A LITTLE BIT
OF

SHAMANISM

AN INTRODUCTION TO
SHAMANIC JOURNEYING

ANA CAMPOS

DEDICATION

To the ancestors and the descendants, for the hope of healing our home

To all who want to gather with open hearts and open minds

To Nathaniel, Gwyndha, Bran, Oona, and Heulwenn

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

1   WHAT IS SHAMANISM?

2   WHAT OR WHO ARE SHAMANS?

3   LINEAGE, HERITAGE, AND CULTURAL APPROPRIATION

4   THE THREE WORLDS MODEL

5   DEVELOPING A SHAMANIC PRACTICE

6   ACHIEVING AN ALPHA STATE

7   ORDINARY AND NON-ORDINARY REALITY: WHAT IS JOURNEYING?

8   CEREMONIAL TOOLS AND POWER OBJECTS

9    THE WOUNDED HEALER ARCHETYPE AND SOUL SONGS

10 JOURNEYING TO LOWER WORLD: CONNECTING WITH POWER ANIMALS

11 HONORING YOUR POWER ANIMALS

12 JOURNEYING TO UPPER WORLD: CONNECTING WITH ANCESTRAL HELPING SPIRITS

13 HONORING THE ANCESTORS

14 ENVIRONMENTAL SHAMANISM

15 BEYOND THE BASICS

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR