. Where is this leading us? Shinto and the Spirits of Nature The earth-medicine of Japan. Shamanism: Medicine for the soul Medicine For The Soul - a ‘workshop online’ in Classical and Cross-Cultural Shamanism Shamanic Healing through Soul Retrieval Soul retrieval – a contemporary therapeutic practice rooted in the 50,000 year old tradition of shamanism - is attracting significant attention in the modern Western world as the holistic healthcare movement continues to gather force. SAN PEDRO, THE “MIRACLE HEALER” So what is San Pedro, how does it work and how might it be helpful for us in dealing with the issues we face? Rumi and Shams: The Way of The Lover The blaze that began when Rumi met Shams. Pusanga: The Perfume of Love The quest for love unites us all. What if you could find it – and a simple perfume could help? That would be magic, wouldn’t it? Read on! Plant Spirit Shamanism: What’s Up With The Weather? Plant Spirit Shamans versus the climate change sceptics! Plant Spirit Shamanism: Voodoo Shamanism Tim Booth, singer-songwriter with the rock band, James, is also a successful solo recording artist, writer, workshop facilitator, and teacher of creativity and dance. In 2003, he provided the introduction to my book, Vodou Shaman, where he speaks of his own experiences with Vodou / Voodoo. Plant Spirit Shamanism: The Way of The Lover - Sufi healing Plant spirit healing from a Sufi perspective Plant Spirit Shamanism: The seguro a seguro is a “friend” or “ally”, someone you can turn to for advice and information, who will listen and share your problems. PLANT SPIRIT SHAMANISM: THE RETURN OF THE SERPENT WITH ROSS HEAVEN AND GUILLERMO ARAVELO PLANT SPIRIT SHAMANISM The Return of the Serpent: The Vine of Souls Two unique ceremonial workshops and introductions to ayahuasca, the legendary vine of souls and visionary teacher plant Plant Spirit Shamanism: The medsen fey THE LEAF DOCTORS OF HAITI Plant Spirit Shamanism: The healing work of the sin eater As a shamanic tradition, a Sin Eater would be employed by the family of a deceased person, or sometimes by the church, to eat a last meal of bread and salt from the belly of the corpse as it lay in state. By so doing it was believed that the sins of the dead person would be absorbed and the deceased would have clear passage to the hereafter. Plant Spirit Shamanism: The death of a shaman The loss of plants and of plant spirit wisdom will cause problems for the Earth Plant Spirit Shamanism: The ayahuasca experience Ritual procedures and ceremony with ayahuasca jungle medicine. Plant Spirit Shamanism: Soul retrieval through Nature Plant Spirit Shamanism, soul loss, and soul retrieval Plant Spirit Shamanism: Shamanic plant healing Healing plants Plant Spirit Shamanism: San pedro THE CACTUS OF VISION Plant Spirit Shamanism: Sacred mushrooms Fly agaric, father christmas, and lunch with a toxicologist. Plant Spirit Shamanism: Pusanga – an interview with perfumeros The healing power of fragrance. Plant Spirit Shamanism: Planta maestras – the shaman’s teachers – part 2 Plant Spirit Shamanism, soul loss, healing, herbs, herbalism, aromatherapy, homeopathy, teacher plants, stalking Plant Spirit Shamanism: Planta maestras – the shaman’s teachers – part 1 Plant Spirit Shamanism - teacher plants Plant Spirit Shamanism: Plant communication How plants communicate Plant Spirit Shamanism: Pablo Amaringo on the meaning of plants In 2006, Pablo wrote the foreword to my book, Plant Spirit Shamanism. After a lifetime spent working with plants and with plant spirit shamanism, what do plants mean to Pablo? This article is from the foreword. Plant Spirit Shamanism: Nature's language Paracelsus and the shamanic doctrine of signatures in the Amazon and other countries Plant Spirit Shamanism: Making Healing Allies in Nature How the spirit of plants can guide and heal us. Plant Spirit Shamanism: Icaros, sacred songs of the Amazon An icaro can be regarded as an energetic force charged with positive or healing intent that the shaman stores inside his body and is able to transmit to another person or to the brew itself so that this positive energy is ingested when the mixture is drunk. Plant Spirit Shamanism: Hoodoo plant magic Hoodoo magic Plant Spirit Shamanism: Fragrant fascinations The shamanic use of perfumes Plant Spirit Shamanism: Floral baths in Peru Shipibo shaman, Artidoro, describes the process. Plant Spirit Shamanism: Divining with coca DIVINING WITH COCA: AN INTERVIEW WITH AN ANDEAN CURANDERA Plant Spirit Shamanism: Cleansing the soul Limpia, and Plant Spirit Shamanism Plant Spirit Shamanism: A shamanic journey to the Amazon THE MAGICAL EARTH: An Ayahuasca and Plant Medicine Journey To the Amazon Rainforest - Which Could Change Your Life DATES: August 2008 Plant Spirit Shamanism: A French retreat TURNING POINT: Deepening Into Connection with Plant Spirit Shamanism With Ross Heaven, FRANCE MARCH 20-25 2008 PLANT SPIRIT SHAMANISM & TATUAJES: AMAZONIAN SYMBOLS OF SHAMANIC POWER Shipibo designs and tattoos are a spirit-given means by which the wearer is able to reconfigure his soul, his energy, and overcome saladera (‘bad luck’) so that the blessings of the universe are drawn to him. The patterning may be external, but the change is internal and permanent; a design for life which will aid that person’s spirit even after death. Love's Simple Truths: Rumi's Path of the Heart The challenge of love and how to meet it. Advice from the world's greatest love poet and mystic. Liberating Ourselves from our Life Scripts We all live our lives according to the scripts and expectations of others. How can we be free of them so we are truly ourselves? Heart advice for when times are tough Advice, reflections, and meditations of the heart from the works of Jalaluddin Rumi, the Sufi mystic and poet. Finding Spiritual Light from Phsyical Darkness In the beginning there was only darkness everywhere – darkness and water. And the darkness gathered thick in places, crowding together and then separating, crowding and separating…The Song of the World, from the Prima Indians of Arizona Darkness Visible: Powers of darkness Malidoma Somé is a “walker between worlds” as a Western-educated PhD and a shaman of the African Dagara tribe. In 2005, he provided the introduction to my book, Darkness Visible. Here, he explores ‘the powers of darkness’. Darkness Visible: Ceremonial darkness Ceremonial Darkness in Shamanic Tradition Celtic Shamanism: The Path of the Hero Is there (or was there) any such thing as 'Celtic shamanism'? Ayahausca: The Medicine of Love Shamanic healing often employs plants to good effect, though it is rarely about herbalism, per se. Indeed, most shamans are explicit that the pharmacological properties of the plants they employ are of far less importance than the spirit which is held by the plant. It is the spirit which heals, while the plant itself is secondary, acting only as the home of the plant-spirit.

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